Replacing panels is cheap. It is only worth doing if the posts holding them are sound — and that is the question to settle first.
Panel replacement is quoted on the number of panels, the type, access and disposal of the old ones. It is the cheapest fencing work there is.
But it is only sensible where the posts are sound. New panels on failing posts means paying twice within a couple of years.
| Factor | Effect |
|---|---|
| Number of panels | The baseline |
| Panel type and quality | Range is wide |
| Post spacing | Non-standard gaps mean cutting or shimming |
| Access | Panels are awkward through narrow gates |
| Growth into the fence | Clearing first |
| Disposal of old panels | Bulky waste |
| Gravel boards | Worth adding while the panel is out |
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After high winds, panels are the usual casualty and lead times get longer for a few weeks. It is worth a quick assessment before ordering panels — a fence that lost one panel to a gale often lost it because the post beside it was already weak, and replacing the panel alone puts a new panel on a fence that will lose it again in the next storm.
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It is quoted on the number of panels, the type, access and disposing of the old ones. It is the cheapest fencing work — provided the posts are sound.
Push each post at shoulder height and watch for movement at ground level, and press a screwdriver into the timber at soil level. If it sinks in, the post is finished.
Only if the posts are sound. New panels on failing posts is the commonest false economy in fencing — you will be doing the whole job again in a couple of years.
Every panel then needs cutting or shimming, which adds time. It is worth mentioning at quotation.
If there are none, this is the best possible moment. They keep timber off wet ground and add years to the fence.
Yes. They are bulky waste and removal is part of the job.
Often because the post beside it was already weak. Replacing the panel alone means losing it again in the next gale.
It varies with grade, treatment and exposure — but they generally outlast the posts holding them.
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