The 6FT x 5FT Closeboard Fence Panel - Pressure Treated Brown is a 1500mm-high, 1830mm-wide closeboard panel for rear and side boundaries where useful privacy is needed but a full 1.8m fence would be higher than necessary, as well as gardens where a little more openness above the fence line is preferred. Its overlapping feather edge face gives a substantially more closed boundary than open-board styles, while the 5ft height determines how much screening the finished fence provides. The 1.5m height is a deliberate middle ground: substantially more private than 1.2m fencing, but lower than a 1.65m or 1.8m panel. It is worth choosing the height around the finished boundary you actually want rather than automatically buying the tallest panel.
A 1.5m panel has enough height for the fence structure to matter much more than it does on a low front-garden run. There is more timber area for wind to act on, yet the panel is still 300mm lower than the 1.8m option. This standard version uses three rails, so buyers planning an exposed boundary should compare it directly with the four-rail Ultra panel rather than choosing by height alone.
East Coast Fencing manufactures this panel in-house rather than buying it in as a finished fence panel. The standard construction uses 18 feather edge boards, each 125mm wide, fixed to 3 75 x 32mm backing rails. The panel is unframed and has an overall listed depth of 45mm, with weather capping along the top edge to cover the exposed board ends and help shed rain. Those details are part of the construction, not decorative extras: the rails support the overlapping boards while the capping protects a particularly exposed edge of the panel.
All of the timber is pressure treated and this version has the brown treatment colour. The colour is mainly an appearance choice, so choose it where a darker treated finish suits the rest of the boundary. If you are comparing specifications rather than colour, the important distinction is between this standard panel and the Ultra Heavy Duty version at the same height. The standard 5ft panel uses 3 backing rails; the Ultra version adds more rail support. You can compare the full range of closeboard fence panels before deciding which construction is appropriate for the site.
At this height the posts and base matter more than on low decorative boundaries. Set posts plumb, keep bay widths consistent and prevent the bottom edge from sitting directly in soil. If the site is exposed, compare the standard construction with the Ultra Heavy Duty version before ordering. A gravel board beneath the panel is useful where the bottom of the fence would otherwise be close to soil, lawn or wet planting. It creates a replaceable or non-panel barrier at ground level and reduces prolonged moisture and splashback around the lower edge of the feather edge boards. Timber and concrete options are available, so the base can be chosen around the appearance and ground conditions of the project.
Use the panel with suitable fence posts and measure an existing bay before ordering, as older posts may have moved. If the width must be trimmed, re-treat freshly exposed timber after cutting. For a new run, the fence materials calculator can help estimate the main components required.
