All about white, silicate or red brick fences

It is customary to enclose private houses, summer cottage spaces, protecting property, crops, and the owners themselves from strangers. A properly constructed brick fence solves the problem of protecting the site from extraneous intrusion, it looks beautifully, soundly. The construction does not necessarily come out too expensive - there are many different options.

At the choice of the owner of the site, various types of brick structures in an unusual design are offered.

Pros, cons of fencing

Fences made of bricks today are popular in all countries of Europe and the world. Any brick fence has many positive qualities:

• strength - when the solution between the elements has already “taken”, it is extremely difficult to break, break, scratch the structure. If the fence is laid in a half brick, he is not afraid of even a car that crashed directly into an average size;
• durability - a high-quality product can stand for hundreds of years, almost without changing its appearance;
• reliability - a fence with smooth walls will protect the site from unwanted visitors;
• environmental friendliness - bricks are made from natural materials, do not emit poisons in the surrounding space;
• opacity - behind a solid fence it is not at all visible what is happening on the site;
• resistance to weather phenomena - strong winds, frequent rains, scorching sun, snow and hail are not afraid of bricks. It does not bend, does not warp, does not collapse;
• the construction does not require painting, any maintenance;
• the process of building the fence is a great opportunity to prove yourself by creating a real masterpiece that even great-grandchildren can see;
• the material goes well with others - wood, metal, stone;
• the subject is easy to fit into any landscape design.

There are also several disadvantages:

• A lot of details are required - continuous masonry per meter is 54-108 pieces, excluding columns, which will take even more;
• It’s expensive to build a beautiful product - the price includes renting a concrete mixer (it will take a lot of mortar), pouring the foundation or constructing the structure on piles, laying brick. The most complex elements require the skills of a skilled bricklayer;
• The construction of a large building sometimes takes several months.

Tip: for the product to last as long as possible, it requires high-quality waterproofing.

Types of Brick Fences

In the photo on the Internet, brick fences look different, very different from each other. The main types:

• The fence, made entirely of ceramic bricks, is homogeneous or has textured, openwork, colored patterns. Of the other material, only gates are made here;
• A fence of white or red silicate brick - the cost of the product is slightly lower than that of a conventional one, but the appearance does not deteriorate from this;
• Of facing bricks - the most often used brick, it is smooth, durable, looks beautiful;
• Of the Lego bricks - the details are bricks of a special shape, with grooves and holes. The construction is durable, relatively light, less masonry is required;
• Facing design - this option is the most popular, as the basis is used second-hand brick. Top product is coated with paint, plaster;
• Of bricks and stone - a combination of smooth brick, textured stone elements made of granite, marble, shell rock, sandstone, looks solidly, "richly". Such a construction will be very expensive;
• With forged elements - here only thick pillars and the base of the structure are made of brick, the spans themselves between them are formed by forged lattices. The gates are also decorated with forging;
• Using wood - the base is made of bricks, the upper part and the gate is made of wood.

Choice of pattern, finish

A high fence made of smooth facing bricks looks most neat. Masonry pattern is allowed almost any - a simple "chess" binding, diagonal "crosses", as well as the "Bavarian" masonry, when bricks of different colors are randomly stacked, creating an original, noble design. It is permissible to alternate black and red, smooth and textured products laid with the wide side or end facing out. Decorate the fence and laying parts at an angle, diagonally, but the bricks will have to be cut, which will lead to a large consumption of material.

When building a fence from this material, everyone will be able to choose the height of the new fence, its thickness and even shape.

Against the background of the walls made of elements of white color, “creeping” flowering plants look beautiful. Sometimes piers are laid out with rubble stone, cinder blocks. To prevent gradual destruction due to stagnation of moisture, it is recommended to protect the upper surfaces of the fence with narrow gable canopies, and the columns with whole mini-domes made of metal tiles and other suitable materials. Overhead openwork elements made of wood, plastic, metal are painted in different colors, usually made in the form of flowers, "sockets", abstractions. Near the entrance, a forged or welded birdhouse mailbox is mounted, an LED strip is launched at the top.

In a certain order, the laid bricks will make the whole structure almost impenetrable.

If the material you choose is really high-quality and new, then no paints or other coatings will need to be applied to it.

What can be combined with such a fence

Bricks are perfectly combined with many other materials:

• Wood - in the form of horizontal slats, euro-plywood, wide boards or "American";
• Forging - forged metal elements decorated with sharp peaks at the tops will make the fence impregnable;
• Decking - metal sheets of brown, red, green and other colors in combination with brick columns look especially good;
• Polycarbonate - filling spans is performed from it, visors above the wall and arches. Such a “wall” will be transparent, translucent with any shade (golden, bronze, red, red, blue, etc.);
• Natural stone - stone is filled with spans. Suitable as simple cobblestones, coarse pebbles, as well as more "thoroughbred" pebbles;
• Welded 3D mesh - the option is used to reduce the cost of construction, if the site requires a light-transmitting fence;
• Concrete - the base is made from this material, less often - support columns, which are reinforced with metal rods.

The fence made of bright yellow bricks resembles fairy tales about the road to the “emerald city”, therefore it is quite acceptable to decorate it in some places with plot wooden figures or whole panels. A smooth, uniform snow-white fence, black, decorated with an arch entrance with a gabled roof, will perfectly fit into the Scandinavian style, will become an original addition to Gothic home ownership.

Such a fence has high strength, it can not only hide the site from prying eyes, but also protect it from other external influences.

Beautiful examples

The original fences for a private house made of brick photo look solidly, reliably. The structures are complemented by visors, intricate ornaments lined with colored bricks. The style of Provence will be originally complemented by a fence made of cream or white brick, and the construction of a red color is suitable for the Dutch style. Openwork "chess" options are also popular. When it is decided to build a fence of very old brick, you will have to find real antique material. The design looks most interesting if the site itself is decorated "antique".

Tip: photo galleries depicting brick fences, decorated in various styles, are easy to find on sites related to construction and summer cottage.

A brick fence can be not only a very reliable protection, but also a stylish decoration of landscape design, a bright completion of a full-fledged architectural ensemble.

Conclusion

It is not difficult to build a brick fence with your own hands, as in the photo on the Internet, if there are minimal mason skills. To enclose large areas, a whole team of craftsmen is usually hired, since the construction process is very laborious, which can take a single week.

They are so versatile that piers with forging or a wooden fence, with gates or a gate made of polycarbonate always dignify in them.

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