How to make a fence from the fence

Metal, wooden or even plastic narrow strips, from which a fence can be assembled, are usually called a picket fence. However, despite this “generalized” name, the fences made from them can end up being quite diverse. And, of course, even a beginner can easily cope with this kind of work, as it is quite easy to make a fence out of a picket fence. Especially if you know a couple of nuances.

Props

Any fence is usually divided into sections, which are kept on supports embedded in the ground. If the fence is heavy (for example, made of brick), then it should not just be buried and concreted into the ground of the support, but a real strip foundation should be made. Similarly, you should do in those situations when strong winds are blowing in your area (capable of knocking over a poorly fixed fence) or there are dogs in the area (yours or neighboring ones) who like to arrange “digging”.

You can choose a metal pipe (including a square or rectangular section) as well as a wooden beam (at least 5x5 centimeters in size) or a concrete asbestos-cement pipe as a support. Typically, supports are made of the same material as the fence itself (with the exception of asbestos-cement pipes, which are better to combine with a wooden fence).

Metal supports in the ground can be hammered by pre-drilling a hole in it to a depth of at least 50 centimeters (its diameter must exceed the support cross-section). After driving a metal pillar, the space around it should be covered with gravel and tamped.

When used as a support, a wooden bar should be treated with bitumen mastic in the lower part, then wrapped with roofing paper and only after that be concreted, plunging not less than 50-70 centimeters into the hole dug in the ground.

Props из асбоцементных труб тоже следует забетонировать на такую же глубину. Помните, что пустая труба довольно хрупкая, поэтому по окончании монтажа забора в нее следует залить бетон.

Frame

The picket slats will not be held in the fence by themselves - they need a frame that will interconnect adjacent supports. If the supports are metal, then the frame is made of the same material (mainly from a shaped tube of small cross section). The frame itself consists of two or three horizontally laid elements, to which the picket strips will be attached later.

In the case of wooden supports, the frame is made of a bar with a section of 4x4 or 5x5 centimeters or from boards with a width of no more than 10 centimeters and a thickness of at least 2 centimeters.

To support from asbestos-cement pipes, it is customary to mount a metal frame. For these purposes, they make holes through which pass small segments of metal fittings. Then they are welded on both sides of the frame frame.

Fastening the picket fence

The fence is attached to the horizontal bars of the frame is approximately the same for all varieties of material strips:

1. Measure the width of the picket fence you have and the distance between the supports. Calculate what the distance between the individual picket elements should be in order for the fence to look solid and not look like a leaky sieve.
2. Determine the shape of the top edge of your fence. Since it will be quite difficult to make a fence of a curvilinear shape after you fasten all the straight elements, take care of giving the necessary bending to the picket fence in advance. Most often they use the shape of a convex semicircle (within the same section of the fence), but experts on feng shui (if you suddenly decide to listen to their advice) are recommended to give the sections of the fence the appearance of a concave semicircle everything you need: from money to family well-being.
3. Install the supports of the future fence. If you have concreted them, then wait until the concrete has completely hardened, and the whole structure does not lean under the weight of the fence.
4. Fasten the frame for the shtaketnik in the form of horizontal bars on the supports. Metal elements with each other is better to fasten by welding, and wood - self-tapping screws.
5. Paint the supports and the frame (after fixing the picket fence it will be difficult to make it).
6. Paint the fence if necessary.
7. Attach strips with the same pitch in all sections of the fence to the horizontal elements of its frame. The fence should not touch the ground, especially if it is made of wood. Attach the wooden strips should be using screws.
8. If you want to make the fence as non-visible as possible, place the shtaketins on both sides of the horizontal bars of the frame in a checkerboard pattern. In this case, the step between the individual shtakinami should be 2 centimeters less than their width.

Video

Instructions for making a fence from evroshtaketnik: