Timber fencing
This page is about the material rather than the style — what timber we use, how it is treated, and which fixings survive outdoors.
Treatment and grading
Fencing timber is usually softwood, pressure treated to a use class appropriate to where it sits. Timber in ground contact needs a higher treatment level than timber above ground; posts and gravel boards are the components that matter most.
Cut ends expose untreated wood. We treat cut ends on site with an end-grain preservative, which is a small detail that meaningfully extends the life of a fence.
Posts and fixings
Timber posts, concrete posts, or timber posts on concrete spurs — each has a place. Fixings should be galvanised or stainless; ordinary steel screws stain the timber and fail early.