Independently we build fences from a professional flooring

If you are the owner of a summer cottage, you probably already want to replace an old wooden fence with something more reliable. In this material you will find instructions on how to build a fence of corrugated at the cottage.

Metal fence in the country

Advantages of a professional flooring

The professional flooring is a modern building material used for cladding facades, roofing, creating hangars and fences. The profiled sheet is made by cold rolled metal from galvanized steel.

Due to the stiffening ribs, the sheets are quite durable, and the polymer coating protects the metal from corrosion. For fences, sheets marked C, and a numeral, which means wave height in millimeters (C8, C20, C21), are usually used.

Tip! Sometimes it is more profitable to overpay a little and it is better to buy a C20 professional sheet than a C8. Due to its increased rigidity, you can increase the distance between the crossbars and the pillars.

The main pros and cons of this material:

• Simple and quick installation to the frame (on the logs).
• Ability to make a high fence. Usually the sheets are 2 meters high, but if desired, they can be ordered up to 12 m. Therefore, the dacha fences of corrugated board allow you to rest easy without fear of prying eyes.
• A wide selection of colors and coatings. The cheapest types are covered with polymer on one side only, which reduces their service life and appearance.
• It has a low weight, so it is not picky about the foundation.
• Good value for money. High durability of the material.
• Long service life in aggressive conditions. However, when the polymer coating is damaged, rust may occur.
• Thin metal strongly passes a sound, like a drum. This disadvantage is more important for roofing and façades in the case of showers, and for fences this item can be ignored.

High-quality coating consists of a variety of protective layers.

Mounting methods

First of all, deciding to build a fence at the cottage of corrugated board, special attention is paid to the amount of fencing. After all, few people want to overpay for the fence on the site, which almost never visits.

So what can you save on? First of all, of course on the pillars.

There are several installation options:

• Mounted on the metal poles dug. Cheap, but not very reliable option. Sometimes the pillars at first instill a little, and then drive a sledgehammer into the ground.

Tip! If the budget is very limited, then asbestos-cement non-pressure pipes can be used as support pillars. In their application, it is better to make the step and height of the fence as small as possible, since they are quite fragile.

• Concrete pillars. Everything is simple here - a hole is dug 1-1.5 meters, and then the column is poured with concrete (See also the article How to Concrete Fence Poles: Options for Reliable Installation of Supporting Structures).
• Piling up. In contrast to the previous version, at first the pillar is tightly fixed with the help of tightly rammed shards of bricks, stones, rubble, and the top is filled with concrete. The most popular option, due to the low price and high durability. Such a method in some types of soil even exceeds concreting in strength.

The scheme of installation of the fence with strip foundation

• Strip foundation. Столбы бетонируются, и соединяются между собой полоской железобетона. Strip foundation для забора может быть как на уровне земли, так и поднят выше неё с помощью опалубки.
• Brick pillars. First, the concreting of the pillars is done, and then around them is laid a “cover” 1.5 bricks wide. In the upper part of the hole is a wider foundation under the brick, as shown in the photo. After installation, decorative caps are put on the upper ends. You can do without metal fence pillars, replacing them with long reinforcement, which will stick out of the foundation. In this case, when laying, you need to make mortgages for fastening continuos above and below.

Mounting scheme on brick pillars

• Brick pillars on a strip foundation. The most beautiful option, which is perfect for areas with relief. At the same time it is important to set the foundation strictly according to the level, and not relative to the slope of the soil.

Required materials and tools

To make a fence from a professional flooring to give, you will need the following elements:

• Profulist.
• Horizontal crossbars to which the sheathing will be attached. The best fit profile pipes 20 * 40 or 25 * 40 mm.
• Paint on metal to protect support columns from rust. When choosing, pay attention to the possibility of painting over rust and the presence of weather resistance.
• The welding machine for fastening of cross-pieces, or mechanical fastening on corners.
• Roofing or screws with press washer. The case will be faster if you use the sverklopochnye screws on the metal. You can also mount the trim on the rivets.
• Drill, screwdriver, a set of drills for metal fastening plating.
• Sand for the substrate for the installation of the pillars and for the solution.
• Cement, reinforcement, brick, crushed stone, formwork (depending on the chosen method).
• Boer or shovel to create holes.

Estimated fence construction costs

Pillar installation

When everything needs to be purchased, you can begin to build a fence to give out corrugated board. First of all, you need to mark the site. To do this, determine the extreme points, drive in the pegs between them and stretch the thread so that all the posts are on the same line.

To work on the creation of holes was faster, you can rent a special drill for the foundation "TISE"

First you need to dig into the extreme pillars. To do this, we make a pit with a depth of 1-1.5 m, pour a layer of sand of 10 centimeters for the substrate and fix the pole in the chosen way (digging in, concreting or blocking). If necessary, we dig a hole for the strip foundation, connect the reinforcement, make a formwork 15-20 cm wide and fill it with concrete.

At installation of each column surely use level. Next, in the same way we install intermediate pillars with a pitch of approximately 2.5 meters.

Some useful tips you can learn from the video:

Fastening sheets

Horizontal profile pipes will serve as a frame for plating

The next step will be covering our fence. To do this, you need to fix 2-3 horizontal extensions, depending on the height and stiffness of the material. You can fasten them as with welding, and bolts, but the first method will be better.

If you decide to do 2 spacing, then fasten them indented from the top and bottom of the sheet by 20-30 cm, and if 3 - then add another in the center. Note that the sheets you will not mount directly from the ground, but with a small span.

Until you have done the trim, it is worth treating all unprotected metal surfaces with paint.

Fastening sheets на забор

Next, fasten the sheets to the spacing on the screws. If you are using roof fasteners, the color of the caps can be matched to the color so that they do not stand out on the front side.

Conclusion

The fences built according to this technology for giving from a professional flooring will serve you for more than a decade. You will be able to get reliable protection from extraneous sounds, dust in a short period of time, and also close the review of your site.