A wooden picket fence is a fencing structure made of wooden planks, planks, beams, shields, picket fences, which can be specially processed and connected in various ways. One of the elements of plank fences can be metal carcass, consisting of pillars driven into the ground and wooden horizontal or metal logs (bars). Metal and wood must undergo anti-corrosion treatment with soil, impregnation (Pinotex) or special anti-corrosion paints, which speaks of ensuring the trouble-free operation of the fence for a long time.
The reasons for the popularity of wooden fences are:
- applied modern technologies wood processing;
- improved performance prepared for use wood material;
- creation of stunning beauty and uniqueness of design solutions due to the huge choice different breeds trees that differ in shade, texture, density.
The cost of a wooden picket fence. Price with installation of a turnkey fence.
| Product name / height | h-1m | h-1.5m | h-1.8m | h-2.0m | Other |
| Fence metal frame incl. poles 60x60 and 2 logs 40x20 or planed board 100x40 | 350 rub | For 1m / p, step 2.5m | |||
| Wooden picket fence (planed board 90x20mm) step 1cm | 600 rub | 900 rub | 1080 rub | 1200r | 60r for 1pc / m |
| Wooden picket fence (planed board 90x20) step 2 cm | 540 rub | 810 rub | RUR 972 | 1080 rub | 60r for 1pc / m |
| Wooden picket fence (block house 95x20), step 1 cm | 571r | 857r | 1028r | 1143 RUB | 60r for 1pc / m |
| Wooden picket fence (planed board 90x20 or block house 95x20), checkerboard with a step of 5-6 cm | 890 rub | 1335r | 1602 RUB | 1780r | 14-15pcs in 1 m / p |
| Covering the picket fence with antiseptic, pinotex, etc. | Consumption: 1L for 6-8m2 | 200r / m2 | |||
| Installation of a fence (metal frame, logs and picket fence) | 400-450r | ||||
| Strip foundation | 3500r 3900r for brick pillars | For 1m / n | |||
Decent advantages of a wood fence
Wood belongs to environmentally friendly, reliable and aesthetically pleasing materials. Possibility quick implementation renovation works or cosmetic renovation of wooden structures can significantly increase the service life of the proposed type of fence.
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It is noticed that the consonance of natural material and the surrounding natural beauty is the way to peace of mind and comfort in a territory limited by a wooden fence.
The positive aspects in favor of choosing a timber fence include:
- Environmental friendliness. Natural material is initially positioned as environmentally friendly, as it comes from reliable manufacturers and is processed in our company in accordance with technological requirements for environmental safety.
- Aesthetics. The specialists of our company are ready to install a double-sided fence, in the form of a checkerboard, with a vertical or horizontal arrangement of boards, from a bar or wooden lamellas with all kinds of fastening methods to obtain complex patterns. The design can have gaps or represent a solid surface, differ in the types of the upper edge (serrated, wavy, even).
- Decorativeness. It is impossible to deny the attractiveness of joining wood with metal, brick, concrete, stone elements. For the basement of the fence, support pillars, a material suitable for the idea is specially selected to enhance the decorative effect.
- Durability. Competent wood processing makes it possible to significantly increase the service life of a wooden fence, which will be resistant to adverse weather surprises, temperature fluctuations, the appearance of a destructive fungus, and various insects.
- Thermal stability. The tree tolerates both heat and cold well, without heating up much and not excessively cooling, therefore on wooden structure if necessary, you can lean on at any time of the year, which will not lead to the test of temperature discomfort.
- Simplicity of care. If individual parts of the fence become unusable, then they are easy to repair or replace, even by a non-specialist.
Important!
High-quality installation of a fence with a wooden picket fence
A professionally erected fence can be called the "face" of the fenced area. During the installation process, the specialists of MontazhSpetsStroy will follow the steps of measuring, marking, selecting materials, installing pillars made of brick, reinforced concrete or metal, laying prepared boards, sheathing, painting.
We do not advise people who are not familiar with such algorithms, who do not have the appropriate tools and equipment, who do not own special technologies, to undertake such construction. We offer to buy wooden fence in our company and get a remarkable result in the form of high quality and reliable wood construction. This will save time, money and effort.
Fields of application of wooden fences
The reasons for installing fences are:
- the need to mark the boundaries of a specific site,
- protection against possible entry of birds, animals into a certain area,
- performing a decorative function,
- delimitation of the zones of the front garden, garden,
- framing flower beds,
- restriction of personal territory, etc.
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Photo of wooden picket fences
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Wooden picket fence will secure the territory suburban area and additionally decorate it. Wood is considered a relatively reliable and functional material for the manufacture of various kinds of fences. Such a picket fence, in addition to the protective function, will also perform decorative and aesthetic. Living far from the city means being close to nature, so fences made of natural materials will look the most harmonious. Such a fence will stand out qualitatively against the background of brick buildings.
Decorative picket fence
By functionality, a picket fence can be divided into two types:
- Decorative or garden fencing. These are fences 30-60 cm high, their task is to zone the territory within the site;
- Fencing structures are structures that are used to fence a site along the perimeter.
Decorative picket fence is an excellent design solution that can decorate any area. Due to its size, it will not particularly protect the territory, but will only outline it. The picket fence can be made of almost any type of wood, of various sizes and at different intervals. It can also be complemented with an interesting decorative design.
Picket fence
A low wooden picket fence will serve good option for zoning and decorating the front garden. Plants will harmoniously fill the gaps in the gaps between the vertical strips of the fence, giving it an attractive look. It will perform the protective function only conditionally, but it will add neatness and neatness to the site.
IMPORTANT! It is advisable to protect the front garden from the entire area, but so that to avoid darkening in the flower garden itself. For a front garden, a wooden picket fence painted in bright colors is well suited. If desired, you can additionally decorate the fence with climbing plants.
A wooden picket fence can serve as the main or additional element when decorating a front garden. If the fence will appear only as a background, then it is better to paint it in neutral tones so that it does not distract attention from the flower bed. It is quite "transparent" and will not hide the beauty of the plants; all the advantages of the flower arrangement in the front garden will be perfectly visible through it.
Carved picket fence
Even the most ordinary picket fence will look original and beautiful if additionally decorated with carvings.
Threading methods:
- The thread can be applied directly to the picket fence itself prior to installation. The most common are two types of threads: contour and geometric;
- The second option involves attaching ready-made threaded planks to the mounted structure. Thus, you can decorate a ready-made picket fence.
The most difficult to perform is the lace cut. Its essence lies in the fact that the pattern is cut according to a pattern on a wooden surface. A pear or ebony is ideal for such a carving. The carved picket fence will become a real work of art. Wooden fencing is exposed to different weather conditions, therefore carved picket fence need to be treated with varnish or paint.
Materials for making a picket fence
Wooden picket fence is the most popular and inexpensive fence. Wood - ecological natural material, comfortable in using. Wood waste is widely used for the production of picket fence. These can be larch, pine and other species. The wooden picket fence should not have knots, chips, chipping or other imperfections. The demand for wooden picket fences remains high every season.
Before installation, the picket board must be impregnated with an antiseptic to prevent premature decay. The price of products from manufacturers is almost the same.
Wood-polymer composite
The tree, though good stuffbut not durable. The service life ranges from 8-10 years. Fencing made of wooden picket fence very much depends on the characteristics of the soil and climate.
A better and more durable material is a wood-polymer composite. It is a material that combines the best properties of wood and plastic. The wood-polymer composite has better performance than its individual components. A composite is obtained using a special technology for combining wood flour with a polymer binder.
$ How much is a wooden picket fence
Wooden picket fence from the manufacturer in size 25x50x1000 mm -2.5 UAH / piece, picket fence under the order, based on your measurements 2000 UAH / m3.
The price for 1 p.m. of a fence made of wood with a height of 2 m is 1000 UAH.
Semicircular picket fence (birch) intake section 2800x1440 mm 1053 UAH
Wide picket fence 14-18 UAH UAH / piece
How to make a wooden picket fence with your own hands
Wood is a material that lends itself well to processing, is convenient to work with, and has rich design possibilities. Installation of a picket fence is not particularly difficult and does not require professional skills, so you can save a lot and install a picket fence yourself.
Work order:
- Installation and alignment load-bearing structures... As a rule, metal posts are used as load-bearing structures. In order for the picket fence to serve for a long time before installing it optimally, it is necessary to take into account the condition of the soil. Heavy clay soil will worsen the fastening of the support pillars, it will simply "push" them out, which can lead to the fall of the fence;
If your site is exposed to strong winds, then opt for concrete support poles and sturdy trees for the fence. Be especially careful when pouring the foundation.
- Installation of crossbars. Usually the crossbars are attached in two horizontal lines, but if you wish, you can increase the number of crossbars, so the picket fence will turn out a little higher;
- Fastening of pickets to transverse slats using self-tapping screws or nails. It can be done in two ways: either collect the spans separately and fix them to the supports already in blocks, or nail the picket fence to the crossbars;
- Painting the picket fence. Freshly planed boards must first be processed with sandpaper, and cracks and chips must be putty with wood putty. The top coat can only be applied on a flat, dry wood surface. Coloring will further protect the fence from environmental influences and give the tree a beautiful shade. It is recommended to renew the paint as needed every 3-5 years, completely remove the old coating and apply a new one.
The picket fence should always be installed in good dry weather. This will allow the fence to be better preserved for many years.
Wooden picket fence is one of the most common types of fences in suburban construction. It will harmoniously fit into the natural landscape of the entire site. A fence made of a wooden picket fence is used not only as a reliable fence of a suburban area, but also as an element of territory zoning, decorative design of flower beds and front gardens.
Solid or end-to-end fencing made of wooden slats is widely used for fencing houses and summer cottages. A fence made of a wooden picket fence has many advantages: its production requires a minimum of costs, and if repair is necessary, it can be done as quickly as possible.
Required materials and tools:
• tape measure, building level, strong twine;• shovel or drill;
• metal pipes or wooden logs for making supports;
• transverse logs (veins) made of metal or solid timber conifers 50x100 mm (for every 30 m of the fence, 10 supports and 20 three-meter veins will be needed);
• picket fence;
Wooden picket fence
• sand, cement, crushed stone for pouring metal supportsny pillars;
• hacksaw with medium teeth;
• ax, hammer;
• chisel with a wide blade;
• a plane;
• screwdriver;
• fastening brackets and bolts for attaching cross members to the uprights;
• self-tapping screws or galvanized nails;
• sandpaper for sanding wood;
• drying oil, paint and paint brush.
Installation of support pillars
To make the fence even, the ground should be carefully leveled. Before leveling, the area where the fence is planned is cleared and trees and shrubs are uprooted. The roots of many plants (poplar, willow, dog rose, etc.) are quite tenacious, so even small layers should be removed. Otherwise, after a couple of years, the remaining roots can give abundant growth and damage the hedge.1. Along the perimeter of the site, in place of future supports, gates and wickets, small pegs, between which the string is stretched. In order for the fence to be perfectly level, before starting the installation of the support pillars, you should measure their location several times using a building level.
A scourge is stretched along the perimeter of the fence
Council.When wet, the wood becomes heavier, which significantly increases the load on the supports and joists, so they must be made of sufficiently strong wood or metal.
2. The standard spacing between supports is 2.5-3 m. This distance will be enough to support the whole span. The distance between the supports should be equal to the length of the transverse lags, taking into account the indentation for the mount.
3. At the location of the supports, pits 70-100 cm deep are made with a shovel or a drill (this figure depends on the type of soil). Broken brick, stones or gravel are poured into the bottom of the pit with a layer of 20 cm, then sand. This "pillow" is thoroughly spilled with water and compacted.
4. Wooden logs cleaned from bark and knots. To protect against dampness and insects, the part that will be underground should be burned over a fire or treated with a blowtorch. Wood can also be impregnated with bitumen.
5. Do not fill wooden supports with mortar - they will rot very quickly in concrete. They are installed in pre-prepared pits, covered with rubble and sand. Moreover, each layer of such a backfill is spilled with water and compacted.
Council. Since the main load will fall on the pillars and veins, it is better to make them out of metal. They should be thoroughly cleaned of rust and covered with any anti-corrosion solution. Places that will be in the ground should be especially carefully processed.
Arrangement of metal supports
6. Support posts must be installed strictly vertically. For this, a building level is used.
Support alignment
7. After aligning the supports, secure them with spacers. Then it is poured concrete mortar with the addition of rubble. Its proportions depend on the brand of cement.
Important!All subsequent work is carried out only after the mortar has set (at least 1-2 days).
8. So that the height of the fence is the same along the entire perimeter, after the installation of the first and last pillars, it is hammered on top of them with a nail, and a string is stretched between them, which will serve as a reference point for other supports.
A string is pulled between the supports
Fastening the picket fence
1. Grooves are prepared in wooden posts (two for each post) with a depth of 30 cm. Their location is measured out by the building level.2. A vein is inserted into each groove and fixed to the post with self-tapping screws (more durable version) or nails. Thus, all pillars are strapped.
Mount lag
Council. When using metal supports in the welding places, veins (lag) to the posts can quickly rust, so it is better to fasten them with mounting brackets and bolts... Using staples purchased from a store or made yourself from metal strips, you can also attach wooden logs.
Fastening the support to a wood vein with a bracket
3. Standard length picket fence 1.25 m... When using boards of non-standard sizes, they are cut to the desired length.
4. The end pickets are attached first, and they should be located exactly 90 под relative to the vein. To protect the boards from decay, place their bottom end at a distance 5 cm from the ground... Next, the rest of the boards are attached.
Fastening the picket fence
Council. To avoid splitting the picket fence, screws or nails should not be placed along the same line. To prevent the ends from sticking out, do not fasten them too close to the edge.
5. Distance between pickets can be arbitrary. They can be fastened either with a solid sheet or with a slight offset from each other. However, in order for the fence to look aesthetically pleasing, these indents should be the same along the entire length of the fence.
Council. When installing a solid fence to prevent deformation during changes in moisture, the boards should be fastened with a small gap.
Boards are fastened with a small gap
Fence painting and decoration
To prevent the wood from absorbing too much paint, it is covered with linseed oil before painting and allowed to dry. For painting, use any frost-resistant paints, wood stain or decorative varnishes.Decorating a picket fence is not difficult. For example, you can cut off its upper part at a certain angle, make it semicircular, or, by combining the length of the picket fence, arrange the top of the fence with a zigzag or ladder. The cut ends are smoothed with sandpaper or looped. The pickets sawn at a certain angle not only look more original, but absorb less moisture: it rolls off its surface.
Any decorative elements the fence is cut by pattern made of plywood using jigsaw... They can be made separately and then attached to individual sections of the fence.
Types of picket fences
Options for decorating a picket fence
Video: Installing a picket fence with your own hands
One of the most beautiful design options for plots is a wooden picket fence. Wood has always been one of the most attractive materials for construction - its noble colors and picturesque textures create a special warm atmosphere. Now in Moscow, such a design option as eco-design is very common: the predominance of natural materials in the interior and exterior of buildings. It organically fits into this design and wooden fence from a picket.
Modern technologies allow for installation wooden fencing simple and fast, as well as significantly increase the level of performance. The fence is beautiful and environmentally friendly, its installation is carried out in a matter of hours, and today's technologies make it possible to extend the life of the product without being puzzled by its additional processing.
Now everyone can buy a fence made of natural wood - the price per meter is quite acceptable, in addition, for a higher price, you can order very interesting models with different direction of the boards: horizontal, vertical, diagonal, combined.
Prices for fences made of wooden picket fence
Prices for a wooden picket fence range from about five hundred rubles for the material itself, but also include additional costs. If you order a turnkey fence, please note that the price per meter will take into account both the installation and the frame: pillars, logs, construction of brick or stone pillars, strip foundation... Together with painting or impregnation, prices can rise to 1000 rubles per m2 or more. You can vary the amount due to an individual calculation, saving on materials, foundation solidity, etc.
| Product name / height | h-1 m | h-1.5 m | h-1.8 m | h-2.0 m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fence metal frame: posts 60x60, 2 logs 40x20 or board 100x40 |
350 RUR | |||
| Wooden picket fence (planed board 90x20mm) step 1cm | 600 RUR | 900 RUR | 1,080 RUR | 1 200 rub |
| Wooden picket fence (planed board 90x20) step 2 cm | 540 RUR | 810 RUR | 972 RUR | 1,080 RUR |
| Wooden picket fence (block house 95x20), step 1 cm | 571 RUR | 857 RUR | 1 028 RUR | 1 143 RUR |
| Wooden picket fence (planed board 90x20 or block house 95x20), checkerboard with a step of 5-6 cm |
890 rub | 1 335 RUB | 1 602 RUR | 1,780 RUR |
| Covering the picket fence with antiseptic, pinotex, etc. | Consumption: 1 liter for 6-8 m2 | |||
| Installation of a fence (metal frame, logs and picket fence) | 400 - 450 RUB | |||
| Strip foundation | RUB 3,500 / RUB 3,900 (under brick pillars) | |||
How to buy a wooden picket fence
On our website you can buy a wooden picket fence of various modifications. These are fences with different spacing (distance between the boards), as well as different types board processing. We offer hedges from ordinary planed boards, as well as from a block house - this is a popular method of processing when the inside remains flat and the outside is convex. A single or double version is possible, with the arrangement of the boards in a checkerboard pattern, as well as decorative options for the design of the fence with complex patterns. We can also calculate for you the cost of special impregnations, which will additionally protect the wood from discoloration over time, sunlight, moisture, decay, microorganisms and insects.
- Materials and tools
- Manufacturing technology
A wooden picket fence is one of the most popular types of fencing, with the help of which country cottage area... This is a very successful solution that allows you to decorate the courtyard, the main thing is to implement it correctly. Such a hedge has ensured itself immense popularity among summer residents and villagers due to a number of advantages, the main of which are the cheapness of the structure and its aesthetic data. She is preferred by connoisseurs of environmentally friendly materials, which, without a doubt, natural wood. In this article we will tell you how to make a picket fence with your own hands, and what you need for this.
Materials and tools
In principle, there is nothing special in the preparation of material and tools, since the installation of a wooden fence from a picket fence does not require special devices, of course, if we are not talking about combined structures consisting of several different types of materials, such as stone or brick. Bearing vertical and horizontal supports for the fence can be made both of wood and metal... So, to install a picket fence, we need:
- wooden beam 50x50 mm;
- wooden beam 20x40 mm;
- nails or screws;
- antiseptic;
- paint and varnish material.
We need a square beam for the manufacture of vertical supports, and its length is planned in accordance with personal wishes, because everyone determines the height of the future fence for himself. Do not forget that each support is embedded in the ground at least half a meter, so do not forget to add 50 cm to the desired height of the element for the fence.
A bar of a smaller section, in our case 20x40 mm, is intended for horizontal reinforcement of the spans of the picket, and its quantity will directly depend on the length of the fence being installed. Both nails and self-tapping screws are equally suitable as fasteners, although the second option is more preferable, because self-tapping screws do not loosen during the operation of the structure. Fasteners must be purchased from galvanized metal, which does not rust from atmospheric agents. As for antiseptics and paints and varnishes, they are on the market building materials a great variety, you just need to choose products intended for outdoor use. From the tools you need to prepare a hacksaw or jigsaw. If you fix the planks with nails, then you will need a hammer, and it is better to fasten the screws with a screwdriver. We will also need a shovel for mounting the support posts.
Manufacturing technology
A step-by-step diagram for assembling a picket fence with your own hands, located in the next part of our article, will help you understand how to properly organize and complete the work from start to finish.
- At the first stage, it is necessary to properly prepare the wood, which means that all natural material you need to soak it several times with an antiseptic using a regular paint brush. Despite the fact that this process is quite laborious, it should not be ignored in any case. Such a measure will help to ensure the protection of the tree from the harmful effects of the environment and protect it from the decay process, respectively, extending the service life.
- Now you can start installing the supports, and we start by marking the places for their installation. So, in places where the hedge changes direction (at the corners), install pegs and pull a strong rope between them. Next, we need to calculate the number of supports, for which we measure the distance between the pegs and divide it into equal intervals, the length of which does not exceed 2 meters. The resulting value will be the step between the bearing pillars, and at the place of their installation it is necessary to dig holes, taking into account that the support must go into the ground at least half a meter, necessarily below the freezing point. For a long and reliable service, the support structures are wedged with coarse gravel and compacted with earth... The laying of roofing material in the holes dug for the posts helps to increase the life of wooden supports, and the supports themselves are wrapped with the same roofing material in places where they are buried in the ground.
- In the third stage, transverse fence guides are usually mounted. The main thing is that each vein is located strictly horizontally, which must be controlled by the building level. As a rule, horizontal supports are mounted in two places (above and below the fence), however, in the case of a high fence, an intermediate guide will have to be installed. The veins are fixed to the vertical supports of the picket fence with self-tapping screws or nailed.
- The final step is to install the wooden picket strips directly onto the fence. The most time-consuming but very simple process is that each fence is screwed vertically at regular intervals. For a more comfortable performance of the task, it is recommended to pull the thread on the lower edge of the pickets, which will provide one level of their placement.
In principle, at the fourth stage, the assembly process ends, the wooden picket fence is now ready for use, it remains to paint it in any chosen color, however, many craftsmen often additionally decorate the fence using simple techniques, providing it with a complete appearance. This mainly concerns the design of the upper edge of the pickets, which are given a certain shape.
Fence sections can be made in the form of a wave or arc, for which a marking is applied to the fence, according to which the trimming is carried out according to the template. Also, the pickets are sharpened on both sides to the shape of a sharpened pencil, which will additionally save the courtyard from unauthorized access. Often there are picket fences with carved planks, but here we are already talking about the whole art of carpentry, and such a work cannot be called simple. If desired, decoration options can be found on the network, where numerous photos of the most interesting carpentry solutions are collected, the main thing is that the homemade product pleases its owners and fits perfectly into the existing style of the local area.
Alternative to wooden poles
No matter how you prepare and process the future supports, wood is wood, and in terms of durability it is significantly inferior to metal. If you want a wooden picket fence to serve for a long time, and its service life is not limited to 15 years, it is better to give preference metal base, which is mounted in the same way as described above, except for a few points. In this case, the posts are made from metal pipe section of 40 mm, and fix them in the ground concrete mortar. To ensure optimal adhesion of the carrier to the concrete, pieces of reinforcement or metal plates are welded to the bottom of the vertical supports.
Horizontal veins here are made from a metal pipe of a smaller diameter and welded between vertical supporting elements, also keeping an eye on the horizontal positioning using a level. Further, the process is carried out as described above - each shtaketin is fixed on a previously built metal frame with special pointed self-tapping screws. Despite the fact that we will get a wooden picket fence, as in the previous version, in this case it is reinforced with a metal base. Even if the pickets become unusable over time, they can be replaced, while the supports remain the same, and this is a significant cost saving.
The photo above clearly demonstrates that a wooden picket fence has a lot of options, and as a basis it can be used brickwork, which in combination with natural wood gives an amazing effect. Also, instead of bricks, if finances allow, they often lay out spans of stone... Of course, for such a massive structure, it will be necessary to provide a full-fledged foundation, and this is already a much more laborious process. Now you know how to build a fence from wooden picket fences without the involvement of outside help, solely on your own, besides, you have the opportunity to choose various auxiliary materials for every taste and budget.
