In Pontypridd the hills start almost at the Old Bridge, and the terraces climbing away from the Taff and the Rhondda leave very few back gardens level. A boundary here may run steeply uphill from the back door, cut sideways across the slope, or sit on the edge of a drop where the garden next door is a storey lower than yours. Each of those needs a slightly different fence, and working out which one comes before any post goes in.
Tony and the team fit and repair fencing and gates all over Pontypridd, including for landlords with houses let to students around Treforest. We quote and advise for free, and our landscaping page for Pontypridd has more on how we handle the town's hillside gardens. Get in touch and we will come and look at the line.
The six kinds of fencing we offer, and what each one means on a garden that is rarely flat.
Close board is assembled on site from rails and upright boards, so it can hug a steep Pontypridd boundary and arrives as bundles of timber that are far easier to carry up a flight of garden steps than full panels.
Panels suit the short, flatter stretch of yard many Pontypridd terraces have beside the house, and on sloping runs we fit them in level steps with the posts set at different heights.
A slatted or trellis-topped screen along the top of a Pontypridd garden can give privacy from the houses above while keeping the view across the valley, which is often the best thing about a hillside plot.
Gates at the top or bottom of a Pontypridd garden often open onto steps or a steep path, so we set each one to swing the safe way and clear the ground without scraping.
Longer boundary runs are more common on the detached and semi plots on the edges of Pontypridd, where a garden can run up the hill some way and needs a line that stays straight as the ground changes.
A good share of our Pontypridd work is repairs between tenancies or after a storm: a few snapped posts, a panel blown into next door's garden, or a gate that no longer shuts.
A fence running straight up a Pontypridd garden mostly needs to climb neatly, either in steps or with a raked top. A fence running across the hill has a different problem: the ground falls away sideways under it, so the post holes on the low side need extra depth and the bottom of the fence needs closing off so there are no gaps for pets.
The trickiest boundary is the one on the edge of a drop, where your garden sits above a neighbour's. That fence is a safety barrier as well as a screen, and it usually sits on or just behind a retaining wall. We check the wall before anything else, and if it needs rebuilding, brickwork in Pontypridd can deal with it first. Our local guide, fencing steep boundaries in Pontypridd, covers each case in more detail.
Plenty of Pontypridd houses have no rear access, or only a narrow flight of steps from the street. Everything goes in by hand: posts, rails, boards, bags of concrete and the gate. We plan the job around that, bringing materials in the order they are needed and keeping the path clear, and we carry the old fence and broken concrete back out the same way.
If the boundary is buried under growth, garden clearance in Pontypridd can open it up before we start.
Steep gardens and awkward access are part of the job, not a reason to walk away.
We look at which way the ground falls under each stretch of fence and set the posts to suit it.
Step-only and through-the-house access is normal in Pontypridd, and we quote with it in mind from the start.
Fences on top of drops are built to be a sound barrier, with the wall beneath checked before we begin.
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Landlords with student houses and rentals in and around Pontypridd tend to want the same things: a boundary that is secure, a back gate that locks, and a fence that will not need attention every term. Close board on concrete posts and a sturdy gate with a good bolt usually tick all three. Where a rented house backs onto a lane or path, a solid fence also hides the bins and keeps the garden from becoming a shortcut.
We can often fit the work into the gap between tenancies. For the rest of the garden, garden ideas for Pontypridd student lets and rentals suggests layouts that need little upkeep, and how to make a garden fence last longer covers simple care.
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Local and practical guides to help you plan the work.
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Yes, but the wall or bank underneath needs to be sound first, because the fence adds weight and wind load. Where possible we set the posts back from the edge so they do not rely on the wall. On a high drop, a close board or solid panel fence without climbable rails on your side is the safer choice if children use the garden.
Stepped panels are simple and easy to repair. A raked close board fence follows the ground and leaves no gaps. Close board, panel or slatted fencing compares them.
No. A lot of Pontypridd gardens are the same. It takes more carrying, which we factor into the quote, and it often makes close board the more practical choice.
The length and height, the style, the posts, how steep the ground is, whether a wall is involved, how far everything is carried and whether the old fence needs removing. We quote for free after a visit.
Often, yes. If the rest of the run is sound, new posts and refitted panels may be all you need. Fence repair or replacement lists the signs to check.
Tell us which way the garden slopes, how long the fence is and how we get in. Tony will arrange a time to come and look.
