Choosing the Best Timber Panel Fencing for your Home

Feb 13
11:11

2013

Paul Dexter

Paul Dexter

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Timber is still the number one material presently used as exterior fencing in most UK homes, It's natural bio-degradable, pet and infant friendly and above all it's very affordable. Unfortunately for many people it doesn't seem to last very long at all.

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So you get your beautiful,Choosing the Best Timber Panel Fencing for your Home Articles brand new panel fencing, you give it a quick coat of wood preservative and then leave it alone, only to discover that after just 12 months or less it is starting to look a bid shabby and discoloured, some panels are even starting to warp, then you get some high winds and the panels that don't simply blow out and disappear, rattle throughout the night keeping you awake. Before long your going through it all again and buying more panel fencing... so what are you doing wrong? OK, this doesn't happen to everyone, some people's panel fencing lasts for years and stays looking good throughout its life but if this does happen to you then you need to read on and find out how you too can have timber panel fencing that lasts for years.

Just like most other products have a budget range an affordable range and a more expensive range, panel fencing, or timber for that matter, is no different. Wood can range from inexpensive soft pine up to expensive hard mahogany, OK so you don't see many mahogany fence panels but there are a number of alternatives to pine that are harder wearing and longer lasting, and many professional bespoke fencing companies now offer this alternative to their customers. To get anything other than budget fence panel s you should contact a professional fencing company in your area, the internet is now a great place to look as you can check out the different options they have online before even making contact. Don't be tempted to visit your local DIY chain or garden centre; they only stock the budget panels although usually at a high enough price to convince you that you are getting a higher quality panel.

What you should be looking for in a fence panel

As we mentioned earlier, not all timber is the same, so you should ask whether the fencing company makes panels out of any other kind of wood, Cedar is very popular at the moment, its much stronger and harder than pine so wont bend and blow out during storms or high winds. But it's not just the wood that is used that makes all the difference! It's also the manufacturing technique itself that makes the difference between and budget and a premium grade fencing panel, as a professional fencing company such as Bridge Fencing Wirral will not only pre-treat the wood before assembly with a high grade wood sealer and preservative but will also use galvanised nails to stop rust from rotting the wood prematurely, these techniques, when used in conjunction with one another can increase the lifespan of your fence panels by a number of years meaning that the little extra that you paid for your premium fence panels will actually save you money in the long run because your fencing will not need to be replace after just one or two years.

In Summary, With some major household purchases or renewals it is not always better to choose the cheaper option over the more expensive option, Budget fence panel are great if your simply looking for a quick fix to maybe help in the sale of your home, but if your want fencing that will last for many years then it is always better to choose good quality over low cost and have fence panels that will stay looking beautiful for many years, choosing a professional fencing company over an ad in the local newspapers also help immensely.