Fencers in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

Fence panels in Great Yarmouth: straight, solid and private again

A full new run, or a handful of tired panels swapped. Count the panels, say how tall, and a local fencer will ring you back with a free quote.

Overlap, closeboard, slatted and hit and miss panels
Fitted to concrete or timber posts, with gravel boards
Old panels taken down and cleared if you want
A free quote, with guide prices further down this page

When the panels have had enough

Fence panels go quietly at first. A slat curls. A corner drops out of the frame. The colour fades to grey and green.

Then a windy night finishes the job, and you find gaps you could push a pram through. The neighbours can see your washing. You can see their barbecue.

New panels put it right in a day or two. The garden is private, the dog stays in and the place looks cared for.

New timber overlap fence panels between concrete posts with concrete gravel boards in a back garden

From form to fence in three moves

Describe the fence
Give your name, a phone number and the part of town you are in. Then say what is wrong or what you want built. A rough length in metres or a count of panels is the most useful detail.
A local fencer phones you
Your phone rings at the time of day you picked. Expect questions about height, posts and access to the garden. For a new run of fencing, the fencer will usually want to walk the boundary and measure it.
You get a price and choose
The price is yours to weigh up. Ask for it written down with the materials listed. Accept it, turn it down or sleep on it. You have spent nothing by asking.

Which panel for which garden

Overlap panels. Thin boards overlapped in a light frame, also called lap or waney edge. The lowest price, and fine in a sheltered garden. MyJobQuote's guide puts a six foot lap panel at about £40.
Closeboard panels. Thicker upright boards on a stronger frame. Heavier and much stiffer. About £50 a panel in the same guide.
Hit and miss panels. Boards fixed on alternate sides with gaps between. Wind passes through and both faces look the same. About £75.
Slatted panels. Narrow level slats with small gaps. A modern look that also sheds some wind. About £100.

Those are the guide's average prices for a panel on its own, before posts, gravel boards and labour. The full table is in its fence installation guide.

What a panel fence typically costs

Tap a job to see the usual UK range and the guide it was read from.

All the fencing guide prices together

Job	UK guide price
New timber panel fence for a typical gardenA new fence of standard wooden panels along a 10 to 15 metre garden boundary, with materials and labour. The guide gives about £1,500 as its average fence installation.	£1,200 to £1,800typical about £1,500
Taking down an old fence: About 11 metres (6 panels)A fence installer's charge for half a day taking down about 11 metres of fence. Skip hire or tip charges for the waste may be on top.	£150 to £200
Taking down an old fence: About 15 metres (8 panels)A fence installer's charge for a full day taking down about 15 metres of fence. Skip hire or tip charges for the waste may be on top.	£300 to £400
Staining a fence: 8 panels, 2 metres highOil stain on eight panels 2 metres high, a job of four to six hours, with stain and labour.	£140 to £190
Staining a fence: 12 panels, 2 metres highOil stain on twelve panels 2 metres high, about a day's work, with stain and labour.	£190 to £270

Every figure is a typical UK guide price from the published guide named with it. Not one is a price for your fence. Your own price turns on the length and height of the fence, the posts you choose, the ground they go into and how easy it is to reach the boundary.

Where each fencing figure was read

How a run of panels goes in

The fencer sets a string line along the boundary first. Every post is set to that line, so the finished fence runs straight even if the old one wandered.

Posts go in one at a time, a panel width apart, each checked with a level and concreted. With slotted concrete posts the gravel board drops into the slot first and the panel slides in on top. With timber posts the panels are held by brackets.

On sloping ground the panels are stepped. Each one sits level and the gravel boards take up the difference. MyJobQuote's guide allows about a day for six panels and two days for twelve.

If the old posts are concrete and still upright, new panels can often slide straight into them. That is the cheapest way to renew a fence, so say what posts you have.

Panels in Great Yarmouth gardens

Light overlap panels are the first to go on this coast. They are sold everywhere and cost little, but a thin solid panel in a sea wind is asking a lot. If your garden backs on to open ground, the beach side, the river or the marshes, think about closeboard panels or a style with gaps.

On a long straight side boundary, a run of matching panels on concrete posts looks neat and is quick to fit. Where the only way to the garden is through the house, say so in the form. Carrying panels down a hallway takes longer than wheeling them down a side path.

Thinking of something heavier? See closeboard fencing. Tired of painting? See composite fencing.

Fencing services in Great Yarmouth

Great Yarmouth, Gorleston and the villages

Fencing help on both banks of the Yare and along the coast north and south of town.

Town centre, seafront and the quays
Southtown and Cobholm
Gorleston-on-Sea
Bradwell
Caister-on-Sea
Hopton-on-Sea
Belton
Burgh Castle
Ormesby St Margaret and Scratby
Hemsby
Winterton-on-Sea
Martham
Filby and Fleggburgh

See all the places covered around Great Yarmouth

Worth knowing before you press send

No fee, and the decision stays yours. There is no charge for sending the form and no duty to accept the price you are given.
About a minute of your time. Your name, your number, your area and the job. No email address, no street address.
Prices here are sourced, never guessed. Each figure on this site is a typical UK guide price taken from a published cost guide, and the guide is named and linked next to it. A guide price helps you budget. It cannot stand in for a price on your own boundary.
Your details are used for one thing. Getting your fencing looked at. They are not sold and not added to any mailing list.

Common questions

What is the average cost of a 6 foot fence?

MyJobQuote's guide prices standard six foot wooden panels at £45 to £55 each. For the fence fitted, its table gives about £1,050 for an 11 metre run of six panels on timber posts, with materials and labour. Concrete posts, gravel boards and heavier panels add to that.

Can new panels go into my old concrete posts?

Often, yes. If the posts are upright, firm and not cracked, new panels of the same width slide into the slots. The fencer will check each post, since one leaning post spoils the run.

How long do fence panels last?

It depends on the timber, the treatment and how wet the bottom edge stays. A pressure treated panel kept clear of the soil on a gravel board lasts far longer than a dipped panel sitting on wet earth. Ask what treatment the panels have had.

Do the whole run while the fencer is there

Panels of the same age tend to fail within a winter or two of each other. Replacing them one storm at a time means paying for a visit each time and living with a patchwork of old and new. One job, done once, usually costs less in the end.

Count the panels and name your part of Great Yarmouth. Nobody charges you for the asking.