Braided fence with own hands

Of course, a concrete 2-meter fence will hide you reliably from the curious. Is it only a state secret for your tomato garter technology and does the pool, lovingly tiled with tiles, make you a participant in the fraudulent check auctions? The eye of an ordinary Russian is sure to please the wicker fence built in one summer.

First we need to decide on the materials. Willow, hazel, alder, birch are perfect for making a self-woven fence in the garden.

Schemes for weaving the fence

Instructions for the self-installation of the wicker fence

At the first stage, digging into the ground the columns that will form the basis. This can be natural wood or metal pipes of suitable diameter. The thicker the bars for the fence, the thicker and stronger the stakes, otherwise they will just break. The depth to which the pillars sink into the earth also depends on this. The distance between the supports should be 50-60 cm. The deepening is sufficient for 30-40 cm, with especially thick rods up to half a meter.

Before starting work on installing a wicker fence from a willow with your own hands, twigs should be softened in the steam room. A salty bath is possible for twenty minutes. So you do not have to spend too much effort on the weaving, and the chance to break your building material will decrease significantly. After completion of the work, the wood will naturally dry up and take its original form.

Fixing not the first peg of twigs with a wire, you can proceed to the painstaking work of making a wicker fence, the scheme of which is very simple and reminiscent of a snake. The bars are staggered around the bars in a checkerboard pattern. To ensure that the structure does not fall apart, it is better to tie rods to a pole with wire or other materials. Also it should be done so that the wattle fence does not reach to the ground for 5-10 cm. This will prolong the life of the fence, relieve the putrefactive processes. More complex types of braided fences with their own hands( see photo) require serious skills and are beyond the power of beginners.

Wicker fence from the boards

A separate conversation deserves the making of a wicker fence from the boards, as in the photo. This grandiose construction can decorate not only the classic 6 acres. It can serve as an original and worthy fencing for a solid country house. As a material, regular planed boards are used. Supports( wooden or metal, it does not matter) are placed at a distance of 2-2.5 meters from each other and must be concreted because of the very heavy load exerted on them by the boards. The design is fastened with screws and processed with compositions that protect against decay. The unusual appearance of such a fence will remind you of the historical past of the country and make your house profitable different from many others.

After completing the work, you need to cover your creation with stain or other composition that will help preserve the natural wood used to make the wicker fence, a pristine look for many years to come. Possible coloring in any color, corresponding to the exterior of the cottage and outbuildings. In any case, the structure of the intricate pattern of the fence will remind of its man-made and natural origin.

I want to hope that our review of the photo and video has cleared up all the nuances of how to make a wicker fence with your own hands.

Video of making a wicker fence with your own hands