Installation and manufacture of metal fences: a review of

Photo of metal fence

To date, metal fences and fences are a very popular solution, and this is understandable. Indeed, in principle, for quite a moderate amount, you can get a real masterpiece. In addition, the product will be durable, reliable and durable.

And before you consider how to install and manufacture metal fences, it is necessary to compare them with the structures that are made of wood. After all, you must admit that wooden fences and fences are also very popular and are relatively inexpensive - why not install them?

In all understand in detail.

Types and features of metal fences

An example of a beautiful metal fence

It is important to understand that regardless of how the production of metal fences is performed, the quality will be associated not only with this process, but also directly with the installation of the structure.

Therefore, if there is no confidence in one’s own forces or there is no possibility to get a normal tool for the work, then it is better to entrust the assembly of the fence at the facility to professionals.

So, what methods of manufacturing metal fences and fences can be applied?

Wrought iron fences

Wrought iron fence

Wrought iron fences - самые дорогие металлические ограждения, которые отличаются высокой прочностью, благородством и очень долгим сроком службы.

And expensive such products because the entire decor of the fence (patterns, monograms, drawings) is done by hand and certainly not in 10 minutes. This process is painstaking and complex - a beautiful forged fence cannot be made without appropriate skills.

After all, you need to make all the connections neatly, and bend the patterns complex, and conceive the geometry as a whole to endure.

A rough diagram of the manufacture and installation of forged fencing is as follows:

1. prepare the supports of the fence (if they are not brick);
2. determine the size of the spans and their structure, and then weld the required number of sections;
3. they prepare all the small parts, bend them and weld them to the sections and, if necessary, also to the supports;
4. finished sections and supports are transported to the site.

After this, the pillars are installed, sections are welded onto them, they are stripped of all the elements and painted.

As you can see, the most difficult thing in this case is the manufacture of metal fences in the forge itself.

Now about the next popular technology.

Welded fences

Welded fence

Products are notable for their beauty, interesting design, very good durability and relatively high durability.

Note! In order for the fence to stand really long, its entire surface must be very carefully treated with a special primer, and then painted every couple of years. Otherwise, corrosion will make its insidious thing. Forged products due to their internal structure are less susceptible to rust.

Standard welded fences are made according to the following scheme:

1. the perimeter of the future fence is determined;
2. pillars are installed at the corners;
3. between the corner supports, the thread is stretched, and the points at which it is necessary to make pits for intermediate supports are determined;
4. all intermediate posts are installed.

After that, the distance between each support and in the workshop is measured, or right on the spot (depending on the project features) pipes or fixtures are cut, from which sections of the required dimensions are welded.

Well, after all sections are ready, they are put in the right places and connected to the supports by welding. Then the frame is cleaned, primed and painted and, if necessary, then sheathed with sheets.

Such is the manufacture instruction.

There is one more technology.

Stainless steel fences

Photo of stainless steel fence

A stainless steel is a light and, as a rule, hollow pipe, from which mostly railings and decorative fences are made inside (and sometimes outside) buildings.

In fact, the manufacture of such a fence resembles the assembly of the designer. All compounds are sold in finished form, you do not need to bend or melt anything yourself. And you just need to buy the necessary corners and adapters, cut the pipes of the right size and connect everything.

Please note that stainless steel products do not have high strength and must be mounted as carefully as possible - perhaps this type of fencing may not be suitable for individual objects and it will be better to use a welded construction.

How are metal fences different from wooden structures?

An example of a wooden fence

Of course, in fact, the tree can also be used, and in many cases it is even necessary, since everything depends on the tasks, technical features of the area to be fenced, specific budget and personal experience in this matter.

For example, if it is required to make a temporary fencing of a site in a short time, then what's the point of starting to manufacture a metal structure? After all, it will cost a little more, and in most cases it will be more difficult to make it.

Or another example.

If you have tight deadlines and a limited budget, and you want to do something really massive and beautiful, then the tree fits optimally. Durable timber, wide boards, paint the desired color - from such materials you can create a real masterpiece.

Beam and fence boards

Moreover, the installation of a wooden fence with their own hands easier to implement than metal.

If we talk about weight, then in principle the structures of wood and metal do not differ much in this respect - in both cases, a foundation of approximately the same strength is needed.

But if we discard these facts and the fact that the price of a metal fence is slightly higher, metal fences still have certain advantages over wooden ones.

In particular, we are talking about these points:

• metal is not afraid of temperature changes;
• metal fencing in most cases stronger wooden;
• metal, unlike wood, is not afraid of fire;
• wood is easier to deform;
• if metal supports are properly processed, they will stand an order of magnitude longer than wooden counterparts.

As you can see, it turns out that both options are good, but in context - under certain conditions. But in general, whatever one may say, if the budget or opportunities allow, and there is no clear reference to the design and style of the house, then it is still more expedient to do a metal fence.

Metal shtaketnik - photo

And such designs, by the way, are different in manufacturing technology, as we understood it from the presented review of metal fences.

Let's sum up.

Conclusion

We have dealt with the peculiarities of wooden and metal fences, and also briefly examined how fences and fences are made of metal. If you want to know more, then in the presented video in this article you will find additional information on this topic.