Fencing in Longfield

While its importance as an aspect of garden design is often ignored, fencing is a key part of both the appearance and usefulness of your garden. Garden fencing is likely to differ between the front and back of properties, with higher and more sturdy wooden fencing usually being installed in the rear garden, while the front of the property usually employs smaller sized and more attractive fencing. Fencing for the front of the home tends to have a low height and large spaces between the wooden slats. It is also often stained to improve its decorative effect. Fencing in the back garden is generally used for privacy and to preserve the borders of a garden, as well as to keep domestic pets or other small animals or wildlife either in or out. Because of this, these kinds of fences are around 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 section to provide security and stop the fence from blowing over or being damaged in high winds. Garden fencing sections are generally made of wood. The posts in between the sections are made from either timber, stone, or concrete. More recently, fence panels have started to be constructed from heavily recycled and eco friendly composite materials such as recycled bamboo.