QUALITY ASPECTS

The most important elements to judge the quality of wire fence and wire netting are:

  • Wire thickness;
  • The size of the meshes;
  • The degree of protection against corrosion.

    As wire fence is mainly destined to keep what's yours "inside" and to keep the rest "outside", it is obvious that a thicker wire and smaller meshes will be better to achieve the stated objective. When buying wire fence you should therefore pay attention to wire-thickness and the size of the meshes.

    Often the difference in quality can simply be determined by weighing the products!

    Furthermore protection against corrosion also plays an important part; the plastic-coated types have to have a galvanised wire core, which offers a double protection against corrosion;
    all products have this double protection element.

    For the galvanised products, it is important that the product is galvanised after weaving or welding, thus the galvanised layer is 10 times thicker compared to products made from normal galvanised wire ; all Giardino-products are galvanised after weaving or welding.

    GARDEN FENCE, type GARDENPLAST
    This popular type is brought on the market by different suppliers; unfortunately for this product the meshes become increasingly larger and the thickness of the wire becomes THINNER; a good control of the offered quality is thus certainly needed!

    The products "GARDENPLAST" and "GARDENPLAST STRONG" still comply with the traditional demands and have meshes of 4"x 2" as well as a thick wire, the STRONG-type even has three upper wires.

    AVIARY NET
    Once again we have chosen quality for our Giardino-products; thus the thinnest wire measures 0.8 mm at mesh 1/2", instead of 0.65 mm as from other manufacturers. The difference in strength is considerable as the difference in wire thickness amounts to approx 40%. This difference in wire thickness is also present in the plastic-coated types and varies from 1.1 mm and 0.9 mm. Consequently Giardino stands for products with a long life.
    The wire thickness of the AVIARY NET is made according to the strict German Norm DIN 177; on request we will be pleased to send you this norm.

    HEXAGONAL WIRE MESH
    Our hexagonal wire mesh is made according to the European Norm EN 10223-2-1997. For this product there is also a considerable difference of quality with respect to some other suppliers; compare the strength of our plastic-coated hexagonal wire mesh with a product of any other supplier and you will come to the conclusion that the plastic coated hexagonal mesh of
    is one of the best products available at this moment.

    We welcome any suggestions to improve our quality. If you have any questions about the quality of our products, we will be pleased to give you the necessary answers. You can use our e-mail form to contact us.