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What's with the fence panel shortage?

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Went to order some fence panels from Wickes.

Was told "There might be a bit of a wait as, due to the recent weather, there is a shortage of fence panels in the UK"

I'm confused

It's been very windy. Thousands of trees have blown down. Trees are wood. Wood is used to make fence panels. How can there be a shortage!!!!!!! There's tons of the stuff lying on the ground!!!!!!

Or am I missing something?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Treated timber is in short supply.

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By *ackandkateCouple
over a year ago

Truro

just an excuse for a price rise.

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By *unloversCouple
over a year ago

rotherham

You could always build a wall

x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

dunno but i still have no fence pannels..

was quoted £500 for someone to do the job. its 7m wide thats all..

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"You could always build a wall

x"

Good idea. Gonna build a wall. Fuck em. Next they'll be telling me there's a friggin brick shortage

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

use breeze blocks n paint it a pretty colour

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"use breeze blocks n paint it a pretty colour "

Let's go halves Sassy

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By *icolerobbieCouple
over a year ago

walsall

6x5 panels piled as high as a house in the fencing yard I drove past today.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"use breeze blocks n paint it a pretty colour

Let's go halves Sassy "

if u come down here n build me a wall haha

had a few good days i could have hung washing out but wont because my garden is completely left open to the people on the street and just doesnt feel right hanging washing out lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ahh that will explain why there all getting nicked round here

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

They don't grow on trees you know

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"They don't grow on trees you know"

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By *ouple in LancashireCouple
over a year ago

in Lancashire

you cant make fence panels out of fresh wood, it has to season..

no one in the building industry has been running 'stock heavy' in the last 5 yrs ish..

just not good business practise..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Him, I work for a company doing property maintenance for a housing association since Christmas all we been doing is fencing it's been relentless most of the building suppliers have ran out of panels. Not a cheap trick to charge more just due to the constant bad weather.

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By *eavenNhellCouple
over a year ago

carrbrook stalybridge


"You could always build a wall

x

Good idea. Gonna build a wall. Fuck em. Next they'll be telling me there's a friggin brick shortage "
cant see that being a problem around bedford realy can you . but do it in stone much better looking aestheticaly and you would learn a trade

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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts


"dunno but i still have no fence pannels..

was quoted £500 for someone to do the job. its 7m wide thats all.. "

Use one of your bras as a temporary measure

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's the sickly trees that fall over. The good stuff has to be chopped down

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By *thwalescplCouple
over a year ago

brecon


"Went to order some fence panels from Wickes.

Was told "There might be a bit of a wait as, due to the recent weather, there is a shortage of fence panels in the UK"

I'm confused

It's been very windy. Thousands of trees have blown down. Trees are wood. Wood is used to make fence panels. How can there be a shortage!!!!!!! There's tons of the stuff lying on the ground!!!!!!

Or am I missing something?"

Windy = lots of fence panels getting blown down and trashed = a rush on buying them = a shortage!

Simples

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It's the sickly trees that fall over. The good stuff has to be chopped down "
it all drowned around lake Runnymede

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It's the sickly trees that fall over. The good stuff has to be chopped down it all drowned around lake Runnymede "

wet wood is easy to bend. Curved furniture will be all the rage

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"6x5 panels piled as high as a house in the fencing yard I drove past today."

They will be the very expensive ones, or the place is waiting till the shortage of fence panels gets worse and floods the market with them. Lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Went to order some fence panels from Wickes.

Was told "There might be a bit of a wait as, due to the recent weather, there is a shortage of fence panels in the UK"

I'm confused

It's been very windy. Thousands of trees have blown down. Trees are wood. Wood is used to make fence panels. How can there be a shortage!!!!!!! There's tons of the stuff lying on the ground!!!!!!

Or am I missing something?"

Sadly many panels are made in the baltic states due to cheaper labour costs. With all the harsh weather the number of trees felled has been far lower as with muddy conditions and wet ground progress is slower.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"you cant make fence panels out of fresh wood, it has to season..

no one in the building industry has been running 'stock heavy' in the last 5 yrs ish..

just not good business practise.. "

No it doesn't need to be seasoned

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Went to order some fence panels from Wickes.

Was told "There might be a bit of a wait as, due to the recent weather, there is a shortage of fence panels in the UK"

I'm confused

It's been very windy. Thousands of trees have blown down. Trees are wood. Wood is used to make fence panels. How can there be a shortage!!!!!!! There's tons of the stuff lying on the ground!!!!!!

Or am I missing something?

Sadly many panels are made in the baltic states due to cheaper labour costs. With all the harsh weather the number of trees felled has been far lower as with muddy conditions and wet ground progress is slower. "

The Baltic panels are those fancy green ones, normal panels are mostly uk made

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By *uby0000Woman
over a year ago

hertfordshire

my garden was open so we took the panels from one side to put up so now have to replace them

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"dunno but i still have no fence pannels..

was quoted £500 for someone to do the job. its 7m wide thats all..

Use one of your bras as a temporary measure "

Don't be daft... That'd take her entire garden half way down the street...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

They won't use the fallen trees

They're considered damaged goods

And all their good for is burning....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"dunno but i still have no fence pannels..

was quoted £500 for someone to do the job. its 7m wide thats all..

Use one of your bras as a temporary measure

Don't be daft... That'd take her entire garden half way down the street... "

Haha with the price of bras it would be cheaper to buy fence pannels

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By *effrey45Man
over a year ago

Lytham

Shortage of wood for fences a few years ago combined with bad winters equals a shortage

You could always enquire to the fencing trade and put a the same question to their panel of experts ....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"dunno but i still have no fence pannels..

was quoted £500 for someone to do the job. its 7m wide thats all..

Use one of your bras as a temporary measure

Don't be daft... That'd take her entire garden half way down the street...

Haha with the price of bras it would be cheaper to buy fence pannels"

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By *ot monkey71Couple
over a year ago

middlesbrough

The Scots are rebuilding Hadrians wall but its going to be a fence this time.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Shortage of wood for fences a few years ago combined with bad winters equals a shortage

You could always enquire to the fencing trade and put a the same question to their panel of experts ...."

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Went to order some fence panels from Wickes.

Was told "There might be a bit of a wait as, due to the recent weather, there is a shortage of fence panels in the UK"

I'm confused

It's been very windy. Thousands of trees have blown down. Trees are wood. Wood is used to make fence panels. How can there be a shortage!!!!!!! There's tons of the stuff lying on the ground!!!!!!

Its a bastard the shy doggers will be devastated.

Or am I missing something?"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Get featheredge fencing much more stable then panels

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

The same store told me the same 3 weeks ago, but that they should have stock by now. Depends where the main suppliers are based, in part, coupled with the huge demand there has been. If the key suppliers are in a water logged area, then it will affect transport etc. Im not in that line of work, was just asking as an older lady needed one piece. They have talked about raising the price, but too much and it will be cheaper to fly to another country and bring it back as luggage. Sawn up, of course, so I can take it on as hand luggage.

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ


"Get featheredge fencing much more stable then panels "

At last someone who knows what the advantages of hedges are.

Not only do they let the breeze/wind/gale through, they also harbour a multitude of wildlife to boot

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Get featheredge fencing much more stable then panels

At last someone who knows what the advantages of hedges are.

Not only do they let the breeze/wind/gale through, they also harbour a multitude of wildlife to boot "

Or get a bush you won't find much bush on fab you need a garden centre

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

Or a German swingers site

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