Choosing the Best Fence

When it comes to fencing your property, you need to make sure that you choose an option that is well-suited to your lifestyle and your home. There are several things to consider when fencing your property.

Purpose

Privacy is important to most of us – we view our homes as a safe haven and retreat from the world and we fence ourselves off, in part, to cut the world out. If you have nosy neighbours or live on a busy street, a privacy fence is more important. A privacy fence provides a shield against people looking in.

On the other hand, security may be your number one priority and so a different fence will be necessary. Depending on the area that you live in, you may need a security fence to keep bad people out.

Containment of pets and young children is another reason for someone to build a fence – the type and height of this kind of fence will depend on how big the animals are and/or the ages of the children.

Aesthetics also play a role – some people need a fence to round off their property rather than for purely practical reasons.

Pricing

Fencing materials come in a range of various types and finishes and a wide range of prices. A simple chain wire fence will often work out to be the most cost effective option. It is sold per metre and the prices depend on what gauge wire you want.

Steel fences, such as security fences, usually come in panels and the price charged is per panel rather than per metre.

Check Before you Buy

Before you even get onto the subject of what fence to buy, however, it is important to make certain that you are sure of your property’s boundaries. Consult the plans for your lot and confer with neighbours to ensure that there will be no future problems.

You should also check out anything along the boundaries that could get in the way of the placement of the fence. Trees and big rocks, for example, could pose a serious problem and may need to be moved or worked around.

A good way to check this out and measure for the fence at the same time is to drive stakes into the ground and run string around them to block off the area that the fence will enclose.

At the same time, it is important to check out the type of ground that you are dealing with – is it soil or turf? Is the soil rocky? Basically, you need to assess how difficult it will be to anchor the fence in the soil.

If you have any questions, it is a good idea to check with local fencing supplies Brisbane for advice. For more information and advice on fencing, click here.

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Fence Co carries a wide range of all your fencing supplies Brisbane; from Round, Square and Rectangular Steel Hollow Sections to Rods, Flats and Deformed Bar.

Fencing supplies Brisbane come in a range of various types and finishes and a wide range of prices. A simple chain wire fence will often work out to be the most cost effective option.

Many other items are available at request from our wide range of Fencing supplies Brisbane, such as Oval Rail, Universal Beams, Universal Columns or Plates.