Yes - Egham is inside our 30-mile coverage zone from Ash Vale and we work in TW20 every week.

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

Most Egham 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 Egham 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 Egham?

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

Do I need permission from Runnymede Borough Council?

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

Built for Egham plots · Surrey

Close-Board Fencing shaped around how Egham homes are built

A well specified close-board fence is a recurring reason people contact us from TW20. The surrounding housing and ground conditions matter: Egham is shaped by Royal Holloway and the Thames floodplain, with Victorian terraces near the station, 1930s detached homes on Englefield Green and newer apartments by the river. Flood-zone designation drives SUDS and permeable specs on any front-garden conversion here. For this service, that leads us to check exposed rural boundaries where a rail-built fence outperforms a slotted panel in wind 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 TW20 properties near Thorpe

Egham constraints worth pricing properly

Egham 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 TW20 streets to know which ground conditions matter for a close-board fence - the high-privacy plots that need a solid 6ft run without gaps between boards 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: Runnymede Borough Council
Transport: M25 J13, A30, Egham station direct to Waterloo (40 min).
Postcodes: TW20
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
Fitting close-board panels between existing concrete posts for a mid-life panel upgrade
02
Building a full-height 6ft close-board run for privacy from a two-storey neighbour extension
03
Boarding both faces of a shared boundary fence so the finish looks the same either side

Why the specification is accountable

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

FAQs - Close-Board Fencing in Egham

What should I send before a TW20 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 Egham?: The first local issue we check is exposed rural boundaries where a rail-built fence outperforms a slotted panel in wind. We also look at access, levels and whether Runnymede Borough Council needs to be involved before fixing the construction detail.
Can you cover Thorpe as part of the same local run?: Yes. Thorpe sits within our normal Egham 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 Thorpe or elsewhere in TW20, 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 Egham 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 Egham 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