How to make a slab fence?

Now it is very prestigious to be the owner of a country mansion. It is in such a house that you can easily retire in the hot summer season, here it is convenient to hide from the hustle and bustle of the city. One of the main requirements for a country estate is a strong fence.

A person who wants to have a natural, beautiful and reliable fence should turn his attention to such an option as a fence made of gorbylins. Someone may consider this option absurd, since the latest design trends advise us to choose fences for our country house that emphasize the sophisticated style of the mansion. However, despite the fact that the slab is a waste of the forest industry, such lumber is just as attractive as solid wood. You can easily become the creator of an original and reliable fence.

The cheapest type of fence made of wood is a fence made of humpbacks. You can easily make such a fence by hand. You can always buy lumber for your work without any problems at the sawmill for a nominal fee. Although, who knows, maybe you just get lucky, and the croaker will get absolutely free.

Let's figure it out, what are the features of this material, and how to make a beautiful fence out of it?

In simple terms, the croaker is a common waste that is obtained in the process of the timber industry enterprises.

The croaker is a board cut from the side, and the other side has its original appearance. It has the texture of raw logs.

Previously, they simply stoked stoves or decorated temporary and rough buildings. However, over time, people began to create strong and unusual fences from this lumber. The price of such a fence varies depending on the type of wood, its size, and finishing method.

The advantages of such a fence:

1. Budgetary.
2. Easy installation of the fence.
3. Durability and good quality.
4. Nice design.
5. Moisture resistance.
6. Individuality and originality.
7. Environmental friendliness.
8. Multifunctionality.

This material has some negative points:

1. The material handling process is complex. You will need to sand and fine-tune all of the boards to one. This kind of work can take you many days.
2. Flammability. Do not forget that the croaker is still ordinary wood. Such a fence can catch fire very easily. This fact should be paid attention to when choosing a material for a fence to the country, because no one needs a fire in the house.

There are two types of slabs - wood and business.

Wood-burning is not used to create fences. This type of slab has an uneven surface. Often this is a split of unstable wood species.

The business slab is used for sheathing sheds, building formwork, fences and partitions.

This type of slab is also conventionally divided into:

• thick;
• thin.

The price of slabs packaged in packs is much higher than heaped ones. This slab has less debris. The best is a calibrated look, in other words a block house or imitation of a log.It is an order of magnitude more expensive than a simple business croaker. However, it also needs careful processing and cleaning.

The croaker attracts attention with its inherent texture, but gradually the bark will begin to flake off, and a bark beetle will most likely start inside the board. A barked and abraded slab looks rich and prestigious. After appropriate processing with the help of special solutions, such a fence is guaranteed to stay in your country house for at least twenty years. The workers at the sawmill will help you to grind the slab for the appropriate money.

Never buy poplar boards, as it rots very quickly. The fence from it will be unsightly. The craftsmen do not advise to buy a birch board either - it is very hard. After the material is delivered to you, you will need to sort and process it as soon as possible, because the harmful bark beetle will very quickly spoil all your material. You will need to make sure to dry the wood after processing it.

There are several main types of fences:

1. Vertical fence. The simplest type of fence execution, for its manufacture, the boards must be fastened perpendicularly to the base prepared earlier.
2. Horizontal fence without crossbars. Gorbylins are mounted horizontally, with or without gaps.
3. Double-sided barrier, in it, uncut boards are installed on both sides. This option for making a fence is the most expensive, because you will need a lot more wood.

To make a fence you will need:

1. Gorbylins.
2. Columns made of metal or wood.
3. Mountings.
4. Crossbars - poles, beams or long planks.
5. Sand, crushed stone.
6. The substance with which wood is treated.
7. Mastic.
8. Paints.
9. Liquid cement.

Tools:

1. Rope and measuring tape.
2. Hatchet.
3. Grinder.
4. Hacksaw.
5. Garden shovel, drill.
6. Mallet.
7. Paint brushes.

The whole process of building a fence is conventionally divided into stages:

1. Calculate the area of ​​the fence and the amount of material required.
2. Prepare and mark the site.
3. Prepare the material.
4. Engage in the installation of support columns and bases.
5. Attach the croaker to the base.

We calculate the area of ​​the fence and the required amount of lumber.

To calculate the required number of columns and materials, you should use a calculator that can be easily found on the Internet, or calculate everything on your own. You need to start the calculation by measuring the perimeter of the territory that will be fenced off. Then you need to determine the distance between the supporting columns and calculate the amount of building materials that are needed.

For example, if the area of ​​the site is twelve acres, then its perimeter will be one hundred and forty meters. When the distance between the columns is two meters, and the width of the gate is one meter, then you will need seventy columns. Having a board two meters long, ten centimeters wide and two and a half centimeters thick for the entire area of ​​the fence, that is, for 278 square meters. meters, you will need 1390 gorbylins or 6.95 cubic meters of this lumber.

When the height of the fence is two meters and the width between its parts is two meters, you will need a 76 x 4 mm metal pipe.

Then you need to calculate how deep the columns should be buried in order to find out how long this building material is needed. To obtain a securely standing fence that will not fall from sudden gusts of wind, the depth of the pit must be at least sixty centimeters.

A slab fence does not need a foundation. However, the metal supports will need to be fixed by concreting them for this. Columns made of wood must be covered with a layer of bituminous mastic or charred.

• Stage 1. Wood preparation for work. Debarking of the material is necessary, it must be done with a regular shovel or ax. Then the croaker is marked out, filed and sanded. After diligently polishing, layers of a protective substance are applied to the slab. For this purpose, use a spray or brush.

• Stage 2. While the humpbacks dry up, mark the holes and install the support columns. The spacing between the posts should be approximately two and a half meters. You can attach the material to columns made of wood or metal. Metal supports are dug into the ground to a depth of 50 cm and poured with concrete. Wooden supports should be covered with a layer of bituminous mastic. Remember to drain the gravel.

• Stage 3. Fasteners for gorbylins. Even before starting the fastening process, you need to decide how your future fence will look like. If you attach the material perpendicularly, then you will need horizontal wooden planks. For fastening the material, nails or screws are used, which have been covered with a layer of drying oil or machine oil. When installing horizontally, the boards are not needed, because the humpbacks are attached directly to the support columns or overlays. It is necessary to install the boards one after another. This will help you to mount your product without gaps.

• Stage 4. Boom decoration.

There are many methods for decorating a simple fence:

1. Artistic cutting of the ends of the humpbacks.
2. Coloring, toning, varnishing.
3. Firing, followed by varnishing of wood.
4. Artificial aging of wood - ripping out soft wood fibers with a brush and further toning of the product. Before the brushing process, the wood can be burned - the result will be a beautiful fence.

Painting the wooden fence is a must. This type of decoration is very important, since untreated wood will not delight you with its novelty for a long time.

It is a great idea to preserve the natural shade of the wood - you just need to treat it with special chemicals. They will greatly extend the life of your wood fence. You can make paints for painting the fence yourself. This, too, can save your family budget.

Everything you need in your work, you can easily find in any specialized store. It is more difficult to get iron red lead and vitriol - they are sold on the construction market.

The recipe for making is very simple: you need to dilute the flour in one liter of water and prepare a paste. Without removing it from the heat, you need to add a little salt and ferrous sulfate there. Everything should be mixed until the particles are completely dissolved.

Pour red lead and mix the resulting substance. Then add drying oil and stir until smooth. Pour half a liter of water into the finished paint. This will help you get the consistency of the paint. The paint is now ready for use. You can immediately start painting the fence.

During construction, there will be no problems if you follow the recommendations:

1. It is necessary to fill the boards one after another at a distance of at least one and a half to two centimeters.
2. The suitable width of the fence boards is twenty centimeters.Larger humpbacks partially split during operation.

The slab fence is a kind of creativity in everyday life. You must show your imagination, then the fence will delight you with its exclusive appearance for a long time. Connoisseurs of fashion and style in the interior can work hard and carve a beautiful ornament on their fence.

We made sure that the creation of a fence from unedged gorbylin is not a very difficult job, but it is long and painstaking. The insignificant cash costs for the construction of such a fence more than compensate you for the high complexity of construction and installation work.

To help you use your personal time correctly, first make a plan for building a fence. Then, divide all the work into separate parts, performing each in stages, according to the plan. This is especially true for the owners of large plots, which are fenced off from neighbors from all sides. They should prepare for a lengthy construction and installation work. It is most practical to do the entire fence not entirely, but by elements, the first of which is the outer side.

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