The national results for composite fencing near you are mostly board suppliers. They will sell you the panels; they will not dig the posts. Ben installs composite fencing across South Wales — and the install is what decides whether it lasts.
Composite fencing is a wood-plastic board that does not rot, warp, splinter or fade, with the colour running through the board rather than sitting on top as a stain. In a climate as damp as South Wales that rot resistance is a genuine advantage, and the maintenance drops to an occasional wash instead of a yearly weekend with a brush.
It is dearer than timber to fit and there is no point pretending otherwise. Over the life of the fence it usually works out cheaper, once you stop buying stain and sealer and replacing the panels that have gone soft. Most people are ahead within about a decade, and have spent none of the intervening weekends maintaining it.
The posts still have to go in properly. Composite panels are heavier than timber, so posts concreted to the correct depth matter as much as they do on any fence — a third of the above-ground height, minimum 600mm, deeper at gates and corners. Ben fits composite in a range of greys and wood tones and can match composite decking to it for one look across the garden.
Typically 30 to 40 years with barely any maintenance, against roughly 10 to 20 for timber in the Welsh damp. It will not rot, warp or splinter, and because the colour runs through the board it holds its appearance rather than weathering to grey.
Essentially just a wash once or twice a year. No sanding, no staining, no sealing, no replacing soft panels. That is the whole reason most people choose it over timber despite the higher up-front cost.
Yes up front — as a rough UK guide composite runs around £85 to £150 a metre supplied and fitted against roughly £55 to £90 for quality timber. Those are typical 2025 trade-guide averages, not a quote. Over the life of the fence composite often works out the cheaper option once maintenance stops.
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Composite fencing that will not rot, warp, splinter or fade — the look of timber, none of the upkeep.
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