Yes. Fencing along an overgrown boundary is slow, blind, and frequently ends with the fence in the wrong place.
Clear first, then fence. You cannot set a line you cannot see, working through growth is far slower, and clearing regularly reveals things that change the job.
Doing both as one arrangement means one set-up and one waste removal, which is usually cheaper than two separate visits.
| Stage | Why here |
|---|---|
| 1. Clear the boundary | Reveals the line and the condition |
| 2. Deal with trees and hedges | Heavy work; roots affect post positions |
| 3. Agree the line | With the neighbour, before anything is fixed |
| 4. Remove the old fence | Now visible and reachable |
| 5. Install the new fence | Onto a clear, known line |
| 6. Remove spoil and waste | Old fence, growth and post spoil together |
| 7. Everything else | Levelling, planting, turf |
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Where the overgrown boundary is a hedge rather than brambles, there is a decision to make first: keep and reduce it, or remove it and fence. Keeping it means the fence goes in front or behind and the hedge continues to need cutting — with the fence now making one face harder to reach. Removing it gives a clean line but loses the screening and the wildlife value. Either is legitimate, but it is a decision to make before the fencer arrives, not while they are standing there.
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Yes. You cannot set a line you cannot see, working through growth is far slower, and clearing regularly reveals things that change the job.
The actual boundary line, the condition of any existing fence, tree roots that affect post positions, level differences between gardens, and sometimes dumped material.
Far better to find out with an open boundary and time to talk than after posts are concreted in. Check the title plan and agree it with the neighbour before anything is fixed.
Usually. One set-up, one waste removal, and post spoil leaves with the clearance rather than needing its own trip.
Decide first whether to keep and reduce it or remove it and fence. Keeping it means the fence goes in front or behind and one hedge face becomes harder to reach.
Usually at some stage. It is worth arranging when you have the boundary conversation rather than on the day.
Yes, and it should — it leaves with the clearance waste rather than as a separate job.
Clear the boundary, deal with trees and hedges, agree the line, remove the old fence, install the new one, then remove all the waste together.
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