The choice of material for the fence is an extremely important task, because the fence carries not only a protective, but also aesthetic function. In this regard, a brick fence may be the most correct solution for owners of private houses and summer cottages.
The main advantages of brick fence
As practice shows, brick fences have a number of advantages:
- Safety. Brick fences are best coped with the function of protecting the private territory from extraneous views and unauthorized penetration. However, when erecting such a fence, it is worth considering that the level of security can decrease when using various jewelry and accessories.
- A worthy appearance. A brick fence always looks very solid, and if desired, it can be turned into a real work of art.
- Long service life. As practice shows, even with constant influence of negative environmental factors, brick fences do not lose their operational qualities and aesthetics even after a few decades.
- A variety of design options. You can improve the aesthetics of fencing using a variety of external decoration. The design of brick fences can be any that is achieved due to the wide additional opportunities for decorating and combining with other materials. The brick itself can also have a different color and texture, which gives even more space for imagination. You can build a fence made of clinker, torn or chopped brick, which will look quite original. A combination of materials of various shade is also acceptable.
Types of brick fences and their features
Of great importance for the entire structure is masonry of brick fence. Most often, its thickness is one or two bricks. So that the upper part of the fence does not look too boring and monotonously, you can dilute it with pillars of a different color and with a different masonry.
The classic can be called a fence that is fully made of brick and installed on a special foundation. Guided by the landscape design and architectural features of the house, you can build a fence made of red, white, brown, yellow brick, adding it to the decoration, special cladding and any decor to taste.
Using various types of masonry, you can create a figure of the fence. Original arches that are filled with forged or wooden elements are very popular. A brick with clinker cladding looks very unusual and beautiful. Combining bricks of various colors also often becomes the basis of unusual design solutions. And if you build massive brick columns for the fence, the fence will look especially elegant and status.
|
|
|
Combination with other materials
The brick goes well with many other building materials, and the combined fences look very interesting and soundly:
- Brick and wood fence – A very popular type of fence in which a tree acts as a decorative element. The use of wood makes the structure easier, also with its help you can embody rather unusual design solutions. But even the easiest option for brick and wooden picket fence will look elegant;
- Brick and stone fence – such a fence always looks very reliable and even impregnable, but decorative elements made of stone will also be able to give additional elegance to the fence;
- Brick and forging fence – The decor of such fences is performed using decorative forging, which looks very representative and resembles the architecture of England of the last century.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As a rule, combined fences are installed on the foundation of the tape type, the height of which can be different. By showing imagination, you can build a really solid and beautiful fence that will support the architectural style of the house and emphasize your excellent taste.
