Wooden fences for a private house or cottage can have various designs. The most common types of wood fencing include:

• Solid fences. A deaf fence will serve as reliable protection from uninvited guests, street noise and dust. Such fences are installed in areas located next to a busy highway or railway. Solid wood panels are decorated with openwork inserts or forged metal elements.
• Classic fence. The vertical picket fence is common for garden and summer cottages. The design consists of poles and horizontal guides, on which planks are fixed vertically with a small gap. Such a fence does not create a continuous shadow and does not interfere with the site’s ventilation.
• Network. This is a durable and aesthetic fence consisting of a frame with interlaced rods or lamellae. The direction of weaving can be vertical or horizontal. Most often, strips of flexible hazel are used to manufacture sections.
• Ranch. The fence is a simple structure – the boards are fixed horizontally on vertical supports driven into the ground. Such fences are most often used to mark the boundaries of the site.
• Palisade. The fence consists of stakes tightly fitted to each other and pointed at the top at an angle of 40 degrees. Such a fence provides reliable site protection from intruders and stray animals.
• Lattice. Such fences most often serve as decorative ones. They are used in the garden and suburban areas for zoning the territory, as a support for climbing ornamental plants, grapes, climbing roses.
• Chess. This is a type of vertical fence. The basis of the structure is made up of pillars with horizontal lags. The slats are attached to the lags from the front and back sides in a checkerboard pattern with a gap. The checkerboard fence has an original appearance and has low windage.
• Herringbone or ladder. Such a fence consists of supports, the spans between which are filled with wooden planks. They are located horizontally and at a slight angle relative to each other. A horizontal wooden fence looks beautiful and neat, closes the private area from prying eyes and does not interfere with the free movement of air.
• Slab fence. This is the board’s name, in which one side is processed at the sawmill, and the second, semicircular, is covered with bark. Installing a vertical or horizontal fence made of boards is a way to enclose an area and, in addition, get an interesting addition to a log cabin or a cottage made of timber.

To build a classic picket fence on metal poles, you will need:

A profile pipe with a square section of 50x50x2.5 mm or 60x60x3 mm supports. Metal supports will last much longer than wooden ones.

To fasten the horizontal logs, you will need to purchase a steel corner. You need to weld two corners on each side for each support – top and bottom. You can do without a welding machine. Logs are fixed on X-brackets, mounting plates, steel or aluminium corners, mounted on supports with screws.

You will need a professional pipe 40x20x2 mm or a bar 50×30 mm for the log.

To fill the sections, strips with a width of 80 to 130 mm are used—the most running fence with 100 mm.

To fix the corner or mounting plate, the log and the picket fence itself, you will need hardware – screws, self-tapping screws or nails.

For concreting supports, sand, cement, small gravel are needed.…

Here are 20 reasons why customer satisfaction is the most important metric in project management:

1. Customer Perception of Project Success or Failure Dictates Future Work Opportunities
2. Closely-Tied to Economic, Financial and Regulatory Fortunes of your Company
3. It is More Important Than Other Metrics such as Cost, Schedule and Scope because it Reflects a Unique Perspective from Client’s Customers, Partners and Owners
4. Because a Large Portion of PMOs Budget Expenditures on Surveys that Measure Customer Satisfaction but Are Not Directly Linked to Financial Performance Indicators (KPIs) such as Leads generation, Sales Assignments and Contract Changes
5. Because Companies Spend Millions on Efforts to Improve their Customer Satisfaction Performance but Do Not Have Single Standard Method of Measuring it
6. Because Customer Satisfaction is a Precursor Measure Which Predicts the Success or Failure of the Company’s Business Units, All Projects, Programs and Portfolios Managed by That PMO
7. Because No Project Manager Can Override His/Her Organization Overall Perception about his/her Project based on the Data Collected about Level of Customer Satisfaction Those Customers Have With Projects in that Organization
8. Because Having Clear Understanding of Your Customer’s Needs Adds Up to 50% to Your Revenues from New Contracts Compared to Projects Where there was No such Work
9. Because High Levels of Satisfaction Are Associated with Shift From Cost to Fixed Fee Pricing
10. Because High Levels of Customer Satisfaction are Associated with Increased Number of Projects, Programs and Portfolios Managed by That PMO, Which In Turn Increases the Size of Contracts and Number of Customers Serviced by that PMO
11. Because there is No Project Manager Who Can Override Data Regarding Degree of Customer Satisfaction Provided by His/Her Own Customers
12. Because High Levels of Customer Satisfaction Are Linked to Lower Cost Per Project, Program or Portfolio Work Performed for a Specific Client
13. Because Close Ties With Clients Increase Your Revenues Due to Stronger Competitive Positioning as well as from Additional Multi-Year Contract Extensions that Provide for Start-Up Funds on New Projects
14. Because More and Better Projects Are Awarded to Companies with High Levels of Customer Satisfaction
15. Because Greater Degree of Customer Satisfaction is Associated with Higher Project Budget Compared to Projects Where there was Lesser Degree of Satisfaction
16. Because When Completed on Time, On Budget and With High Quality, High Degree of Customer Satisfaction Should Be the Result in Most Cases So It Was Properly Executed (Otherwise it should be Prioritized as an Exception)
17. Because Close Ties With Clients Generate New Sales Opportunities Which Overcome Lost Revenue from Cancelled Contracts Which were Previously Supported by On-Going Activities
18. Because Close Ties With Clients Increase Your Company’s Market Share Leading to Avoidance of Competitors’ Fees
19. Because Long Term High Levels of Customer Satisfaction May Overcome a Company’s Historically Abnormal Performance in Other Budget Expenditures or Projects Failures
20. Because High Degree of Customer Satisfaction Is Associated with Greater Opportunities for Growth in Revenue and Market Share Thanks to the Favorable Perception about Your Company

Mold growth on decks or concrete surfaces can be a challenging problem to solve. Mold has the ability grow anywhere moisture is present and a food source for mold is available. Mold spores are microscopic so it is difficult to see them growing unless you have a magnifying glass or microscope as well as a trained eye for what mold looks like.

For information on your particular type of deck surface, try searching the internet for “mold-resistant” [product name] to find out if that material can help protect against mold growth. Alternatively, you could test one small area with distilled vinegar which will kill most types of mold within 2 hours if applied directly onto the affected area (see below). If no signs of mold growth appear after 3 more days, the area is probably not contaminated with mold.

If you already have a surface that allows for mold to grow, it’s best to prevent mold growth from occurring by minimizing or eliminating any possible source of mildew-causing moisture. Below are some tips on how to do this:

Make sure all deck boards and trim are sealed tightly so no water seeps underneath them into the wood itself where it can cause damage and eventually lead to mold growth.

Examine all caulking around your deck annually during fall/winter months when temperatures are cooler and less likely to condensation issues occur. Replace or repair any caulking that is cracked, peeling, missing, deteriorated or has become discolored (typically brownish in color).

Be especially careful to examine caulking around the perimeter of your deck and any area that gets lots of water runoff from rain or snow melting off your roof. Always wash down/clean up any leaves, dirt or other debris which may have accumulated on your deck in a timely fashion so they do not rot and become a food source for mold. Water left standing on decks can also lead to mildew/mold growth so it’s best to keep things dry whenever possible.

If you live in an area with high humidity levels during hot summer months, think about installing a whole-house ventilation fan as this will help bring more fresh outside air into your home (as opposed to moist inside air). In addition, you could open windows and doors throughout the house while the fan is on to further promote air circulation.

Always try to keep your house well-ventilated in general, especially during winter months when you’re not able to open windows as much because of cold weather and high energy costs. If installing a ventilation fan is not possible or if outside humidity levels are still too high despite the use of a whole-house fan, have door & window screens installed on all windows (if this hasn’t been done already).

Take 1/2 cup of distilled white vinegar and pour into spray bottle that has been filled with water until no air remains inside the bottle (do not use tap water). Spray solution onto affected areas until wet but not dripping wet. Let solution sit on affected area for at least 10 minutes before you wipe clean with a lint-free rag/towel.

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