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Decorative fence

Owners of private real estate always try to ennoble the area around the buildings. Create a special design style for the fence, internal fences, in harmony not only with the facade, but also with the surrounding landscape. A beautifully made external fencing, making up a single composition with the house, stands out for its exclusivity among the monotonous buildings. In a single architectural ensemble with pronounced exteriors of the neighbors brings its flavor to the overall architectural style.

Designs of fences from various materials abound. The main thing is to choose the best option that elegantly fits into the surrounding landscape environment.

By erecting a decorative fence with your own hands from improvised means, the owner of the site will not only save your personal budget, but also will enjoy the work of high quality. Admiration for craftsmanship, design abilities from relatives, friends, acquaintances, just passers-by.To build a picturesque hedge on your own, a decorative fence for internal zoning is a simple task. The main thing is to start and in the process of work skills, knowledge, and the ability to work with the selected material are acquired.

Functions, features and application of decorative fence

Elegantly arranged, made in an individual style, moderately colorful-elegant fence can perform several functions:

ProtectiveIf installed as an external fence.
DecorationComplementing the general appearance of the building, improving compatibility with the landscape.
ZoningAllocation of certain places in the internal territory of the household.
BoundingBlocking free access to the site by animals, young children.

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The construction of artificial fences on their own has some features.

Without knowledge, experience with the material, you will first have to study the topic, acquire practical skills.

Before creating them, first determine the functions that the fence will perform. Structures installed as an access barrier should be a reliable system protection from external encroachments. With this purpose, it is necessary to take care of the strong supports, the foundation of the future structure. The construction of wooden barriers will require special treatment of the fence elements. Impregnation, coloring will increase the life of the fence. Working with any workpiece requires the skill to handle it safely. We must not forget that glass elements are fragile, require increased care during operation, protection from cuts.

Beautiful bamboo fence

Material selection, selection tips

Fences as decorations are not intended for long-term use. Over time, the owners may want to change the design to a more attractive one. Or there will be new ideas, fantasies of designing an internal personal space. Therefore, for the construction of palisades, fences, it is convenient to use even short-lived materials. The most common, leftovers:

  • plastic;
  • a tree;
  • brick;
  • glass;
  • stone;
  • rubber;
  • concrete;
  • metal.

White wooden fence

Some craftsmen create combined structures that have their own color, attractiveness. And besides physical labor they do not require financial expenses. Following practicality, it is better to choose blanks with which it will be familiar, convenient to work with. The most common for creating picturesque fences is a tree. By properly preparing the structural elements, the structure can be operated up to 10 years. The tree is easily processed, takes the necessary forms. Glass, plastic bottles are the most affordable, convenient when creating a quick fence.

Types of decorative fences from improvised materials

Creation of artificial barriers from improvised means, which are abundant in the household, does not require special efforts. The main types of decorative fences:

  • flower beds;
  • front gardens;
  • water bodies;
  • garden;
  • sectional;
  • ceremonial;
  • zoning;
  • security.

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Front gardens are fenced with wooden mini-fences. On the flower ridges used stone borders, miniature fences, plastic tape. Pre-painted plastic bottles installed around the perimeter of the garden look beautiful. Zoning fences can be made in one style for all zones. Individually selected for each site individually. Small metal fences adorn garden paths, ponds located on the garden.The front door of the house is ennobled with elegant fences that look spectacular against the general background of the facade.

Decorative fences made of wood

Making a board fence is easy. Thin boards are required, the dimensions of which are determined by the purpose of the fence. To separate flowers from lawns, paths use low hedges. When access to children and pets is limited, the height is selected from 0.4 m. The configuration of the boards is created from simple triangles topping the top of a decorative wooden fence to carved complex shapes. The workpieces are flush on two crossbars close to or at a certain distance from each other. Ready sections are dug into the prepared trench. You can install columns on which to fix a wooden fence flush with the ground.

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A wooden fence-grate is assembled from battens. First, prepare the circuit, and then placing the rails connect them to the base. Between themselves, the structural elements are fastened with nails, screws. Sections are installed, fixed on previously dug supports. It is even easier to make wattle from tree branches. The best option willow vine. Between the hammered wooden poles, prepared branches are laid.

A rock

The construction of impressive stone structures will require a reliable foundation. Low stone barriers do not need support. The structural elements are laid back to back and provide the form of flower beds, flower beds, beds. Placed in several rows, they block access to pets, toddlers. For reliability, they are laid on a concrete mortar. The most convenient test stone, conveniently stacks on top of each other. The location of the buta in one layer, close to each other, is used to protect the beds, decoration of garden paths.

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It is possible to produce zoning with granite of various sizes, separation of ridges. If there is a small body of water on the site, a spring, then the stone is the most suitable decorative element.High granite barriers - reliable external protection of the territory. The construction of a serious system will require skills in the preparation of concrete mortar, masonry, foundation equipment for construction. If you set yourself the goal of creating such a fence at home with your own hands, then having studied construction, it will not be difficult to erect a structure that will last for decades.

Glass

Glass bottles are the most common raw materials that almost every owner of the house has. The artificial fence near the flowerbed, the fence of the garden paths looks very unusual on the site. Glass bottles raw materials unpretentious, withstands all weather disasters. Collect the right amount is not difficult. To increase the strength, sand is poured inside. Transparent bottles pre-filled with painted fine gravel look beautiful. The glass fence for beds made of bottles will last more than one year. The placement technology is simple: dig in with the neck down halfway up.

Glass fence

Some home designers like a different layout. They place the bottles upside down with the same corks. Laying is done in a trench at an angle. This option gives the flowerbed, bed a special look.

Glass fence

Brick

The simplest available tool for zoning flower beds is brick. The presence of residues can be used as an artificial fence. To create a flower garden you will have to master simple masonry skills. Improvement of the territory is carried out by laying such as:

  • "Zigzag";
  • "Chess";
  • "Vertical".

When zigzag laying, the material is placed on top of each other with a slope of 45 °. In order for the elements to stand reliably dig a groove first. Bricks are laid in it in a checkerboard pattern, on top of each other with small gaps that are filled with cement mortar. When laying vertically, one row is placed vertically at a certain distance from each other so that the second row can be laid flat on top.Fantasy will help to create original figures from bricks. Very often they are surrounded by flowerbeds forming rhombuses, ovals, square, rectangular figures.

Brick base for fence

Plastic

Most often they use plastic bottles by installing flowerbed protections from them. You can paint blanks with multi-colored paints. Such a fence will originally frame the beds. The forms are diverse, as far as imagination is enough. First, a groove half the height of the bottles is dug around the perimeter. Then they are placed close to each other, covered with earth, rammed. With the neck up or down, it depends on the preferences of the owner of the site. If old vinyl records are lying around, you can also attach them by placing the beds around the perimeter.

Plastic fence

The formation of flower beds is also performed from sheet plastic. This is convenient when you need to stop the spreading roots of vegetation. The height of the plastic sheet is selected taking into account the depth at which it must be placed.

Rubber

Old car tires are good for arranging small flower beds, flower beds. In the middle they pour earth, plant seedlings. Some gardeners grow strawberries in such makeshift beds. Previously, at certain distances, the tires cut holes for planting seedlings. Then the cameras are stacked on top of each other vertically. Each tier is filled with earth. The system is stable, so you can place up to 6-8 rubber chambers. After that, an impromptu bed is planted with strawberries. The method is convenient when the infield is small. The cameras can be preliminarily whitened with lime and painted.

Rubber fence

For high-quality watering, a plastic pipe with drilled holes is installed in the center of the column. If necessary, water is poured into it, which evenly flows to the roots of the plants.

Metal

Metal systems are convenient for creating decorative fences.Usually these are small barriers installed for the purpose of zoning, decorating the territory. Working with metal will require certain skills, tools. Most often, electric welding is used. First, individual structural elements are prepared, then they are welded together. Such enclosures are durable, can be installed by driving in support elements into the ground. The remains of metal profiles are convenient to use in the zoning of flower beds.

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Many gardeners growing raspberries, blackberries use them as a limiter to the distribution of plant roots. A trench is dug around the perimeter of the berry to a depth of 20-30 cm, a metal profile is installed. Then they fill it with earth, ram it. In the future, the roots of raspberries, other vegetation will not be able to spread throughout the garden.

Concrete

Do-it-yourself artificial fencing made of concrete is easy. First of all, it will be necessary to master the technique of preparing the solution, the proportions of its constituent substances. For massive outdoor fences, the foundation is first equipped. A trench is excavated, a wooden formwork is installed around the perimeter. The created box is poured with the prepared solution. Small concrete enclosures for flower beds do not require an arrangement of the foundation.

Beautiful concrete fence

Prepared forms are filled with a solution, kept until the desired strength is set. After this, the formwork is disassembled. The resulting volume is filled with earth, and plants and flowers are planted. Small flower beds are made of concrete, which are installed at the main entrances to the house, cottage. Common shapes: rhombuses, squares, circles, rectangles, ovals.

Hedge

Decorative fences from living plants are very popular with many owners of houses, cottages. The main thing is to find the appropriate seedlings of the desired type, quantity. It can be trees with a falling crown, densely growing shrubs. Villagers often make live blackberry barriers. The plant is unpretentious, growing rapidly.It is distributed by the root system, so you have to equip an underground barrier.

Wicker fence for flowerbed

Blackberry natural hedge is the cheapest option for arranging a natural hedge. The main thing is not to start uncontrolled sprawl. You can create a natural hedge from the following plants:

  • Girl's grape;
  • Honeysuckle;
  • Climbing roses;
  • Schisandra;
  • Ivy.

When choosing a live fence, you need to pay attention to how plants tolerate pruning. Some, like juniper, are intolerant of such procedures. Therefore, if you plant these plants, you must provide them with the opportunity to grow freely.

Gabions

In the arrangement of the local area, gabions are also used. To create with your own hands you will need a metal mesh with a certain mesh size. First, a rigid cage is assembled, which is fitted with an available mesh. Gabions are made with anti-corrosion coating. The cell in the grid is made depending on the size of the filler.

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The system is created by welding individual wires together. Small cylindrical gabions are used as a separate decor on the site. You can plant plants or assemble a composition of individual elements. The main thing is to have metal welding skills. Gabion filler: booth, gravel, pebbles, granite. The flower beds arranged in them look good. You can diversify the landscape of the site in small forms, having acquired a finished grid, independently giving the desired geometry, reinforcing with rigid ribs.

Do-it-yourself decorative fence made of branches

An interesting fence, like decoration, protection of a personal plot is a tyn or wicker fence. This type of arrangement has ancient roots. It was a common type of fencing past centuries. It is made from improvised branches, sticks, vines. Today's landscape design has made the decor of the branches quite popular. The building is environmentally friendly, natural.Such an element of Slavic culture has become fashionable today. It can be installed in the garden or protected from access by animals, children, other areas of the compound. The technology is simple: the branches cut from the bushes are woven into the installed supports, stakes.

DIY wicker fence

Preparatory work

As a raw material, two groups of wicker fence elements are prepared: supports, rods. For the first, thick branches with a diameter of 6-8 centimeters are suitable. You can use metal pipes, wooden poles. The basic principle is that the higher the supports, the thicker the rods can be used in weaving. Material is harvested from fruit trees, willow, birch. Rods from maple and poplar are also suitable. Harvesting is done in the spring, before the sap flow of trees. In dry, hot weather, cutting rods in summer is allowed. Branch branches are produced at angles in the range of 40-60º. Tyn weaves from freshly cut blanks. It is allowed to procure for future use, but before use, the rods are soaked in hot water. Wooden poles are treated with impregnation, burned, and macerated. The most optimal pillars of larch, which does not rot.

The fence of the branches

Main works

After the procurement of materials proceed to the main work. First of all, the pillars are buried. For a wattle fence one meter high, the supports shall be hammered to a depth of not less than 0.3 meters. A one and a half meter fence will require deepening of the supports by 0.5 m. During the construction of low tyne, the digging in of pillars is carried out at 0.2 m. The distance between the supports is 0.4-0.5 m. The larger thickness of the rods makes it possible to more rarely install columns.

It is important to maintain the exact distance between all the supports.

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At the edges of both sides of the hedge, three columns are driven in, a distance of 0.20-0.25 m from each other. This is done with the aim of rigidly fixing the vines in the initial, final sections. Then weave the rods, setting in turn the blanks between the supports. The lower rows of the vine must be fixed with wire, deepened into the ground by 10-15 cm.Subsequent layers of branches are attached with wire around the frame. The weaving begins on the thicker side of the rods, overlapping the thin ends of the branches.

After passing three, four rows you need to seal the vines. This is done by tapping them with a hammer. Panicle endings on the vines are pre-cut. If cattail is used, reeds are laid between the posts with armfuls of material. After finishing the work, the wattle fence is decorated with national ornaments, antique utensils. To increase the service life, the structure is varnished.

Rattan Wicker Fence

Conclusion

There are many options for creating elegant, practical barriers for various purposes. It is necessary to acquire a tool, begin to study carpentry, construction and work out skills. The choice of improvised tools for quick design of the flower garden will take a couple of minutes. Flower beds can be arranged in concrete containers filled with earth. Such flowerbeds adorn the main entrances, placing them along the perimeter of the porch. They look beautiful, and in the heat create weaving species of plants cool. It is easy to create green walls from them, which during flowering are fragrant and amazing with their beauty. In a private area, you can always create exclusive decors, easily dismantled parts of fences. Fences protecting plants from attacks by poultry, animals, and children's pranks.



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