Fencing Kirkby-in-Ashfield
Timber, composite and metal fencing, gates and railings across Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Kirkby Woodhouse, Nuncargate and Annesley Woodhouse. A lot of our work here is composite fencing and composite gates , including panels dropped between existing brick piers and dwarf walls. Send your measurements and a photo for a quick provisional price, or book a free measured survey.
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A Full Composite Re-Fence in Kirkby-in-Ashfield
One garden, two very different boundaries. On one side, timber panels dropped between existing brick piers on a dwarf wall. On the other, a standard concrete post run. Both went back in anthracite composite, and neither needed the existing brickwork or posts disturbing.
The brick pier boundary
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After
The concrete post boundary
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After
Fencing and Gates in Kirkby-in-Ashfield
Kirkby-in-Ashfield grew around the pits, and it shows in the boundaries. There is older terraced and ex-colliery housing where rear plots are long and narrow with shared entries, and then a lot of 1970s and 1980s private estate building where the developer put in brick piers and dwarf walls rather than a simple post-and-panel run.
That second type is the one worth planning for. A pier boundary looks solid and generally is — the brickwork usually outlasts several sets of panels — but it fixes the panel size. Each opening is whatever the bricklayer left it, so replacement panels have to be cut to the gap rather than ordered as standard 6ft units. It is the single most common reason a Kirkby customer is told a fence will cost more than they expected, and it is why we measure every opening rather than counting bays.
Composite Between Brick Piers
Composite fencing suits a pier boundary particularly well. The boards are cut to length anyway, so a non-standard opening is no more difficult than a standard one, and the finished panel sits flush in the pier rather than looking like something wedged in. The before and after above is exactly that job.
It also solves the maintenance problem these boundaries create. Painting or staining timber panels between piers means cutting in by hand around brickwork you do not want covered in stain. Composite never needs re-coating, so that job disappears.
Two practical points. Composite is heavier than timber, so where a run is on posts rather than piers, the posts and fixings need checking before anything is ordered. And a composite gate is built into a metal frame — a gate fails when its frame racks out of square, and a metal frame does not rack.
What We Install in Kirkby-in-Ashfield
Where the Old Panels End Up
Worth thinking about before the job starts, because in Ashfield the answer is rarely the bin.
The tips are run by Nottinghamshire County Council, not by Ashfield, and they treat old fencing as DIY waste. That means a limit of two 50-litre bags, or one item no larger than 2000mm × 750mm × 700mm, per visit, and no more than four visits per household in any four weeks. A 6ft panel is over that single-item limit, and a full boundary is a great many visits. You also need your vehicle registered beforehand, and a hired van or trailer needs a permit booked 24 hours ahead.
Whose job is it, legally?
Nottinghamshire County Council is explicit on this: where waste has arisen from work carried out by a tradesperson, disposing of it is that tradesperson's legal responsibility. If a fitter stacks your old panels on the drive and drives off, that is not a favour you have been done.
We take it with us. Registered waste carrier, licence CBDU474286, so it goes to a licensed facility. If you would rather keep the old materials — and reusable panels do have a second life as a compost bay or a shed side — we will price the job without removal.
Ashfield's own brown bin is no help here. The garden waste subscription runs March to December and the council specifically excludes timber and DIY waste, carries out checks, and will not empty a bin containing them.
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.
Dwarf walls make this worth checking properly, because the wall counts towards the height. A 600mm wall with a 1.2m panel on top is a 1.8m boundary, not a 1.2m one. On front boundaries in particular that can put an otherwise ordinary-looking fence over the limit. Deed covenants on estate housing can also restrict front boundary treatments. We are not planning consultants — Ashfield District Council's planning team will confirm your position at no cost.
Why Choose Nottingham Fencing
We are a local, family-run firm run by founders Adam and Stephen, with over 15 years' experience. Kirkby and the Ashfield towns around it are regular work for us, and composite in particular is something we fit here constantly rather than occasionally.
- Every opening measured, not counted. On pier and dwarf wall boundaries no two gaps are reliably the same. We measure each one before quoting, which is why the price does not move later.
- Existing brickwork and posts stay where they can. If the piers are sound and the posts are plumb, nothing comes out of the ground and nothing needs making good.
- The old fence goes with us. Registered waste carrier, licence CBDU474286.
- Gates built to the opening. Composite gates in metal frames, colour matched to the fencing.
- Supply only if you want it. Composite boards, posts and fixings sold on their own if you are fitting them yourself.
- 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 Kirkby-in-Ashfield
We cover Kirkby-in-Ashfield and the surrounding towns and villages:
Get a price for your Kirkby 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 Kirkby-in-Ashfield — Common Questions
Can you fit composite panels between existing brick piers?
Yes, and it is one of the things composite is best at. Because the boards are cut to length anyway, a non-standard opening is no harder than a standard one. The brickwork is left alone and the finished panel sits flush in the pier. The before and after on this page is that exact job in Kirkby.
Why do pier and dwarf wall fences cost more than a standard run?
Because the brickwork sets the panel size and no two openings are reliably identical, so panels have to be cut to each gap rather than ordered as standard 6ft units. There is more measuring and more cutting. We measure every opening at the survey and price on that, rather than counting bays and adjusting later.
Does a dwarf wall count towards my fence height?
Yes. The height is measured from ground level, so a 600mm wall with a 1.2 metre panel on top is a 1.8 metre boundary. That matters most on a front boundary, where permitted development generally allows only 1 metre where it fronts a highway. Ashfield District Council's planning team will confirm your position free of charge.
Can composite go into my existing concrete posts?
Usually yes, if the posts are sound and plumb. Composite boards slot into the same channels the timber panels came out of, so nothing is dug out and the planting and gravel either side stay undisturbed. The second before and after on this page shows a Kirkby boundary done that way, with the original posts and gravel boards kept.
How do I get rid of my old fence panels in Kirkby?
Not through the brown bin, which excludes timber and DIY waste. Nottinghamshire County Council's tips treat fence panels as DIY waste, limited to two 50-litre bags or one item per visit and four visits per household every four weeks, with vehicle registration required. Where the work was done by a tradesperson, disposal is legally their responsibility. We remove and dispose of it as part of the job under waste carrier licence CBDU474286.
Does composite fencing need painting or treating?
No. The colour runs through the board rather than sitting on the surface as a stain does, so there is nothing to re-coat as it weathers. On a pier boundary that is a real saving in effort, because staining timber panels between brickwork means cutting in by hand around bricks you do not want stained.
Do you supply composite fencing without fitting it?
Yes. Supply only is available on composite boards, posts, base rails and fixings, as well as timber panels and concrete posts. For a pier boundary, measure each opening individually rather than assuming they match, and send us the list.
How long does a composite fence take to fit?
Most domestic runs are a day or two. It is quicker where existing posts or piers are being kept, because nothing has to be dug out or concreted and there is no waiting for anything to set. Pier boundaries take a little longer than a straight post run because each opening is cut individually.
Composite Fencing Around a Kirkby Garden
The same Kirkby garden from three other angles, once everything was back in. Two boundary types, one colour, and no brickwork or posts disturbed to get there.
Panels framed into the piers
Each opening measured and cut individually, so the boards finish flush against the brick rather than sitting proud of it. The coping stones on the dwarf wall were left exactly as they were.
Where the two boundaries meet
The corner is the awkward part of a job like this — a concrete post run on one side, brick piers on the other, and the two have to line up in height and colour. Same boards throughout is what makes it read as one boundary. See composite fencing.
The run round the garden
Gravel beds, planting and the curved lawn edge all untouched, because nothing came out of the ground. That is the practical argument for keeping sound posts — the fence changes and the garden does not.