Using Wooden Fence Panels for Garden Fencing

A well-erected garden fence panel serves many purposes and is much more than just a boundary. It can revamp your property if for example, climbing plants are trained up or along the fence panels and they also allow you to restrict your children and animals from going to certain areas of your outdoor space that are not suitable for them.

Below are some pointers on how to properly erect garden fence panels:

• Keep in mind that if the fencing is to run along a boundary, the fence posts should be positioned on your side of the boundary. Traditionally fencing panels are normally erected with the front side of the fencing panel facing the neighbour, but this however is not a legal requirement.
• Wooden fencing panels are often erected using wooden posts but other types of fence posts can be used if needed. Wooden fence posts can either be mounted in metal post spikes or can be directly sunk into the ground.
• Gravel boards can be fitted below the fence panel. The gravel board is usually made out of hard timber to help prevent damp rising from the soil and into the panel, though concrete gravel boards are just as effective and are in fact also long lasting.
• If you’re erecting the wooden fence panel across a slope, the top adjacent panels can be stepped in order to at least try to follow the slope. Try keeping the depth of the steps uniform or increase in one direction (if the slope of the ground makes this awkward, consider using different depths of gravel board or height of fence panels to provide some order).

These are just some of the basic items you need to know to get you started with the installation of your wooden garden fence panels. It is quite an easy task to do and you don’t need to be a professional fencing contractor to do it. All you need are the right materials to start this project and you’ll find lots of helpful information on the Internet on the technical aspects of erecting fencing panels.

Garden fencing has been part of almost all homes not only for the privacy it provides, but also because of the traditional feel it brings to the exteriors of any house. It’s simple, classic, and easy to build.

Tory Lane is a freelance writer and an interior decorator. For more information on garden fencing and gravel boards, he recommends you to log on to http://www.avsfencing.co.uk/Retail/

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