Bishopton, Renfrewshire
Fencing and decking in Bishopton
New-build gardens in Bishopton tend to arrive with a fence that is the minimum the developer could get away with: light panels, posts set shallow, and no gravel board, so the bottom of every panel sits in wet soil from the day you move in.
Agree the boundary before anything comes down
On a new estate the plot boundaries are precisely defined and every one of your neighbours has the drawings. A replacement fence that goes back up 100mm off the original line is a dispute waiting to happen. We agree the line with the adjoining owner before starting, which takes ten minutes and saves a great deal of trouble.
Who owns which fence
Worth establishing early, because it decides who pays. Your title plan usually indicates it, and on a new development the developer's plot pack normally sets it out clearly. If a boundary is shared, it is worth a conversation with the neighbour before you commission anything, since splitting the cost is common.
Ground conditions on a new site
New-build gardens are often built up with imported fill that has not properly consolidated, and there can be construction debris not far down. Both affect how a post is set. We dig rather than drive, and set in concrete deep enough to find something dependable rather than relying on fill that will settle.
Decking a garden that is still settling
For the same reason, a deck on a new-build garden wants proper foundations rather than bearers laid on slabs on fresh topsoil. Done properly it does not move as the ground settles over the first couple of years, which is when most badly built decks start to rock.
Before & after
Replacing a Collapsing Boundary Fence
A rotted painted panel fence, held up mostly by the ivy growing through it, replaced with close-board timber on properly set posts.