Fencing in Carrickfergus

While its importance as an aspect of garden design is sometimes overlooked, fencing is a key part of both the aesthetics and usefulness of your garden. Garden fencing will likely differ between the front and back of properties, with taller and more solid wood fencing commonly being installed in the rear garden, while the front of the home generally features 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. Additionally, it is often painted to enhance its ornamental effect. Fencing in the back garden is frequently used for privacy and to preserve the borders of a garden, as well as to keep domestic pets or other small animals or wildlife either in or out. Due to this, these styles of fences are roughly 6 feet high and use wooden slats without spaces in between. Due to the additional height, these fences generally have concrete footings laid between each panel to offer strength preventing the fence from blowing over or being destroyed in bad weather. Garden fencing panels are generally made of wood. The posts in between the panels are produced from either wood, stone, or concrete. More recently, fence panels have started to be manufactured from heavily recycled and sustainable composite materials such as recycled bamboo.