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Brick fence — the best constructions, masonry and modern construction technology (110 photos)

Brick is a material of natural origin, used for many centuries for the construction of buildings, fences and other objects. The advantages of reliability, durability, resistance to rain and snow, fire resistance have made the classic style of mounting blocks almost eternal. Therefore, the stylish masonry of a brick fence surrounds the territory of most buildings and shows the good tastes of wealthy owners.

Its aesthetically attractive design consists of facing or ceramic stone that has been washed and painted. These operations help to effectively eliminate the occurrence of unpleasant calcareous efflorescences and solution leaks.

The decorative compatibility of even an unpretentiously designed fence will perfectly decorate all the varieties of houses known today based on a frame base, wooden parts, metal and glass structures.

Design ideas for the decoration of brick fences amaze people with their quantity and economical consumption of money. To build a chic fence, the owner must work correctly with materials and have a rich imagination.


Protection of the site from possible threats. High-strength fencing will protect the private territory from unauthorized intruders. It will effectively prevent the accidental entry of vehicles driven by an intoxicated driver, the ingress of large-sized construction machinery and hide the landscape from prying eyes.

It should be known that due to the specific nature of the brick, it is almost impossible to correct the occurrence of errors. Choosing the dimensions and shape of the wall, it is required to think through many important nuances and ensure the most accurate adherence to technological instructions when performing laying work.

The main disadvantage, due to which a brick fence with its own hands is characterized by understated popularity, is the high price of consumables, as well as too high a level of complexity of construction.

But today there are ways in which the cost of a brick fence is rapidly decreasing. It allows you to create a full-fledged structure using the thickness of the rows in half or one quarter of the block.


Stages of construction

All the work that professional builders carry out during the preparatory processes and assembly of the structure is divided into four stages:

  • In a specialized company or on the appropriate Internet resource, the fence design style is selected.
  • The documentation of the estimate is carefully formed, where the cost of consumables and services of qualified craftsmen is calculated, after which the construction of the wall is designed.
  • A trench is dug to a certain depth, where a fairly reliable foundation is being built for a brick fence.
  • The blocks that make up the main structure of the support pillars and enclosing walls are laid on its structure.

There is a correct installation of decorative elements, lattice products, protective parts, lighting devices. The surface is treated with substances that slow down the loss of a characteristic shade and the destruction of baked clay.

Then the pre-created surface is treated with a paint substance that harmonizes with the palette of all landscape components.


Foundation construction

The fence, built of natural or artificial stone blocks, is characterized by high weight. Therefore, builders form the foundation according to the technological rules for obtaining buildings from bricks.

If geologists have discovered a stone soil, it is possible to equip a shallow-buried base of the ribbon type. On the remaining rocks, durable support piles are erected, where a concrete tape is attached. The construction technology of such a type of foundation requires digging a trench 40-50 centimeters deep.

Depressions are made in the ditch, the size of the underground level of which reaches 120-150 centimeters, and the bottom is equipped with gravel stones and a sandy layer. Then, a reliable waterproofing is created from a 120-centimeter-long roofing cloth and fittings are installed, pre-welded from hot-rolled rods. Its height should ensure that such a parameter of the rods located in the well corresponds to the level of the planned fence posts.


The plane of the concrete surface is raised by mounting formwork boards 20-30 centimeters high. The foundation filled with concrete is treated with a protective film and left alone for the seven days necessary for the fixing mixture to set.

When the low strength of the soil is unable to fully withstand a fence with brick pillars, the reinforcement structure can be replaced with a square pipe with walls from 60 to 80 millimeters thick.


Laying bricks

A reliable stone fence is erected using the technology of forming the walls of a residential building. Corner pillars are built here, intermediate supports are made with a height of half to 0.7 meters and piers are arranged.

Specialists lay out half-meter structures from rows in half of the building block. The columns of the two-meter fence consist of two-row masonry, and the thickness of the wall corresponds to one stone. Blocks of erected pillars are tied with special wire with wall elements.

Builders pull the fishing line every 4-5 steps to detect relief defects on the surface. Until the solution is completely solidified, errors are easily corrected by tapping the rubber tip of the hammer on a wooden rail.

To obtain the optimal parameter of the thickness of the front side joints, it is necessary to use special polyvinyl chloride frames. They are equipped with gaps between the main elements of the created series.

After setting the cement, the bookmarks are eliminated, the vacant place is covered with multicolored mixtures. When performing the work, the correct geometric shape of the row is observed, excess leaked solution is removed, the front surface is thoroughly cleaned of stuck drops.


Pattern selection and finishing

A pre-constructed brick fence with profiled flooring is easy enough to decorate. But until recently, the decoration of columns and piers of more substantial objects took a lot of labor and money resources.

The development of the construction industry allowed decorating the structure with lattices, vertical steel rods or iron patterned overlays. The classic spoon dressing of blocks is perfectly replaced by other ways that experienced designers have come up with.

Red walls harmoniously combined with decorative varieties of plants. Proper use of apertures of rectangular shape saves 60 percent of the area decorating reliable open the fence.


Cinder blocks or rubble stones increase the amount of savings, as well as reduce the consumption of facing parts up to 20 percent of their total amount involved in the construction of a two-meter wall. The use of bricks with a dark color allows you to cover the joints with white cement.

In some photos of a brick fence, owners may notice the presence of special protective caps. They prevent precipitation from falling on the upper area of the pillars and the wall. The choice of pre-ordered overhead patterns and decorative slats is determined by the overall appearance of suburban objects.

The correct installation of fake lamps at the top of the support columns will form the status image of the fence. The base is covered with plaster mixes, or tiles imitating granite or basalt surface.


Photo of a brick fence