Fencing in Berkeley

Although its importance as an aspect of garden design is often overlooked, fencing is an integral part of both the appearance and useability of your garden. Garden fencing tends to differ between the front and back of properties, with taller and more sturdy wooden fencing generally being placed in the rear garden, while the front of the home generally employs more compact and more decorative fencing. Fencing for the front of the home tends to have a low height and large gaps between the wooden slats. Also, it is often coloured to enhance its decorative effect. Fencing in the back garden is typically used for privacy and to maintain the boundaries of a garden, as well as to keep pets or other small animals or wildlife either in or out. Due to this, these sorts of fences are about 6 feet high and use wooden slats with no gaps in between. Due to the increased height, these fences typically have concrete footings laid between each panel to provide security and stop the fence from blowing over or being ruined in bad weather. Garden fencing panels are generally made of wood. The posts in between the panels are produced from either timber, stone, or concrete. More recently, fence panels have started to be constructed from heavily recycled and environmentally friendly composite materials such as recycled bamboo.