New And Replacement Garden Fencing In Wokingham
LJ’s Fencing & Garden Services are a fencing company working for homes in Wokingham and the neighbouring areas of Winnersh, Emmbrook, Barkham and Finchampstead. Most fencing work around a home here is garden fencing: a fence where there has never been one, or a replacement for a boundary that has stood since the house was built. The age of a house says a great deal about the fence behind it, so this page is set out by when your part of Wokingham was built.
Estates From The 1960s And 1970s
Woosehill, Dowlesgreen and Bean Oak went up on farmland in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and the Norreys estate dates from the 1960s. Homes on estates like these were usually fenced in one go by the builder, which means the fences along a whole street have aged together. Where the original posts are still in the ground, they tend to give out within a few years of each other, house after house. That is why a complete run down one side of a garden is often renewed in one piece, bay after bay, and why it can pay to speak to the neighbours on either side before you begin.
Newer Homes At Keephatch And Montague Park
Keephatch dates from the early 1990s, and Montague Park and the housing at Matthewsgreen are more recent still. Gardens here are shorter and the houses stand closer together, so the fence does more of the work of giving each home its privacy. Some newer estates were laid out with open front gardens, and the deeds can set rules about what goes up at the front, so read them before you plan anything there. At the back, people often want something taller and more solid than the fence the developer left behind.
Ground, Posts And The Emm Brook
A fence is only as good as its posts, and posts depend on the ground they stand in. Wokingham lies on the Emm Brook in the Loddon valley, and the soil across much of the town is a rich loam over sand and gravel, which lets water drain away freely. Gardens lower down, close to the brook, can hold water for longer after heavy rain, and a timber post standing in damp earth softens at the base first. We look at how wet the line is before deciding how each post is set, and we will point out any stretch where the ground is likely to shorten the life of the fence.
Back, Side And Front Boundaries
Each boundary has its own job. A back fence is mainly there for privacy and to keep children and pets in. A side fence has to work round a path, a shed or a side passage. A front boundary is the one everybody sees, and it carries the most rules. In England a fence can generally be up to 2 metres high without planning permission, or 1 metre where it stands next to a road, and Wokingham Borough Council can tell you what applies at your address.
Fencing We Fit In Wokingham
As a fencing company in Wokingham, we take on:
- A complete new fence for a garden
- New panels in place of worn ones
- New posts where the old ones have gone
- Boundary fencing between neighbouring gardens
- Old or unsafe fences taken down
- Fencing built in with landscaping work
When A Small Job Is Enough
A fence does not always have to come out. If the posts are sound and only a panel or two has gone, mending it is the sensible answer, and we will say so. You can read about our fencing repairs in Wokingham on our main page for the town, and our fencing services page explains the full range of what we put up and take away.
Around Wokingham And Beyond
We fit garden fencing across Wokingham, from Woosehill and Emmbrook to Wescott and Eastheath, and in Winnersh, Barkham, Finchampstead, Arborfield, Sindlesham and Twyford. We travel over from our base in Datchet. If the garden itself needs attention once the fence is up, our gardeners in Wokingham can look after the hedges, lawn and borders.
Two Things People In Wokingham Ask About Fences
A: There is no law on it. The custom is to give the neighbour the smooth face and keep the posts and rails on your own side. With panels set between concrete posts, both sides look much the same anyway. If it matters to you or to next door, tell us before we start and we will set the fence out that way round.
A: In most cases, yes. Putting back like for like, on the same line and no higher than before, is the simplest kind of fencing job, and it is what most people on established estates ask for. If you would like the new fence taller or moved, look at the height guide above and agree the line with your neighbour first.