DIY Garden Fence Installation Ideas

There are numerous reasons to have a garden fence, including keeping deer and hares off your nicely manicured lawn and providing protection against the wind. On the other hand, even when you do not have to worry about animals, fences can offer a beautiful border around your garden. However, despite the various advantages, many homeowners will hold off building a decorative garden fence because they find the undertaking a little overwhelming even though it does not have to be that way.

Nowadays, it is possible to purchase complete fences in the form of kits. These complete assemblies include everything you need for building a garden fence that is attractive as well as being robust. Indeed, many of the designs are so clever that you will have to do little more than simply snap the various components together. They usually come in sections to make a square or rectangle. Nevertheless, if you want something a little more elaborate, like a semi circle or an octagon, many kits include modified braces to allow you to achieve the design that you want.

The majority of kits are not as easy to put up but still only require the minimum of work on your part. The slats are pre-attached to crosswise supports called cross-members or rails. All you need to do is attach these pre made panels to the corner posts. That is simply a case of putting in a number of screws with a power screwdriver and you are in business.

Installing fence posts does not have to be a major job, either. Indeed, if you are only putting up a small garden fence, you may not have to sink posts at all. The posts will furnish corner support for the slat sections, but the whole thing can just sit on the ground without excavating any post holes.

This is possible with the use of metal post support stakes, that offer the additional support while negating the need to dig holes in the ground. These stakes consist of square metal cups that have a twelve to eighteen-inch spike welded onto the base. You simply use a club hammer to pound the spike into the ground.

You can either have the square cup section protruding above the surface or sink it down so that it is level with the ground. They are normally finished in attractive colors or you can paint them to match your overall garden design. Mounting the fence post is simplicity itself because all you need to do is slide the post base into the cup and tighten the included nut and bolt which results in the cup clamping the post securely.

Garden fences put up in this way can support considerable weight besides being able to stand up to high winds and driving rain.

Trellis or Lattice is always fashionable and it too is readily available in pre-made sections that are simple to install. Indeed, with the addition of several climbing plants, such as ivy or clematis vines, you will be able to eventually develop a form of hedging panel once they have grown and wound themselves around. Lattice also offers a simple means to support tall plants near the edge. To enable tall tulips or the like to stand proud, just use some tie wrap between the stem and the trellis.

If you have an issue with gophers or moles tunnelling under your garden, you can drop the fencing into the ground by about twelve inches. That can be as simple as just excavating a ditch and planning to have your slats a bit taller than you originally figured. Alternatively, a layer of chicken wire under the ground surface can also provide an effectual barrier.

So there, you have it. Fence your garden and have a finished look that protects your plants.