Fencing in Watford

Although its significance as an aspect of garden design is often overlooked, fencing is an essential part of both the aesthetics and practicality of your garden. Garden fencing tends to differ between the front and rear of properties, with higher and more sturdy wood fencing typically being installed in the rear garden, while the front of the property often utilises more compact and more ornamental 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 decorative effect. Fencing in the back garden is typically used for privacy and to preserve the borders of a garden, as well as to keep domestic pets or other small animals or wildlife either in or out. Because of this, these types of fences are around 6 feet high and use wooden slats without spaces in between. Because of the increased height, these fences often have concrete footings laid in between each section to provide security preventing the fence from blowing over or being ruined in high winds. Garden fencing sections are generally made of wood. The posts in between the sections are manufactured from either wood, stone, or concrete. More recently, fence panels have started to be made of heavily recycled and sustainable composite materials such as recycled bamboo.