Fencing that's still standing in ten years.
Panels, close board, gates and posts, put up across Halifax and the Calder Valley. It costs the same to do it right the first time as it does to come back and do it twice.
Most gardens aren't level. That's the bit nobody pictures.
Set the run, the height and the fall of the ground, then switch the top line between level and stepped. The counts underneath are what would actually go on the van.
Drag to walk round it
- BAYS
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- POSTS
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- GRAVEL BOARDS
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- FINISHED RUN
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Fences don't fail at the panel.
Nine times out of ten it's the post that gave way, and the panel just went with it. So that's where the time goes.
- Posts set in concrete and left to go off properly.
- Gravel boards keeping timber up out of wet soil.
- Post spacing set to the panel, so nothing is forced in.
- Rock, roots or an old wall under the turf found before the price is agreed.
- Tops run level along the line, not stepped where the ground rises.
Worth settling before anything is ordered.
A garden fence is generally fine up to two metres. Where it fronts a road or a pavement, that usually drops to one metre before planning permission comes into it. Calderdale Council is the place to check your own case.
And if you're not sure whose fence it is, the deeds normally say. There's no rule about it always being the one on your left.
Fencing is priced by the run, so there's no figure here. James quotes in writing after a look at the garden, and the quote covers taking the old one away.
Fences, gates and the bits either side.
Most calls are a garden fence that's come down in a gale. Some are a whole boundary from scratch. Either way you get told what it needs, not what's easiest to sell.
Panel fencing
Waney lap or feather edge, dropped into concrete or timber posts. Concrete posts and gravel boards cost a bit more, and they let you swap one broken panel out later without digging.
Close board
Built on site, board by board, rather than lifted in flat-packed. It costs more and it takes an exposed Calderdale boundary far better.
Gates
Hung so they clear the path, latch first time and don't drop after a wet winter. Single gates to match the fence, or a wider one for a drive.
Posts and repairs
One snapped post rarely means a whole new fence. James will say which it is before he quotes for anything bigger.
Decking and sleepers
Raised beds, steps and small decks. Sleepers earn their keep where a garden falls away, which round here is most of them.
Clearance
The old fence, the old concrete and the offcuts all go with him. You're not left with a heap by the bins.
Tell James what's fallen down.
Build the run above and the button drops the shape of it straight into the message. A photo with a wheelie bin or a door in it saves a lot of guessing about scale.
He comes and measures before any price is agreed, and the quote comes in writing.
Anywhere else in Calderdale, ask and he'll say yes or point you to somebody nearer.