Most Estate fencing is painted black but we can use any colour on the RAL paint chart and we have used many colours over the years and would be happy to discuss and advise. In any case, the steel bars are shot blasted and treated with an anti-rust primer before it arrives on site. We then re-prime after welding and spray paint the fence 2 topcoats on site once fitted. Whilst this provides very good anti rust protection please note that paintwork on both wrought iron and mild steel Estate fencing requires maintenance every few years.
Before finalising your design and starting the manufacturing process, we will discuss the project with you in detail, its purpose and your specific requirement, (ie is the fencing for stock, for driveways, for garden boundary) We will then usually make a site visit to survey the ground and to meet and discuss options with you personally. This is crucial to delivering exceptional Estate fencing and enables us to fully assess the conditions of the ground and to make sure the fence specification is right. It also means we can ensure the appropriate gate positions.
Our aim is to fit a stunning parkland fencing solution that exceeds your expectations and lasts for generations to come. So, with the performance of traditional Estate fencing largely depending on the quality of the installation, all of our fences are put in at a minimum depth of 2ft and deer fencing min 3ft. We never compromise on this – even when the ground is particularly hard; in some cases, other installers will opt for a shallower fitting fence, (and modular fencing is usually only 12-14”) resulting in a fence that is more likely to collapse.
We have been in business for 40 years, manufacturing and installing high quality Iron & steel work of all kinds.
We have an in-house team of design engineers, fabricators, & blacksmiths and expert fencing installers with over 40 years experience.
We have worked in all parts of the country, in Europe and Scandinavia, installed fences and railings in all kinds of conditions in all kinds of ground and we love a challenge.
Construction of our continuous welded Estate fencing is completed on site. Posts are driven 600- 900mm deep,6m lengths of solid bar are threaded in a staggered pattern to ensure no fence upright carries all the joints. Welds are cleaned, prepped and painted on site with a high content zinc primer and two topcoats.
The result is a traditional seamless fence with no visible joints, linking collars or clips. This means greater strength and flexibility, and a fence that will hug contours and follow graceful natural curves, or clean tight circles, or the shape of a driveway/ entrance. This is the real thing, not to be confused with the ‘Modular’ Estate fencing which is usually imported and sold in kit form, and we will guarantee its longevity.
Gates
With a number of options available including cast iron, our range of traditional and decorative posts are the ideal paring for any gateway.
Britannia produces a number of post and finial options for you to choose from. We have two distinct categories of post - Steel and Cast Iron.
Another vitally important element to an Estate fence is the posts, other than the standard fencing stakes we provide a number of larger posts which are used for gates and end posts. These come in mild steel and cast iron format. Both are functional, hard wearing and extremely durable. They are available in a number of finishes to match our fencing and gates. Our posts are dug into the ground to a minimum of (2.5ft?) and are stabilised and concreted allowing for decades of unencumbered usage.
Our steel posts come in square and round format - in a number of standard dimensions dependant on the gate or fencing they are paired with. They are made from lengths of hollow steel and come with simple capped tops or a finial of your choosing. All steel post and finial combinations are hand fabricated in our workshop and installed as a single welded post.
Traditionally cast iron posts were a staple of the victorian era and many of these are still in place across the UK. We produce our posts using the same techniques in our foundry in Hertfordshire, taking influence from a period where manufacturers took time to produce quality and long lasting items. Our cast posts come in a variety of sizes with the finial forming part of the casting.
All our cast posts are slightly tapered, this denotes them being replicated in the true sense.
