| Fences can be crafted from many different | | | | materials available to see which would work |
| types of materials, and in a wide variety of | | | | best in with your plans: |
| styles. So many options can make choosing a | | | | |
| fence difficult. But worry no more. Choosing | | | | Chain link fence |
| a fence is only as difficult as you make it | | | | |
| and can sure be much easier with a little | | | | Barbwire fence |
| knowledge under your tool belt. | | | | |
| | | | Electric fences |
| Before you rush off to the hardware store or | | | | |
| other place to shop for your fencing needs, | | | | Small garden fences |
| read on for some preliminary steps that can | | | | |
| save you a lot of time. These steps can help | | | | Picket fence |
| you save time, money and a lot of frustration | | | | |
| in the end. | | | | Wooden fence |
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| The first step to take when trying to choose | | | | Invisible fence |
| fence materials is to determine what purpose | | | | |
| your new fence will serve. For example, | | | | Now take time to consider which type of fence |
| popular reasons that a lot of people list for | | | | is right for your project and environment. |
| setting up fences focus around the following: | | | | And to do that, lets consider what each type |
| | | | of fence is best for, what purpose it serves |
| For decorative purposes | | | | best. And also lets see which fence might be |
| | | | more practical for your purposes as well. |
| To help establish boundary lines | | | | |
| | | | Take the above chain link fence into |
| As protection against burglars and | | | | consideration first. It can help keep your |
| trespassers | | | | children or a pet in your yard, and it can |
| | | | also help ward off burglars and intruders. |
| To help protect children, keeping them out of | | | | The second type, or the barbwire fence, can |
| surrounding streets, woods, etc. | | | | sure help mark boundary lines and ward off |
| | | | 3rd parties, too, but would be unsafe with |
| To help keep animals out of the yard (like | | | | children and domestic pets in the city. Just |
| near wooded areas) | | | | like a chain link fence, a wooden fence can |
| | | | keep pets and children in the yard. |
| To keep pets penned in your yard | | | | |
| | | | So go through each type and compare your |
| For the support of climbing plants | | | | check list of reasons for having a fence put |
| | | | in place with the main features of the fence, |
| Spend some time thinking about your reasons | | | | the main purpose each serves, to get a better |
| why you want to have a fence put up. And | | | | idea of which type would work best for your |
| then, consider these various types of fencing | | | | project. |