The 6FT x 6FT Closeboard Fence Panel - Pressure Treated Brown is a 1800mm-high, 1830mm-wide closeboard panel for full-height rear and side garden boundaries where privacy and a solid visual screen are the main priorities. Its overlapping feather edge face gives a substantially more closed boundary than open-board styles, while the 6ft height determines how much screening the finished fence provides. This is the tallest closeboard panel in the range at 1800mm. Choose it when full-height screening is genuinely required; for front gardens or internal divisions, a lower panel can often give a less enclosed result.
The 1800mm version has the greatest surface area of the standard closeboard panels, so the supporting structure deserves proportionately more attention. East Coast Fencing uses four backing rails on this full-height standard panel. If the boundary is exposed or the buyer wants another fixing line through the height, the corresponding Ultra panel uses five rails, making the construction difference clear and measurable rather than just a marketing label.
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 4 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 6ft panel uses 4 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.
Full-height panels place more demand on the supporting fence structure than low panels. Set suitable posts accurately, keep each bay consistent and plan for a gravel board or other separation from damp ground. On exposed sites, the Ultra Heavy Duty construction is the comparison to make. 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.
