Fencing in Burntwood

Although its importance as an element of garden design is sometimes ignored, fencing is an essential part of both the aesthetics and usefulness of your garden. Garden fencing will likely differ between the front and back of properties, with higher and more substantial wooden fencing generally being used in the rear garden, while the front of the house usually makes use of smaller sized and more attractive fencing. Fencing for the front of the home tends to feature a low height and large spaces between the wooden slats. It is also often coloured to improve its ornamental effect. Fencing in the back garden is frequently used for privacy and to maintain the borders of a garden, as well as to keep household pets or other small animals or wildlife either in or out. Because of this, these types of fences are around 6 feet high and use wooden slats with no spaces in between. Due to the added height, these fences generally have concrete footings laid between each panel to offer security and stopping the fence from blowing over or being broken in bad weather. Garden fencing panels are generally constructed from wood. The posts in between the panels are made from either wood, stone, or concrete. More recently, fence panels have started to be made from heavily recycled and sustainable composite materials such as recycled bamboo.