Fencing in Cumbria

While its importance as an aspect of garden design is often ignored, fencing is a vital part of both the appearance and usefulness of your garden. Garden fencing will likely differ between the front and rear of properties, with higher and more solid wood fencing commonly being installed in the rear garden, while the front of the home usually makes use of smaller and more ornamental 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 decorative effect. Fencing in the back garden is typically used for privacy and to preserve the boundaries of a garden, as well as to keep domestic pets or other small animals or wildlife either in or out. Due to this, these types of fences are around 6 feet high and use wooden slats with no spaces in between. Due to the additional height, these fences often have concrete footings laid in between each section to provide security and stopping the fence from blowing over or being ruined in high winds. Garden fencing panels are generally made of wood. The posts in between the sections are made from either timber, stone, or concrete. More recently, fence panels have started to be made of heavily recycled and environmentally friendly composite materials such as recycled bamboo.