Each owner building his own house wants to protect the site from prying eyes. This protective shield surrounding the building is a fence. The materials for them are taken the most diverse: metal, wood, concrete or brick. A beautiful fence needs to be durable. If you do not immediately take care of the reliability of the structure, then after a while errors in the form of cracks or breaks will be noticeable to the eye.
To keep the fence intact, you need to put protective devices that will protect it from premature destruction. Caps on pillars and parapets on the fence play this role. Such protection will protect it from atmospheric precipitation, air temperature drops, moisture and icing in the winter season. Now they not only perform a protective function. Thanks to these additions, the fence takes on a complete and aesthetic appearance.
Types of parapets
Depending on the material from which the fence is made, a protective parapet is also selected. Modern masters in the manufacture of tin products cope with a variety of orders of any category of complexity. The parapet on the fence is made of copper, tin, galvanized, from titanium-zinc. Products are coated with a special polymer composition. You can give it any color and shade, corresponding, for example, to the color of the roof or home. The parapets themselves can become the main and brightest element, the subject of decor. It is possible to manufacture parapets for the fence on an individual order, according to the drawings and drawings of designers.
However, concrete is considered the most popular material for the manufacture of such products. The parapet on the concrete fence is a durable product that is not amenable to the influence of various forces of nature. It has a long service life, various options for shapes and sizes. There are gable and single-gang parapets. Products made from natural tiles or concrete parapets of this shape look beautiful.
Variety of caps
Caps are designed to cover the fence posts. They fulfill, first of all, the protective function, protecting the columns from the negative effects of the environment.
They are also decorative accents for building a house fence. Caps on the fence make different shapes, it all depends on the column itself. Street lights will be a beautiful and original addition to this completion of the top of the column. They are built into the cap itself and on top of it.
Concrete caps for the fence are available in two versions: concrete color and with the addition of coloring pigment. Dye is added in the process of mixing the solution, then the color remains for a long time, does not fade, does not wash out, is distributed evenly over the product.
How to mount a parapet on a brick fence?
The method of installation depends on the condition of the fence and on the shape of the structure. The simplest parapet has a bar with droppers allotted in different directions. Sometimes there is a bend at the bottom. When installing such parapets, they use self-tapping screws of the same color, sold in the kit.
There are parapets installed on a special mounting strip. First, they attach it to the fence with dowels or self-tapping screws, and then the parapets themselves then click on them. If the fence is of a non-standard size, then joining the slats requires special equipment, and it is better for experienced builders to do this.
Concrete parapets are attached to the fence, adding a special adhesive to the solution. Before this, it is necessary to treat the surface with a degreasing agent and soak with a primer. This is done to better couple the parapet to the fence. If wooden parts are present, then they must be coated with an antifungal agent. Only after that we lay out the solution in an even layer so that the parapet does not bend, and only then can the tip of the top be made, perform tapping movements so that there are no voids left.
Mounting caps
When assembling the caps from the metal profile, the installation work is the same as when installing the parapets. If the caps are concrete, then there are several nuances during installation work. When buying a cover for a column, you need to choose a product a little larger in size so that the top also covers the side walls of the column.
If streetlights will be installed on poles, then lighting devices are mounted on the tops of columns. In this case, wiring should be done with two electrical circuits that combine the lamps through one. This will protect you from a complete loss of lighting in the event of a break in one of the wires. It is advisable that they connect separately. If necessary, energy can be saved, including alternating them.