Fences from corrugated board are attractive both in their appearance and in the availability of materials. However, any fence will be pleasing to the eye and serve for a long time only on condition that it has a reliable support. Which pillars for the fence from corrugated board are best suited?
Which pillars can be used
The cheapest at first glance may seem to pillars for the fence of corrugated board made of wood. Of course, if it is made of oak or larch, there are no questions: such a fence will stand for a long time. Especially if you periodically repeat the protective treatment of the pillars. But his price is far from small. An ordinary pine can withstand about two or three years. Therefore, you still need to think about whether this is really cheap material. Metal pillars for fence made of corrugated board will stand a little longer than wooden. However, it is worth remembering that the metal is prone to corrosion. Therefore, here it will be necessary to periodically produce certain anti-corrosion work.
Concrete posts for corrugated fence
But there is material on earth that is stronger and more durable than the strongest wood and metal.
This is concrete. Therefore, it is believed that using
concrete poles for the fence is an ideal win-win. They can be manufactured both in industrial conditions and directly on the site. In the first case, vibrational equipment is used for manufacturing, which makes it possible to obtain products that are uniform in mass. Special additives are added to the solution that protect the poles from the effects of water. Why is this so important? When water penetrates into the pores of concrete and freezes, microcracks appear due to its expansion. Thawing, water fills them. At the next freezing process is repeated. Over time, due to constant freezing and thawing of water, concrete begins to flake and crumble. Special protective impregnations change its structure, not allowing water to penetrate into the material. Such pillars can stand almost forever.
Installation of concrete pillars
To install the posts, you need to mark the fence line, mark the points where they should be located and, in accordance with the marking, dig or
drill holes for each of them with a
garden drill . How deep do you need to dig pillars? If their height is 2-2.5 m, then it’s enough to deepen them by 40 cm. Higher ones, up to 3 m, will require a depth of 60 cm. A gravel-sand cushion with a height of 10 cm is arranged under a concrete pillar. The pillar is installed and concrete, not reaching 15 cm to ground level. For the device of drainage around a column of 20 cm in each direction, a recess of 15 cm is made and covered with crushed stone flush with the ground level. From above, a screed is made on a cone, diverting rain water from the base of the column.
Decking for fence
Choosing a metal profile for the fence, you need to pay attention to the thickness of the metal. It ranges from 0.4 to 0.7 mm. Letter marking on the product can help determine the purpose of the corrugated board.
- NS - can be used as roofing material and for fences.
- C - wall. It is usually used for the construction of light walls and fences.
- H is the carrier. It is used for roofing.
All sheets in the batch must be free of burrs, of the same color and have the correct geometry.