Steel · the Newcastle default
Colorbond & steel fencing
Pre-painted steel panels on steel posts and rails, the material most Newcastle boundaries end up being, and for good reason. It's non-combustible, needs no painting, comes colour-matched to the house, and shrugs off the local weather.
- Rear and side boundary runs, typically around 1800 mm, capped and squared.
- A full colour range, from Monument charcoal through Woodland Grey, Dune and the eucalypt-greens.
- Posts set in concrete; panels sit between them for a clean, consistent line.
- Non-combustible, so it suits bushfire-prone blocks on the western fringe.
Timber · the traditional look
Timber fencing
The classic Australian backyard fence, and still the warmest-looking. Vertical palings on posts and rails, built as a paling run, a picket for a front fence, or lapped-and-capped for a solid privacy fence with no gaps and a clean finished top.
- Hardwood palings (ironbark, spotted gum) for durability, or treated pine for value.
- Capped top rail and a plinth board so the palings sit off the ground and last longer.
- The right call for heritage and established streets where timber suits the character.
- Timber wants the occasional oil or stain to hold its colour, worth knowing up front.
Aluminium · the coastal answer
Aluminium fencing
Powder-coated aluminium doesn't rust, full stop, which makes it the honest choice for the salt band, and a sharp, low-maintenance look anywhere. Tubular, blade or slat, depending on whether you want privacy, a front feature or a pool surround.
- Tubular for pool fencing and front fencing; blade/slat for contemporary privacy screening.
- Powder coat is UV-stable and the finish holds in coastal air where steel struggles.
- Paired with 316 stainless fixings for genuinely salt-proof jobs on the water.
- Lighter than steel, a step up in price, worth it right on the coast.
Glass & pool · AS 1926
Glass & pool safety fencing
Frameless and semi-frameless toughened glass is the premium pool surround, it keeps the view and the light. Around a Newcastle pool it has a job to do as well as a look: meet the AS 1926 safety-barrier standard.
- Toughened safety glass on stainless spigots or standoffs; 316 stainless near the coast.
- Tubular aluminium or steel as a value alternative, all built to the same standard.
- Barrier at least 1200 mm, a non-climbable zone kept clear, self-closing self-latching gate.
Gates · automation
Gates & automation
Pedestrian, double driveway and sliding gates, fabricated to match your fence and hung to swing or slide true. Add a motor, keypad, intercom or remote if you want it, the electrical side is confirmed on site.
Repair · restore
Fence repair & replacement
Storm-down panels, leaning or rotted posts, sagging gates and rusted-through steel. We make good where it stacks up, and replace the section to match where it doesn't. Send a photo and we'll come prepared.
Slope · retaining
Sloped sites & retaining
On a hilly block, fences step or rake with the fall rather than run dead level. Where the fence also has to hold back soil, we'll flag it, retaining over a certain height can need engineering and council, which is beyond a straight fencing job.
Not sure which?
Let the site decide
The material is really a question about where the fence stands and what you want from it. Our Salt & Site matcher walks you through it in three picks, or just book a measure and we'll talk it through on the boundary.