Fencing in Midlothian

While its value as an aspect of garden design is often ignored, fencing is a vital part of both the appearance and functionality of your garden. Garden fencing tends to differ between the front and rear of properties, with higher and more sturdy timber fencing generally being installed in the rear garden, while the front of the house typically utilises smaller and more ornamental fencing. Fencing for the front of the home tends to have a low height and large gaps between the wooden slats. It is also often coloured to enhance its ornamental effect. Fencing in the back garden is frequently used for privacy and to maintain the boundaries of a garden, as well as to keep household pets or other small animals or wildlife either in or out. Due to this, these kinds of fences are around 6 feet high and use wooden slats with no spaces in between. Because of the added height, these fences usually have concrete footings laid in between each panel to provide security and prevent the fence from blowing over or being destroyed 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 manufactured from heavily recycled and environmentally friendly composite materials such as recycled bamboo.