Brampton Willows, specialists in the design and creation of willow furniture and products

In October 2003 we made a fence on top of a low brick wall and incorporated 35mm
solid steel bars into the wall to support the fence. In July 2006 part of a mature
Cedar tree next to the fence collapsed on top of it. Rather than ripping the willow off the steel bars, it actually bent these massive supports and yet the willow only suffered superficial damage!

However, because two of these supports were
bent at just above the wall height, we had to cut a section of the willow work out in this area, cut the bent steel and weld them together again so that they were straight. The willow work was then repaired and the fence was as good as new.

After a few months the new work will 'weather' and it will soon be difficult
to see that anything happened!

Tree Damage

In October 2003 we made a fence on top of a low brick wall and incorporated 35mm solid steel bars into the wall to support the fence. In July 2006, part of a mature Cedar tree next to the fence collapsed on top of it and rather than ripping the willow off the steel bars, it actually bent these massive supports and yet the willow only suffered superficial damage!

However, because two of these supports were bent at just above the wall height, we had to cut a section of the willow work out in this area, cut the bent steel and weld them together again so that they were straight.

The willow work was then repaired and the fence was as good as new.

After a few months the new work will 'weather' and it will soon be difficult to see that anything happened!

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Nassau, The Bahamas

Since 1998, we have been constructing fences for a client on his island in The Bahamas. So far, fencing has withstood 5 hurricanes including hurricanes Floyd,
Frances and Jean. To protect the willow, it has been regularly sprayed with a mixture of linseed oil and turpentine and despite the extremes in weather, the willow is still in perfect condition.

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Storm damage
Hurricane Floyd in 1999, with winds of up to 140 miles an hour, whipped up a 20-foot tidal surge which smashed through the client’s garden, leaving a trail of destruction. This surge completely flattened our fencing, but rather than damaging the willow, it actually bent the 2” diameter stainless steel supporting tubes, which had been bedded 2 feet into rock. All the steel had to be cut and replaced but the willow, despite being covered with rocks and debris, was almost completely undamaged. Since then there have been four other hurricanes on the Island including "Frances" and "Jean" in 2004. Despite sustained winds of up to 120mph, there has been no significant damage to our fencing

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After Hurricane Floyd, the stainless steel needed replacing but,
as these photos demonstrate, the willow was virtually undamaged.

Robert Yates, at work in the Bahamas