What we do
New closeboard fencing as part of broader builds. Integrated fence-panel uplighting where the lighting earns its place. Boundary work co-ordinated with retaining walls, raised beds and hardscape so the whole boundary reads as one design move rather than a contractor catalogue. We don't take on single-panel repairs or standalone fencing-only contracts.
How we approach it
Concrete posts set deep, gravel boards laid level, panels cut to size for any irregularity in the run rather than gaps left at the ends. Where lighting is integrated, cabling is laid into trenches as the fence goes up — no surface conduit afterwards, no patch jobs to drill in panels later.
A boundary that reads as one design move, not a catalogue.
Materials
Pressure-treated featheredge closeboard panels. Concrete posts with bolt-down or set-in-concrete fixings depending on substrate. Concrete gravel boards. Recessed LED uplighters specified to IP65 minimum where panel lighting forms part of the brief, with armoured cable runs back to a switched supply.
In practice
See Three-tier garden, Fareham 2026 for a Venetian-style slatted screen giving privacy to the upper patio, with a planting bed along its foot. Or Garden transformation, Locks Heath 2025 for a new garden gate and a matching run of fencing built into a full garden rebuild. Or Garden composition, Warsash 2025 for fence-panel uplighting integrated into the original build, every panel quietly lit at the base and programmable from the house.
Fixings matter more than they look like they should. Building for the salt cycle covers why we specify marine-grade stainless on anything coastal, gate hardware included.
Where we build it
Fencing usually comes as part of a wider build. Recent and regular ground: landscaper in Park Gate, landscaping in Hedge End, landscape gardener in Whiteley and landscapers in Fareham.