Fencing businesses supply, install and repair fences and gates for homes, gardens, commercial premises and rural land. Work may include measuring boundaries, preparing the ground, setting posts and fitting panels or rails. Common options include timber panel, closeboard, picket and post-and-rail fencing, as well as chain-link, wire-mesh and metal designs. Customers may also be able to choose trellis, decorative screens, concrete posts and gravel boards, or gates to match the fence. For farms, sites and other larger areas, contractors may install stock fencing, field gates and more robust perimeter or security fencing. Services can include replacing damaged posts or panels, adjusting gates, removing old fencing and carrying out repairs after wear or storm damage. The suitability of a fence depends on its purpose, the site and the required level of privacy, boundary definition or security; contractors may discuss materials, layout and access before work begins.