Fencing in Reading

While its value as an element of garden design is sometimes ignored, fencing is a vital part of both the aesthetics and useability of your garden. Garden fencing will differ between the front and rear of properties, with higher and more solid wood fencing commonly being installed in the rear garden, while the front of the house usually features smaller 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 coloured to improve its decorative effect. Fencing in the back garden is often 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. Due to this, these types of fences are approximately 6 feet high and use wooden slats without gaps in between. Because of the extra height, these fences commonly have concrete footings laid between each panel to provide security preventing the fence from blowing over or being damaged in bad weather. Garden fencing panels are generally made of wood. The posts in between the sections are produced from either timber, stone, or concrete. More recently, fence panels have started to be manufactured from heavily recycled and sustainable composite materials such as recycled bamboo.