Pontypool is home for T J Landscapes. Our yard is on Conway Road, and the fences we are asked to look at here are often a few streets from where we park the van at night. The terraces climb along the valley sides, and behind them the gardens rise or fall in steps, so a boundary fence in Pontypool is rarely a straight run across level ground. It has to climb, drop, turn a corner by an old coal-house and sit on top of a wall that somebody built long before any of us were born.
Tony and the team put up new fencing and gates and repair tired runs all over the town, with free quotes and free advice. If the fence is one piece of a bigger change to the garden, our landscaping page for Pontypool shows the wider picture, or you can send us a few details and we will walk round and take a look.
The six kinds of fencing work we do everywhere, and how each one fits the steep, narrow back gardens that most of Pontypool lives with.
Close board is built in place, board by board, so it can follow the rise of a Pontypool garden far more closely than a panel can, which makes it our usual suggestion for the long side boundaries between terraces.
Panels work well on the flatter yard right behind the house, and where the garden climbs we step them up in level stages so every panel sits square between its posts.
A slatted or trellis-topped screen suits the sitting area on a Pontypool terrace, where you want to soften the view of the neighbours' windows without blocking the little afternoon sun a valley garden gets.
Side and rear gates in Pontypool often open onto steps or a sloping passage, so we set the hanging post and the swing carefully so the gate clears the ground and does not catch on the first tread.
Longer runs are less common on the terraces but do come up on the larger plots on the edges of the town, where post and rail or a taller close board line marks out a bigger garden.
Plenty of Pontypool fences only need a couple of snapped posts or a blown-out panel dealt with, and being local means we can come and sort a small repair without it becoming a major job.
There are two honest ways to fence a slope, and the right one depends on how steep the garden is and what is already there. Panels have to stay level, so on a climbing boundary they go up in steps, with the posts set at different heights and a triangle of space left below each one. We fill those gaps with gravel boards cut to shape so pets cannot slip through and the line looks finished from both sides.
Close board can be raked instead, with the rails running parallel to the ground and the boards standing upright, so the top of the fence follows the hill in a smooth line. On many of Pontypool's steepest gardens that looks tidier and leaves no gaps to fill. Our guide to close board, panel or slatted fencing sets the styles side by side if you are weighing them up.
A lot of Pontypool boundaries are not simply a fence. There is often a stone or block wall holding the neighbour's garden up, with a run of panels fixed along the top to add height. Bolting new posts onto an old wall adds leverage every time the wind pushes on the fence, and a tired wall can crack or lean under it.
So before we quote, we look at what is underneath. Where the wall is sound, we can set new posts behind or beside it so the fence carries its own weight. Where it is bulging or cracked, it makes sense to deal with it first, and our brickwork service in Pontypool can rebuild it before the fence goes on. The local guide on retaining walls for sloping Pontypool gardens explains the warning signs.
We are fencing the streets we drive down every day.
Being based on Conway Road means a visit to measure a Pontypool boundary is a short trip, and small repairs are worth our while.
Stepped and raked fences on steep ground are the everyday work of a Pontypool fencer, not an awkward extra.
Posts go in deep and the concrete is shaped to shed rain, which is where most failed fences in town have let go.
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Many streets in Pontypool have no lane behind them, so posts, bags of concrete, rails and panels all come in through the house. Panels are the awkward part, because a full-size panel will not always turn from a narrow hallway into a kitchen. Close board comes in as loose rails and boards, which is another reason it often suits the town better.
We protect floors and doorways, keep the pavement clear while we unload, and take the old fence, the broken concrete and the offcuts away with us. If the boundary is buried in brambles or ivy, garden clearance in Pontypool can clear it first so we can see the line properly.
On a Pontypool terrace you share a fence with the house either side, and sometimes with the garden above or below you too. It saves arguments later if you agree the line, the height and which way the good face turns before anything comes down. We are happy to explain the plan to a neighbour while we are there.
Height rules and planning apply in some situations, such as a tall fence beside a road or at a listed building, so check with Torfaen council if you are unsure. New garden fencing in Pontypool: what to expect walks through the whole process, from the first visit to the day we finish.
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Local and practical guides to help you plan the work.
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T J Landscapes South Wales
24 Conway Road, Pontypool
Torfaen, NP4 6HL
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On a gentle rise, stepped panels are neat and simple. On a steep garden, a raked close board fence usually looks better and leaves no gaps under the bottom. We will show you both on site and let you choose.
Usually, yes. We check the wall first and, where possible, set new posts so the fence stands on its own rather than hanging off the wall. If the wall itself is failing, we will say so and explain the options.
Concrete posts will not rot and suit the damp, shaded bottoms of many terraced gardens. Timber posts look warmer and are easier to fix to. Concrete posts or timber posts covers the trade-offs.
The length and height of the run, the style, the posts, how steep the ground is, whether there is a wall to deal with, how far materials are carried and whether the old fence needs taking away. We price it properly after a free visit.
If most posts are sound and only one or two have gone, a repair is sensible. If they are rotten along the whole run, patching tends to move the problem along. Our article on fence repair or replacement lists what to look for.
Tell us roughly how long the fence is, how steep the garden is and whether there is a wall involved. We are only a few minutes away.
