Fencing · Great Lumley, Chester-le-Street

New timber fencing in Great Lumley

A leaning, broken fence in Great Lumley, near Chester-le-Street, replaced with 6ft treated timber vertical boards on 4x4 posts, with 40mm gaps and capping.

See fencing services

Before and after

See the change

Old timber fence leaning and broken along the side of a garden, beside a path and a small tree — **Before:** The side fence on 4 November, leaning and coming apart.

New timber fence along the side of the same garden, with the path and small tree still in place — **After:** The same spot on 7 November, with the new fence up.

Back corner of a lawned garden with an old fence behind the borders — **Before:** The back corner on 2 November.

The same back corner with new timber fencing behind the borders — **After:** The back corner on 7 November. The darker fence on the right was sound, so it stayed.

Front garden tree with a wide, loose crown over the lawn — **Before:** The front garden tree from the drive on 2 November, before we started.

The same tree with a smaller, rounder crown after reduction — **After:** The same tree on 7 November, reduced all the way round.

About this job

Old fence out, new fence in.

The old fence along the side and back of the garden was leaning and coming apart. We took it out, dug new post holes and built new fencing on the same lines, including a short return section. We finished on 7 November 2026.

The new fence is treated timber throughout: 6 foot vertical boards on 4x4 posts, with a 40mm gap between each board and capping along the top. The gaps let some light and air through the garden while still screening it.

The darker fence on the right of the back garden was still sound, so it stayed. The same week we pruned the trees at the house, including the tree on the front lawn, which we reduced all the way round to a smaller, rounder shape. On the last day we pressure washed the paths.

On video

Videos from this job

Fencing · Before

The old fence, before we started

Walking the old side and back fence in the same Great Lumley garden on 4 November 2026, before it came down.

Garden fencing

Fencing · After

A walk round a new timber fence

The back and side runs in a Great Lumley garden on the day we finished, 7 November 2026.

Garden fencing

For your own garden

Have a similar job in mind?

Fence leaning or falling apart? We'll look at what can stay and what needs replacing, then give you a clear quote.

We’ll assess your job on its own merits and make the quote clear about what will be done, what will stay and what clear-up is included.