Fencing in Guildford

While its value as an element of garden design is sometimes disregarded, fencing is an integral part of both the appearance and usefulness of your garden. Garden fencing is likely to differ between the front and rear of properties, with taller and more tough wooden fencing generally being installed in the rear garden, while the front of the home generally utilises smaller sized and more ornamental fencing. Fencing for the front of the home tends to feature a low height and large spaces between the wooden slats. Also, it is often stained to improve its decorative effect. Fencing in the back garden is typically used for privacy and to protect the borders of a garden, as well as to keep household pets or other small animals or wildlife either in or out. Due to this, these types of fences are roughly 6 feet high and use wooden slats with no gaps in between. Because of the extra height, these fences generally have concrete footings laid in between each panel to provide stability preventing the fence from blowing over or being damaged in bad weather. Garden fencing sections are generally made of wood. The posts in between the sections are produced from either wood, stone, or concrete. More recently, fence panels have started to be constructed from heavily recycled and sustainable composite materials such as recycled bamboo.