// Postcrete & concrete · Birtley · DH3, NE11
Rapid-set concrete for fence posts in Birtley — bagged & ready
Common Birtley jobs we supply postcrete bag for: Birtley sits between Gateshead and Chester-le-Street, so we get a mix of old-estate replacements (60s and 70s housing) and new-build trade supply. Vigo and Eighton Banks have steeper streets where stepped fencing's common rather than raked. Gate posts and short closeboard runs for the older Birtley terraces are regular.
If it's bigger than a back-garden run — say a developer plot or a multi-house estate — ring the yard and we'll quote the whole load with delivery built in.
What we stock
- Bag size
- 20kg
- Set time
- 5–10 minutes
- Coverage
- ~1 bag per standard fence post
- Delivery to Birtley
- Kerbside, Next-day, flat fee at checkout
- Click & collect
- Free from NE13 7BA, 25 min from Birtley
Common uses
Setting new fence posts, gate posts, sign posts. Anywhere a post needs to go in fast without scheduling around concrete drying time.
How to install / use
One bag does roughly one fence post hole (4×3 post, 600mm deep). Two bags for gate posts or 4×4 sections in exposed sites.
Postcrete & concrete sizes we stock for Birtley
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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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Next-day kerbside delivery. DH3, NE11.
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