Fences are a special enclosure for the territory near a private cottage or a country house, which provides the sense of security and privacy. Also, fences are a wonderful decorative element that allows you to complete the overall picture and design of the house originally.
What types of fences are the most popular and practical today among those offered by manufacturers and which fence should one choose for a summer house, Polyroot company experts tell us in this article.
Popular types of fences for private cottages and summer houses
Walking along the street abundantly built with small houses, one can see several types of fences and enclosures. Fence options differ in height, color, design and installation, and what is most important - the material of which they are made. The following types of fences and enclosures are distinguished by the type of materials:
- metal fences and a fence made of corrugated board;
- concrete fence;
- mesh fence;
- brick fence;
- fences made of wooden materials;
- fence made of wood-polymer board.
Hereinafter we offer to learn about the main advantages and disadvantages in more details, as well as about the differences between all types of fences and what material ensures maximum durability and practicality of the fence.
Metal fence
So, combined fences made of forged elements and a solid fence made of corrugated board are rather famous. Forged metal fences are real works of art, they look quite spectacular, and therefore they are quite expensive. However, do they effectively perform their main function, namely protection of the house territory. But corrugated board is a universal type of building material in the form of a thin metal sheet covered with protective coating. Installation of a fence made of corrugated board does not require using special equipment or preliminary construction work, and it is also relatively cheap. However, in terms of strength and durability, a fence made of corrugated board is worse than other types, since its thickness is quite small, and therefore this material possesses rather low resistance to mechanical damage.
Concrete fence
For many years concrete fences have been and still are very popular among the owners of various types of houses. After all, fencing of the yard with the help of a concrete fence is marked with the following:
- low material cost;
- wide range of texture, shade and pattern;
- possibility to buy ready-made sections;
- simple installation.
However, fence made of concrete structures is produced in the form of large sheets of concrete, has high weight as compared to other materials, and therefore requires effort and experience to install it, and also has low resistance to mechanical damage and to negative impact of climatic factors, so it will have rather short service life.
Mesh fence
Mesh fence is probably the most common type of fences, since mesh itself is a quite budget material, and installation of the fence does not require construction of the foundation and any special knowledge. There are several options for the fence netting itself: chain link, euronet, Frunze metal net, and corrugated net. Despite the budget nature and brevity of design, today the mesh fence fades into the background, since the owners want to build a fence near their house, which provides greater privacy. But such fence can be installed without any problems as a fence for urban parking lots and to protect gardens or vineyards.
Brick fence
Brick fence is also quite common. Such fence in the countryside is quite reliable, attractive, and perfectly combines with a brick house. But installation of such fence is long and difficult. And to install brick fence you need the following:
- building the foundation;
- preparation and pouring of pillars between the spans;
- building a fence structure.
It is also worth noting that despite versatility and relatively low cost of bricks, a brick fence has a relatively short service life, unlike a fence made of stone, metal fence or even mesh.
Wooden fence
Wood is a common and classic type of material for building fences, which is popular both in the expensive and the more budget segments. Besides, it is currently quite a trendy type of fencing. And there is a large choice of options for building a wooden fence, in addition to the well-known “picket fence”, for example:
- rail fence made of wooden boards, which are placed horizontally one to another at the equal distance;
- sectional fence, to manufacture which wooden rails are placed diagonally;
- classic version of the picket, but the rails are mounted quite close to each other, and their height can be up to 2 meters.
The main advantages of the wooden fence are as follows: excellent environmental friendliness, good sound insulation, easy manufacturing and simple installation. However, a significant disadvantage of such fence is vulnerability of wood to climatic and mechanical damage, as well as low service life of the fence.
Fence of wood-polymer composite board
Fence made of wood-polymer composite board is relatively new, but already quite popular fence option (WPC). Wood-polymer-composite fence board combines two positive moments at the same time:
- aesthetic and attractive look, which resembles natural wood as much as possible, because chopped wood and high-quality polymer are used for its manufacture;
- innovative manufacturing technology that ensures excellent resistance of the fence to various negative environmental factors.
The main advantages of fence made of a wood-polymer composite board include the following:
- high resistance to negative effects of sunlight, heavy rains or frost;
- excellent ability to resist development of mold under the influence of high humidity and pests;
- resistance to loss of quality characteristics, burning or loss of color under the influence of ultraviolet radiation;
- high strength, reliability and resistance to load or mechanical damage;
- long service life, namely more than 25 years;
- ecologically clean and safe composition of raw materials, without adding harmful substances or chemical compounds;
- the finished fence does not need to be painted or varnished over time;
- simple and quick installation on any soil surface and under any weather conditions.
The only currently known disadvantage of fence facade board is its relatively high pricing policy, but after installation of such fence, you can forget about additional costs on its capital repair or replacement of individual fence elements for a long time.
Let’s summarize which fence is the most popular and the most practical
Considering all the above types of fences for summer houses, we can conclude that popular and budget options for fences are the following: mesh fence, fence made of metal sections and trendy fence made of wooden rails. However, after analyzing the advantages and disadvantages of each type of fence, it becomes clear that the fence, wicket or gate made of wood-polymer or facade board is the most practical option to arrange the territory of any house.
If you decide to complement your house with high-quality, practical and durable fence made of wood-polymer composite - we invite you to the website of Polyroot company. We are the Ukrainian manufacturer of wood-polymer composite products, which is a perfect solution for making a fence. We not only manufacture and sell WPC, but also offer quick and simple installation scheme for a wood-polymer board fence.
