One post today, five bays later
A failed post transfers load onto its neighbours. Left through a winter, the £150 + VAT job becomes a partial replacement.
Fence repairs · Bracknell, Berkshire & Surrey
Fence Repairs In BracknellLeaning Posts And Storm DamagePut Right Properly
Repairs from £150 + VAT with a 1 year guarantee: a boundary made secure again in a single visit instead of a full replacement you do not need yet, with a free site visit and a written price before any work starts.
Repairs from £150 + VAT · 1 year guarantee on repairs · £5m insured
Fencing experience
Public liability insured
Guarantee on new installs
Quote after your site visit
Checkatrade member
Service overview
What A Proper FenceRepair Covers
Fence repair is the work of saving a fence that still has life in it: replacing snapped or rotten posts, refixing or replacing broken panels and boards, resetting gravel boards, straightening leaning runs, re-hanging dropped gates and reinforcing sections after storm damage. Some jobs are an hour; some are a half-day.
The judgement matters more than the labour. Replacing three panels on a run whose posts are failing is money thrown away, and replacing a whole fence because two bays came down in a gale is money wasted too. On the site visit we tell you which of those you are looking at, in plain terms.
Why professional installation matters
A repair has to be structurally sound or it simply moves the failure a metre along. Bracing a leaning post with a spur, replacing a post without dismantling a whole run, and matching board profiles so the repair does not read as a patch are all specific skills, and doing them in the wrong order can pull down bays that were standing fine.
We carry £5,000,000 public liability insurance and employers' liability cover, and repairs come with a 1 year workmanship guarantee stated up front.
Who it is for
- Homeowners after a storm, with panels down or a run leaning
- Landlords and agents needing a boundary made safe quickly between tenancies
- Sellers and buyers with a fence flagged before completion
- Anyone whose fence is largely sound but failing in two or three places
When it is needed
- A post wobbles when pushed, or the fence has taken a visible lean
- Panels have blown out, cracked or dropped from their slots
- Gravel boards have slipped, rotted or fallen away at the base
- A gate is dragging, dropped or no longer latching
- A neighbour's tree, trampoline or shed has come through the fence
What it costs to wait
Why A Small RepairStops Being Small
Fence damage does not stabilise. A run that has lost its rigidity loads the remaining posts every time the wind blows.
Liability if it falls the wrong way
A fence that lands on a car, a passer-by, a pet or a neighbour's greenhouse becomes a claim. Making it safe is far cheaper than arguing about it.
Pets and children get out
A dropped gravel board or blown panel is an open boundary. It is usually discovered at the worst possible moment.
Damp spreads through sound timber
A slipped gravel board puts the bottom of good boards into contact with wet soil. Sound timber then starts rotting for no reason.
Common mistakes we are called out to fix
- Screwing a batten across a cracked post and calling it fixed
- Refixing a panel into a post that is already soft at ground level
- Propping a leaning fence with timber offcuts or against a shed
- Replacing panels with a different height or profile so the run steps oddly
- Concreting a spur without checking whether the run is still on the boundary line
- Ignoring the gate, which is normally what fails first and moves everything else
Our process
Five Steps From EnquiryTo Guaranteed Finish
- 01
Free site visit and honest assessment
We look at the whole run, not just the obvious damage; posts pushed for movement, bases checked for rot, gate swing and gravel boards inspected. You are told whether this is a repair, a partial replacement, or a fence at the end of its life.
- 02
Written price within 48 hours
You get the repair priced in writing, normally within 48 hours and often sooner. Repairs start from £150 + VAT. Where a repair genuinely is not worth the money, we say so and price the alternative alongside it.
- 03
Make safe and strip out
Loose panels and unstable sections are made safe first, then the failed posts, boards or gravel boards are removed without disturbing the bays that are still sound.
- 04
Repair and reinstate
Posts are reset to depth in concrete, gravel boards refitted clear of the soil, panels and boards matched to the existing run, and gates re-hung square so they latch and swing without dragging.
- 05
Test, tidy and 1 year guarantee
We push and load the repaired section, check gate operation, sweep the site and take the broken materials with us. Repairs carry a 1 year workmanship guarantee. Payment is due on completion by card, bank transfer or cash.
What you get
The Practical DifferenceOn Your Property
Costs a fraction of replacement
Repairs from £150 + VAT. Where a fence has years left, saving it is the cheapest correct answer and we will tell you when that is the case.
Often fitted in at short notice
We are local and out in Bracknell every day, which is why short-notice repairs are frequently possible; one Checkatrade customer's repair was fitted in the same week they asked.
Boundary secure again fast
Most repairs are completed in a single visit, so pets, children and access are sorted the day we are there.
1 year guarantee
Every repair carries a 1 year workmanship guarantee, backed by £5m public liability and employers' liability cover.
No wasted replacement
We repair what is sound and replace only what has failed, rather than quoting a whole new fence by default.
Debris removed
Broken panels, snapped posts and old concrete go with us, no skip to arrange and no pile left on the drive.
Detail that matters
Fence Repairs In Detail, Materials, Methods And Variations
Repairs we carry out
Most fence failures fall into a handful of patterns. These are the ones we deal with weekly.
- Snapped or rotten post replacement, including removing the old concrete plug.
- Concrete spur bracing where an otherwise sound timber post has failed at ground level.
- Broken, cracked or blown-out panel replacement matched to the existing run.
- Feather-edge board and arris rail repairs on closeboard fencing.
- Gravel board replacement and refixing where boards have slipped or rotted.
- Straightening and re-plumbing leaning runs after storm or root movement.
- Gate repairs, dropped gates, worn hinges, failed latches and dragging bottoms.
- Storm and impact damage after fallen branches, trampolines or vehicle knocks.
When repair is the wrong answer
There is a point where repairing costs more over three years than replacing costs once. The signals are consistent: more than a third of the posts moving, soft timber along the whole base rather than in patches, panels that crumble when handled, or a run that has been patched repeatedly already.
In those cases we will say so and price a replacement instead. You are not obliged to take it, and there is no pressure; payment on any work is due only when the job is finished.
Storm damage and insurance work
After high winds, we get called to panels down, whole runs leaning and posts snapped at ground level. The immediate priority is making the boundary safe; the second is a written record of what failed and what it costs to put right, which is what most insurers want to see.
Our written quote sets out the damaged elements and the repair cost, and we hold £5,000,000 public liability insurance and employers' liability cover for the work itself.
Domestic, landlord and commercial repairs
For homeowners, repairs are about keeping a good fence going and keeping the garden secure. For landlords and letting agents, speed and a written guarantee matter more; a boundary made safe with a 1 year guarantee closes the issue. For commercial and agricultural clients, repair work is usually about keeping a long boundary serviceable without shutting down access.
We repair fencing across Bracknell, Wokingham, Camberley, Ascot, Reading, Bagshot, Addlestone, Chertsey and Windlesham.
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Areas we cover for this service
Bracknell · Wokingham · Camberley · Ascot · Reading · Bagshot · Addlestone · Chertsey · Windlesham
Based in Bracknell, working across Berkshire and Surrey every day. See the full areas we cover or contact us to check your postcode.
Before you enquire
Fence RepairsQuestions, Answered
Still not sure? Call 07939 405646 and speak to Robert directly, no call centre, no sales script.
- How much do fence repairs cost?
- Repairs start from £150 + VAT. The final figure depends on how many posts, panels or gravel boards are involved and how much of the run has to be taken apart to reach them. The site visit is free and the written price follows, normally within 48 hours.
- Can you repair my fence at short notice?
- Often, yes: we are local and working in the area daily, so short-notice repairs are frequently possible. Call 07939 405646 and we will tell you honestly when we can be there.
- How long does a fence repair take?
- Most repairs are a single visit, often a few hours. Larger storm damage, multiple post replacements or a full section rebuild can take a day.
- Is my repair guaranteed?
- Yes, fence repairs carry a 1 year workmanship guarantee. New installations carry up to 5 years depending on the style installed.
- Should I repair or replace my fence?
- Repair while the posts and the base of the timber are sound and the damage is local. Replace when a third or more of the posts are moving, the timber is soft along the whole run, or it has already been patched several times. We will tell you which you have and price accordingly.
- Can you replace a single post without taking the fence down?
- In most cases yes. A post can usually be cut out and replaced, or braced with a concrete spur, while the bays either side stay standing; that is exactly why a repair costs a fraction of a replacement.
- Do you repair fences after storm damage?
- Yes, that is a large part of our repair work. We make the boundary safe first, then provide a written quote setting out what failed and what it costs to reinstate, which is what insurers generally ask for.
- Will the repair match my existing fence?
- We match board profile, height and post type as closely as the existing fence allows, so the repair reads as part of the run rather than a patch. Where an exact match is no longer manufactured we will show you the closest option before fitting.
- Do you take the broken panels away?
- Yes. Broken timber, snapped posts and old concrete are removed and disposed of as part of the job.
- When do I pay for a repair?
- On the day of completion, once you have seen the finished work. Credit and debit card, bank transfer and cash are all accepted.
Next step
Get Your Fence MadeSafe And Straight Again
Repairs from £150 + VAT with a 1 year guarantee. Free site visit, written price within 48 hours, payment on completion.
- Free site visit before any price
- Written quote within 48 hours
- Repairs from £150 + VAT
- Up to 5 years' guarantee on new installs
- £5m public liability insured
- Payment due on completion
Book Your Free Site VisitTailored quote within 48 hours. Payment is due on completion.
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