Do you cover Chobham?

Yes - Chobham is inside our 30-mile coverage zone from Ash Vale and we work in GU24 every week.

How quickly can you quote a close-board fence in Chobham?

Most Chobham enquiries get a free site visit within five working days and a written quote within a week of that visit.

How long does a close-board fence take?

Allow 1-3 working days on a typical Chobham property. Sloping plots, restricted access or larger formats add to that and we'll flag it on the quote.

What does a close-board fence cost in Chobham?

Close-board fencing runs £95-£145 per metre fitted depending on height, post type and gate count.

Do I need permission from Surrey Heath Borough Council?

For most close-board fence work, no - but anything affecting the public highway (dropped kerbs) or a conservation frontage goes through Surrey Heath Borough Council. We'll tell you on the visit which forms apply.

Built for Chobham plots · Surrey

Close-Board Fencing shaped around how Chobham homes are built

A well specified close-board fence is a recurring reason people contact us from GU24. The surrounding housing and ground conditions matter: Chobham is a designated conservation village with period brick boundary walls, gravel verges and several Grade II listed cottages along the high street. Off the centre, paddock-edge plots and equestrian properties dominate, with clay-on-sand ground that holds water in winter. For this service, that leads us to check period properties around Farnham, Guildford and Alton where a traditional close-board line suits the elevation better than modern panels before recommending a finish or construction method.

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Fitting close-board panels between existing concrete posts for a mid-life panel upgrade, relevant close-board fencing detail for GU24 properties near West End

Chobham constraints worth pricing properly

Chobham is inside our 30-mile core area, so site visits are arranged within a week and project supervision is daily, not weekly.
We've spent enough time on GU24 streets to know which ground conditions matter for a close-board fence - the boundaries where individual board replacement (rather than full panel swap) is a long-term maintenance advantage that gets missed when a national firm quotes from a desk.
Quotes are written, fixed and broken down by stage, with the same crew on site from day one through to clean-down.

Local quick facts

Council: Surrey Heath Borough Council
Transport: A319 Windsor Rd, B383, M3 J3 within 4 miles, no station - Sunningdale and Brookwood nearest.
Postcodes: GU24
Typical timeline: 1-3 working days

Problems this page is designed to solve

Feather-edge treated boards overlapping 20mm
Two or three horizontal rails per bay
Concrete or timber posts
Gravel board at ground level
Heights from 4ft to 6ft plus optional trellis top
Matching gates and gate hardware

Three practical outcomes for this page

Selected from the service brief and local property context rather than a generic location list.

01
Replacing a broken feather-edge board on a run rather than removing the whole panel
02
Adding matching close-board double-leaf driveway gates to a new fence line
03
Fitting close-board panels between existing concrete posts for a mid-life panel upgrade

Why the specification is accountable

We're insured to £5m public liability, registered for waste carriage, and every Chobham job is signed off in person rather than from photos.

FAQs - Close-Board Fencing in Chobham

What should I send before a GU24 site visit?: A wide photo, approximate dimensions, access width and a note about the intended use are enough to make the first conversation useful.
How is the quote made specific to this property?: It records excavation or foundation assumptions, materials, disposal, access, programme and exclusions. The allowance is based on the measured site rather than copied from another town.
What changes the specification around Chobham?: The first local issue we check is period properties around Farnham, Guildford and Alton where a traditional close-board line suits the elevation better than modern panels. We also look at access, levels and whether Surrey Heath Borough Council needs to be involved before fixing the construction detail.
Can you cover West End as part of the same local run?: Yes. West End sits within our normal Chobham working cluster, so it can be grouped with nearby surveys rather than treated as a distant call-out.

A useful next step

If your property sits towards West End or elsewhere in GU24, send a photo and rough dimensions first. We can usually identify the decisions that need an on-site check before arranging the visit. This recommendation is scoped to Chobham close-board fencing enquiries.

Get the local specification in writing

Talk through the intended use, then receive a quote based on this plot rather than an online average. Mention Chobham and close-board fencing so we route the enquiry to the right survey notes.

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Where this local page reaches

Same service, other towns