Fencers in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Fence repairs in Great Yarmouth: back up and solid after the storm
Panels blown out, boards snapped, a whole run leaning into next door. Say what has happened and a local fencer will phone you back with a free quote for putting it right.
- Blown-out and broken panels replaced
- Snapped boards, rails and gravel boards renewed
- Leaning runs straightened and posts re-set
- Booked repair work, with no promise of a same-day visit
The morning after a windy night
You open the curtains and count the damage.
- A panel flat on the lawn, or in next door's flower bed
- Slats hanging loose from a frame
- A post snapped off at the ground
- The whole run leaning a foot out of true
- A gate that will no longer meet its latch
It often looks worse than it is. A good deal of storm damage is a morning's work for someone with the right posts and panels to hand. What matters is doing it before the next blow makes it bigger.
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.
Typical fence repair prices
| Job | UK guide price |
|---|---|
| Replacing one wooden fence panelSource: MyJobQuote fence repair cost guide | £110 to £220 |
| Re-setting or replacing a fence postSource: MyJobQuote fence repair cost guide | £160 to £265 |
| Replacing a few damaged wooden boardsSource: MyJobQuote fence repair cost guide | £100 to £200 |
Typical UK guide prices from MyJobQuote's fence repair guide, with labour and materials. Use them to budget and nothing more. The guide's overall average for a fence repair is £150, and it puts major damage at £500 or more.
Repair or replace: how a fencer decides
A fencer looks at the posts first. If they are upright and firm, the fence has good bones, and new panels or boards will give it years more.
If several posts have rotted through at the ground, the sums change. Each new post is a hole to dig out and concrete. Past a certain number, a new run costs little more than the repair and comes with new everything.
As a rough guide: one or two panels and sound posts, repair. Posts going all along the run, replace. In between, ask for both prices.
Making it safe until it is fixed
- Lay a loose panel flat so the wind cannot throw it
- Keep children and pets away from a leaning run and from snapped posts
- Do not try to prop a heavy concrete post on your own
- Take a few photos before anything is moved
- Tell your neighbour if the fence has fallen their way
Home insurance policies differ on fences, and some do not cover storm damage to them. Check your own policy before you count on a claim.
Why the same fence keeps failing
If a panel blows out every winter, something underneath is wrong. The posts may be loose, so the slots open up as they rock. The panels may be a touch narrow for the gap. Or the fence may simply be too light for where it stands.
Great Yarmouth gets its wind off the North Sea with nothing in the way. A repair that only puts back what was there will last as long as the old one did. Ask the fencer what would stop it happening again. Often the answer is a concrete post and gravel board here and there, or closeboard on the worst stretch.
Our advice article on fences for a windy coast explains the weak points one by one.
Fencing services in Great Yarmouth
- Fence panelsNew panel fences fitted and tired panels swapped.
- Closeboard fencingFeather edge timber fencing built on site for exposed gardens.
- Fence posts and gravel boardsRotten posts replaced, concrete posts and gravel boards fitted.
- Garden and driveway gatesSide gates, drive gates and electric gates hung true.
- Composite fencingLow-upkeep boards that do not rot or need painting.
- Metal and security fencingRailings, chain link, mesh and palisade for homes and yards.
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
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
Who pays when a shared fence blows down?
It depends who owns it. GOV.UK says there is usually no record of who owns the fence between two properties in England, though your deeds may say. If it is yours, the repair is yours. If nobody knows, neighbours often agree to split it. Our article on whose fence it is has more.
Can a broken panel be mended, or does it need a new one?
A loose slat or a frame that has come apart at one corner can often be fixed. A panel with several snapped slats or a rotten bottom edge is not worth the time. A new one costs little and the labour is much the same.
Is this an emergency service?
No. Fence repair is booked work. Say in the form if the fence is dangerous or your garden is open to the road, and choose as soon as possible for the call back. Nobody can promise to be there the same day.
The next gale will not wait
A fence with one panel out has lost its bracing. The wind now gets behind the panels either side and works on them from both faces. Storm damage spreads along a run faster than most people expect, and a snapped post left leaning can come down on a child or a car.
Say what came down and where in Great Yarmouth you are. Nothing to pay for asking.