Colorbond Fencing Greensborough
Allied Fencing installs Colorbond fencing in Greensborough, from a side fence a few metres long to a full back boundary. Colorbond is steel sheet with the colour baked on at the factory, so you won't be painting or staining it.
If your block slopes, we step the panels down the hill and keep the top line level on each one. Our installers are insured, and every job comes with a 3-year workmanship warranty.
- We reply the same day, and quotes are free and in writing.
- We take the old fence to the tip.
- We talk to your neighbour about the shared boundary
What a Colorbond fence is made of
A Colorbond fence has three parts. Steel posts are set in concrete, and rails run between them at the top and the bottom. Then the infill sheets, which are long ribbed steel panels, slide into those rails.
Because every part is steel, the fence won't rot, warp or get eaten by termites. There are no gaps between the sheets, so neighbours and people walking past can't see into your yard.
Posts, rails and sheets usually come in the same colour, so the whole fence matches. We'll go through the colour range with you when we quote.
Colorbond or timber for your boundary?
Both are good fences. Colorbond needs next to no looking after, and timber gives you a natural look that you can paint or stain later.
Colorbond steel
- Comes painted, so there's no staining or oiling
- Won't rot, warp or attract termites
- Solid sheets give full privacy
- Clean, even look along the whole run
Timber paling
- Natural timber look that suits older homes
- Easy to fix one paling or one post at a time
- Can be stained or painted any colour later
- Lap and cap, with overlapping boards and a capping board along the top, leaves no gaps
Want a price on Colorbond fencing?
Send the suburb, the job and a rough length, and say if there's a slope or an old fence to remove.
How we install a Colorbond fence
Most jobs follow the same order, whatever the length.
Measure and quote
You send the rough length and suburb. If the block is tricky, we come and measure, then send a written quote with the fence type, height and colour on it.
Old fence out
Out comes the old fence, and we take it to the tip ourselves. If it's made of asbestos sheet, a licensed removalist takes it out before we arrive.
Posts in concrete
Post holes are dug along a string line, a cord pulled tight to keep the run straight. The steel posts are concreted in, checked so they stand dead upright, and left to set before any sheets go in.
Rails, sheets and clean-up
Rails and sheets go in, any cut ends are finished off, and we clear up the offcuts so the yard's tidy when we leave.
Colorbond on a sloping block
If your yard falls away toward a creek or the back fence, a Colorbond fence is built in steps. Each panel sits level, and it drops down at the next post to follow the ground.
The step leaves a triangle gap under the low end of each panel, and we close it with a plinth, which is a board or steel strip along the bottom. That keeps pets in and runoff out.
If the ground needs holding back too, we can build a retaining wall from sleepers, which are long concrete or timber beams, and set the fence along its top while we're there.
Sharing the cost with your neighbour
Under Victorian rules, the two neighbours normally pay half each for a sufficient dividing fence, meaning a standard fence for the area. If one side wants more height or a fancier style, that side covers the difference. To make it formal, you send a Fencing Notice, and your neighbour then has 30 days to reply.
We'll talk to your neighbour about the job and set the quote out so it's easy to share with them. If your yard backs onto a Banyule park or reserve, council may pay toward replacing that fence, based on the cost of a standard 1.65 metre timber fence. You need council's approval before any work starts.
Colorbond fencing questions
Four things set the price of Colorbond fencing: the length, the height, how much the ground slopes and whether an old fence has to come out. Send us the rough metres and suburb and we'll send a free written quote with the full price on it.
We take the old sheets, palings and posts down first and cart them to the tip, so the new posts can go in on the same line. An asbestos sheet fence is the exception: a licensed removalist has to take it out before we start.
Yes. We step the panels down the slope so each one sits level, and fill the gap under the low end so the fence stays closed at the bottom.
On a shared boundary, yes. Agree the fence and the split with them first, or send a Fencing Notice. Colorbond comes in many colours, so agree on the colour as well.
Get a free quote for Colorbond fencing
Fill in the three short steps and we'll be back to you that day.
- We reply the same day, and quotes are free and in writing.
- We take the old fence to the tip.
- We talk to your neighbour about the shared boundary