Spring is Here, Summer is Coming!!

Spring is Here, Summer is Coming!!

Now is a Great Time to look around your Garden and Start planning projects so you can enjoy your Garden this Summer.

From Landscaping, Patio's, Path's, Plants to Garden Fencing, all these things can make a Huge difference and increase the value of your property, it doesn't have to Cost the Earth either.

• Bulbs are great value for money and with the right selection you can have beautiful colour all year round!
• Slabs come in all Shapes, Sizes & Prices, you can make a gorgeous path or patio with very little expense
• Garden Fencing can make a massive difference to your Garden, it can provide Security, Privacy, Safety for your pets or children and increase the value of your Home, now is a Good time to find your Local Fencing Contractors and get Free Fencing Quotes and get the Right Fence at the Right price for your Summer Garden.

.......I can Smell the Barbeques now :-)

We've Received another Wonderful Review!!

We booked GWF at short notice to replace well known fencing company that let us down. The original work agreed, to provide and install a perimeter fence, was done so well, and at such a sensible price, that we have employed them again several more times.

 

Fencing, pergola and decking projects were carried out to a high standard by a hard working (and hard tea drinking) team. They were very responsive to our changes of ideas as the work progressed, and came up with with many suggestions that we incorporated in the finished projects. The materials used were are all to a good quality.

We believe that the abilities of the team went beyond what they initially stated and as the prices paid were better than the original company we even had some money left in the budget, so we also employed GWF to lay a patio and paving.

This work in the garden was the final phase of a complete renovation of a Victorian property that took over two years and employed very many builders and building companies. GWF were easily the most reliable attendees - and did the work exactly as asked. They are the first on our list to call for further work.
R Middlemas - 28 Sep 2009
 
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Fences,Fencing Articles & Advice

You should check out the following site for Advice and Articles on Garden Fences, how to choose the right fence for you, how to pick a good fencing contractor in your local area and how to go about researching the right garden fence and fencing services company for your garden.

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Closeboard / featherboard V Fence Panels

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Closeboard / Featherboard V Panels?

When choosing a fence type for your garden several considerations are needed:

Cost Looks and Aesthetics Security Life of Fence

Overall Strength Positioning After Care & Maintenance


Examples of a Typical 6 foot (1.8 metre) High Fence

Specifications for a CloseBoard / Featherboard Fence:

Closeboard and featherboard are the same thing, handy to know if you want to research this on the internet.

8 foot V notch posts are set 2 foot into the ground and encased in concrete normally posts are set 10 foot (3 metres) apart; the posts are 5” x 3” in dimension. Fitted to each bay (a bay is the term for: The space between one post and the next post) are 3 supporting Arris rails and at the base a 6” Gravel board, the fence is completed by a row of overlapping feather boards.

Specifications for a Panelled Fence:
8 foot posts are set 2 foot into the ground and encased in concrete normally posts are set 6 foot (1.8 meters) apart; the posts are 3” x 3” in dimension.
6 x6 foot (1.8 x 1.8 metres) Panels are fitted between posts.

Pros and Cons:

Cost

Costs are similar, however there is a mis-conception that buying panels from your local diy store and erecting them yourself is highly cost effective.
Panels from these stores are often of a sub-standard quality and grossly over priced for what they are, not to mention fitting panels yourself often ends in disaster. I've lost count of the diy fence jobs i've had to come and sort out, usually resulting in having to buy new panels and all the other costs involved. Suddenly the cheap diy job has become costly!
Materials are more costly for closeboard, however fewer posts, less aggregate and far less digging of post holes tends to balance the cost on a fence run and they have a far longer life span.

Looks and Aesthetics

This is purely down to individualistic taste, consideration should be given to the contours of your land as often a gradient will look more pleasing in Closeboard rather than large stagers of panels.

Security

Close board is favoured by Council Authorities and businesses due to a higher provision of security over panelled fences and will give a higher level of security for your property.

Life of Fence

There are many qualities of panels, the cheap panels will only last around 7 years, IF you look after them, high quality panels may last 15 years or more; on average panels will require replacing every 10 to 12 years.
Closeboard fences are of a better quality with a usual life span of 25 to 30 years; if treated, longer if you look after them.

Overall Strength

Again some panels are far stronger than others, this will carry a price premium, but on the whole they tend not to fair well in strong winds. Closeboard is very strong in construction and will be more resistant to impact damage, high winds and general abuse.

Positioning

Closeboard fencing is FAR more versatile than panels. You can follow gradients and contours, stager round obstacles, set out posts to miss trees etc

After Care & Maintenance

Generally all fencing and fencing materials are pre-treated, so preservation of wood is not normally required after construction. However if a panel is damaged you will need a new panel to replace it and as panel styles often change, a perfect match is not always available!
With closeboard, specifications in size and style do not generally change and if a close board fence is damaged, normally this is a quick fix by replacing one or two strips of board.

To Close..........

Panels can be highly decorative especially to the fronts of properties and if fitted correctly may last approx 7 years, they can be fitted with concrete posts and gravel boards for ease of change at a later date, however this will increase the initial costs.
Close board is a strong and reliable form of fencing which will last a long time and if any repairs are ever needed, the costs are lower than with panels.

We hope this information may have been of some help as a guide line and would be pleased to help further if we can.

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