Wooden fences: how to extend the life of such fences

With the need to isolate their property faces every owner of a private house or suburban area. Today the building materials market offers a large number of models of fencing, the basis for which, most often serves as metal alloys, which favorably affects their durability.

However, the purchase of ready-made products is not always a priority, since it is associated with certain costs or does not always correspond to the original plan. In addition to ready-made elements, there is also the possibility of making them by hand, while saving a sufficiently large amount of funds and implementing your own ideas.

Wooden fence suburban area

The most suitable material for hand-made assembly of fences is natural wood, the price of which in most cases is quite affordable. Also in this case, it is entirely appropriate to use commercial wood that you already have in stock.

In order to properly build a wooden fence, you should take into account a number of mandatory design points that are associated with the characteristics of the material used. Below is a guide that will help you avoid the most common mistakes made when assembling fencing for not very experienced craftsmen.

Note! This article will describe only the most important common points that you may encounter when installing wooden fencing. More specific data will depend entirely on what result you expect to get in the end.

Wood fences

Wood veranda fencing with the presence of carved elements

The natural structure of the tree itself is quite attractive - it fits into the natural landscape like nothing else. Wooden fences will look great in almost any situation due to their color and natural beauty, but wood, in addition to its obvious merits, also has certain drawbacks to which attention should be paid.

disadvantages

• Low environmental resistance. Wood is very sensitive to moisture, fungi, insects, etc., as a result of which the wooden fence wears out very quickly.
• Softness. This parameter is initially an advantage of wood, as it allows its processing at home, without resorting to specific tools. However, in the future, the already assembled structure cannot withstand the mechanical actions of moderate severity.
• Combustibility. Wood is a fire hazardous material, which can cause fire. If you are mounting a fence for trees, then this drawback does not play a fundamental role, however, inside the room this should be paid attention to.
• Short life. In connection with the above parameters, wood products retain their pristine condition on average about 5 years, then they may need partial replacement or restoration work.

Due to the presence of these shortcomings, it is first necessary to conduct a series of operations that will level their impact.

Highlights

Impregnation

Protective covering

As mentioned above, wood is not indifferent to external influences and they have a strong influence on its internal structure. If you apply it in its raw form, then very soon, the constructed structure will begin to deteriorate and become unsightly. One of the most basic ways to protect wooden construction is their soaking and the presence of a surface protective layer.

As an internal impregnation, various compositions are used that completely penetrate the structure of the wood and change its composition.

Impregnated products successfully resist:

• rotting;
• not damaged by insects;
• less susceptible to the ravages of moisture.

Also, impregnation reduces the fire risk of wooden fence designs - this is especially important if you install wooden fences for the veranda.

If solid ground (earth) is used to install the supporting parts of the fence, before they are inserted, reliable waterproofing should be provided to prevent the process of rotting and loosening of the supporting parts. For this purpose, various chemical compounds are used that process the part of the support that will be in the ground and / or the sealed plastic “cap”.

Paint fence photo

As a top coat, various paints and varnishes are used, which primarily enhance the protection of wood against moisture. For this purpose, suitable as colorless varnishes, which will create the necessary coating and at the same time preserve the natural beauty of the fence, as well as various polymer and oil paints.

Uniformity

Since most often solid ground is used to install wooden fences, the installation of load-bearing posts is usually carried out by burying them. The optimal depth for the installation of bearing parts, regardless of their height or diameter is about? parts of their total length, only in this case it is safe to say that the structure will stand securely.

Quite often, one can observe such a phenomenon as the rickety parts of wooden fences - this is a consequence of the uneven installation of pillars for the fence. Absolutely all bearing parts of the structure should be driven into or embedded in the ground at the same depth - in this way, you will evenly distribute the load and avoid possible deformation.

Total

Fences for trees from natural wood

Properly treated and protected wood will serve you for a long time no matter what construction will be collected from it in the final result. In the presented video in this article you will find additional information on this topic.