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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
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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
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"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
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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
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"You could always build a wall
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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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"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
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"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
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"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
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"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
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"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
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"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 (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"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
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"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 (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"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 (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"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)
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"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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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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"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)
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"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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