Fencing recipes
Using the Correct Foliage to Highlight Your Fencing
Having a new fence put in at your place can represent a significant upgrade, but as people have started to try and make more use of their outdoor spaces, the way a fence looks has become far more important. With the right use of foliage, your home fence can provide the perfect border for an amazing backyard, so make sure you pair the right plants with your particular type of fence so that you are creating a fabulous combination, rather than covering up one of your best features. The following ideas will help you find the perfect way to highlight your fence using foliage.
Add some colour
Even if your fence is a really nice colour, having a uniform coloured fence running along the length of your yard can be quite a boring feature. Take advantage of the monotone background and have some bright coloured flowers planted just in front of the fence. Blue, pink, or orange flowers will all look fantastic in front of a solid dark-coloured fence, and will make your fence far more of a feature than if left on its own.
Warehouse Security Checklist
If you’re the one in charge of maintaining the safety of your warehouse — and everyone and everything in it — then you have quite a large responsibility. The best way to go about it is to be methodical and to eliminate the things that could cause problems. The following is a checklist to help you ensure that you’re always on top of warehouse security.
Control all access / entry points
Whether your locks use keys or fobs, only give access to people who need it. Unless a staff member is opening or closing, they shouldn’t need a key. Having lots of keys floating around is not a smart idea, as all it would take is one disgruntled employee to get their hands on a key and the consequences could be quite serious.
Creating an Outdoor Kitchen Area
Cooking outside can be a fun challenge, and whether you are serving up burgers or fine dining, you will need to have the same basic elements covered in your outdoor kitchen area. Being able to quickly set up a clean and useful kitchen outdoors is one of those amazing sights that you see every time there is a big music festival, and though it looks complicated, it really is quite simple. If you are organising an event that requires outdoor food production, the following are some of the main elements to keep in mind when creating your kitchen area.
Choosing The Right Fencing For Your Pets
Having pets can be extremely rewarding as they are great company, they can help you stay in shape and there is nothing quite like coming home to some unconditional love. If you are going to have a pet, it is important to be a responsible pet owner, so apart from making sure that your pets are healthy and happy, you also need to make sure that they and everyone else are kept safe. Having an appropriate fence is essential to ensure your pet can’t get out and endanger themselves or others, though choosing the right fence can be hard. The following are some tips on choosing the right fence for your pet.
The Right Size
Whether you have chickens, goats or a dog, one of the most important features in a good fence will be that it prevents your pets from getting out. If you have a large dog who can’t jump very high, a short rail fence may be all that you need as long as they can’t squeeze between the rails, though obviously if your pet can jump you’ll need a significantly higher fence.
The Importance of Fencing in Human History
When it comes to a home, a fence is generally a fragment of the whole. Something that helps makes up the overall picture of the house and land, and something that is expected to be there. That is because most homes, or blocks of land, have some sort of fencing constructed around them. This helps to mark the boundaries of the land, among other things.
When making decisions about fencing, the decision isn’t very often ‘do we or don’t we get a fence’, but more likely ‘do we keep the old one, or do we buy nice, new colorbond fencing.’ Again, this is because it is a given that you will have some sort of fencing protecting your property.
But has it always been this way? Almost. Fences are almost as old as the human race, from the time we had possessions, land and farms, we have had fences.
The Rules of Marco Polo
Each year, as summer arrives in Australia full force, kids and adults flock to the sea or to friend’s backyard swimming pools. The intense heat that Australia is known for means there is only one way of cooling down, and that is to go swimming.
Because of this, erecting garden fencing around your pool is very important in Australia. This is to make sure kids aren’t tempted to hit the water without their parents or guardians present to supervise them.
For those long, hot summer days the fun and water activities can last in the pool all day long. Summer days are passed by in a blur of fun and games in the water and only end when the sun finally sets on the horizon, or if an afternoon storm sets in.
During these hours of swimming, the kids will be looking for things to do to keep them amused. If you teach them an exciting game, such as how to play Marco Polo, you will be pleased by how many hours it can keep them entertained.
However, still make sure kids always have an adult supervising them in the water and ensure there is a safe pool fence such as colorbond fencing around any pool.
Australian Drowning Statistics
Australia boasts a temperate climate in most areas almost all year round. It is this beautiful weather that acts as a big draw card for tourists to make this great country their holiday destination, and also why some people are drawn to relocate here.
Unfortunately, Australia also has a high number of drowning deaths each year. The mild weather in winter and the steaming heat in summer means locals and tourists alike are flocking to the beaches, the waterways and the backyard swimming pools.
Although the government is always working on initiatives to prevent these drownings each year, such as the mandatory garden fencing around any private swimming pool, the death toll continues to rise.
Year on year, for the past three years, drowning deaths have increased. While the 2011 figures include the victims of the Queensland floods, it didn’t include the SIEV 221 boat crash off Christmas Island, as the coronial investigations are still ongoing.
10 Ways to Childproof Your Home
Homes can easily turn into hazardous areas for young children if a few appropriate precautions aren’t taken. In this article, we’ll take a look at 10 ways to childproof your home, from covering up all electrical outlets to employing fencing contractors to install security fencing around your backyard pool.
1. Cover all electrical outlets
Electrical outlets or “power points” are often just the right height for even crawling children to reach. The power of even a minor electric shock can be enough to cause severe damage and even death to a small child. Childproof electrical outlet safety covers can be purchased to ensure young ones avoid electrical danger.
2. Keep poisonous products away
4 Reasons Schools Need Security Fencing
In the last couple of decades, the value of placing large security fences around school grounds has been increasingly recognised. Thousands of schools around Australia have built or are set to build security fencing, with principals, state governments and fencing contractors working together to get the job done. But what are the benefits of school security fencing? Why are they so important? In this article, we’ll look at four key reasons that schools need security fences.
1. Decreases in vandalism
Statistics-wise, the biggest impact school security fencing has had can be seen in the area of school vandalism. Before school security fencing became common, breaking into school grounds outside of school hours was, in many cases, not difficult. Small fences no more than a metre high surrounded many schools, and vandals would trespass on school grounds, vandalise with graffiti or cause damage to the school’s outdoor facilities. Security fencing, while not impossible to scale, does indeed make it very difficult for vandals to gain access. This difficulty acts as an undeniable deterrent.
What is Pest Exclusion Fencing?
Pest exclusion fencing is designed to prevent various types of vertebrate pest animals from contributing to the loss and decline of native species, particularly plant species, in a given region. A ‘vertebrate’ animal is an animal with a backbone, such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish. In Australia, some of the most common vertebrate pests include:
- Feral rabbits
- Feral pigs
- Feral goats
- Feral cats
- European red foxes