Continuing with our four part guide to garden fencing this week we will review the different types of fence panels there are and list some of the benefits of each allowing you to make a clear and simple choice as to which fence panel suits you.

Hit and Miss Fence Panels

Hit and miss fencing is constructed by panels either side of each other, they overlap slightly and there are small gaps in which air can escape through allowing the wind to be blocked from your garden area but also create an area for the strong wind to escape past the fence causing reduced stress on the fence panel resulting in a longer life span of the garden fencing.

It is very difficult to describe the construction of this particular fence panel which is why I have included a photo. There are no gaps in the fence panel but air holes for the wind to be broken down. It is one of the most reliable constructions of fence panels and a perfect year round fence as it has an attractive appeal as well as a sturdy build.

Picket Fence Panels

Picket fence panels are more often used in a front garden or to create a border within a garden. The reason for this is that they have gaps between the vertical wood panels. This provides a welcoming surround which is why they are neatly used for front gardens and passageways. If you are looking for privacy then these are not what you are looking for but they do offer an attractive surround to a focal point or centre piece in a large garden as well for example a seating or decking area.

There are flat top and curved top options with picket fencing so you can choose the type that best suits your garden and taste.

Feather Edge Fence Panel

Feather edge fence panels are constructed vertically with the panels increasing in thickness so at the point where the panels overlap there is the thin part of one panel and thick part of the other. This ensures that the fence is strengthened and winds find it increasingly difficult to pass through the fence panels. It offers a different design and one that is simple but attractive offering privacy for any home and garden.

Feather edge garden fencing comes with either a flat or curved top and will enhance your gardens all round security.

Lap Fence Panels

Lap garden fence panels also known as waney edge is the most popular type of fencing panel. Simple but effective is the best way to describe these fence panels and they are excellent value for money. They may not have the same style as some other panels but thy certainly protect your garden at an inexpensive cost.

The design of this fence panel is overlapping fence panels as you may have guessed from the name and is constructed in the same way as an overlap shed. The main benefits of this fence panel are offering you privacy, creating an ideal border and adding security to your home and garden at a low cost.

Trellis Fence Panels

If you are looking for a fence panel with a bit more style or flavour then trellis fencing should be placed on your hit list. With a range of convex, concave and diamond trellis with the option of wavey tops, curved tops and many more there are an abundance of ways in which trellis fencing can revitalise your gardens. There are also options of having a top trellis border on many of the other panels which allows you to create a border that is private, attractive and unique.

Pressure Treated Fence Panels

All of our fence panels are dip treated which means they have been coated in a protective spirit adding strength, reliability and durability to your fence panels. Pressure treated panels though are soaked in this treatment which allows the spirit based wood protector to soak in to the wood panels rather than coat the outside like the dip treated option.

This pressure treatment adds increased strength and longevity to your fence panels which will allow them to withstand all round weather conditions not only protecting your garden from strong winds but ensuring that the fence panels will last you many years to come.

There is an additional cost for pressure treated panels but the increased strength and longevity ensures that this extra cost is worth paying.

Are dip treated fence panels unreliable then?

No. This is not the case dip treated fence panels are built and designed to withstand year round weather conditions as well but it may be that you need to replace these panels in ten years rather than fifteen like the pressure treated option.

Within all these ranges of fence panels there are flat top, curved tops, wavey edges, trellis top designs and pressure treated options.