// Fence rails · Birtley · DH3, NE11
Birtley fence rail supply — pressure-treated, sized for closeboard
Fence rail is what most Birtley fencers reach for first. Fence rails (often called arris rails) are the horizontal timbers between posts that the closeboard fence boards nail onto. Standard sections are 3"×1.5" for lighter work and 4"×2" for taller / windier fences. We deliver across Birtley and Lamesley and the wider Durham footprint — Next-day.
Whether you're laying a single back-garden run on a Lamesley or Vigo property or quoting a multi-house developer plot, the timber's the same: pressure-treated softwood, sized properly, dropped where you need it.
What we stock
- Sections
- 3"×1.5" (75×38mm), 4"×2" (100×50mm)
- Lengths
- 12ft (3.6m), 14ft (4.2m)
- Material
- Pressure-treated softwood
- Typical use
- 3×1.5 for 6ft fence; 4×2 for 7ft+ or windier sites
- Delivery to Birtley
- Kerbside, Next-day, flat fee at checkout
- Click & collect
- Free from NE13 7BA, 25 min from Birtley
Common uses
Closeboard fence between posts, post-and-rail boundary, paddock fencing, repairs after a storm.
How to install / use
Most 6ft closeboard fence uses two rails per bay; taller (7ft+) uses three. Rails sit in rebated post slots, or sit on the face of the post with rail brackets. We stock both 12ft and 14ft lengths so bays can be built without scarf joints.
What Birtley looks like for fencing
Heavy clay soil in pockets around Lamesley and Ouston — rapid-set postcrete is essential, otherwise posts move before the concrete sets properly. Birtley's hilly streets mean we'll often step a fence (each panel level, drop between posts) rather than rake it (panel follows the slope) — looks neater and lasts longer.
Neighbourhoods we drop to: Lamesley, Vigo, Eighton Banks, Kibblesworth, Ouston, Pelton Fell, Ravensworth. Plus surrounding postcodes (DH3, NE11) — drop your postcode at checkout if you're unsure.
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Tell us what you need and your postcode — most quotes back same day. Or browse fence rails and order direct.