Increasingly, the owners of the household plots are trying to close from passersby and curious neighbors their plot. And this is not the only reason when there is a need to build a fence around a house or a plot. I want to hide from everyday fuss and retire, and also - to ensure the safety not only buildings, but also a crop on the site. It does not matter what the reason for the construction of the fence is important only one thing - so that the fencing has served a long term. And for this it is necessary to do everything according to the rules and start construction it is necessary to embed a foundation for a brick fence.
But before you start working, you need to decide in advance with the number of materials and acquire everything you need. The most reliable and proven option is the construction of a brick fence. This material has been checking the time, it will endure a large load and will not be collapsed under the influence of atmospheric precipitation and temperature drops. It is important to know not only how to build a fence yourself, but also start with the main bookmark of the foundation.
What is the foundation for?
Many people believe that it is possible to start building a fence from any materials right on Earth, it is fast and not expensive. But will such a fence be reliable? At first, yes, but in a year or two, under the influence of atmospheric precipitation and temperature differences, the soil will become loose and the whole design will begin to gradually collapse. Naturally, to return everything to its place, you will have to break the old fence and build a new one, but already for all the rules.
What are the foundation tasks for the fence:
- Hold the design in a given position.
- Equally distribute the load on the perimeter of the structure.
- Possess the strength and stiffness of each separate fence section so that it does not "sat down" and did not destroy.
In order for the fence to serve several dozen years in a row, it is necessary to lay the foundation not deeply, and the thickness of the foundation is calculated in accordance with the materials and designer decision. In any case, the foundation will be able to withstand both light designs and heavy. A strong fence, built on the foundation, is not afraid of any loads. If you do not like the foundation too much, it can be bred by any building material, for example, clinker or ceramic tiles.
Since the construction price of the foundation for a brick fence is always high, the choice remains for you - to give up the services of professional masonry and do it yourself.
The foundation is a solid concrete cloth supported by durable materials on both sides. The stronger concrete, the better. The ideal solution is the concrete brand M 200 or B15, it is possible above. From this directly depends the strength and stability of the fence.
Types of foundation
The thickness of the fence does not matter, everything depends on the base, that is, the foundation. Consider Types:
- tape;
- installing columns;
- columnar tape;
- stone.
A common option is a ribbon trench or tape-columnar.
Ribbon foundation is a simple and popular option. Such a foundation simply make it yourself and it is suitable for any type of fence. You need to choose your width on your own, it will depend on the dimensions of the fence section.
What is a ribbon foundation? This is a dumped trench around the perimeter of the site, which is pre-inserted metal bars (supports). The trench is poured concrete. Suitable for those cases when supports and pillars need to be located at a short distance and so as not to fill and not prepare each hole to fill with a solution of a separate pipe. Or another option - the fill of the "ribbons" need to be done when you need to lay a low side at the bottom of the brick fence.
The depth of the trench can be different, but not more than half a meter. As a result of the actions done, you should get a concrete tape (solid) throughout the perimeter of the site (or in the place where you need to install the fence). From how correctly you will do everything and will depend on the final result, namely the stability of the base of the fence to the loads and weather conditions.
An excellent option is a small-breeding foundation in the form of a tape (abbreviated abbreviation MZL). The advantage is that it is necessary to build such a base for the fence above the ground freezing point, then you can cope with the works much faster.
How to lay a foundation:
- we make markup - if you focus on the facade of the building, then right on the soil you need to read the straight line. If there is a different object nearby (road, nozpostroy, etc.), then the line is diagnosed parallel to the object;
- we install pegs and stretch the rope;
- we prepare the site - equalize the sublime places (remove the part of the soil), we carry out the planning;
- the width can be different, but not more than the thickness of the brick fence. It is necessary to remove the soil. If the height of the fence is up to 1 m, then the depth of the foundation must be at least 10 cm, it is at a minimum. If it is supposed to build a high fence, then the soil is digging by 30 cm (on the bayonet shovel);
- i dump the trench sand, shed it with water and tamper;
- if it is necessary to make a foundation for a brick fence above the soil level, then your actions will be as follows: you need to mount formwork from a wooden board or any other durable material and install from two sides along the trench so that the parallel turns out;
- the formwork is strengthened by pegs from the outside, put the reinforcement, pre-connected wire;
- then the concrete of 4 parts of the rubble (fraction of 20/40 mm), 4-parts of sainted river sand and 1 part of cement (Mark M 400) are prepared;
- the solution must be pouring into the trench, only not all at once, but layers, seal the timber;
- between the fill of each layer we make a small pause. The last layer needs to be done more liquid, you do not need to add the stone, as it is necessary to align the surface;
- in the first 24 hours after the fill of the foundation, it will take more attention to the base of the fence - from time to time to moisturize the surface so that the solution does not swam. There are 2 options: water water or cover the foundation with a tarp cloth;
- when concrete solidhes and becomes strong (this is allotted for several days), the formwork can be removed;
- the foundation is ready, you can proceed to the construction of a brick fence.
A columnar foundation for the construction of a brick fence is the easiest and most affordable option, suitable for the fence of a professional flooring or grid and for columns of bricks. The fence columns need to be installed at the same distance from each other in advance prepared recesses. Drill pit can be a yamobur or dig a manually throughout the perimeter of the site. Prepared recesses are poured with cement mortar. It is very important that there was a slight expansion or "heel" at the bottom of the pit.
The foundation is ready and you can begin the construction of the fence. There is another option - this is the combination of 2 types of foundation: a columnar and tape. The technology of the construction is the same, only under the brick columns, you need to additionally make holes that are poured with a liquid solution for reliability, and then reinforced with wire (reinforcement).
How to prepare the foundation yourself:
- if you want the foundation to be higher than the soil level, then it is necessary to make a formwork on a plot required by height and width;
- we make marking with maximum accuracy so that each column is located apart at the same distance. Material for pillars can serve as a brick, wood or metal pipe. But the most important thing is that the distance between each span is the same;
- wells need to be prepared by adhering to the rules of drilling (the technology "TISE" or "heel"). What does it mean? At the bottom of the pit there should be an extension to be formed so that the pillar will be firmly sitting and not moving;
- it is important that the brick pillars do not overlap access to the solution. Get the opportunity to cement to fill all the space at the bottom of the well. To do this, you just need to raise a bit of the pillar when you fill only the first layer;
- in the prepared deepening, it is necessary to insert the reinforcement so that it looks out of a well of 30 cm;
- supports need to be installed not just, but to check the correctness using the construction level;
- fall off the well first with a layer of rubble, compact and fill with a layer of concrete. Then the next layer and so to the top. You can do otherwise and immediately knead the solution along with the stone;
- after installing posts for the fence, you can begin to the next step: the construction of the grill is concrete tape, which will allow connecting columns to each other. Make a concrete base for the fence in two ways: over the soil and under it;
- if you want to lay the base on the soil, then you need to remove the upper layer of the Earth (10 cm) and to align the bottom of the prepared trench, to the ravarity of it and then need to tie out the reinforcement and lay the formwork;
- if you want to make the foundation over the soil, then you need to mount the formwork (width and height at your discretion), to bandage metal bars in the formwork and the well, and only after that you can fill the base with cement.
Stone foundation is also built by the type of ribbon base, only there is difference - instead of concrete, large stones are stacked in the trench, which then need to pour the cement solution.
Such a foundation is more suitable for the construction of stone fences, as well as to decorate the fence of the metal forging. If you want to make a foundation from stone and brick columns above the ground level, then you can get a beautiful fence element of the fence.
Foundation for brick fence with your own hands
After you have familiarized yourself with the types of foundation, you can proceed to work. Prepare all the necessary materials and tools.
Examine recommendations for the preparation of the solution, regardless of which type of foundation you have chosen, it is necessary that the concrete is not lower than M 200, and the best - M 400, since this concrete will confront weather conditions and is not afraid of frosts.
Water in concrete Put more than usual, the mixture should be slightly less likely (by 10%), excess moisture just goes into the ground. The solution needs to be prepared by small portions so that you have time to pour it into the trench and without waiting for full hardening, pouring more.
To understand how much a cement solution is needed, you need to multiply the width and the length of the foundation to the height, plus add a little on the shrinkage when sealing. For the preparation of the solution, there will be more sand (2 parts) and rubble (2 parts), and the cement itself (1 part). Mix the components using concrete mixer or manually.
What should be brick? It is best to buy a red ordinary brick so that then it was not necessary to cover it with a layer of plaster. You can buy a facing brick and embody the most bold ideas in reality. By the way, pay attention to the frost resistance of the building material, it is better to immediately buy only high-quality materials and build a fence for many years.
In addition to bricks, it is necessary to prepare a pre-small crushed stone (fraction from 5 mm), fittings, plasticizer, cement and sand. Do not save on materials, since this will depend on the duration of the operation of the brick fence.
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