Fencing in Outer Hebrides

Although its value as an aspect of garden design is often overlooked, fencing is a vital part of both the appearance and usefulness of your garden. Garden fencing is likely to differ between the front and rear of properties, with higher and more secure wood fencing frequently being used in the rear garden, while the front of the home generally employs smaller and more decorative 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 enhance its ornamental effect. Fencing in the back garden is frequently used for privacy and to protect the boundaries of a garden, as well as to keep pets or other small animals or wildlife either in or out. For this reason, these sorts of fences are around 6 feet high and use wooden slats with no spaces in between. Because of the increased height, these fences usually have concrete footings laid between each panel to offer strength and stopping the fence from blowing over or being broken in bad weather. Garden fencing sections are generally made of wood. The posts in between the panels are manufactured from either wood, stone, or concrete. More recently, fence panels have started to be manufactured from heavily recycled and eco friendly composite materials such as recycled bamboo.