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Helpful hints for the choice and placement of a wooden gate or wood fence panels


Because wooden fences and gates all weather endured, the choice of wood is important. Hardwood and impregnated wood are the most common types of wood for fences. A wooden fence or needs maintenance and must be painted once in a while and sanded. Good maintenance ensures that the gate stays in top condition. Optimal privacy reach the pine or hardwood fences and screens. To combine wood with green, the choice of a mesh screen between the wooden fence was made quickly. The mesh can grow a beautiful vine.
 


The spring applies traditional as the season of choice to go in the garden to work, but only nuance is in place. The placement of a wooden gate for example, there are no seasons. Out of the hundreds of questions that Belgian Woodforum meets annually, shows that wooden gates is a real autumn and even winter theme. Therefore bundled wood Information frequently asked questions about wooden gates:


1. How do I know if a species is suitable for a port?

Exposure to weather, moisture and temperature extremes get a port to endure hard. Wood lends itself to this outside application provided that you choose a type of wood with the right characteristics for sustainability. For the above-ground portion of a gate and wooden support posts without direct ground contact advises Belgian Woodforum woods sustainability Class I, II or III. Based on their natural durability of wood are divided into five durability classes from I to V. Class I represents very durable woods, class V for non-durable wood.

 2. What types of wood are eligible?

Dozens of large wood in stock, each with a unique combination of wood pattern and color and may not be available with FSC and / or PEFC ecolabel meet the high quality requirements for a port. Lovers of hardwoods have a choice of naturally enough sustainable woods. Further afield are western red cedar and European oak naturally durable enough to qualify for gate applications.
Would you prefer softwoods, then a prior professional preservation necessary. By softer coniferous species with low natural durability, such as pine, spruce, larch or to preserve oregon, increases the durability of the wood. In order to preserve wood skillfully come chemical preservative in accordance with procedure A3, the thermal treatment (heat treatment), and the acetylation into account. Thermal treatment and acetylation are two environmentally sustainable techniques.

Additional tips:
 Choose for African padouk, use wood that has been expertly dried to a moisture content of 18 to 20%. The choice falls on ipé, go for straight-grained ipé which the xylem visible right running lengthwise. Straight-grained ipé remains in very humid conditions for many decades in excellent condition.

3. What should I watch for the placement?

Always use stainless steel screws and fittings. Iron, steel or galvanized screws and fittings corrode and cause hard to remove stains in the wood. Most hardwoods require pre-drilled holes.

4. Are there other options than to let the wood aging?

By exposure to sunlight and rain occurs after some time a natural, uniform aging of the wood. That aging has no effect on the quality, characteristics, and the life of the wood. If you want to preserve the natural color of the wood, you have an aging one step ahead. This is possible by the timber according to the rules of the art working with oil that blocks the UV radiation and is matched to the original color of the wood.
The first time bring your best more than one coat of oil. Respect the drying time and spend the next layer only when the previous one is completely dry hard. To keep the wood grain visible, you finish with stain. You can also finish the wood with an opaque color layer. Are you tired of the color after a few years, you remove the old paint off and bring you to a new color layer.

5. What about maintenance?

Weathered wood requires no maintenance. Can not you leave it to pick up the pressure washer, proceed with care and use a gentle spray of water. A powerful jet of water close to the wood namely damage the wood surface.