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The Basics of Garden Fences

Fences are either open, to use as a trellisSet your fence posts deep enough in the
for roses or other plants, or they are closedground to resist the prevailing winds, at
to  serve  as  a wind, sun or privacy screen.least 2 feet and even deeper. Set heavy posts
in concrete. Tamp firmly in place so the
The materials will depend largely upon thefence will not wiggle. Hardware used should
use to which the fence is to be put. The mostbe  galvanized.
popular, and probably the most attractive,
fences are built of wood in various forms,Among the most popular types of fences are
but newer fences of asbestos-cement andthe traditional picket, the post-and-rail
corrugated sheet metal are colourful andfence and the hurdle fence, but with
stand  up  against  rot  better.increased stress on privacy screening, the
louvered and lattice types are ever more
Because they are heavier, they are usuallypopular.
erected in a zigzag design, the better to
stand  up  against  prevailing  winds.The post-and-rail fence is made of posts
spaced at 10 foot intervals with large slots
The major problem in prolonging the life of acut in them. The 11-foot-long rails are
fence stems from rot at the ground line, fortapered to flat ends, which are inserted in
here it is susceptible to alternating wet andthe posts. The hurdle fence has split rails
dry  conditions.built into a braced frame and nailed
together, with the end pieces of each panel
Among the best woods for withstanding rot arebecoming  the  posts.
California redwood and Southern cypress,
white cedar and red cedar, chestnut, locustThe picket fence, traditionally white, has
and arbor vitae. While painting the wood withposts spaced from 8 to 12 feet apart, rails
preservatives often lengthens the life of3x4 inches, and pickets 2 to 3 inches wide,
your fence, this will do no good unless thepointed  at  the  top.
preservatives  penetrate.
The pickets should be 2 inches off the ground
That's why a post that has beenat the bottom and extend well above the top
machine-creosoted will resist rot, while arail. The spindle fence is a kind of picket
hand-creosoted post will not. However, if youfence with round spindles that pass through
use a good preservative on a clean, dry,holes  in  the  rails.
unpainted wood, and give the wood two or
three  coats,  you  can  do  a  good  job.There are many possible variations of board
fences used for screening. A broad rail may
Among the commercial wood preservatives yoube alternated with a narrow rail, or the
will find those of pentachlorophenol, copperboards may be applied vertically, like
napthenate (which has a green colour) andpalings, with, perhaps, a staggering of the
zinc  napthenate,  a  clear  solution.boards on either side of the rail. Boards may
be slanted in a louver effect to give privacy
In addition to the point where the post hitswhile  admitting  air  and  sunlight.
the ground, any place where two pieces are
nailed together on a wooden fence is subjectA basket-weave fence can be constructed of
to rot. Therefore, it is wise to treat thethin, flexible boards and provides total
wood where the members are joined before youscreening and a handsome background for
put up the fence. This will preserve it muchplanting. It is somewhat difficult to build
better  than  painting  afterward.yourself, however.



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