Garden fencing is the job BP Contracting does most, and the one where the difference between built and dropped-in shows up fastest. Ben builds garden fences across South Wales board by board on site.
A pre-made panel dropped into slotted concrete posts is quick, and it is also why so many fences fail as a unit in the first serious gale. A fence built on site — posts dug and concreted, rails squared off, boards fixed and strained tight — follows sloping ground properly, runs to any length, and if a board is ever damaged you replace that one board rather than a whole panel.
Feather edge and closeboard give you a solid, private, traditional boundary with no gaps. Slatted screens give the contemporary look a lot of newer estates around Bridgend, Pencoed and Cardiff are after, with a bit of light and air through the line. Which one suits depends on the garden, the exposure and what you want from the boundary.
The groundwork is the part nobody sees and the part that decides everything. Posts go at least a third of their above-ground height down, minimum 600mm, deeper at gates and corners, and are concreted in. That single detail is the most common reason a cheap fence leans within a season and a properly built one does not.
Normally up to 2 metres on a rear or side boundary without planning permission, dropping to 1 metre where the fence runs alongside a road or vehicle footpath. Height is measured from the higher ground level on a slope. Conservation areas and listed buildings have stricter rules.
As a rough UK guide, quality feather edge and closeboard run around £55 to £90 a metre supplied and fitted, with basic panel work lower and composite higher. Those are typical 2025 trade-guide averages, not a quote — the run, the ground, access and gates all move it. Ben prices yours free on site.
Yes — repairs and part-runs are welcome, not just full replacements. Because the fences are built board by board rather than as sealed panels, replacing a damaged section or a few boards is straightforward and a lot cheaper than redoing the whole boundary.
More on our common questions page.
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