How to make a foundation for the fence: the most popular

Even if there is no experience and skills, the foundation for a fence with your own hands will still be done! Because in this case, the main thing is not experience, but an understanding of what needs to be done. And of course, what to do the opposite is impossible.

In this article we will look at what type of foundation is best done for a different type of fencing.

Photo formwork for the foundation of the fence

Why do they make fences on the foundation? In fact, in some cases you can not do them - if you do not need the fence to stand for a long time. In other situations, at least a minimum fill is required.

Consider all the details.

The foundation for lightweight fences

Light designs can be called those that are made of metal, wood, or with a small amount of artificial or natural stone. In addition, corrugated fences also belong to this category.

The basis of the fence of corrugated

Let's get to know everything in order.

Foundation for welded and forged fences

If we are talking about the fence, which is made in the form of a grid, a frame or of forged elements, or a professional flooring, then two types of foundation can be made:

• Spot, exclusively for the supports themselves. As for how to properly make such a foundation of the fence, then, in general, everything is simple. It is best to make a hole in the ground about 70 centimeters deep and that the width of each side is about half a meter. Then you need to insert a support there and fill the entire space with concrete. Just do not forget to fix each pillar as smoothly as possible vertically, so that it does not deviate during the setting of concrete;

Foot casting

• Strip foundation. In essence, this is a trench dug along the line of the future fencing into which the supports are inserted and the whole space is poured with concrete. As a rule, this is done when the columns and supports are located at a very small distance from each other, and there is simply no point in messing with pouring each individual vertical pipe. Or, alternatively, tape casting is done even when in the area of ​​the lower part of future supports it is planned to make a low perimeter of brick or stone - after all, it cannot be laid out on the ground.

Strip foundation

As you can see, pouring the foundation for this type of fence is really simple, but there are some important points and you need to remember about them.

• First of all, do not save on the quality of the mixture.. The ratio of cement and sand in the solution should not be less than 1: 3. A crushed stone is better to use with a fine fraction of 5-20 mm. If the stones are larger, then ready-made concrete in this case will not be very durable.

Pay attention to the fact that there should not be any organic matter in the mixture: earth, twigs, pieces of wood, etc. If they are, then over time they will rot and in this place in the foundation there will be a void, a weak point that will constantly fill with water and gradually destroy all the tape.

• Secondly, if you make a ribbon foundation under the fence with your own hands and it does not work out all at once, then do not allow the mixture to be completely filled to the top of the formwork in one place, but not in the other. Otherwise, subsequently, in these places, the tape may simply break. This is especially true on heaving soils.

It is better to pour the mixture in horizontal stripes, one layer on top of another - it will be stronger.

Now let's talk about the secrets of pouring wooden supports.

The foundation for wooden fences

Wooden fencing

In principle, any wooden product is afraid of one thing - high humidity. But if the exterior of such structures is constantly painted, treated with various antiseptics and solutions, then what to do with the part that is concreted?

The answer is very simple - take care of the protection of the bottom of the supports in advance!

Whatever the depth of the foundation for this type of fence, it usually does not exceed one meter. This suggests that, most likely, the groundwater will not reach the beginning of the construction, which means that everything is not so terrible.

Most likely, it will be enough to do a couple of things:

1. Before pouring concrete, make a moisture-proof layer of roofing material along the bottom and sides of the pit. This will to some extent protect the concrete from the penetration of water into its structure;
2. Wooden supports also wrap the roofing felt. This will save the tree itself from rotting.

Support waterproofing

Advice: it is better not to spare money and buy for such a moisture protection not an ordinary roofing felt, but a good one, on film basis - it is safer and will last longer.

In principle, we considered how to make a foundation for a light-type fence, now let's talk about more heavyweight structures.

Foundation for massive stone projects

Buta fence

It is clear that if there is a stone fence on the foundation, which is made in violation of all SNIPs, then the state of the fence will very soon represent a really depressing sight.

There will be cracks, possible deviations along the vertical or simply simply a strong subsidence of the whole structure of the stone fence.

Sample project that is implemented incorrectly

To prevent this from happening, remember a few important rules.

1. Construction of the foundation for the fence should be carried out only after you determine the type of soil and, accordingly, the possible risks are clarified. If there is no such knowledge, then it is better not to spare the funds and contact a specialist for a one-time consultation. It will be inexpensive, but you will do it right.
2. Do not use as a filler for the concrete mix expanded clay or broken brick. Not only are they not inert stones (that is, they absorb moisture), they also simply simply rot through time.
3. If the load on the foundation is very large, then make a full-fledged foundation tape for the fence, not a rover (this is a horizontal ribbon of concrete located almost on the ground between the vertical piles);

   

   Grillage

4. Do not forget about the reinforcement of the foundation! If you do not know how to do this, then watch a video on this topic on our website - as a rule, this process is well covered in almost all videos.

And, probably, it is worth familiarizing not only with how to fill the foundation under the fence, but also with how to protect the concrete tape from rain and melting snow.

How to make a blind area

In fact, the blind area is a concrete bridge passing along the ground along the entire fence line with a slope. The slope is done in such a way that rain or melt water flows along it away from the overall structure and, accordingly, the foundation itself.

Acknowledgment

However, blind area is still not only concrete, you need to know how to properly equip it in order to achieve the desired effect.

The blind area is best done at the stage of pouring the solution, but even if this is forgotten, then in principle it is possible and then.

The instruction is very simple.

1. Along the entire tape of the basement (or if it is a point tape, then along the fence line), a depression of 15 centimeters and a width of approximately 50 centimeters is made.
2. The bottom of the dug space we fall asleep rubble. Optimally suitable stone with a fraction of 5-20 mm.
3. Crushed well tamped.
4. If the blind area is made simultaneously with the foundation, then from its reinforcement cage, rods are produced into the niche space, which should be slightly raised above the rubble. If the foundation and the fence are already there, or partially, then it is necessary to make holes in the stone with a perforator equal to the diameter of the reinforcement and drive its pieces there.
5. We get a layer of roofing material under the reinforcement, and it is better not to use the material on a paper basis - buy film roofing material. Its price is not much higher, but it will be really high-quality material.
6. Now you need to make a formwork along the outer edge of the future blind area. As a rule, in this case the formwork can be made from almost any old boards, since its height will be no more than 5-7 cm.

In general, now you can pour concrete. Just do not make too thin a solution - remember that you need to do not just concrete "threshold" along the fence, and make it with a slope!

It turns out that it is not enough to do just fences with the foundation - it is important to take care also of the blind area, the protection of basic structures. Only with such a careful approach the product will last for really long and without problems.

Conclusion

As you can see, the construction of the foundation for the fence is not a very complicated matter - everything can be done independently. There would be a desire, diligence. We hope that our review is really useful to you.

And even if you do nothing on your own, at least you will know what to pay attention to.

All the best to you!