Shrivenham Fencing
Fencing on the Oxfordshire and Wiltshire border

The fencing specialists on the Oxfordshire and Wiltshire border.

We supply and install high quality fencing, decking, sheds and gates for homes and businesses around Shrivenham. We listen to what you need, and we fit it properly.

Since 2012 in Shrivenham, Swindon
What we can take on

A complete range of fencing and garden carpentry

Supplied and installed by the same specialist team, from a single gate to a full boundary.

01

Fencing

Close-board fencing, panels and post-and-rail, supplied and installed.

02

Gates and side gates

Gates hung so they still swing and latch in five years.

03

Decking

Decking that gives you somewhere level to sit, built square and solid.

04

Sheds

Sheds and storage that fit the space you have.

05

Pergolas

Pergolas that give a garden height and shade.

06

Repairs

Storm damage and rotten posts sorted without replacing the whole run.

About us

Who we are

We are based in Shrivenham, on the Oxfordshire and Wiltshire border, supplying and installing fencing for domestic and commercial customers. We listen to your individual requirements, offer advice, and provide a solution for your specific needs, whether that is a single boundary or a full garden.

What you can expect

How we treat you and your garden

We listen first

What you want the space to be decides what we recommend. The job is yours, not ours.

We respect your home

Your lawn, your borders and your drive are not a work yard. We protect what we are not working on.

We say what we think

If something is not worth doing, or a cheaper way is the better way, we will say so.

We finish properly

Cleared, swept and checked with you before we leave. The finish is the part you live with.

How we work

How it works

Every job runs the same way, so you always know what happens next.

01

We come and look

Someone comes out, looks at the job properly and talks it through with you: what is involved, what the options are, and anything that needs checking first. You get a quote from that visit.

02

We agree the work and a date

Once you are happy, the job goes in the diary. You know what is being done, who is coming and when.

03

We do the work and clear up

The job is completed as agreed and the site is left tidy, with the waste taken away.

Where you will find us

Shrivenham, and the villages either side of it

We cover a comfortable radius rather than a fixed boundary. If you are near the edge of it, it is worth a call to check.

01ShrivenhamBase
02Faringdon
03Highworth
04Wantage
05Swindon
06Lechlade
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Tell us about your boundary

Send us a few details and we will come back to you. A sentence about what you need is enough to start with.

01793 784358

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Common questions

Answers to the questions that come up every week

Which fence is mine, the left or the right?

Neither. There is no such rule in law. Responsibility is shown on the title plan held by HM Land Registry, where a T mark on one side of the boundary line indicates who maintains it. You can download your title plan for a small fee, and it is worth doing before spending money.

How high can I build a fence without planning permission?

Usually up to two metres. Where the boundary adjoins a road used by vehicles, the limit drops to one metre, which is what catches out most front gardens. If the property is listed, in a conservation area or covered by an Article 4 direction, those rights are restricted and you may need permission whatever the height.

How long should a fence last?

It depends almost entirely on the posts, not the panels. Timber posts fail at ground level where the wood is alternately wet and dry, so treatment grade and how they are set matter enormously. Concrete posts remove that failure point completely and let you replace panels without touching the posts.

What is a gravel board for?

It sits along the bottom of the fence and takes the ground contact so the panel does not. That keeps the expensive part out of wet soil, and when it eventually rots you replace the board rather than the panel.

Do I need my neighbour’s permission?

Not to replace a fence that is yours, but you will usually need access to both sides to do the work, so it is worth agreeing in advance. Moving the boundary line, even slightly, is a different matter and is the most common cause of neighbour disputes.

Which panel type should I choose?

Lap panels are cheapest and least robust in wind. Close board is built on site from vertical boards, is stronger, and can follow sloping ground continuously instead of stepping down it. Slatted and hit-and-miss designs let wind through, which matters on exposed sites where a solid fence acts like a sail.

Worth knowing

Four things worth knowing before you replace a fence

This applies to any firm you use, not just us. It is the handful of things worth understanding before you spend money on fencing.

01

Work out whose fence it actually is

There is no left-or-right rule in law, whatever you have heard. Your title plan at HM Land Registry shows it: a T mark against the boundary line marks whose it is, and the plan costs a few pounds to download. Worth doing before you spend, because paying for a neighbour’s fence does not make it yours.

02

There are height limits, and one of them catches people out

Two metres without planning permission in most places, but only ONE metre where your boundary meets a road, which is exactly where most people want screening. Listed building, conservation area or an Article 4 direction removes those rights entirely, so check before you order anything.

03

Fences fail at the posts, almost every time

Panels outlast posts. Timber rots where post meets ground, so concrete posts remove the problem, properly treated timber set in concrete slows it, and a gravel board keeps the panel itself out of wet soil. Ask what your posts are and how they are set: that decides whether you do this again in six years.

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