Wrought fence with your own hands - it is not difficult
Forged fences belong to the very classic type of fencing, which almost never goes out of fashion. But their cost is high enough to make them mass fences. That is why many property owners are looking for ways to make a wrought fence with their own hands, without incurring too many expenses.
Such a fence can be done by yourself
Advantages of wrought iron fences
What are such fences good for? They have the same advantages as metal: strength, durability, safety. At the same time, the use of artistic forging allows designers to use limitless possibilities for decorating the exterior of various sections.
About the forged sections we can say that these are magnificent works of art that are created by real metal artists, masters of their craft. Due to the fact that there is a huge variety of decorative elements, various metal processing techniques, forged fences always look original and unusual.
They are great for different types of buildings, be it luxurious mansions and establishments in the city center or a quiet cottage plot. In addition, forged fences, representing a sectional fence, mounted easily and quickly.
Forged fence at home
No need to complicate
Do it yourself
A great option for making a beautiful fence is its forging decoration. If you have the desire to obtain an inexpensive beautiful fence, it is best to do it yourself, with your own hands. It is believed that it is very difficult to make forged fences with your own hands; only professional blacksmiths can solve such problems.
Without having a smithy, it is impossible to make a beautiful forged fence, to decorate it with the same forged elements. This statement is not entirely true. Indeed, it is possible to make a spectacular and solid, beautiful forged fence in the process of a rather laborious technological process.
But you can make an inexpensive beautiful wrought fence by refusing to get something out of your hands that can be called a work of art. Limit yourself to the fact that you just get an original and picturesque fence.
Especially if it will protect your suburban area, that is, the cottage. The price of such forged fencing will be determined by many factors: the main and consumable materials used, the type of forged sections, specific installation conditions.
Details of which the forged fence consists
Sketches of forged fences
In developing sketches, making drawings forged fences, the artist must first determine how technologically advanced this option can be made. Is there a given assortment of metal, which is used in the project, on the bases that sell the necessary material?
Popular drawings forged gates fence fences
This is especially the case when the customer brings drawings of forged fences, and in them the architect laid the metal of such a section, which is not in the range of trading organizations.
Therefore, it is necessary to make a correction in the cross section of the metal or, to apply the second option - to increase the cost of manufacturing this project. After all, the metal of this section will have to be made by hand, if the architect does not want to change sections, using incomprehensible considerations.
Details of forged fences are the frames, which can have a complex shape, different thickness and a different range of rolled metal. Forged fences may be filled with vertical lines or they may be missing. In this case forged monograms participate in drawing up of the picture, which intercept clamps and twists.
Also, this content can be forged rods that mimic trees, hanging vines and grapevines. Such fences, merging with real vegetation, if they are intertwined with live creeping bindweed and vines, can very organically fit into the design of the fenced area.
It should be noted that such fences are quite complex and expensive, so they are not placed somewhere on the outskirts. Their place is in the foreground, so that they are on a universal review and could be admired by both the owners and passersby. Wrought fences are designed not only to distinguish the plots, but for them the artistic component is important, which emphasizes the taste of the owner.
Installing a wrought fence
As supports - brick pillars lined with stone
Wrought-iron fences consist of sections, and this contributes to a significant simplification of their installation, which is the fastening of the finished sections between the pillars, called supporting. Usually sections are installed between metal or brick pillars, sometimes fence decorative decorative blocks are used as a support.
When installing forged fences, a columnar or strip foundation is laid.
Below is a guide for installing wrought iron fencing.
- Foundation poured. If it is columnar, then in the locations of the tables, holes of the appropriate diameter are drilled to a depth of 0.7 to 1.5 meters. A pillar is placed in the hole and a monolithic concrete solution is poured.
If you plan to perform a strip foundation, then the columnar foundation is supplemented with a monolithic tape. To do this, dig a trench, it is drilled in it to accommodate the pillars. The trench is reinforced, pillars are inserted into the holes and everything is poured with concrete.
Photo strip footing for wrought iron fencing
- If the supporting posts are made of brick, then special embedded parts are mounted into the brick, to which the intake sections are subsequently fastened. If the supporting pillars are metal, then special fasteners are mounted on them.
Note: Brickwork must be reinforced. The role of the reinforcement is performed by a metal pole, around which the brick is laid.
A pillar as a masonry reinforcement
- Fastening sections. This is done in two ways: using welding or special fastening structures.
- Processing of anti-corrosion compounds of all metal elements and places of welding.
- The fence is painted in the desired color.
Tip: It is best if the color of the anticorrosive compound is in contrast to the color of the paint that covers the fence. Then when painting there will be no missing places.
- Installation of protective caps, decorative elements, lamps and other accessories is being carried out.
Here is the result
Let's sum up
Art forging has unlimited possibilities for the design of any site. The designs of openwork, transparent types perfectly fit into any landscape design and complement the style of the site.
And if you do not chase the complexity, then it is quite possible to independently arrange the site with the help of a fence that has elements of forging. In the provided video in this article you will find additional information on this topic.