What it costs
What a fencing and decking website should cost
A fencing site earns from two streams: planned garden projects in summer and storm-damage replacements in winter. Here is what it costs and why that dual demand makes it pay.
From £297, live in 7 days, on your own domain.
Fencing & decking website cost
Where the price sits
A fencing and decking website cost starts from £297 for a spec-built site on your own domain, live within a week, with three months of aftercare included. That is well under the agency quotes and above the cheap builders, both of which mislead. For a fencing business the price is modest against the trade’s job values, a deck or a run of fencing is worth a good deal, so a couple of jobs cover it. But the real reason it pays is the trade’s dual demand, and a site built to catch both streams earns across the whole year.
Most trades have one kind of customer. Fencing and decking has two: the planned garden project that peaks in spring and summer, and the storm-damage replacement that spikes whenever the wind blows through autumn and winter. A site that serves both keeps you busy when your competitors go quiet, which is what makes the cost worth it.
What the build covers
From £297, the money builds a site that works both streams. It gives you a portfolio that sells the planned projects, real before-and-after garden transformations shown prominently, so a browsing homeowner is persuaded by the vision. And it gives you the fast findability that catches storm-damage work, ranking for fencing in your area and making contact a tap away, so when fences come down across the neighbourhood you are the one people reach.
It also buys speed and clarity, which both streams need: the browsing project customer clicks away from a slow gallery, and the storm-damage customer wants a quick page and an immediate way to call. A site that is fast and shows the work well serves both.
Why cheap fails both jobs at once
For a fencing business, a bargain builder fails uniquely badly, because it undermines both streams at the same time. It is too slow and generic to sell the garden vision, so the planned customer is unimpressed, and it is too slow and awkward to catch the storm-damage customer, who wants speed. When your work splits between the visual and the urgent, a cheap site is neither pretty nor fast, so it loses on both fronts.
A properly built site does both jobs: it presents your transformations invitingly for the project customer and loads fast with easy contact for the rush. Spending nothing saves a little and costs you customers from both your income streams, which for a two-stream trade is the worst outcome. Paying a little for a site that serves both is simply consistent with how the work comes in.
Judge it against the year, not the season
The right way to weigh a fencing and decking website cost is against the whole year, both streams. A single deck or fencing project covers the build, and one busy spell of storm-damage replacements can cover it again. Because the projects peak in summer and the storm work spikes in winter, a site that catches both keeps earning when it would otherwise be quiet. Win the work you would have missed from either stream, and the cost disappears into the margin on a couple of jobs, while the site keeps you busier across the seasons than a fencer relying on word of mouth and good weather alone.
How it works
From message to live in four steps.
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Message me
Tell me your trade and your town on WhatsApp. No forms to wade through, no call to book.
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£99 to start
A £99 deposit gets your build going and comes off your quote. It covers some of the build time.
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I build it, you see it
I build the whole site, framed around your work, and send it to you finished to look at.
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Pay the rest, go live
Happy with it? You pay the balance, it goes live on your own domain, and it is yours to keep.
What you get
What a fencing and decking site from me includes.
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Built on spec
I build it first and send it finished. You see the real thing before you decide, not a mock-up.
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Live in 7 days
From the go-ahead, your site is live within a week. No months of back and forth.
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On your own domain
It goes live in your name. You own the site and everything on it, with no lock-in.
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Genuinely fast
Static pages, no WordPress. Fast pages rank better and turn more visitors into calls.
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Found on Google
Built to be found in local search, with the plumbing done properly from day one.
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Looked after
Someone looks after it and changes it when you need. Two small edits a month, your listing kept current.
What it costs
A straight price.
From £297 to build it, first three months of Care included, then £49 a month.
You own the site outright and can stop the monthly plan whenever you like. Hosting is part of Care and Grow, so one of those keeps it online after the first three months, or you host it yourself. See the full pricing.
Common questions
Questions I get asked.
How much does a fencing and decking website cost?
Builds start from £297 one-off, on your own domain, live within a week, with three months of aftercare included. After that it is £49 a month for hosting and small changes, which you can stop any time. Given a deck or a run of fencing is worth a good deal, and storm-damage jobs come steadily through winter, a couple of jobs cover the cost and the site keeps earning across the seasons.
What does the money buy for a fencing and decking business?
A site that works both streams: a portfolio that sells planned garden projects, and fast findability that catches storm-damage replacements. Most of the value is in showing your transformations well and being reachable the moment a fence blows down. You are paying for a site that keeps you working in summer on projects and in winter on urgent replacements, rather than one that just exists.
Why do agency fencing websites cost thousands?
They build in designers, managers and often a heavy platform, and pass the whole overhead on. None of it shows a finished deck better or gets you found faster after a storm. A fencing business does not need that, so the extra thousands buy their costs, not your enquiries. The money is better kept for materials or a second pair of hands in the busy season.
Is a cheap website builder enough for fencing and decking?
Usually not. Cheap builders are slow and generic, which undersells your garden transformations and, worse, loses the storm-damage customer who wants a fast page and quick contact. When half your work is urgent and half is visual, a site that is neither fast nor good-looking fails on both. A properly built site shows the vision and loads quickly for the rush.
What are the ongoing costs?
A domain is roughly ten to fifteen pounds a year, in your name. The £49 monthly covers hosting, backups and a couple of small edits, so you can add new project photos or a storm-response note when the weather turns, without extra charges. Nothing is hidden, and a static site rarely breaks, so no surprise bills arrive later.
When does a fencing and decking website pay for itself?
Usually fast, because of the two income streams. A single deck or fencing project covers the build, and one busy spell of storm-damage replacements can do it again. Win work you would otherwise have missed, from the summer projects or the winter rush, and the site clears its cost quickly, then keeps earning across the year.
Tell me your town and I'll build you a fencing and decking site on spec, so you can see it before you pay. Or read What a website costs, see the full pricing, or get in touch.