Many people don’t bother to look at maximising security
measures for their home and garden until something happens, but there are many
simple things that we can do to make our home secure and it is one thing that
we already have that can be extremely helpful, our garden fence. When looking
to make your garden more secure, garden fencing provides you with something that
can be both practical and attractive. It can serve its purpose, acting as a
deterrent, but can also be used in order to make your garden more attractive
and pretty.
When choosing the right garden fence for your home, you will
need to take a number of things into consideration. Firstly you will have to
find out what the legal requirement is for the height of your fence. Back
garden fences in the UK will usually have to be no bigger than 6ft/2 metres,
whereas fences in your front garden will have to be 3ft/1metre. You may feel
that this is not big enough for your back garden and so you might want to add
some extra height to it. This can be achieved by using trellis. The trellis
however must be ‘open’, and no more things that are hard to see through can be
added, e.g. flowers or plants. You could always add some spikes or barbed wire
to the top of your fences, as this will be even more of a deterrent for
criminals, but can also be unattractive. Another option would be to use prickly
plants/bushes on or next to your fence.
You will also want to consider what type of fence you want
to buy. Do you want a metal fence or a wooden fence? Wooden fences will tend to
be more attractive and can also serve the benefit of being harder to climb over
without making a lot of noise. In most gardens, wooden fences/ fence panels will
fit in better as they will match the typical ‘natural’ garden look. They will
also be available in many different styles, and can be a great way of keeping
your garden/home secure as well as making it aesthetically pleasing. Looking
online, you will be able to browse the different styles of wooden fencing. You
will need to check your fence panels for any damage regularly as if there is
any, this could provide a criminal with an easy opportunity to enter your
garden.
Aside from using fencing or fence panels to keep your garden
secure, there are many other measures that you should also take. You should
always consider a light that has a motion detector as these can scare off any
criminals and are relatively inexpensive and easy to install. You should keep
anything valuable inside the house, in a garage or in a shed. You should also have
a double lock on any garden gate, shed or garage.
Protecting your garden is as important as guarding your home
and so care should always be taken to make sure that you aren’t broken into.
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