Fencing and decking in Plymouth
Fencing lives or dies on its posts. Everything else is just panels having a nice time.
We set posts properly, use panels worth the timber or build feather-edge on site, and keep the lines true across sloping ground, which most South West gardens insist on being.
Decking gets a solid, ventilated substructure with correct joist spacing and fixings. That's the difference between a deck that flexes and creaks and one that feels like part of the house. Treated timber or low-maintenance composite, your call, and we'll be honest about which suits your spot.
Gates, steps, balustrades and screening are part of the same job and get finished to match, not bolted on afterwards.
The fencing and decking jobs we take on
Ask about anything not listedCloseboard and feather-edge
Built on site rail by rail. Stronger than panels and the sensible choice on an exposed boundary.
Panel fencing
Lap or heavy duty panels, concrete or timber posts, gravel boards to keep the timber out of the wet.
Slatted and privacy screening
Contemporary horizontal slats for a screen you actually want to look at from the kitchen window.
Gates
Side gates, double gates and matching hardware hung so they still shut properly next winter.
Composite decking
Low maintenance boards on a ventilated frame, with hidden fixings and a proper fascia.
Timber decking and balustrades
Treated softwood or hardwood, correct joist centres, handrails and steps built to feel solid underfoot.
Posts and ventilation. The two things that decide the lifespan
A fence fails at ground level, every time. Posts set too shallow, concrete that traps water around the timber, no gravel board so the panel wicks moisture up out of the soil. We dig deep enough for the height and exposure, haunch the concrete so water runs away from the post, and keep timber off the ground.
Decking is the same argument sideways. A frame that sits tight to the soil with no airflow rots from underneath while the top still looks new. Ventilated substructure, correct joist centres for the board, and stainless or coated fixings, because this close to the coast plain steel gives up quickly.
Questions we get asked
The other jobs we do
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Tell us roughly what you want doing and where you are. We reply within one working day, and we'll say if it isn't a job for us.
01752 938109