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Risk free Bamboo Fencing installation(DIY) in garden and lawn in USA

Bamboo fencing is one of the best fencing considered for outside gardens and lawns. Though it is more popular in Japan, it is helpful everywhere in the world. 

DIY installation of bamboo fencing is easy if you know the right method of using cutting and screwing tools. For beginners, It can be more difficult than using readymade fencing but ultimately for medium to bigger-sized gardens, you need manual fencing. 

Here, I'll share an easy method of installing bamboo fencing in your garden with simple steps. 

Bamboo fencing installation in the Garden(DIY)

Those who never touched gardening tools, carpenter tools, and others, they should ask for the help of an expert and then you can follow them according to plan. I admit that you may know the method of bamboo fencing in the garden but still, practical implementation is different. 

Bamboo fencing making installation

But before sharing the steps of installation, You can understand the requirements and their importance in gardening. 

Why use bamboo fencing?

Choosing bamboo as fencing in lawns or gardens is not bad at all. It gives the garden a natural look and is very easily available in most regions. 

There can be multiple reasons so why you can go with bamboo fencing with the  DIY method even if you are a beginner in gardening- 

  • Bamboo fencing is cheaper than other readymade and DIY metal fencing in the market. It just asks you for bamboo cost and some other wood for support along with screws.
  • If you are using bamboo fencing then there are very less chances that you will be injured from it like you've high chances in metal fencing. Even if you touch the bamboo fencing, it'll not hurt if you smooth them once. 
  • Once you installed bamboo fencing, it doesn't need much maintenance with time as readymade fencing does. Firstly, your bamboo fencing is long-lasting and if there is any need, then you can easily change particular sections by replacing the bamboo but you should have at least strong and long-lasting wood support for bamboo. 
  • Bamboo fencing is eco-friendly in the general manner of fencing material. Bamboo is easy to get, cheaper, and not harmful to the environment even after time. 

Requirements for bamboo fencing around

Tools required

  • Wood cutters
  • Screws and nails
  • Screwdriver Drill
  • Safety gloves and glasses

Materials required

  • Medium thick bamboo
  • Wooden support and pillars
  • Binding rope

Step-by-step guide for bamboo fencing 

Considering you've got an average size garden, I'm giving you a detailed guide on how to make it DIY at the beginner level. Even if you have a big or small garden, you can increase or decrease the bamboo height accordingly and the gap between supporting poles can be increased or decreased accordingly. 

The following method is also helpful for lawns if you are thinking of a large lawn- 

Step 1- Mark the perimeter of your garden

First, consider your garden boundaries 5 to 6 inches extra from the original dimensions. Now, mark the garden perimeter from outside with a color spray or whatever you got at that time.  

Step 2- Dig at a certain gap and prepare cement

Considering you've got a medium-sized garden, you need a 5 to 6 feet height enough for a vegetable and flower garden. You need to fix some supporting poles around the boundary, for that, certain gap maintenance is important. First, dig 1.5 to 2 feet at all four corners and then make multiple digs according to the width and length of the garden. Maintain a gap of 2 to 2.5 meters between the two poles. 

Step 3- Fix the supporting poles 

Now, fix all your vertical supporting wooden poles in each dig and fill them with cement. If you don't know how to prepare a cement mixture then you can use stones to fill the dig to tighten the stability of the poles. Beat the rounded stones in the digs and cover them with the soil over them. 

Step 4- Make it more stable with horizontal thick wood strips

To make it more stable, you need to fix the horizontal thick wood strips in the mid-sections of the poles. These strips connect each pole and provide horizontal stability to the fencing. For a medium-sized lawn, you just need two to three horizontal strips in each pole. Fix them with suitable nails and hammers, and confirm their strength again. 

Step 5- Slice your bamboo in half 

Now, your outline of bamboo fencing is ready. Next, you need to fix bamboo vertically all over the boundary. For that, you need to slice the bamboo in half and keep its height about 5 to 6 feet according to fencing, though you can increase the height 3 to 4 inches above so that later you can cut them and avoid any short bamboo. Use a blade to slice from top to bottom in two pieces. Take medium-thick bamboo and slice them in half. 

Remove the nodes from the inside of the bamboo and rub them with sand paper to avoid any further wood injury. 

Step 6- Start fixing half-sliced bamboo on each side

So you have now bamboo sliced prepared. Ready your screwdriver drill and screws ready to fix the bamboo on the fencing. Start one by one with each bamboo, place vertically, and fix three screws in each bamboo at the right spot of horizontal wooden strips support. Later, you can increase the number of screws in each bamboo that will be pinned in the direct poles. 

Repeat this process in the entire boundary fencing of poles. 

Step 7- Make horizontal bamboo support again with bamboo

Though people just leave the bamboo fencing here for more stability of bamboo fencing, you can add more horizontal support of bamboo this time from outside just to confirm its final strength. It's optional in small gardens and but you can confirm it in bigger lawns and gardens. 

Precautions with bamboo fencing for beginners

  • Wear safety gloves and glasses while using sharp tools to slice the bamboo. Don't slide your hands on roughly sliced bamboo without using sand paper. 
  • Check the loose bamboo fixed in the fencing after fixing them at once. 
  • Don't use single-piece bamboo in your fencing otherwise, it'll be so difficult to bind them and increase the unnecessary number of bamboo usage. 
  • Always install fencing 5 to 6 inches extra from the boundaries of the original size of the garden or lawn.

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