The fence on the suburban area performs two important functions - encloses the space and protects the territory from intruders. Such structures can be constructed from different materials. Moreover, in many cases, a professional sheet is used to install fences.
Quite often, such structures are mounted on suburban areas on racks of square or round pipes. However, many owners of private houses collect fencing and on brick pillars. The construction of profiled sheet fences on such supports is more expensive than on pipes, but at the same time such structures look more solid and, moreover, can last much longer without the need for repairs.
Sheet selection
On sale today there is a professional flooring intended for covering roofs and wall. The first kind of material has a high wave height and a rather high cost. It is believed that such a sheet is impractical to use for picking. It will cost installation of the fence when using this type of material is unreasonably expensive. Used for the installation of fences in suburban areas in most cases, wall budget material. It is he who is the best answer to the question of which professional sheet for the fence in the suburban area should be used.
Such material, in turn, can be galvanized or additionally coated with a polymer layer. Sheets of the first type are cheaper. However, those owners of private houses who want to see on the site not only a reliable, but also a beautiful fence, should think about choosing a profiled sheet with a polymer layer. Such material can have a variety of colors. That is, it will not be difficult for the owner of the site to pick up such sheets that are in harmony, for example, with the roof or the facade of the house. In addition, such a fence can last much longer than a simple galvanized one.
Brick selection
This material on the modern market is also presented in a rather large assortment. In principle, for the construction of the fence, you can choose any brick, including silicate or clinker. However, most often hedge support posts are still made using standard red ceramic stone.
Such a brick is not very expensive, with good strength indicators and a fairly attractive appearance. In most cases, hollow material of this type is used to assemble the support pillars of the fence. Indeed, the load of such structures during operation is relatively small.
What other materials will be required
Of course, for laying pillars during the construction of a fence from a profiled sheet, among other things, cement mortar is also needed. Also, such material will be necessary for the construction of the foundation of the fence. It is best to use concrete mix made with the use of cement grade M400 for the installation of fencing from corrugated board in a suburban area. Sand for pouring the foundation of the fence should choose a large river.
Instruments
In order to erect a fence from corrugated board in a suburban area, you need to prepare:
Also, to assemble the fence you will need a plumb line, a rope and a building level or level.
DIY fence construction from a profiled sheet: stages of work
The fence is assembled from corrugated board usually by the following method:
marking is performed on the site;
digging a trench under the foundation;
the very foundation of the fence is poured;
brick pillars are being erected;
sheets of corrugated board are mounted.
Observe all the required technologies when installing a fence made of profiled sheet and brick on a suburban area, of course, it is necessary. Otherwise, the design will turn out to be short-lived and inaccurate.
Markup
The correct fence from the profiled sheet should also be geometrically even. That is, before proceeding with the construction of such a fence, it is necessary to perform accurate marking.
For this operation, you will need a large number of wooden pegs, as well as strong twine. When marking, in addition to roulette, it is important to use a building corner. First, extreme pegs are installed on the site. Then a cord is stretched between them, and being guided by it, intermediate landmarks are driven into the ground. At the final stage of the marking, the angles are checked. Of course, they must be strictly straight. After that, twine is pulled between the pegs, which you later need to navigate when digging trenches.
Twine for marking when building a fence from a profiled sheet with brick pillars is best used inelastic. Instead of pegs, you can drive, for example, old metal rods into the ground. In any case, such marks are necessarily set in the place of the future location of the support pillars.
Trench digging
During operation, the fence from the profiled sheet will be subjected to quite serious wind loads. In addition, the brick pillars themselves weigh a lot. Therefore, the foundation under such a fence should be built as reliable as possible.
The foundation is deepened during the construction of fences from a profiled sheet with their own hands, usually into the ground by at least 30-40 cm. That is, the depth of the trenches for such a foundation should be about 55 cm. The width of the ditches for the foundation should be 0.5-0.8 m.
As soon as the trenches are dug up, sand should be poured on their bottom with a layer of at least 15 cm. Such a pillow will subsequently serve as a shock absorber during spring heaving and will not allow the foundation to collapse due to movements. Sand should be laid in a trench in layers of 5 cm, spilling each of them with water from a tamping hose.
Foundation construction
In the trenches dug under the base of the fence, the next step is to install the formwork. If the soil on the site is clay, boards can only be mounted along the edge to the height of the foundation (about 20 cm). If the trenches are dug in loose soil, the formwork panels should be installed on their bottom.
At the next stage, when pouring the foundation into the formwork, the reinforcing cage is mounted. When using it on the site, it will be possible to put a fence from a profiled sheet as durable as possible. Knit the frame should be using a wire from a rod of 8 mm. To install it in the formwork relies on small sticks 5 cm thick or special plastic supports.
The reinforcement should also be at least 5 cm from the side shields. At the same distance, the frame should not reach the top of the future concrete strip. At the locations of the poles, 3-4 rods should be welded to the base reinforcement to the height of the supports.
After the reinforcement is installed, you can proceed with the actual filling of the foundation. The mixture for this procedure when building a fence from a profiled sheet is recommended to be prepared in a concrete mixer. This will allow you to get the most reliable and high-quality solution. When pouring the tape, concrete should be pierced from time to time with a shovel or rods to remove air bubbles.
At the final stage, the top of the concrete strip must be carefully leveled using a trowel or trowel. To facilitate this procedure, a small amount of water is allowed.
Useful advice
Very often, foundations for fences for profiled sheets have to be poured on the hillocks. Due to the large difference in height in this case, a significant over-expenditure of the concrete mixture is possible. To avoid this, the foundations in such areas are poured into separate sections at different levels. Such a base of the fence at each point should rise at least 0.1 m above the ground.
Erection of pillars
You can start assembling the fence supports from corrugated board no earlier than 2 weeks after pouring the foundation. The weight of the brick pillars are significant. And the unripe tape under their weight can simply crack.
Brick pillars are erected during the installation of profiled sheet fences around the rods welded to the frame with the concrete compound being sealed in the central space. Masonry in most cases lead to one and a half bricks. Instead of reinforcing bars, it is also possible to use square or round pipes as a frame for poles. Before starting masonry, under the entire area of the supports, pieces of roofing material should be put on the foundation tape. Waterproofing is best done in two layers.
To erect the support of the fence is not in a hurry, aligning each row. Bricks should be laid using a guide rod or rail. The use of such a device will make the masonry seams neat.
Pillar Recommendations
The brick supports of the fences made of corrugated board can have different heights. But in any case, in one day, when installing them, it is worth laying out no more than 50 cm. At the same time, it is supposed to post the posts when erecting such a fence with a step of a maximum of 3 m. Otherwise, the corrugated sheets will subsequently begin to bend in high winds.
Each second row of masonry supports during the construction of a fence from a profiled sheet must be reinforced with a mesh of steel. The solution for the erection of pillars of fences is usually kneaded in the ratio of cement / sand - 1/3. Experts recommend adding a little liquid soap to the preparation of the concrete mix for masonry. This will make the solution more plastic. As a result, it will be easier to work with it, and, therefore, the masonry will be as neat as possible.
One of the features of the construction of fences from profiled sheets is the use of special protective caps for supports. Mount such elements a few days after the construction of pillars. With such devices, the fence will subsequently last much longer. In addition, it will look more solid on the site.
Features of mounting covers
Protective caps for pillars during the construction of fences made of profiled sheet and brick can be purchased from any local supplier of concrete products. Covers of this type are available in different colors. And therefore, when choosing them, of course, it is important to take into account the shade of the sheets themselves. Concrete caps are mounted on the fence supports using cement mortar.
Caps made of cement mixture on the fence can, of course, last as long as possible. However, such elements are quite expensive. To reduce the cost of the construction of the fence, to protect its pillars, therefore, you can use cheaper steel covers. Elements of this variety are attached to supports by dowels below, directly to the bricks.
Steel caps for fences in suburban areas are usually chosen to match the color of corrugated board.
Cladding Installation
After the fence supports under the profiled sheet are erected, you can proceed with the installation of the sheathing material itself. For its fastening between brick supports horizontal steel lintels are pre-mounted. These parts can be fixed to poles, for example, using embedded steel plates. Such elements are installed in the pillars at the masonry stage.
Installation of the profiled sheets themselves is carried out using steel rivets 3.2x10 mm and galvanized self-tapping screws 5x30 mm. It is advisable to cover the foundation before installing the profiled sheet with cardboard. This will prevent damage to the polymer layer of the material on the concrete edges. When using galvanized corrugated board, this step can be skipped. Sheets are fixed to the crossbars using special rubber gaskets.
When installing corrugated board, they make a small overlap between the elements of the sheathing material - at least 1 wave. The connection is made using special rivets. The sheets are fixed to the crossbars in such a way that at least six screws are per meter of their length.
Sometimes it happens that during the installation of sheets, the protective polymer layer is damaged in some places. So that the corrugated board does not subsequently begin to rust and deform, such areas at the final stage must be painted with some anti-corrosion enamel, intended for use on the street.
How much will the installation of the fence cost
Owning a good fence from corrugated board with brick supports, the owners of the suburban area will have to seriously enough. Such structures are being built relatively quickly. Specialists usually install 15 meters of such a fence in a couple of weeks. A fence of this type will cost the owners of a suburban area a tidy sum. Nine meters of such a fence with six pillars usually costs about 50 thousand rubles.
Base trim
You can install a fence from a profiled sheet in a suburban area, this is also possible with your own hands. Designs of this type look pretty and neat enough. But in order to make such a fence even more solid and “rich”, it is also possible to additionally design a part of its foundation protruding above the ground.
In most cases, stone, natural or artificial, is used to finish the base of the fence. If the pillars were built of facing bricks, it is best to use the same material to design the basement. Sometimes the foundations of such fences are also simply plastered and painted.
A simpler version of the fence
Fences made of corrugated board with brick supports are quite expensive. It is also worth considering the point that the technology of their construction can be considered complex. After all, the skills of a mason are far from every owner of a suburban area. The order to build a turnkey fence from a profiled sheet in any company is a very expensive business. In this case, the owner of the site will have to pay not only for materials, but also for the work of specialists.
The estimate for the construction of the fence from the profiled sheet is made depending on its length. And 9 meters of this design, as already mentioned, can cost up to 50 thousand rubles.
Of course, fencing from profiled sheet with brick supports can serve faithfully for more than a dozen years. But very often, the owners of suburban areas still prefer to erect fences from profiled sheets on supports made of pipes. Such designs cost in most cases much cheaper than brick.
In this case, the foundation is usually not even poured under the fence. When assembling such a design, markup is also first performed with the location of the posts. Then, using a drill in the ground, holes are made in the depth of 60-70 cm. Crushed stone is poured at the bottom of the pits, after which poles are installed in them and concrete. In order for the supports to last as long as possible and be stable, square metal thick sheets can be pre-welded to their lower edge.
Horizontal jumpers under the profiled sheet in such fences are usually mounted using a welding machine. The sheets themselves are attached to them using the same technology as in the construction of the fence with brick pillars.
Installation of a gate and gate
These elements are an obligatory detail of any fence, including those assembled from a profiled sheet. The gate and gate for such a fence is most often made of the same material. Wherein:
weld the frames of the valves from a pipe or corner;
strengthen them with diagonal or transverse jumpers;
sheathe sash profiled sheet.
At the final stage, the structures thus assembled are hung in the openings left for them in the fence. Then, locks and latches are inserted into the leaves.