Reinforced concrete fences: installation tips

For a couple of decades, reinforced concrete fences have been considered one of the most optimal structures in terms of durability. Varieties weight: from the installed on the foundation base panels to dig in the pillars with a combination of spans of various types.

While wood is rotting, metal is corrosion, brick is crumbling, iron and concrete provide the optimal tandem in creating a super-strong and reliable fence. Modern methods of casting and punching allow obtaining skillful curly variations of reinforced concrete fences of any height and thickness.

Reinforced concrete fencing

What are such fences

Reinforced concrete fencing slab - the most common form, otherwise referred to as eurofence. The production method of vibratory casting allows you to easily and quickly get high-quality products of various sizes and shapes.

Reinforced concrete slabs of fencing are widely used in the design of the territories of private houses, cottage villages, as well as industrial and commercial areas built on a long-term basis.

Types of reinforced concrete fencing used in private building

There are also other types of fences created on the basis of reinforcement and concrete. So, reinforced concrete fence may consist of separate pillars, between which the chain-link is stretched. This method is convenient for arranging the suburban area, while maintaining maximum visibility, without burdening either the landscape with its appearance, nor the owner's wallet with its value.

Advantages of fences from reinforced concrete

Perhaps the most important advantage is the ability to use fences in any type of design, on any terrain, as the addition of dyes and the use of figure casting open up a wide range of possibilities.

Among the main advantages are:

• Resistance, which is shown by reinforced concrete pillars of fencing before the processes of rotting, rust, corrosion and other damaging effects;
• Absolute fire and frost resistance;
• Reinforcement of steel, which theoretically could be susceptible to rusting, is reliably protected by a thick cement coating. On the other hand, concrete that could crumble was reinforced with reinforcement;
• Due to the fact that the construction is easily mounted and dismantled, such services as renting fences for construction sites become available for construction organizations;
• For those who prefer privacy, solid plates will hide the area from prying eyes;
• The price of reinforced concrete fencing panels, in comparison with natural stone or forged metal, is much lower.

Combined fencing

Work with reinforced concrete fences

Selection by production technology

Before you think through the device of reinforced concrete fencing, it is recommended to pay attention to the recipe and production technology.

Tip: Concrete compositions that are applicable in the factory stamping of eurofences must comply with GOST 7473-94, GOST 26633-91. Canned fences themselves - GOST 13015.0-83. To verify their quality, request documentation from the manufacturer or supplier.

Choosing from the manufacturing methods, you may encounter the suggested below:

1. The classical casting method is a slightly outdated technique that does not give the structure proper strength and uniformity;
2. The casting is the most common production method, which increases the strength and frost resistance of cement;
3. The use of various technologies of stripping - in the period after casting, during which the product is cleaned from debris, shells, etc.

Figured eurofence made by vibratory casting

As required by the instruction manual, the following types of parts are used in the production of reinforced concrete barriers:

• Directly, the framework from cast iron or welded steel;
• High-grade cement brand (M250, M500, M750, etc.);
• Sand and crushed stone of fine fraction;
• Modifying and plasticizing additives, dyes.

All components are laid in special forms for the fences, which will give the necessary pattern to the finished slab or pole. Forms are placed on the vibrating table, where, due to vibrations, the composition acquires the necessary strength parameters. Then the products are dried until ready.

Installing fences himself

On some stages of the installation of the fence without the assistance of outside help, tell the video in this article. In short, the main difference in the reinforced concrete fence is just the lack of a foundation for the fence. For those who purchase ready-made fencing with the installation service, the price will include both installation and delivery work and consumables.

Installing fencing on your own, you should stock up on building tools: level, tape measure, as well as prepare pits for poles and prepare building mixture. With your own hands, you can install the pillars under small plates or a netting net; for mounting bulky plates up to 4m in height, additional force will be needed.

There are two ways to install:

1. With the help of geodetic equipment, the terrain is marked;

• The pegs and the string stretched between them mark the perimeter of the future fence;
• First, pillars or supports are mounted;
• Then they hang panels on them, attaching them to already fully concreted pillars, as shown in the photo.

Installation of reinforced concrete supports

Installation of concrete panels between the pillars

1. Another option is after the first support (column) is built into the ground, a panel is hung on it or a netting net is welded. Next, the next pillar is established, and the next element is attached to it, and then, along the chain.

Fencing decoration and care

If you have not come across a similar type of fence before, consider how appropriate the chosen height and type of fence will be for your purposes. So, if a plate replacement is required over time, it should be easily removed from the row.

Tip: plastic mesh for fencing sports fields will be the ideal solution, being fixed on concrete pillars. So visibility is preserved, and at the same time, consumables are saved instead of expensive and vandalized metal.

As for staining, experts recommend to approach this in several steps. First, it is necessary to make a primer to protect the material from the effects of moisture and temperature. Then paint with paint, and not necessarily a continuous layer. Relief and shading patterns are very popular.

findings

Reinforced concrete fences or eurofences will always be in demand on the market due to their low cost with high strength and quality construction. Choosing for yourself a reinforced concrete fence, pay attention to the landscape features of the territory, because you can always choose the appropriate option from a variety of forms and external texture of the plates.