Fencing 86B Grey: board heights, and what matches a grey fence

Grey is the finish people choose when the fence should recede rather than announce itself, behind planting or against a rendered wall. Fencing 86B - Grey - Outdoor - 180cm (1 Pack / 6pcs) is that board in the fencing range, and because it is sold as individual boards rather than as a made-up panel, the height is yours to set.

What the listing states

• 15 x 180 x 2cm per fitted and interlocked board.
• Six boards a pack, 1.62m² covered per pack.
• Two packs required per fence panel, so twelve boards and 3.24m² a bay.
• Composite, described as weather-resistant and UV-resistant and as resisting fading in direct sunlight.
• Described as a seamless fit, with boards connecting without visible gaps.
• Carton 13 x 17 x 181cm, gross weight 18.5kg.
• Supplier code AWS-OWP86B.

Choosing the height

Each board is 15cm, so a bay goes up in 15cm steps and a full bay of twelve boards reaches 180cm. That is the figure worth planning around, because a boundary does not always want to be as tall as it can be.

The spare boards in the middle rows are the reason to work the whole garden out at once: a 90cm front boundary and a 180cm back fence share packs tidily, where each ordered on its own leaves offcuts of nothing. The listing does not say whether boards can be cut to length, so if a bay has to be narrowed, ask before you order.

What matches grey

This is where the range is specific, and where it is honest about its limits. The trim is sold separately as Fencing 86 Trim - 180cm, and its finish is chosen on the product page from five options that follow the board letters, grey among them, so the edge trim can be matched to these boards.

The posts cannot. Both posts in the range are listed in black only: 8" Fence Post - Black (1 Pack / 2pcs) at 10 x 10 x 240cm and the 190cm post four to a pack. Against grey boards that reads as a dark frame between bays, which is a deliberate look rather than an invisible one. If you want the posts to disappear instead, fit the boards to existing concrete posts with the trim and leave the posts as they are.

Measuring and ordering

• Measure each straight run separately and count bays of 180cm, rounding up.
• Two packs a bay at full height, or use the table above for anything lower.
• Count posts as bays plus one, or count trims if you are reusing concrete posts.
• Allow for 181cm cartons at 18.5kg each and a clear route to the back of the house.
• Delivery is free within 50 miles of the Glasgow store and £50 beyond.

The grey reads differently in flat Glasgow light than it does in a sunlit photograph, so look at it in daylight if you can. When the heights and bay count are settled, Fencing 86B - Grey is simple to price by the pack, and the shop can check the trim finish and post count with you. If the grey is not right, Fencing 86A - Oak 03 is the same board on the same figures in the range's oak finish.