The best Fence slats, compared.
Top pick: WoodworxPro rough sawn pine boards, 60 cm Best value: Wadan bamboo slat screening roll, 1.5 m × 4 m – Lowest stored price for a titled cover, about £24.99, and it does not take the top score because the size lines do not agree. Updated October 2026.
A fence slat is the narrow board that forms the face of a fence, or the strip you fix over a fence you already have. WoodworxPro sells five rough-sawn pine boards, 19 mm by 100 mm, at 60 cm, 90 cm or 120 cm. Abaseen and sell a split-bamboo roll titled 1.5 m by 4 m. A roll covers a panel or a frame. The pine listings do not state a preservative use class. The [fence slats buying guide](/hub/fencing-and-wire/fence-slats/sub/fence-slats-buying-guide) sets the job, the length and the treatment before the price. Posts, rails, a gravel board and fixings are not in the box.
A fence slat is the narrow board that forms the face of a fence, or the strip you fix over a fence you already have. WoodworxPro sells five rough-sawn pine boards, 19 mm by 100 mm, at 60 cm, 90 cm or 120 cm.
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What job are the slats doing?
The WoodworxPro pack gives you five rough-sawn pine boards at about £25.99, each listed as 60 cm long and 19 mm by 100 mm. On amazon.co.uk it shows 5.0 from five reviews, and the file contains two UK texts that also appear, word for word, on the 90 cm and 120 cm listings. J Smith, writing on 28 August 2026, says the boards arrived flat, with no twisting, wrapped in cardboard, and sized as advertised. Diane, on 18 July 2026, says they were worth the money and arrived a week early. Neither text describes a fence that has stood outside, so the stars do not tell you how the pine weathers. The seller says the boards suit outdoor projects and that you can paint, stain, oil or treat them. The listing never states a preservative use class. Fixings are not included, and 60 cm will not span a 1.8 m feather-edge bay.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A short repair, edging or cladding piece around 60 cm, once you treat the boards yourself.
Less suitable: A 1.8 m close-boarded boundary, or anyone who needs the timber to arrive with a stated use class.
Specifications
Common questions
Is this pack pressure treated?
The listing does not say the boards are pressure treated and it does not give a use class. The seller says you can paint, stain, oil or treat them. That leaves the treatment to you.
How long is each board?
The listing states 60 cm. The section in the title is 19 mm by 100 mm, and the pack contains five boards. That length will not span a 1.8 m feather-edge bay.
Does the pack include fixings?
Fixings are not listed. The seller describes the boards for fencing, edging, cladding and similar jobs that you fix yourself.
The WoodworxPro 90 cm pack is five rough-sawn pine boards at about £29.99, in the same 19 mm by 100 mm section as the shorter listing, and it carries the same part number 19100. Amazon.co.uk shows 5.0 from five reviews, but the only two texts in the file are the J Smith note of 28 August 2026 and the Diane note of 18 July 2026, both copied from the other lengths. Those reviewers praise flat boards, cardboard packing, a size that matched the advert, and a price they thought was fair. They do not say which length they fitted, so you cannot treat this 5.0 as a separate test of the 90 cm board. The bullets call the timber suitable for fencing, edging and cladding, and they leave treatment to you. The printed weight is 2.5 kg, the same figure as the 60 cm and 120 cm files, so do not use that line as a checked weight. At 90 cm the pack still will not build a standard feather-edge bay on its own.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A 90 cm run, such as a short panel repair or edging, if you treat the boards before they stay outside.
Less suitable: A full-height bay, or a buyer who wants reviews that mention this length only.
Specifications
Common questions
Is this pack pressure treated?
The listing does not say the boards are pressure treated and it does not give a use class. The seller says you can paint, stain, oil or treat them. Outdoor use in the bullets is not a treatment certificate.
How long is each board?
The listing states 90 cm. The section in the title is 19 mm by 100 mm, and the pack contains five boards. It is still a short repair length, not a 1.8 m bay.
Does the pack include fixings?
Fixings are not listed. The seller describes the boards for fencing, edging, cladding and similar jobs that you fix yourself.
The WoodworxPro 120 cm pack is five rough-sawn pine boards at about £44.99, the highest shelf price in this set, still in a 19 mm by 100 mm section. Amazon.co.uk shows 5.0 from five reviews, and the file again holds only the same two UK texts as the 60 cm and 90 cm packs. J Smith says the boards arrived flat and sized as advertised. Diane says they were worth the money and a week early. Neither review names 120 cm, weathering or a nail pattern. The seller says the boards suit outdoor projects and that you can treat them, and it does not state pressure treatment or a use class. The file prints 2.5 kg, the same weight line as the shorter packs, so that figure is not a checked weight for this length. Five boards at 120 cm are a small cladding or repair pack, not the 1.5 m to 1.8 m feather edge a merchant bay uses.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A 120 cm repair or cladding strip when that is the length you measured, and you will treat the timber.
Less suitable: Anyone pricing a whole bay, or anyone reading 5.0 as proof this length was reviewed on its own.
Specifications
Common questions
Is this pack pressure treated?
The listing does not say the boards are pressure treated and it does not give a use class. The seller says you can paint, stain, oil or treat them. Do not treat that sentence as a Use Class 3 delivery.
How long is each board?
The listing states 120 cm. The section in the title is 19 mm by 100 mm, and the pack contains five boards. It is still shorter than a 1.5 m or 1.8 m feather-edge board.
Does the pack include fixings?
Fixings are not listed. The seller describes the boards for fencing, edging, cladding and similar jobs that you fix yourself.
The Wadan roll is the lowest price here at about £24.99, and the title states 1.5 m by 4 m of split bamboo screening. On amazon.co.uk it sits at 4.2 from 68 reviews, with 22 UK texts in the file. Reviewers who are pleased talk about value, covering a slatted fence, and hiding log stores once the roll is fixed to posts. In the same 22 texts, people say the gaps are wide enough to see through, that the photograph overstates the privacy, and that canes slip down the wire. Some pieces arrive snapped, and one reviewer calls the roll rickety and sharp. The technical details also print 100 × 100 × 300 cm, which does not match 1.5 m by 4 m, so measure it flat before you fix it. Fixings are not listed. “Several seasons” is the seller’s heat-treatment line, not a year count from the reviews. It is the best value only because it is the lowest stored price for a titled cover, and the conflicting size line is why it is not the top pick.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A cheap visual cover on a fence or posts you already trust, if you measure the roll and you can live with gaps.
Less suitable: Anyone who needs the two size lines to agree, or a screen you cannot see through.
Specifications
Common questions
Does this roll include fixings?
Fixings are not listed. The seller says you attach the roll with galvanised wire, cable ties, screws or nails. Those are methods, not contents of the box.
Which size should you trust on the listing?
The title says 1.5 m by 4 m. The technical details also print 100 × 100 × 300 cm. Those figures do not match, so measure the roll on arrival before you cut it.
Do the reviews describe a solid screen?
The seller calls it privacy screening. In the 22 review texts, people also report gaps you can see through, canes that slip, and broken pieces.
The Abaseen roll is about £29.99, titled 1.5 m by 4 m, and the item dimensions say 150 cm by 400 cm with a unit count of 6 m². On amazon.co.uk it sits at 4.0 from 427 reviews. In the first 50 review texts, people staple the binding wires to timber or cable-tie the roll to mesh, and several say it covers an old fence and looks natural once it is up. The complaint that repeats is that the gaps are wider than the photograph, so one layer does not block a view. Other texts describe split or sharp slats, slack wire, a bow that stays after wind, and a short length, including about 360 cm against a 4 m claim and one roll short of 3 m at about 2.8 m. Assembly is required, and the included-components line says bamboo slat, not cable ties or nails. It is the top pick in this set when a sound fence is already there and you will lay the roll out before you tie it.
Pros
Cons
Best for: Covering a sound fence or mesh when you want the larger review sample and size lines that match.
Less suitable: A new boundary, a pool barrier, or a screen that has to be solid on day one.
Specifications
Common questions
Does this roll come with fixings?
The included components line says bamboo slat. Assembly is required. The seller names cable ties, wire, screws or nails as methods, not as contents.
What area does the listing claim?
The title says 1.5 m by 4 m. The item dimensions are 150 cm by 400 cm, and the unit count is 6 square metres. Those three lines agree. Measure the roll before you cut it.
Do reviewers say one layer is private?
Many of the first 50 reviews say the gaps are wider than the photograph. Some people doubled the roll or added a membrane, and some report a short length or slack wire.
Five amazon.co.uk listings were scored from the files kept for this set: Abaseen B088Q3QN89, Wadan B0CBGL3Q66, and WoodworxPro B0H4BKK77R, B0H4BRK8WQ and B0H4BS43D3. This is not a laboratory test. A star row is the amazon.co.uk figure. A length is the seller’s claim. Where the title and another size line disagree, both are kept and the conflict is a deduction. The same two pine review texts are not counted as three samples. The four weights below sum to 100. The top pick is the highest score. The best value is the lowest stored price for a titled cover, and it does not also take the top score, because the size lines on that listing do not agree.
Amazon evidence
30%Star rating on amazon.co.uk, then whether the sample belongs to that listing. Abaseen’s 4.0 from 427 and Wadan’s 4.2 from 68 are their own samples. Each WoodworxPro length shows 5.0 from 5, with the same two UK texts copied across the three files, so none of them receives a full sample.
Spec fit
25%A stated job and size lines that agree. Abaseen’s title, 150 cm by 400 cm and 6 m² agree. Each pine length is stated once, then loses points because no preservative use class is given. Wadan’s title says 1.5 m by 4 m and the technical details also say 100 × 100 × 300 cm, so that listing loses most of this block. No listing is treated as BS 1722 or as pressure-treated timber.
Review outcome
25%UK comments that describe flat boards, or a roll that covered a fence the reviewer already had, score higher. Gaps, slipping canes, snapped pieces, slack wire, a wind bow and a short measured length are deductions. Two pine texts that never mention weathering cannot fill this block. Shared pine text is not counted three times.
Value
20%Stored GBP price against the stated job, only when the size you are paying for is readable. Abaseen’s about £29.99 for a stated 6 m² with agreeing dimensions takes more of this block than Wadan’s about £24.99, because the cheaper roll’s second size line conflicts. The 120 cm pine pack is five short boards at about £44.99 and takes the least.
Match the product to the job before you compare the shelf price. Boards build the face of a fence you are making. A bamboo roll only covers a panel, a wire fence or a frame that already stands. These five amazon.co.uk listings do not include posts, rails, a gravel board or fixings. The pine packs do not state a preservative use class. The two rolls are titled 1.5 m by 4 m, and only Abaseen’s size lines agree. Prices below are the shelves kept for this set, from about £24.99 to about £44.99.
A fence slat is the narrow board that forms the face of a fence, or the strip you fix over a fence you already have. In this set the choice is short rough-sawn pine boards you nail to rails, or a roll of split bamboo you tie to a fence or frame that already stands. Boards build the face. A roll only covers a panel, a wire fence or a frame. Posts, rails, a gravel board and fixings are not in the box.
Reviewers on both bamboo rolls say the gaps are wider than the photographs. A single layer is not a solid screen. Some people add a second layer or a membrane, and that second roll can wipe out the cheaper price. Count the lapped face on boards, not the full board width, when you work out how many you need.
The pine bullets say you can paint or treat the boards. They do not state a preservative use class. Above-ground boards are Use Class 3 and posts in the ground are Use Class 4. Do not stand an untreated board in the soil and call it a post. Brush-treat cut ends if you do treat the timber yourself.
A roll adds wind load, and reviewers report a bow that stays. New slats do not save rotten posts. Tie the roll to a fence or frame you already trust, and keep fixings corrosion-resistant. Neither bamboo listing includes those fixings in the box.
Boards build the face. A roll only covers a panel, a wire fence or a frame, and it is not the structural fence. This pine is 19 mm by 100 mm at 60, 90 or 120 cm, five to a pack. Merchant feather edge is often about 22 mm by 125–150 mm and 1.5–1.8 m, lapped to about 100 mm of face. These packs are not that board. Under BS 8417 and BS EN 335, above-ground fence boards are Use Class 3 and posts in the ground are Use Class 4.
Abaseen’s title, the 150 cm by 400 cm dimensions and the 6 m² count agree, which is why that roll is the top pick at about £29.99, with 4.0 from 427 ratings. Wadan is about £24.99 and titled 1.5 m by 4 m, and the technical details also say 100 × 100 × 300 cm. Those lines do not agree, so the lower price is the best value only if you measure the roll. Goods must match the description under the Consumer Rights Act 2015, section 11. Abaseen reviews include a 4 m claim measured at about 360 cm.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
You want to hide a panel, mesh or frame that already stands, and you can live with a natural, gappy screen. The Abaseen roll is about £29.99, titled 1.5 m by 4 m, and the 150 cm by 400 cm line and the 6 m² count agree. It shows 4.0 from 427 ratings. Measure it before you tie it, and expect gaps in one layer.
You want the lowest price in this set for a titled cover, and you will measure the roll before you cut it. The Wadan roll is about £24.99. The title says 1.5 m by 4 m and a second line says 100 × 100 × 300 cm. The amazon.co.uk figure is 4.2 from 68 ratings. A second layer for cover can wipe out the saving.
You are cladding a small frame, and a 60–120 cm pine pack matches once you treat it. The 60 cm WoodworxPro pack is five boards at about £25.99, section 19 mm by 100 mm. The listing does not state a use class. The 90 cm and 120 cm packs are the same section if you measured a longer piece. None of them is a 1.8 m feather-edge bay.
The top pick is the Abaseen roll at about £29.99. It scores 74 because the title, 150 cm by 400 cm and 6 m² agree, with 4.0 from 427 ratings. Gaps, slack wire and short-length reports are still in the first 50 texts. The best value is the Wadan roll at about £24.99, the lowest shelf price for a titled cover. It does not take the top score because the title says 1.5 m by 4 m and the technical details also say 100 × 100 × 300 cm. The pine packs are five boards at 60 cm, 90 cm or 120 cm. None states a use class, and 120 cm at about £44.99 is still shorter than a 1.8 m feather-edge board.
Wadan bamboo slat screening roll, 1.5 m × 4 m
Lowest stored price for a titled cover, about £24.99, and it does not take the top score because the size lines do not agree.
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