Garden fencing guides
Every guide on the site, grouped by what you are trying to do.
These guides are written for UK homeowners and tenants with permission to work on their gardens. Each one explains a single subject in depth and links to related guides where the topics overlap, which they often do: a planning question becomes a boundary question, and a storm repair becomes a question about posts.
Choosing and planning a fence
Garden fence types compared
Closeboard, lap panels, picket, slatted, hit-and-miss, metal and composite, side by side.
Fence height rules and planning permission
The 2 m and 1 m limits, listed buildings, conservation areas and UK differences.
Who owns the fence?
Title plans, T-marks, myths and calm ways to settle boundary disputes.
Fence costs in 2026
Approximate per-metre ranges and how to compare quotes.
Building and maintaining
Concrete vs timber posts and gravel boards
Strength, lifespan, sizes and depths for the parts that fail first.
How to install fence panels
Setting out, posts, gravel boards, panels and slopes, step by step.
Treating and staining timber
UC3 and UC4 use classes, finishes and a simple yearly routine.
Repairing storm damage
Snapped posts, blown-out panels, repair spurs and insurance points.
Gates, hedges, pets and wildlife
Hedges vs fences
Costs, wildlife, overhanging branches and the high hedges complaint system.
Garden gates and security
Placing, bracing, hanging and locking gates properly.
Fencing for dogs and wildlife
Escape-proofing for dogs while leaving a hedgehog highway open.
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