Fencing in St Columb

While its significance as an aspect of garden design is sometimes overlooked, fencing is a key part of both the aesthetics and usefulness of your garden. Garden fencing is likely to differ between the front and rear of properties, with higher and more strong timber fencing commonly being installed in the rear garden, while the front of the home generally makes use of smaller sized and more attractive 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 typically 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. Because of this, these types of fences are roughly 6 feet high and use wooden slats without gaps in between. Because of the additional height, these fences commonly have concrete footings laid in between each section to offer strength and prevent the fence from blowing over or being broken in poor weather. Garden fencing panels are generally made of wood. The posts in between the panels are made 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.