If you have a garden fence that has taken a bit of a beating from the bad weather over the winter you are probably thinking now is the time to replace it so that you can enjoy the garden during the summer months.

Before you do anything, take some time to plan for your new fence and think about what you want it to do. A fence doesn’t just do one thing, so it may be that you want it to look good, as well as making sure that you keep pets safe in the garden for example – thinking through what you want from your fence will help you when it comes to choosing the style and materials that you go for.

It may also be that you want to put up a new fence in a specific area of your garden – for example, if you have a vegetable garden you might want to protect it from animals getting into it and ruining the crops.

The other thing that you should do before you go ahead and build a new fence is to speak with your neighbours and let them know that you are planning to put up a new fence, as this also has an impact on them, and it is polite to let them know what you are planning to do.

If you are going to be building the fence yourself, you will firstly need to find out where the best place is to get all the materials and equipment that you need from. Doing it yourself can work out much cheaper than getting someone to do it, so it is the best option if you have the required skills and the time to do it. Look at places like this timber merchants Surrey based company www.timbco.co.uk/timber-merchants-surrey/ for the wood that you might need for example.

If you are going to get a professional company to put your fence up for you, then you should do some research on companies that can do this in your local area and get some quotes to find out what you can expect to pay for it. You should also look at reviews and recommendations from other people who have had fencing work done to make sure that you choose someone who is good at what they do and is reliable.