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RG27 project planning · Hampshire

Hartley Wintney Close-Board Fencing: a local specification for RG27 properties

Hartley Wintney is a long, narrow village along the A30 with a high concentration of listed buildings, antique shops and Georgian frontages. Plots behind the high street are deep and often run down to a stream or pond, with clay ground that holds water and shifts with drought. That is why our close-board fencing quotes here start with the plot, access and levels, not a standard square metre allowance. The technical detail we test first is exposed rural boundaries where a rail-built fence outperforms a slotted panel in wind.

  • Fully insured · £5m PL
  • Written 10-yr guarantee
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  • Fixed written quote, no deposit
Adding matching close-board double-leaf driveway gates to a new fence line, relevant close-board fencing detail for RG27 properties near Eversley

What changes the specification here

  • Hartley Wintney 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 RG27 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
Hart District Council
Transport
A30 London Rd, M3 J5 within 3 miles, Winchfield station within 2 miles.
Postcodes
RG27
Typical timeline
1-3 working days

Three briefs we hear in RG27

  • 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.

  1. 01

    Replacing a broken feather-edge board on a run rather than removing the whole panel

  2. 02

    Adding matching close-board double-leaf driveway gates to a new fence line

  3. 03

    Fitting close-board panels between existing concrete posts for a mid-life panel upgrade

Evidence relevant to this brief

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

FAQs - Close-Board Fencing in Hartley Wintney

What changes the specification around Hartley Wintney?
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 Hart District Council needs to be involved before fixing the construction detail.
Can you cover Eversley as part of the same local run?
Yes. Eversley sits within our normal Hartley Wintney working cluster, so it can be grouped with nearby surveys rather than treated as a distant call-out.
What should I send before a RG27 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.

Is this the right route for your property?

For a Hartley Wintney project, the sensible next step is a measured visit: we can confirm access, levels and the right response to exposed rural boundaries where a rail-built fence outperforms a slotted panel in wind before pricing the work. This recommendation is scoped to Hartley Wintney close-board fencing enquiries.

Measure first, quote once

Send the rough size and access photos; we will tell you what needs checking on site. Mention Hartley Wintney and close-board fencing so we route the enquiry to the right survey notes.

The practical Hartley Wintney coverage cluster

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