Pre-fabricated fence for summer cottages: cheaper and more beautiful than corrugated board (secrets of protecting a fence from rails for 50 years)

If you are deciding which fence to put in your summer cottage, take a closer look at this option. Now it is becoming popular among summer residents to make a fence from rails. These are thin slats made of different types of wood. Light weight, environmental friendliness, low price are the main advantages of the material. The finished fence can be painted.

It looks great with stone, metal, timber, brick. This can be a main fence or an additional one. For example, zoning a site or fencing beds, recreation areas, etc. areas.

Rack sections can be assembled in different variations on their own. This is not a difficult and quite entertaining process. The cost will come out cheaper than a fence from a professional sheet.

To begin with, a frame is made, and then the slats are attached in the form of a lattice. There is another option - mounting the rails horizontally or vertically.

How to increase the service life of a fence made of rails

Conifers are best suited for building a fence. Such material is less susceptible to decay. It is imperative to treat the fence with impregnation if you want it to last a long time. You can treat slats with linseed oil in 2 layers. Such impregnations and coloring can increase the service life up to 50 years.

Another important point: timely mow the grass that grows near the fence.

Some protect the wood from decay in another way, by burning. This is done with a gas burner. Moisten the battens slightly before firing. Then cover the top with a water-repellent varnish.

Another way to preserve the tree and protect it from decay is impregnation with a solution of copper sulfate (20%). Reiki must be dipped in a solution for a day, and then pulled out and dried.

There is also such an effective composition for wood processing. Dissolve salt (950 g) in 5 liters of boiling water and add boric acid (50 g). Process the slats 2 times. So you can extend the service life of the fence from the rails by 3 times.

How to make a fence from rails (poles)

To begin with, there is a markup and supports are selected. Can be made from timber pre-treated with an antiseptic. Treat the part of the support that will touch the ground with bitumen mastic.

You can even do without concreting the pillars. Suitable for areas with stable ground. The first option is the installation of pillars without concreting (butting). A pit is dug (1.5 m.). A support is placed in the pit strictly vertically and crushed stone with a small amount of sand is poured around the pillar. It is imperative to tamp the surface during backfill.

There is an easier option. Take plumbing pipes (for example, 50-110 mm in diameter) and bury them in the prepared holes. Install the pipe into the hole. Then fill the soil around the pipe and tamp the soil with a stick. Insert a piece of wood into the hole in the pipe. Attach a wide board to this post on which you can then attach the fence sections.