Asbicated slate for the land fence is used not often. Poor advertising he served the habit of using the "residual principle." Many dacha owners put on fences Old roofing slate, covered with moss and holes from nails. Their neighbors, looking at his non-primary species, choose other options for fences.
If we compete competently, not trying to save on the fence at the expense of the roof of the roof, then slate can successfully compete with other types of sheet materials.
We set the purpose of this article to consider the benefits, features and examples of slate fences. We hope that after acquaintance with them, many readers will change their attitude towards this material.
Slate fence. Advantages more than flaws
So, what is the fence built from a flat or wavy slate?
- First, such a fence is durable and unpretentious in care. The service life of high-quality slate is measured by decades. At the same time, it does not rot, not rust, does not destroy under the action of frost and heat.
- Secondly, the price of slate fence is small.
- Thirdly, the installation of this material is quite simple and does not take much time.
- Fourth, with a creative approach, the appearance of slate fencing is not inferior to more expensive materials (stone, wood, polycarbonate, metal).
The only serious lack of asbotic slate is relative fragility. From a strong point impact it bursts. You can restore the damaged sheet or by using steel plates-lining (flat slate) or replacement (wavy).
The choice of options asbetic slate for the fence is not too large. The one who wants to save, buys standard material with a sheet size of 1.75x1,125 m (8 waves) or 1.75x0.98 (7 waves).
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In the nomenclature of the flat slate used for fences, lists of 1.0x1.5 m in the greatest demand; 2.0x1.5 m; and 3.0x1.5 m.
Examples of slate fences
Solving, from which slate is better to build a fence, you need to get acquainted with the existing options for its installation and decoration.
Wavy slate most often put on horizontal runs from the profile pipe, wooden bar or combination "steel corner + wooden rail." The runs are fixed on steel (less ash-cemental) columns concreted in ground or tape base. For fastening of runs (lag), metal studs, tapping screws or welding are used.
The easiest option is a fence from a wave slate, fixed on a wooden board to metallic pipes
To install a wave slate, you can use steel water pipes, strengthened them to columns from asbetic pipes.
Flat slate is mounted in two ways:
- On horizontal runs from the profile pipe.
- As part of the steel corner.
The first way to install is no different from the installation of the wave slate.
Flat slate is fixed on horizontal runs. At the bottom of the fence, the clearance is left for ventilation, closed with steel grid
Fastening option in the frame is more reliable. The corner creates a framing that protects the edges of the sheet from chips. The use of the frame allows you to abandon drilling in slate holes weakening sheet. Frame on welding is attached to the column. After that, the sheet is inserted into it and is fixed from the loss of short steel plates, welded to the corner.
Fastening flat slate plate on reverse side frame
Appearance of the fence of a flat slate with a frame from a corner and strips
In this photo we see another embefer mounting option. There is no frame from the corner here. Sheets with spills are attached directly to the columns. From the bottom and on the upper cut of the fence is a corner. Sheet joints are covered with a steel strip welded to a corner.
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It should be noted another, not the most successful, method of installing a flat slate on the fence - the use of fastening plates-lyrine. Holes in the edges of the sheet and installing heavy slate for 4 points increase the risk of chips.
Mounting slate on the eye - Unreliable option
With installation, everything is clear, and where is the promised beauty? - The reader will ask. Indeed, it's time to move from the technical side to aesthetic. Make a fence from the wave slate attractive and uncomfortable. To do this, it is enough to buy color material.
Colored wave slate - the easiest way to decorate the fence
A monophonic fencing is not like everyone. Therefore, we recommend buying a slate of different colors and consolidate it on the fence, like on the artist's palette.
A good option is to paint slate with special paints. They can be used not only for solid composure. It looks very beautifully a fence, on the sections of which the ornament or landscape is drawn.
Flat asbotic slate - the "canvas" of the artist, waiting for his master
If there are small children in the family, a pure fence can be painted by drawing fairy-tale characters. Such a decoration will certainly delight the kids and create a cozy atmosphere.
Slate is well combined with a stone. You can find original types of fences in which these two material are successfully combined.
In addition to asbetic, plastic and metal slate is actively used for fences. Plastic allows you to build a light light fencing.
The fence from the plastic slate is beautiful and transparent
Metal slate - everyone is well familiar professional flooring. Unlike asbotic sheets, it is not limited to a measured standard. This makes it possible to build fences of any height from it. Methods for fastening plastic and metal on the fence similar to the technologies for mounting slate from asbestos.
Features of the independent setting of slate
As we said at the beginning of the article, make a slate fence with their own hands.
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Preparatory operations include:
- Copk or drilling holes under the columns. Their depth depends on the height of the fence, the type of soil, the strength of the dominant in this locality of the wind and can be from 60 cm to 1 meter. The size of the holes in the plan should be 20-30 cm more of the cross section of the columns for high-quality concrete seal.
- Concreting racks in the pits. Start this work from the installation of angular columns. Carefully aligning them in terms of level and plumb, poured a concrete mix. After grappling between the racks, the cord is stretched and ordinary columns are put on it.
- The next stage is the installation of runs. They can be fixed to the outer plane of the columns or let it flush with it. The mount is performed by self-drawing or using welding.
How should I not put slate?
Despite the ease of installation, there are many mistakes and curious situations in practice. Several of them we will look at. Ramo for the installation of heavy slate should be rigid and durable. Despite this requirement, some part owners manage to use a thin drywall profile for these purposes.
Believing that profile weakness can be compensated for by a large number of mounting holes, they weaken sheet strength.
Plasterboard profile for slate fence is not suitable!
The second typical error - the slate fastening is not in the upper rigid part of the "waves", but in the bottom, the bromace. For clarity, we bring the scheme to the right fastening of the sheet to the fence frame. It is taken from the installation of roofs.
From the figure it is clear that the self-tapping screw or a nail to which slate is attracted to the run must have a rubber gasket to eliminate the hard spot pressure of the metal on a fragile sheet.