Fencing in Nethercourt, Ramsgate.

Nethercourt is post-war semi-detached and detached housing on generous plots. The soil profile is chalk substrate the same as elsewhere in Ramsgate but the shelter from the coast means wind loading is manageable and salt exposure is much lower than the seafront streets. On rear-boundary work here, standard 6ft panel fencing on concrete-slotted posts is the honest answer and it lasts a comfortable 15-plus years.

The typical Nethercourt job is a full rear-boundary replacement on a 30+ year-old timber-post fence that's finally going. Long runs, easy access, straightforward install. Nethercourt gardens also see a lot of front-driveway gate work - the mid-C20th houses were often built without driveway gates and owners retrofit them now, particularly for the wider single-leaf timber gate look.

Typical Nethercourt jobs

• Panel fencing - long rear-boundary runs on generous plots
• Standard closeboard - side-boundary and shared-drive runs
• Driveway gates - manual and automated retrofit installs
• Timber decking - larger deck footprints, softwood spec fine on the sheltered gardens