Fencing in Grantham

While its importance as an aspect of garden design is often disregarded, fencing is a vital part of both the appearance and useability of your garden. Garden fencing is likely to differ between the front and back of properties, with taller and more sturdy timber fencing typically being placed in the rear garden, while the front of the property typically features more compact and more decorative fencing. Fencing for the front of the home tends to have a low height and large spaces between the wooden slats. Also, it is often stained to enhance its decorative effect. Fencing in the back garden is generally used for privacy and to preserve the boundaries of a garden, as well as to keep household pets or other small animals or wildlife either in or out. For this reason, these varieties of fences are approximately 6 feet high and use wooden slats with no spaces in between. Because of the additional height, these fences commonly have concrete footings laid in between each panel to offer security and prevent the fence from blowing over or being damaged 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 from heavily recycled and environmentally friendly composite materials such as recycled bamboo.