Fencing in Leicestershire

While its significance as an element of garden design is sometimes overlooked, fencing is an integral part of both the aesthetics and usefulness of your garden. Garden fencing will differ between the front and back of properties, with taller and more solid wooden fencing generally being used in the rear garden, while the front of the home typically employs smaller sized and more ornamental 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 stained to improve its decorative effect. Fencing in the back garden is often used for privacy and to maintain 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 gaps in between. Because of the added height, these fences usually have concrete footings laid between each section to provide stability and prevent the fence from blowing over or being damaged in bad weather. Garden fencing sections are generally constructed from wood. The posts in between the sections are manufactured 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.