Fencing in Caithness

Although its importance as an aspect of garden design is sometimes disregarded, fencing is a vital part of both the appearance and useability of your garden. Garden fencing will likely differ between the front and rear of properties, with higher and more solid wood fencing frequently being used in the rear garden, while the front of the house often makes use of smaller sized and more decorative fencing. Fencing for the front of the home tends to feature a low height and large gaps between the wooden slats. It is also often stained to enhance its ornamental effect. Fencing in the back garden is commonly used for privacy and to protect the boundaries of a garden, as well as to keep household pets or other small animals or wildlife either in or out. Because of this, these sorts of fences are around 6 feet high and use wooden slats with no gaps in between. Due to the additional height, these fences generally have concrete footings laid in between each section to provide stability preventing the fence from blowing over or being broken in bad weather. Garden fencing sections are generally made of wood. The posts in between the sections are manufactured from either wood, stone, or concrete. More recently, fence panels have started to be made of heavily recycled and eco friendly composite materials such as recycled bamboo.