Fencing in Dundee

Although its importance as an aspect of garden design is sometimes overlooked, fencing is an essential part of both the aesthetics and practicality of your garden. Garden fencing will differ between the front and back of properties, with taller and more solid timber fencing usually being used in the rear garden, while the front of the house typically makes use of 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. Additionally, 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. For this reason, these varieties of fences are about 6 feet high and use wooden slats without spaces in between. Because of the extra height, these fences often have concrete footings laid in between each panel to offer strength and prevent the fence from blowing over or being ruined in bad weather. Garden fencing sections are generally made of wood. The posts in between the sections 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.