Fencing Arnold
Fencing, gates and railings across Arnold, Redhill, Daybrook and Woodthorpe — supplied and fitted or supply only. Closeboard and panel fencing on concrete posts, slatted and decorative panels, made-to-measure gates, and garden clearance where the boundary has disappeared under twenty years of growth. Send your measurements and a photo for a quick provisional price, or book a free measured survey.
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An Overgrown Arnold Garden, Cleared and Re-Fenced
Some jobs are not really fencing jobs until the clearance is done. This Arnold garden had grown over the boundary on both sides, and the old fence had gone down underneath it some time before — you can see the panels lying in the bottom of the first photo.
The full garden, start to finish
Before
After
Fencing and Gates in Arnold
Arnold is one of the biggest towns we cover and the gardens vary as much as the housing. Around Front Street and Nottingham Road there are older terraces and semis with long, narrow rear plots. Further out towards Redhill, Daybrook and Woodthorpe the interwar and post-war semis have wider boundaries, side access and, more often than not, a mature hedge or a row of conifers doing half the job the fence is supposed to do.
That last point matters more than it sounds. A good proportion of Arnold enquiries are not really about fencing at first — they are about a boundary that has vanished. The fence is still there somewhere; it is under twenty years of growth, and it has usually gone over.
When Clearance Comes First
You cannot price a fence you cannot see. Where a boundary is overgrown, the sequence is clear it, find the line, then fence it — and doing both as one job with one contractor is quicker and cheaper than booking a clearance, waiting, and then getting a fencing quote.
It also solves the part people forget. A cleared boundary produces a great deal of green waste plus the remains of the old fence, and those go to two different places. We take both, because we are a registered waste carrier under licence CBDU474286. Garden clearance and fencing on the same visit means nothing is left on the drive waiting for you to deal with it.
If the hedge itself is the boundary and you want it gone, that is hedge removal — roots and all, rather than cutting it back and leaving you the stumps to work round when the posts go in.
What We Install in Arnold
Gedling's Garden Waste Problem
Worth knowing before you plan a clearance, because Arnold sits in Gedling Borough and its brown bin service is the most awkward in the county.
Gedling charges £45 for the first bin and £23 for each additional one, against a Nottinghamshire district average of about £41. Because it runs fortnightly from April to March with no collections at all in January or February, that works out at roughly £2.25 per collection — the highest cost per emptying of any district in Nottinghamshire.
And you may not be able to get one
Gedling is the only district in the county currently operating a waiting list for its garden waste service. Paying is not enough — you have to get a bin first. Worth checking before you assume a clearance can be dealt with a few sacks at a time through the brown bin.
It would not help with the fence anyway. Garden waste bins take grass, hedge trimmings and prunings, not treated timber, so old panels and posts were never going in there.
We take everything with us as part of the job — green waste and old fence together, to a licensed facility, under waste carrier licence CBDU474286. If you would rather keep the timber or compost the green waste, we will price the work without removal.
Fence Heights and Permission
Permitted development in England generally allows 2 metres at a rear or side boundary and 1 metre where the boundary fronts a highway, footpaths beside roads included.
On Arnold's older streets the front boundary often sits on a low brick wall, and the wall counts towards the height — a 450mm wall with a 1.2m panel above it is a 1.65m boundary. If that fronts the pavement it is over the limit. Conservation areas, listed buildings and deed covenants can change things again. We are not planning consultants; Gedling Borough Council's planning team will confirm your position free of charge.
Why Choose Nottingham Fencing
We are a local, family-run firm run by founders Adam and Stephen, with over 15 years' experience. Arnold is close to home for us, which is the practical reason we can usually get out to a survey quickly.
- Clearance and fencing as one job. If the boundary is buried, we clear it, find the line and fence it in the same visit rather than sending you to two contractors.
- Everything goes with us. Green waste and old fence both, under waste carrier licence CBDU474286 — which matters more in Gedling than most places.
- Measured before it is priced. On an overgrown boundary the survey is the only honest way to quote, because nobody can price what they cannot see.
- Gates built to the opening rather than trimmed from a stock size.
- Supply only if you want it. Panels, posts, gravel boards and composite sold on their own.
- Insured and guaranteed. Public liability insurance in place and a 12 month guarantee on our work.*
*Terms and conditions apply to our 12 month guarantee.
Areas We Cover Near Arnold
We cover Arnold and the surrounding area:
Get a price for your Arnold fence
Send your measurements and a photo for a quick provisional price, or book a free measured survey and we will come and look at the run properly.
Fencing in Arnold — Common Questions
My boundary is completely overgrown. Can you still quote?
Not accurately from a photograph, no, and anyone who does is guessing. Where a boundary is buried we clear it first, find the actual line, then price the fencing against what is really there. Clearance and fencing can be done as one job on the same visit, which is quicker and usually cheaper than booking two contractors.
Do you take the green waste as well as the old fence?
Yes, both. Green waste and old fencing go to different places but we handle both under waste carrier licence CBDU474286, so nothing is left on your drive. If you would rather compost the green waste or keep the timber, we will price the job without removal.
Is there really a waiting list for a Gedling garden waste bin?
Gedling is the only Nottinghamshire district currently operating one, so paying the subscription does not automatically get you a bin. It is worth checking with the council before planning to deal with a clearance a few sacks at a time. The bin would not take old fence panels in any case, as it is for grass and prunings rather than treated timber.
How much is Gedling's garden waste service?
Around £45 a year for the first bin and £23 for each additional one, against a Nottinghamshire district average of about £41. Because there are no collections in January or February, it works out at roughly £2.25 per emptying, which is the highest cost per collection of any district in the county.
Can you remove a hedge and put a fence in its place?
Yes. Taking the hedge out properly, roots included, is what makes the fence straightforward afterwards. Cutting a hedge back and leaving the stumps means post positions have to work around them, which usually shows in the finished line. The hedge material goes with us as green waste.
Does a low wall count towards my fence height?
Yes. Height is measured from ground level, so a 450mm wall with a 1.2 metre panel on top is a 1.65 metre boundary. On a front boundary fronting a pavement, where the limit is 1 metre, that puts you over. Gedling Borough Council's planning team will confirm your position free of charge.
Do you supply fencing in Arnold without fitting it?
Yes. Supply only is available on closeboard, featheredge, slatted and decorative panels, concrete and timber posts, gravel boards, trellis and composite. Measure your post centres rather than the visible gap, tell us the run length and height, and we will price the materials for collection or delivery.
Timber and Composite Around Arnold
Not every Arnold job starts with a clearance. Here are three straightforward boundary replacements — two composite, one timber — from around the town.
Anthracite composite on concrete posts
Composite boards dropped into concrete posts along a patio boundary, with a matching gate at the house end. Nothing here needs treating again, which matters more on a boundary you have to reach across a paved area to get at. See composite fencing.
Composite fence and gate, colour matched
Composite is not only grey. This run is a natural brown, with the gate built from the same boards in a black metal frame so the two read as one boundary rather than a fence with a door in it. See composite gates.
A gate built from the same boards
Closeboard panels either side of a gate made from the same timber and to the same board spacing, so the line carries straight through. A stock gate dropped into a closeboard run almost always shows, because the board widths do not match.
The Awkward Ones at the Front
Front boundaries and shared drives take more working out than a rear garden. There is a height limit, there is usually a neighbour involved, and the ground is rarely soil where you want to put a post.
