Fencing Installation Newcastle

Closeboard fencing, overlapping vertical featheredge boards fixed to horizontal arris rails between posts, is a sturdier, more traditional option than standard panels, generally more resistant to wind damage since individual boards flex rather than the whole panel taking the load at once. It costs more than panel fencing but tends to last longer and handle exposed sites better, relevant for anywhere with significant wind exposure, common across parts of Northumberland and the Newcastle coast.

Picket fencing suits front gardens and more decorative boundaries where a solid privacy screen isn’t the goal, a lower, more open style that still defines a boundary clearly. We can supply and fit picket fencing in a range of styles and heights to suit period and modern properties alike.

Post-and-rail is a simpler, more open style commonly used for larger boundaries, paddocks, and rural land where a full privacy screen isn’t needed, just a clear, durable boundary marker. It’s a lower-cost option per metre than closeboard or panel fencing for longer runs, and it’s a common choice for the more rural properties we work on further out towards Ponteland, Morpeth, and the Northumberland countryside.

However good the fence panels or boards are, a fence is only as good as what’s holding the posts. We set posts to an appropriate depth in concrete, or use post supports suited to the ground conditions, rather than skimping on foundations to save time. This is the single biggest factor in whether a fence stays upright and square for fifteen years or starts leaning within two or three.

We use appropriately treated timber suited to ground contact and weather exposure, since untreated or poorly treated timber is one of the most common causes of early fence failure, particularly at the point where posts meet the ground. We can advise on timber grades and treatments if you’d like something built to last with minimal ongoing maintenance.

Before installing a new boundary fence, it’s worth being clear on exactly where the boundary line sits, and, where practical, having a conversation with your neighbour, particularly if the new fence replaces something shared or long-standing. We build to the agreed line and can advise if there’s any ambiguity worth resolving before work starts.

Most fencing falls comfortably within permitted development limits: up to 2 metres for side and rear boundaries, 1 metre where a fence sits next to a road or path used by vehicles. Conservation areas and listed properties can have tighter restrictions. We’ll flag this at the quoting stage if your project is close to these limits.

Fence height on a sloped site is measured from the higher ground level, which catches some homeowners out when planning a fence along a boundary that isn’t level. We can step fencing down a slope in sections to keep within height limits while still giving a consistent, tidy appearance along the whole run, rather than one continuously raked line that either breaches height rules at one end or looks awkwardly low at the other.

Fencing and hedging aren’t mutually exclusive, and a common approach on larger boundaries is to install fencing for immediate privacy and security while a hedge planted alongside it establishes over the following years, eventually softening or partly replacing the need for the fence itself. See our New Hedge Planting page if this kind of combined approach suits your boundary.

Pricing depends on the length and height of fencing, the style chosen, ground conditions, and access to the site. We give a clear, agreed quote before starting, covering materials and labour with no hidden extras.

We install fencing across Newcastle upon Tyne and Northumberland, within a 25-mile radius, including Gosforth, Jesmond, Gateshead, Whitley Bay, Tynemouth, Cramlington, Killingworth, Blyth, Ashington, Morpeth, Ponteland, Darras Hall, Wylam, Prudhoe, Corbridge, Hexham, Washington, Sunderland, Consett, and Durham.