Fence made of polycarbonate

Polycarbonate is a relatively new building material, successfully used for the construction of fences and has become an excellent alternative to wood and metal. It is a synthetic polymer with excellent performance properties, which makes it quite popular these days.

Benefits of polycarbonate fences

The designs of this material combine the best qualities of transparent and deaf fences, besides it has sufficient flexibility and strength, its characteristics are not inferior to glass, and even surpasses it in many ways. So, the main advantages of polycarbonate and fences from it:

• resistance to atmospheric phenomena in the form of rain, wind, temperature changes, sun and frost - under no circumstances will the fence change form, integrity and appearance;
• it is not subject to collection of moisture, mold formation, corrosion processes, which exceeds wood and metal;
• withstands significant loads, depending on the plasticity can take the desired form;
• can have a different degree of transparency, which makes it possible to select the necessary parameters of light and shadow in the area, so that a transparent fence made of polycarbonate does not prevent plants from obtaining the sunlight necessary for growth;
• does not require special care: it does not need to be painted, only periodically washed with water from a hose;
• acts as a noise isolator, absorbing extraneous sounds from the street thanks to a porous cellular structure (often used as a noise shield along the tracks, near train stations and airports to absorb technical noise);
• has a lot of colors;
• perfectly combined with metal, artistically forged, stone, wood;
• installation of a fence of polycarbonate is not difficult, even an inexperienced master will cope with this.

Species of dacha fences made of polycarbonate

In the market there is a considerable assortment of fences from this material:

1. Assorted fences - under their installation, a metal frame is welded, on the back of which a sheet of polycarbonate is fastened with screws or special fasteners. Often, such fences are made out as forged fences, in this case their cost is higher.
2. Combined polycarbonate and stone fencing - very good looks combination of bricks and sheets of polycarbonate.

Material selection

Since the fence for a summer residence from polycarbonate will cost you not cheap at the expense of considerable cost of a material, you need correctly and precisely to be defined with parametres and the sizes of cloths.

At once it is necessary to say that there are several kinds of polycarbonate:

1. Cell - the most in demand, with its help build fences not only in private areas, but also in protecting commercial, industrial, public facilities. Its popularity is explained by excellent characteristics of strength and noise absorption, relatively low cost and low weight. Delivery and installation of such structures can be done without the use of heavy equipment and a large number of workers. In addition, cellular polycarbonate is the most plastic of all other species, so that it can be given a variety of shapes.
2. Monolithic (cast) polycarbonate - has the highest aesthetic characteristics. Outwardly similar to glass, however, it exceeds it by a hundredfold. Withstands enormous loads, a 12-mm sheet counteracts a shot from the weapon. When subjected to mechanical action, there are no marks left, even scratches. In addition to strength, it can boast excellent noise-insulating properties, due to which it often finds application in the form of noise-shielding screens on autobahns.
3. Wave-shaped (profiled) polycarbonate - similar in appearance and properties with a monolithic, but at the expense of the profile in terms of strength characteristics even exceeds it. Thanks to the exact repeating of the slate waves, this material can be used for the manufacture of roofs and light windows on the roof.

Answering the question, which polycarbonate is better for the fence, you can advise honeycomb sheets with the largest possible thickness - they have the necessary ratio of strength and noise absorption.