As statistics and my personal observations show, most people make fences on their sites from polycarbonate. In principle, nothing surprising, because this material has a lot of advantages.
Today you can buy polycarbonate of various transparencies, thanks to which you can easily find the right degree of shading for your plants. By this property polycarbonate similar to glass, only it is stronger and more flexible in bending.
Other advantages of polycarbonate include the following:
- 1. The material comes in different thicknesses, from 4 to 32 millimeters.
- 2. It transmits ultraviolet rays.
- 3. Polycarbonate is light enough to be installed easily.
- 4. The material is able to withstand the effects of moisture, fungi and mold do not appear on it. Polycarbonate does not need to be painted or protected.
- 5. The material does not require special care, it can be simply washed with water or soapy water.
- 6. To install a polycarbonate fence, there is no need to pre-fill the foundation.
Indeed, polycarbonate has many advantages. But you also need to say about the disadvantages:
- 1. When it's hot outside, polycarbonate cracks.
- 2. A fence made of such material needs edging, since over time it will begin to deform.
- 3. Polycarbonate is not able to withstand strong mechanical stress, it is damaged.
- 4. An opaque material does not let the sun's rays through, which means that plants behind such a fence can wither.
- 5. Strong gusts of wind can damage polycarbonate.
- 6. Dust and dirt gets inside the polycarbonate. This can be avoided by sealing the ends with a special tape.
- 7. When the sun shines on the material for a long time, it begins to expand. When installing a fence, you must remember about the gaps.
What can replace polycarbonate for a fence?
I found for myself a very budget option, from which you can make a fence. This is a shading grid. As a rule, in stores there are green and black nets. The main advantage is that a fence made of such material will not emit extraneous sounds, i.e. squeak and crackle.
Thick plastic or nylon clamps will help to fix the mesh (it is quite easy to find them on sale, and their cost is acceptable). Over time, they can start to burst, so it's best to have a small supply of clamps. A more reliable but time consuming option is to use a wire for securing.
CUNNING! Do you know how to prevent the clamps from bursting? Before using them for their intended purpose, hold the clamps in boiling water for several minutes, then they will become flexible.
I bought 50 meters nets in a roll for about 3 thousand rubles. It turned out that I paid no more than 7 rubles for a square meter of material. Cheap and cheerful!
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