Feather edge fencing, also called closeboard fencing, is the traditional British privacy fence. Vertical boards overlap each other on a solid frame, so there are no gaps and no weak points. Panel fencing arrives in fixed sections. Our continuous featherboard fencing is built board by board on site, so it follows your boundary exactly.
Options & styles
We build continuous feather edge fencing to any height and length. We fit an extra horizontal rail and use a bigger board overlap than the industry standard, which helps stop the boards warping over time. Every fence has a timber gravel board along the bottom and a capping rail on top. If you want it to look good from both sides, we can double board it, fitting the boards between the posts on the back. For the longest possible life we can build it on posts that carry a 25-year guarantee. Matching closeboard gates are available.
Why Tatton Fencing
Because it is built on site rather than bolted together from panels, feather edge shows the quality of the work. Board spacing, rail fixing and post setting are all there to see in the finished fence. It is fencing we build week in, week out, and every fence comes with our 2-year workmanship guarantee.
Your questions answered
Feather edge is built in place as one continuous run, so it follows your boundary exactly and single boards can be replaced if they ever need to be. Panels come in fixed sizes and get replaced as whole sections.
Yes. It follows slopes naturally, and because we can vary the post spacing it also works well where there are a lot of trees. The fence can run right up to them and between them.
With pressure treated timber, a gravel board keeping the boards off the ground and a capping rail on top, it is one of the longer lasting timber fences you can have. Using 25-year guaranteed posts looks after the part of the fence that works hardest.
Timber is a living material, and no two fences or gates are quite the same. Here’s what to expect as yours settles in.
