Fencing in Gloucestershire

Although its importance as an element of garden design is often neglected, fencing is an essential part of both the aesthetics and useability of your garden. Garden fencing is likely to differ between the front and rear of properties, with higher and more tough wood fencing generally being placed in the rear garden, while the front of the home often 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 painted to improve its ornamental effect. Fencing in the back garden is commonly used for privacy and to protect 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 kinds of fences are approximately 6 feet high and use wooden slats with no spaces in between. Due to the additional height, these fences generally have concrete footings laid between each panel to provide strength and stopping the fence from blowing over or being destroyed in high winds. Garden fencing panels are generally constructed from wood. The posts in between the panels are produced from either timber, stone, or concrete. More recently, fence panels have started to be made of heavily recycled and sustainable composite materials such as recycled bamboo.