// Gravel boards · Durham · DH1, DH6–DH7
Durham gravel board supply — stops your fence rotting at ground level
Gravel board is what most Durham fencers reach for first. Gravel boards are the horizontal timber that sits at the base of a fence, between the posts, raising the fence boards off wet earth and stopping ground-rot. A gravel board is the cheapest single thing you can do to add years to a fence. We deliver across Durham and the wider Durham footprint — 1–2 day.
Whether you're laying a single back-garden run on a Belmont or Brandon 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
- Lengths
- 12ft (3.6m), 14ft (4.2m)
- Depth
- 6" standard (deeper available)
- Material
- Pressure-treated softwood
- Delivery to Durham
- Kerbside, 1–2 day, flat fee at checkout
- Click & collect
- Free from NE13 7BA, 45 min from Durham
Common uses
Bottom course of any closeboard or panel fence, replacement of rotted bottoms, raising the fence over uneven ground.
How to install / use
Slots between posts at ground level on a small concrete pad or sits in post slots. 6" depth as standard; deeper boards available for slope grading.
Gravel boards sizes we stock for Durham
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What Durham looks like for fencing
Heritage-area planning rules apply in the city centre — anywhere near the Cathedral, the peninsula or the conservation areas. We'll flag if your build needs a planning chat. Clay-heavy soil through Belmont and Pittington means deeper postcrete sets — we factor in extra cure time before fitting rails. Rural Durham village plots often run longer than city ones; bigger orders, longer runs, more cost-effective.
Neighbourhoods we drop to: Belmont, Brandon, Bowburn, Pittington, Carrville, Sherburn, Coxhoe, Framwellgate Moor, Newton Hall, Gilesgate, Nevilles Cross. Plus surrounding postcodes (DH1, DH6–DH7) — drop your postcode at checkout if you're unsure.
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1–2 day kerbside delivery. DH1, DH6–DH7.
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Tell us what you need and your postcode — most quotes back same day. Or browse gravel boards and order direct.