Fencing in Southminster

Although its significance as an aspect of garden design is sometimes overlooked, fencing is an essential part of both the appearance and useability of your garden. Garden fencing will likely differ between the front and back of properties, with taller and more tough wood fencing generally being installed in the rear garden, while the front of the home generally employs more compact and more decorative fencing. Fencing for the front of the home tends to feature a low height and large gaps between the wooden slats. It is also often painted to improve its ornamental effect. Fencing in the back garden is generally used for privacy and to protect the borders of a garden, as well as to keep pets or other small animals or wildlife either in or out. Because of this, these styles of fences are about 6 feet high and use wooden slats without spaces in between. Because of the increased height, these fences typically have concrete footings laid in between each section to offer stability and stopping the fence from blowing over or being ruined in poor weather. Garden fencing panels are generally constructed from wood. The posts in between the panels are manufactured from either timber, stone, or concrete. Recently, fence panels have started to be manufactured from heavily recycled and environmentally friendly composite materials such as recycled bamboo.