Fencing in Lanark

While its importance as an aspect of garden design is often overlooked, fencing is an integral part of both the aesthetics and practicality of your garden. Garden fencing is likely to differ between the front and back of properties, with taller and more tough wood fencing typically being placed in the rear garden, while the front of the house generally features more compact and more attractive 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 painted to enhance its ornamental effect. Fencing in the back garden is commonly used for privacy and to protect 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 approximately 6 feet high and use wooden slats with no gaps in between. Because of the added height, these fences commonly have concrete footings laid between each section to offer strength preventing the fence from blowing over or being broken in bad weather. Garden fencing sections are generally constructed from wood. The posts in between the panels 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.