Fencing contractors in South London
Fencing is all we do. That focus is why we can tell you in five minutes on site whether your boundary needs a full replacement, three new posts, or nothing at all this year.
Choosing the right fence for your boundary
Most people start by choosing a panel. It is usually better to start with the boundary itself: how long it is, how exposed it is, how wet the ground gets, whether it is shared, and what the fence has to do — privacy, containment, security or simply marking a line.
Once those are settled the fence type follows almost automatically. A long exposed rear boundary that needs privacy points to close board with concrete posts. A short, sheltered urban garden that needs to look tidy on a budget points to overlap panels. A paddock points to post and rail.
- Privacy and longevity: close board (feather edge) with concrete posts and gravel boards
- Best value for a tidy garden boundary: overlap or lap panels in concrete posts
- Rural and paddock boundaries: post and rail, with stock netting if you need containment
- Containment on a budget: chain link
- Security and commercial sites: weldmesh or palisade
How we build a fence that lasts
Fences almost never fail in the middle of a panel. They fail at the post, at ground level, where water sits. So the parts of the job that decide how long your fence lasts are the ones you cannot see once we have finished: hole depth, concrete mix, post type and whether a gravel board keeps the timber clear of wet soil.
We set posts in concrete to a depth appropriate to the fence height and ground conditions, use pressure-treated timber throughout, and finish with gravel boards on any run where the ground is damp or the levels are uneven.
What a estimate from No1 Fencing includes
A written, itemised price covering labour, materials, waste removal and any concrete or groundwork. No day-rate surprises and no charge for quoting.