Fencing in Hambleden Valley
Half the question here is who is allowed to say yes.
The Hambleden Valley runs up from the Thames through Hambleden itself and on past Skirmett, Fingest, Turville and Frieth. Flint and brick cottages, single-track lanes, and a great deal of land still held in estate ownership.
That last part changes the first question. Before anyone talks about closeboard or post and rail, it is worth establishing who actually has the say over your boundary.
Whose permission do you need?
A lot of the housing through the valley is tenanted rather than owned, and a boundary on estate land is the landlord’s asset even when it is your garden. Putting a fence up without written consent puts you in breach of your tenancy and puts us in the middle of something we have no business being in.
It is rarely a problem once asked. Estates generally have a view on style and materials rather than an objection to fencing, and getting that view early is far easier than taking a fence down. If you own outright, none of this applies and the form prices your job the same as anywhere else.
Run the quote as normal — none of this changes the price. If you rent, or if the boundary is shared with estate land, put it in the notes. We will hold off booking a date until consent is in writing, and we would rather tell you that now than turn up to a locked conversation.
Price it now →Where the fence meets a wall
Boundaries here are rarely one thing. A run of flint wall gives out into hedge, the hedge gives out into a gappy fence somebody put in during the eighties, and you want the whole line to read as one. We can tie new fencing into old walls and hedges, and the join is worth thinking about rather than leaving to the day.
One thing we will not do is fix posts into an old flint wall. Lime-mortared flint is not a fixing you can trust and drilling it does real damage. We set an independent post alongside instead and close the gap properly, which costs a little more in materials and saves you a wall.
What we build in Hambleden Valley
All services →Closeboard / featheredge
The workhorse. Built on site, board by board. 20+ year life.
from £140/mPrice thisPanel (lap / waney)
Fast, tidy and kind to the wallet. Great for garden boundaries.
from £112/mPrice thisPicket
Cottage-front charm. Low, friendly, painted if you like.
from £116/mPrice thisSlatted / contemporary
Clean horizontal lines. The one architects ask for.
from £183/mPrice thisPost & rail (agricultural)
Paddocks, drives and field boundaries. Stock-proof options.
from £65/mPrice thisRepairs & replacement bays
Snapped posts, blown panels, storm damage. Sorted.
from £108/mPrice this
In and around Hambleden Valley
All of these are a short run for us, and priced exactly the same as the town itself.
- Hambleden
- Mill End
- Skirmett
- Fingest
- Turville
- Frieth
- Pheasants Hill
- Colstrope
- Ibstone
- Medmenham
Hambleden Valley questions
We rent from the estate. Can we put a fence up?
Ask the landlord first, and get the answer in writing. On tenanted property the boundary belongs to the estate, so consent is not a formality you can skip. In our experience they are more interested in what it looks like than whether it happens. Once you have the go-ahead, forward it with your quote and we will book you in.
Our boundary is half flint wall. Can you fence the rest?
Yes, and we will tie it in so the line reads as one. What we will not do is bolt posts into the wall itself — old lime-mortared flint will not hold a fixing reliably and drilling it causes damage that is expensive to put right. We stand an independent post next to the wall and close the gap. It is slightly more material and a great deal less risk.
The lane is single track and our drive is half a mile.
Tell us in the notes and we will plan one delivery rather than several, and bring the barrow for the rest. Long tracks and passing places do not change the price, but they do change how we schedule the day, and knowing in advance is the difference between a smooth start and an hour lost on the first morning.
Deer keep getting into the garden. How high do we need to go?
Higher than the form will let you, if it is fallow deer. A determined deer clears 1.8m without much trouble, and proper deer fencing runs well above 2m — which puts it past permitted development and into a planning application. On a 30m run, going from 1.8m to 2.1m takes you from about £5,030–£5,840 to £5,700–£6,630, and even then it is not a guarantee. If deer are the whole reason for the job, say so and we will talk about what actually works rather than selling you a taller fence.
More of the general ones on the FAQ page.