Four fence styles, explained.
What each one is, what it costs, and where it works best.
Close-board
The classic garden boundary: overlapping featheredge boards on concrete gravel boards, built to stand for twenty years.
- Boards
- 100 mm featheredge, overlapped
- Heights
- 1.2, 1.5, 1.8 m
- Posts
- 100 × 100 mm treated timber or concrete
- Best for
- Privacy and back gardens
- Price
- From £95 per metre
Picket
A low painted front-garden fence with pointed pickets and ball-top posts.
- Pickets
- 75 × 19 mm, pointed, painted white
- Heights
- 0.9, 1.2 m
- Posts
- 75 × 75 mm with ball finials
- Best for
- Front gardens
- Price
- From £70 per metre
Slatted
Horizontal slats in charcoal-stained larch with even gaps, for a modern garden.
- Slats
- 70 × 20 mm larch, 15 mm gaps, charcoal stain
- Heights
- 1.2, 1.8 m
- Posts
- 90 × 90 mm
- Best for
- Modern gardens and screens
- Price
- From £165 per metre
Hit and miss
Boards alternate front and back so the wind passes through and both sides look good.
- Boards
- 100 × 19 mm alternating front and back
- Heights
- 1.5, 1.8 m
- Posts
- 100 × 100 mm
- Best for
- Windy sites and shared boundaries
- Price
- From £120 per metre
