With the existing variety of private property fences, a wooden picket fence is invariably popular. Wood is an environmentally friendly material, lightweight, has a beautiful natural texture, so such a fence can be made original and at relatively low material costs. And if, in addition, a do-it-yourself picket fence is made, then this is doubly pleasant.
To work on the device of the fence, you must, first of all, make markings along its perimeter. Holes are dug along the marked line at a distance of 150 cm from each other, in which the supports will be installed. You need to start this work from the corners of the future fence. Supports can be made of wooden poles or metal pipes. Wooden in places where they lie in the ground are covered with bituminous mastic, and drainage from sand and gravel is poured into the pit. Then the pillars are installed and poured with concrete mixture. If the support is metal, then it is also installed in the pitwith a base made of gravel or crushed stone and then concreted. It must be remembered that the support poles are the basis of a strong fence, especially if you make a picket fence with your own hands, so installing them requires special care. After mounting the support pillars along the entire perimeter of the site, transverse bars are attached to them. They can be nailed to wooden poles, and stainless steel screws can be attached to metal poles.
Do-it-yourself picket fence can be installed in two ways: each plank is nailed to the transverse bars separately, or the fence spans assembled in advance are nailed to the support posts. The length of the fence section can be from one to three meters. In order for a self-made picket fence to turn out to be reliable, wood processing must be performed. The tree is destroyed by moisture, so it must be covered with water-repellent and antiseptic compounds. After final installation, the house fence needs to be coated with exterior paint.
Wooden picket fence willingly enclose garden plots, rural farmsteads, country houses. The clear benefits of such a fence include:
- aesthetic appearance;
- opportunity for a variety of design solutions;
- sustainable;
- the fence does not obscure the area and freely passes the sun's rays.
If the condition of the wood is carefully monitored, then such a fence has practically noshortcomings. Recently, the so-called euro picket fence has appeared on the market, which is made of metal, but it is not very popular with the Russian consumer due to its high cost.
When you make a picket fence with your own hands, your imagination can only be limited by your common sense. Supporting wooden poles can look like original carved balusters, and picket fence strips can be straight, rounded or pointed at the top. Fence links are decorated with carvings or original coloring. And if your site is decorated in country or Provence style, then a wooden picket fence is what you need.
