The fence is an integral part of the suburban area. And only it will depend on you how it will eventually look! You can install a wretched picket fence, or you can use profiled sheets for the fence.
But before the start of such a responsible construction, it is important to recall at least a school course in geometry and conduct thorough calculations. This is necessary, because at the very end of the construction of the fence, you may find that the profiled sheets for the fence are over, and there are no more such in the warehouse. Agree that a fence of dissimilar material will look ridiculous.
In addition, solve the issue of installing automatic entry gates in advance . If you decide to fork out for them, you should order them in advance, since they are made strictly according to individual sizes, and the production period may well reach a couple of weeks. By the way, this approach is justified by the fact that in some cases you will choose the color of the corrugated board , based on the characteristics of the gate. After all, the photos of red profiled sheet fences that perfectly “harmonize” with the blue hue look pretty funny.
Now let's talk about the procedure for installing the fence. As in any construction, there are some nuances. In particular, such a fence is best placed on a strip foundation, which can withstand soil vibrations. The closer the groundwater is, the deeper you need to dig a ditch for the foundation. If the soil is clay, then you can not stand on ceremony at all, but simply drive steel pipes into the ground. In other cases, it is necessary to make a quality foundation, since the fence can fall, and the gate simply skews. If the gates are automatic, then making a foundation is mandatory in all cases.
But to choose professional sheets for the fence is only half the battle. After that, you need to buy profile pipes. If you plan to fasten sheets of material directly on them, you can buy round ones, but if you want to brick them, it is best to choose square ones. So you will spend a little mortar on the masonry, and the pillars themselves will be easier to do. In addition, when installing automatic gates, you should not save on facing brick. The fact is that otherwise the appearance of your fence will not be too impressive!
From the same facing material, it is desirable to make the finishing of the basement department of the strip foundation. This is especially important when your site is not particularly even: profiled sheets for the fence in the form of a rising "snake" look wretched. It is better to arrange them on the same level, raising the foundation base higher.
As for the sheet itself, do not save, take only standard, factory-painted, and do not cut them with a grinder! The fact is that the cutting disk will heat the metal along the edge of the cut, violating its structure and peeling off the protective zinc layer: next year your fence will begin to rust intensively. If you really had to cut the metal, treat it properly with special coatings that protect it from corrosion. In this case, the professional sheet for fences (the construction price of which is not too low) will serve you for more than a dozen years!