Fencing & Walls in Egham.

Because ground close to the Thames holds water for longer after rain than higher ground further from the river, and a timber post set directly into that ground rots at the base faster than the boards it carries wear out. Concrete posts and gravel boards are the default specification here rather than an optional upgrade, given the town's flood history.

Yes, as standard on the town's lower-lying streets. A retaining wall built without drainage behind the face holds back water that has nowhere else to go once ground close to the Thames saturates, and that pressure pushes the wall out of true within a few seasons. We engineer a drainage path behind every retaining wall we build here above a modest height.

It can be, depending on the address. Egham has its own conservation area, with Egham Hythe, Englefield Green and Thorpe carrying separate designations elsewhere in the borough, and front boundary walls, gates and railings inside those boundaries draw more scrutiny than elsewhere. We check your specific address at survey before pricing a front boundary scheme.

Less than the fifteen to twenty-five years we would quote on drier ground, if built on ordinary timber posts, which is exactly why we specify concrete posts and gravel boards here as standard rather than an upgrade. The boards themselves last a normal lifespan; it is the posts that fail early in ground that holds water for long periods, and concrete removes that weak point.