Fencing and gates in Hastings
Half the fence conversations we have start with a storm and the other half start with a neighbour. Both usually come down to the same two questions: whose fence is it, and why did the last one only last four years.
What we fit
Closeboard, featheredge, lap panel, slatted and composite, on concrete or timber posts, with concrete gravel boards where the ground is wet. Gates made to fit the gap rather than bought to the nearest size.
On posts. Concrete posts outlast timber by a decade and take panels that slot in, which makes replacing one a ten-minute job in five years' time. Timber posts look better. We will tell you which we would use on your boundary and why.
On panels. The dip-treated overlap panels from the sheds are cheap for a reason — they bow as the timber dries and they do not last. Framed closeboard costs more and lasts longer. If a quote looks unusually low, the panel spec is usually where the difference is.
Fencing on a slope
Two ways, and they cost differently. Stepped keeps each panel level and steps the posts down, filling the triangles with gravel boards — cheaper, and it suits a steady fall. Raked follows the ground with made-to-measure closeboard, so there are no gaps under it — dearer, and it looks better on a long even slope. We will show you both on site before you choose.
Gates
Made to fit the gap, braced against sag, and hung on galvanised strap hinges heavy enough for the weight of the gate rather than the width of the opening.
What it costs
Closeboard, supplied and fitted
from £195 per metre
On concrete posts with concrete gravel boards, and the old fence taken away.
Panel replacement
from £150 per panel fitted
Into sound existing posts.
Closeboard, on concrete posts with concrete gravel boards and the old fence taken away, from £195 per metre. Panel replacement into sound existing posts, from £150 per panel fitted. Our minimum for fencing is 6 metres, or a half-day charge — below that the travel and setup cost more than the work.
Why we're not the cheapest quote you'll get
A fixed price before anyone starts digging
We measure, agree the build-up in writing and give you one price. It doesn't move. Not for hard ground, old concrete, rubble, roots or a soft spot — that's our risk and it's already in the number.
Zero deposit option for jobs that qualify — we confirm the terms with your fixed price.
Everyone else quotes "subject to survey" because they haven't checked the job properly. We do the survey first — measuring properly, checking levels and where the water goes, what planning rules apply, what has to come out, manholes, ducts, and access for digger and skip. So by the time we write the number down, we know what the job needs. That's why the price doesn't move, and why we can put it in writing before we start. If we ever do hit something, we stop, show you, and agree in writing what happens before we carry on. Ask your other quotes what they checked before they priced.
Written guarantee on fencing
Timber isn't a sub-base, so fencing carries its own terms rather than the paving guarantee: our workmanship on the posts, the setting and the line, alongside whatever the timber or concrete you choose comes with. We put the term in writing with the quote.
Questions people ask us before they book
How much does it cost to replace fence panels?
For a straight swap into sound existing concrete posts you are paying for the panel and the labour to fit it. If the posts need replacing too, that roughly doubles the cost per panel, because it is digging, concrete and setting time rather than lifting a panel in and out. A full run with new posts and gravel boards is priced per metre. The reason quotes vary so much on what looks like the same job is almost always whether the posts are included.
Whose fence is it, and who pays to replace it?
Your deeds are the only real answer — look for a T-mark on the plan, and the T points into the property responsible for it. If there is no marking there is no automatic rule, and the "left-hand fence is yours" thing is a myth. In practice: if it is your fence, it is your cost. If it is shared, agree the spec and split it in writing before anybody orders anything. And if a neighbour hands you a quote with other landscaping bundled into a shared fence price, ask for it itemised.
Why have my new fence panels started bowing?
Usually the panel rather than the fitting. Thin overlap panels with light framing warp as the timber dries out, and a panel forced into a gap slightly too narrow bows almost immediately. Wind matters too — a solid panel in an exposed spot takes the full load, which is why slatted or louvre panels survive better on a windy boundary. If yours bowed within a year of being fitted, that is worth taking back to whoever supplied them.
Do you take the old fence away?
Yes, and it is in the price rather than added afterwards. Old panels, posts and the concrete around them all have to go somewhere, and leaving a pile of broken featheredge in someone's garden is not finishing the job.
Towns we cover
We cover Hastings and a 25-mile radius.
- Hastings
- St Leonards-on-Sea
- Bexhill-on-Sea
- Battle
- Rye
- Eastbourne
- Hailsham
- Robertsbridge