fence construction technology of polycarbonate with their hands

Lightweight, functional and relatively inexpensive fence for the protection of the local area can be made of polycarbonate.Polycarbonate - transparent or translucent polymer material, widely used in construction and decoration, it has a number of advantages:

• Lightweight and durable material that does not weigh down the structure, while delivering long battery life;
• Easy to handle, cut jigsaw or hacksaw, easy to install and allows you to create curves;
• Skips sunlight, so do not obscure plants even at a considerable height of the fence;
• provides noise insulation, reflecting sound waves;
• Large selection of colors and polycarbonate additional elements - caps, corners, flitches - with varying degrees of transparency make it possible to comply with any design decision, and beautify the site.

Features choice and montazhapolikarbonata

Polycarbonate is of two types: solid and cellular.Polycarbonate is widely used in the manufacture of fences, greenhouses, canopies and roofs of light structures due to the special structure: two layers of material are joined by partitions, allowing greatly facilitate the weight of the material and simplify installation.Monolithic polycarbonate produced with a thickness of 4 mm, it is somewhat heavier, but has a higher strength, so it is used for the manufacture of fences in areas with high wind loads.

When buying polycarbonate intake should be considered its standard dimensions:

• Monolithic polycarbonate - 2,05h3,05 m, the thickness of 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 mm;
• Polycarbonate - 2,1h6 2,1h12 m or m, thickness 4, 6, 8, 10, 16, 25, 32 mm.

When installing polycarbonate should be noted that it has a large coefficient of thermal expansion, so the fixture should not be hard, if polycarbonate is attached to a frame made of metal, it is necessary to leave gaps at the rate of 4 mm per meterpolycarbonate length.Krepjat polycarbonate to a skeleton on screws with sealing washers polymer, with pre-drilled hole with a diameter somewhat larger than the diameter of the screw.Polycarbonate is necessary to end the sides covered with special caps to prevent the ingress of moisture in the cells and the formation of condensation.

fence construction technology of polycarbonate with their hands

1. To collect polycarbonate necessary supporting pillars, and in some cases, for the construction of combined fences made of bricks, metal and polycarbonate, and foundations.The platform for the construction of the fence free of debris and foreign objects and align, cut the fertile layer of soil.If necessary the construction of the foundation - dig a trench depth of 30-50 cm, which equips sand or crushed stone pillow.If the foundation must be raised above ground level, perform the desired height of the shuttering boards.
2. ready-mixed concrete from the cement, sand and filler.The filler can be used gravel, pieces of brick, concrete block.The ratio of components in concrete - 1 part cement to 3 parts sand and 3 parts concrete.If the base of the fence or support will be made of brick, the foundation must be reinforced rod, or wire mesh.Concrete is poured into a prepared trench and formwork, align and pour it waiting 3-6 days.
3. During the construction of a fence made of polycarbonate on a lightweight framework with concrete poured only support.The distance between the supports are selected on the basis of the wind load on the fence, most of them set in increments of 3 meters.In the place of installation of support pillars is drilled depth of at least 80 cm at the bottom of the wells is poured a layer of sand or gravel.Prepared from support rectangular tube bituminous waterproofing treated at the bottom, after which the roofing material is wrapped and set into the prepared hole.Align vertically, reinforce retaining boards and poured concrete well.Props removed only after complete solidification of concrete.
   

   Technology digging a trench under the fence for support

4. frame for fixing of polycarbonate is made of a rectangular pipe or a metal bracket, you can also use a profile for drywall.The frame is in the form of several horizontal tracks at a distance of 0.6-1 meters apart rails secured to the supports by means of welding or metal screws.Supports and guides of a material subject to corrosion, is first coated with a primer and then painted.
   

   Make a frame for fixing of polycarbonate

5. Polycarbonate cut into desired size canvases with the help of a jigsaw blade for wood, and the average size of the teeth.The protective film during installation are not removed - it protects the polycarbonate sheets from scratches and other damage.At the ends of the polycarbonate wear special aluminum caps.Polycarbonate is attached to the frame with self-drilling screws with sealing shaybami.Predvaritelno drilled holes in polycarbonate with a pitch of 30-40 cm bore diameter - 2 mm larger than the diameter of the screw.When mounting is necessary to make sure that the polycarbonate was not rigidly clamped screws, otherwise it may crack under the temperature drops.You also need to make sure that between the polycarbonate and other elements of the design was clearance for thermal expansion.
6. After fastening polycarbonate protective film is removed, add to its decorative elements, if necessary.Care polycarbonate is its annual washing of the hose, very dirty - using detergents.

Run polycarbonate fence with their hands - not a particularly difficult task, and if you ask for, you can make out of it an original element of landscape design, decorating it with wrought iron, masonry of decorative stone or lighting elements.

should not forget about such an important element of the fence, as the gate - they can also be done with their own hands, by appropriate design.