Renfrew, Renfrewshire
Fencing and decking in Renfrew
Gardens in Renfrew are generally well established, which means the fence coming out has usually been there thirty years and has something growing through it. That changes the job: clearing is often as much work as building.
What is holding it up
In a mature garden it is frequently the ivy rather than the posts keeping a fence upright. Cut the growth away and the run comes down. That is worth knowing before you plan, because a fence that looks tired but standing can turn out to be a full replacement once the vegetation is off it.
Roots and where posts can go
Established hedging and mature trees mean roots exactly where post holes want to be. Cutting through a significant root to set a post is bad for the tree and bad for the fence, so we shift the post spacing rather than the tree. It is why we would rather set out on site than work from a length measurement over the phone.
Gates
Driveway and side gates are the part that gets used every day and the part most likely to fail. A gate needs a heavier post than a fence run, properly braced, and hinges rated for the weight. A dropped gate is almost always an undersized post or a missing brace rather than a worn hinge.
Clearing up
Old posts dug out, concrete removed, panels and vegetation taken away the same day. On a mature garden that can be several loads, and it is quoted in rather than added afterwards.
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.