Wicker fences are included in their projects by developers of landscape designs, creating a cozy retro-style on the courtyard. Wicker fence can be called tyn, hedge, picket fence or wattle. It is quite simple to manufacture. Almost any improvised material can be used, including modern high-density synthetic bases. Fans of natural, environmentally friendly materials prefer to weave a fence from vines, boards, reeds, branches and other plastic raw materials. Any flexible material resistant to the harmful effects of the environment is suitable for weaving.
Blanks for weaving
The most suitable materials from which you can make decorative wattle.
Willow
Wattle willow branches are durable and flexible, provided that dry material was used in the process. Each species of willow is suitable for such purposes. If desired, living or non-living fences can be made from willow. In the first case, we are talking about young shoots planted in the ground, from which they form a wicker fence in the process of their growth. Inanimate hedge means wattle from willow branches, cut in advance.
It is best to use freshly cut willow shoots for weaving. Material is harvested from early autumn to early spring. If the branches are cut in advance and become brittle from long-term storage, they are soaked in boiling water for several hours to give flexibility.
Bulrush and cattail
These very common plants are not very durable, have a fragile structure, so they are unlikely to be able to enclose the entire suburban area. Even if you decide to build such a fence around the house, it will have to be changed after a couple of years. From a reed or a cattail it is advisable to weave a miniature low fence for the edging of a flower bed or landscape zoning.
Vine
The wicker fence from the vine is easy to manufacture, thanks to the flexible and long twigs that can be wrapped to the desired state. The vine is resistant to temperature changes and high humidity, so the wicker fence from it will last more than one year.
Hazel
In order to get a beautiful and high-quality fence made of hazel, you need to worry about the procurement of material in early spring, until the first buds appear on the plant. At this time, the young shoots of hazel are most flexible, which means they will not break during weaving.
Materials and tools for horizontal tyn
If you decide to weave a fence of willow rods, then for its manufacture you will need the following materials and devices:
- branches, the diameter of which can be 1-3 cm;
- manual or gasoline drill;
- sharp pruning shears for pruning rods;
- wire with which stiffeners are formed;
- galvanized screws;
- screwdriver or screwdriver for screwing screws;
- knife with a long blade;
- awl;
- a hammer.
After you have collected everything you need, you can proceed to the phased implementation.
Detailed instructions
At the first stage, standard marking is usually performed, according to which vertical support posts are installed. If your fence is quite high, then the supports should be installed at a distance of no more than one meter from each other. Determining the pitch will make the fence strong. For better stability of a high fence, supports require greater penetration into the ground.. They dig in a third of the length. If the fence is planned to be one and a half meters high, then the support should be at least 2.2 meters. Some craftsmen use metal pipes that are reinforced with concrete mortar. Recesses for vertical columns are conveniently made with a drill.
Before making a wicker fence, the rods are sorted. Copies with a thickness of more than three centimeters are allowed on auxiliary vertical elements for weaving the web. They are dug into the ground between the main supports every 40 cm. Thick twigs should be 50 cm higher than the future tyne. From the sticking branches will form an even upper row of weaving.
So that the wicker fence from the rods does not rot, its lower row is formed at a height of 10-15 cm from the surface of the earth. It is desirable that the lower branch was thicker than all subsequent ones, and for greater reinforcement of spans, the masters recommend passing the wire through rods deepened into the ground. The first transverse element of the rod is attached to the main supports with stainless screws.
During weaving, each willow bar is passed through vertical branches. Remembering the aesthetics of a decorative product, it is recommended that the ends of the vine be pulled to the inside of the hedge. If your design is long enough, the branches need to be laid horizontally butt. When weaving 4 rows of the fence, be sure to hammer with the hammer on the upper shoots without undue effort, sealing the “knit”. To make the hedge spans stronger, they are reinforced with wire every 6-7 rows.
When weaving a fence from rods, the vine can be stacked one at a time or in bunches, which will give a different effect. The tufted version will add monumentality to the fence, and in the case of a single weave, you will get a lightweight openwork pattern.
At the ends of the fence, the branches are trimmed so that they do not stick out randomly due to the columns, and the fence has acquired a completed look. If you live in a climatic zone with frequent and strong winds, screw each shoot to the supports with screws or fasten them with wire.
Like the side branches, the tops of the supports are cut so that they do not stick out over the spans. If the vine has sufficient flexibility, it can be bent down and passed through a wicker cloth.
When the weaving of the fence is completed, it is worth worrying about its safety and attractiveness. For this, the product is treated with stain or impregnated with special protective agents. Work is carried out with a brush or spray gun.
Necessary fixtures
There is an equally interesting way of weaving, which is characterized by a vertical arrangement of branches. A wicker fence made of birch branches looks very unusual, which will protect the compound from the penetration of uninvited guests, because a high construction with a sharp top is difficult to overcome.
Useful in work:
- bars for vertical supports;
- slats measuring 25x45 mm for transverse veins;
- birch branches, the diameter of which is at least 3 cm, and the length depends on the height of the fence (an average of 170-190 cm);
- hammer, self-tapping screws and screwdriver;
- pegs and a strong rope for a marking.
- A selection of branches of the same length from which the wicker stockade will be assembled - birch poles with good flexibility. In the process of harvesting poles, it is necessary to remove the side branches.
- Installation of vertical supports made of wood. The bars are pre-treated with antiseptic agents, and then digged into the ground in increments of 2.5–3 meters to a depth of about 50 cm.
- On the screws to the posts, transverse strips are fixed, 10-12 cm long in excess of the step between the vertical elements. You should get three rows of transverse segments: above, below and in the middle.
- Between the horizontal supports we pass the birch poles in the direction from top to bottom, while carefully bending them in the process of weaving. Each next branch bends opposite to the previous one. And so on until the end of the fence. Periodically, the rows are sealed with a hammer to reduce gaps. The raw material will dry, and the woven fence will gain strength.
During the hunt, the wattle collected at home in the country will become a real decoration of the yard and will hide the personal family space from prying eyes.
Austrian or wattle from a board
Wattle made from boards, in many respects wins over the more common picket fence, while its manufacture is not particularly difficult. Real aesthetes choose such a fence for summer cottages, attracting attention to it and causing admiration of others. Instead of wood, MDF panels, plastic siding or peeled veneers can be used here. But what can compare with natural material? How to assemble a wicker fence from boards, and what you need for this.
For the fence from the boards, you will need:
- a bar with a section of 10x10 cm, the length of which depends on the same parameter of the wooden fence of the wicker;
- planed boards 150x20x2100 mm;
- bars for vertical strapping, the length of which is equal to the length of the supporting bars at the rate of 1 piece per canvas;
- saw;
- self-tapping screws and a screwdriver;
- bituminous mastic;
- antiseptic;
- Boer.
- Marking and installation of vertical supports are carried out at a distance of 2 m from each other, between which auxiliary posts are fixed. For greater strength, before weaving the fence, the supports in the lower part are treated with bitumen and concreted.
- Cutting lumber. In this case, all elements must have identical dimensions.
- The boards are laid horizontally, around the beam, ends on supports. They are tightly screwed to them, with each subsequent element bending in the opposite direction relative to the previous one.
- When the wicker fence from the boards is fully assembled, it is treated with an antiseptic or varnish intended for outdoor use. So the Austrian wicker will last much longer, and the person who made the wattle will be able to admire his creation for more than one year.
The video shows the process of making a fence from a cut board for a summer cottage.