Fencing in Teddington

Although its importance as an element of garden design is sometimes overlooked, fencing is an essential part of both the aesthetics and practicality of your garden. Garden fencing will likely differ between the front and back of properties, with taller and more strong wooden fencing generally being used in the rear garden, while the front of the house generally makes use of smaller sized and more ornamental 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 ornamental effect. Fencing in the back garden is commonly used for privacy and to preserve the boundaries of a garden, as well as to keep domestic pets or other small animals or wildlife either in or out. Because of this, these sorts of fences are around 6 feet high and use wooden slats without gaps in between. Due to the additional height, these fences commonly have concrete footings laid between each panel to offer stability which will help prevent the fence from blowing over or being broken 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. More recently, fence panels have started to be manufactured from heavily recycled and sustainable composite materials such as recycled bamboo.