Expert tips to get your fence through the winter
Can I repair a storm-damaged fence? That’s a question I’m often asked, and it’s best if I hand you over to the experts at Forest Garden.
Firstly, if your fence is still standing, check it for potential damage and weak spots. The posts are a common cause. Replace any rotten posts promptly. Reinforce loose panels before gales hit, as they act like sails in the wind.
If you need to entirely replace your fence, Forest Garden’s designs include traditional and noise-reducing panels, decorative screens and low-level fencing. Read more about storm damage prevention.
Can I repair a storm-damaged fence? Does it need replacing?
The Featheredge range features thick overlapping vertical boards with three colour alternatives. Their heavy-duty construction offers privacy and security with timber or concrete posts.
The Larchlap range features traditional Larchlap panels manufactured from UK timber: grown, felled and processed from FSC-approved forests. The sturdy panel‘s overlapping boards are sandwiched in a perimeter frame.
For a more decorative fence, try the Europa range. It has heavy-duty mortice and tenon jointed frames in a variety of decorative styles, including curved-top, wave-top, V-shaped and fan-like trellises.
Award-winning noise reduction
The award-winning Decibel Noise Reduction Panels provide an effective, affordable solution to noise. It reduces sound by up to eight times. The thick (17mm) interlocking tongue and groove boards, smoothly planed, sit in a 45mm thick rebated frame with no gaps.
The low-level Decorative Hit and Miss Domed Top Panel screenwithout blocking the view, allows wind to pass through the gaps.
All fence panels have a minimum of 10 years’ anti-rot guarantee. Pressure-treated panels provide a 15-year anti-rot guarantee, and a choice of heights, with posts, supports, fixings and fittings, caps and finials also available.
For current prices per fence panel, available from high street multiples and garden centres, visit www.forestgarden.co.uk.
