How We Write Our Fencing Guides

Short answer: we write the guides we'd want to read before spending money on a fence. They cover every common fence type fairly, including the ones we don't sell, check facts against official and reputable UK sources, and say plainly where our own products are and aren't the right choice.

Why we cover fencing we don't sell

Simple Fencing supplies PVC-U fencing: picket, privacy, pool, ranch and portable systems. Most UK fences are timber, plenty are metal or composite, and a hedge is sometimes the best boundary there is. If our guides only talked about PVC, they wouldn't be much use to you, and you'd be right not to trust them.

So we compare timber (lap, feather-edge, closeboard, slatted, picket, sleeper), concrete posts and gravel boards, steel and aluminium, composite, PVC and hedging on the same terms: cost, lifespan, upkeep and where each one works best. When something else suits your garden or site better, we say so.

How we check facts

  • Rules and regulations come from primary sources: legislation.gov.uk, the Planning Portal, GOV.UK, HSE and the relevant British Standards bodies. Where rules differ across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, we say so.
  • Technical claims (timber treatment, noise, wind, security ratings) come from bodies such as the Wood Protection Association, acoustic consultants, government and industry guidance, and manufacturers' published installation instructions.
  • Prices for other materials come from current published UK cost guides and are given as ranges with the year. Fencing prices vary by region, access and specification, so treat them as a guide, not a quote.
  • Our own prices are taken from our product pages on the day of writing and include VAT. Live prices are always on the product page.
  • Sources are listed for every guide.

If we can't verify a number, we give a cautious range or leave it out.

What we won't do

  • Invent statistics, reviews, customer stories or test results
  • Claim a fence does something it can't, such as soundproofing a garden or stopping a determined intruder
  • Hide the downsides of PVC, or exaggerate the downsides of other materials
  • Push a product where it's the wrong answer

How we handle our own products

Where one of our products genuinely fits, we mention it, usually with a link to the Complete Fence Planner or the relevant range. We explain warranty terms accurately: a limited lifetime warranty for residential use and a 30-year commercial warranty, covering manufacturing defects. Like most fencing warranties, ours excludes things such as wind, impact and installation faults.

We're a supply-only retailer. We don't install, though we can introduce you to independent installers.

Who writes and checks

Guides are written with input from people who handle fencing enquiries every day and reviewed by the Simple Fencing team before publishing. We update guides when rules, prices or our products change, and show the date of the last review.

Corrections

If you spot something wrong or out of date, tell us at info@simplefencing.co.uk or call 03333 222 050 (Monday–Friday 8am–5pm, Saturday 8am–12pm). We'll check it and correct the guide.