// Fence rails · Durham · DH1, DH6–DH7
Durham fence rail supply — pressure-treated, sized for closeboard
Fence rail is what most Durham fencers reach for first. Fence rails (often called arris rails) are the horizontal timbers between posts that the closeboard fence boards nail onto. Standard sections are 3"×1.5" for lighter work and 4"×2" for taller / windier fences. We deliver across Durham and the wider Durham footprint — 1–2 day.
Whether you're laying a single back-garden run on a Belmont or Brandon property or quoting a multi-house developer plot, the timber's the same: pressure-treated softwood, sized properly, dropped where you need it.
What we stock
- Sections
- 3"×1.5" (75×38mm), 4"×2" (100×50mm)
- Lengths
- 12ft (3.6m), 14ft (4.2m)
- Material
- Pressure-treated softwood
- Typical use
- 3×1.5 for 6ft fence; 4×2 for 7ft+ or windier sites
- Delivery to Durham
- Kerbside, 1–2 day, flat fee at checkout
- Click & collect
- Free from NE13 7BA, 45 min from Durham
Common uses
Closeboard fence between posts, post-and-rail boundary, paddock fencing, repairs after a storm.
How to install / use
Most 6ft closeboard fence uses two rails per bay; taller (7ft+) uses three. Rails sit in rebated post slots, or sit on the face of the post with rail brackets. We stock both 12ft and 14ft lengths so bays can be built without scarf joints.
What Durham looks like for fencing
Heritage-area planning rules apply in the city centre — anywhere near the Cathedral, the peninsula or the conservation areas. We'll flag if your build needs a planning chat. Clay-heavy soil through Belmont and Pittington means deeper postcrete sets — we factor in extra cure time before fitting rails. Rural Durham village plots often run longer than city ones; bigger orders, longer runs, more cost-effective.
Neighbourhoods we drop to: Belmont, Brandon, Bowburn, Pittington, Carrville, Sherburn, Coxhoe, Framwellgate Moor, Newton Hall, Gilesgate, Nevilles Cross. Plus surrounding postcodes (DH1, DH6–DH7) — drop your postcode at checkout if you're unsure.
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Tell us what you need and your postcode — most quotes back same day. Or browse fence rails and order direct.