Fencing Sunbury
Select Fencing Sunbury installs Colorbond, timber, chain mesh and blade fences in Sunbury, plus farm wire, retaining walls, gates and repairs. We're fully insured, and your written quote is free.
- Nothing is booked until you've agreed to the quote.
- We back every install with a 3-year workmanship warranty.
- We fence house blocks, farms and commercial sites.
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Need welding or wiring as well? Our installers organise the welder or electrician for those.
Ground higher on one side? Ask for a sleeper wall as well. It's a low wall of concrete or timber sleepers that holds the higher ground back, and your fence sits on top.
Same-day replies: send us your details and you'll hear back that day.
Our fencing services
From family homes and new estates to acreage and commercial sites around Sunbury, our installers handle new fences, repairs, gates and retaining walls.
If your job takes in a few of these, tick each one in the quote form.
Pick a colour from the Colorbond range, and the steel sheets come finished in it, with nothing to paint later. You can't see through them, so Colorbond is a good fit for side and back boundaries.
A paling fence is made of narrow timber boards standing side by side, cut from treated pine or hardwood. In a lapped and capped fence, every board overlaps its neighbour and a capping rail runs across the top.
Sleepers are concrete or timber, shaped like the ones under railway tracks. They slot in between steel or timber posts to hold back the higher ground. Drainage pipe and gravel go behind it, and your new fence can sit on top.
Blade fencing
Blade fencing uses narrow steel or aluminium bars, stood on end and spaced so a little light gets through. They give a front yard a clean, modern edge, and a matching gate can go in too.
Chain mesh fencing
Tennis courts, sheds, factories and schools often use chain mesh. It comes in plain galvanised wire, zinc-plated so it's slow to rust, or with a black coating.
Farm and rural fencing
Keeping sheep, cattle or horses in? Ringlock, a wire mesh made for stock, is one option, along with plain wire or timber post and rail.
Gates
For the driveway we hang swing gates or sliding gates on a track, plus narrower gates for the side path.
Fence repairs
We rehang dropped gates, pull leaning runs straight and swap out broken bits.
Got a pool to fence? Our installers handle glass and aluminium pool fences too. Pool fencing in Sunbury
Why choose us
We don't rush a fence. We mark out the line first, dig the posts in deep and keep every colour matched.
You send us the details and we send back a written price. Then we install exactly what's on it.
How we quote and how we install a fenceGet a free quote
We wait for your go-ahead
Work is only booked once you've read the quote and agreed to it.
Insured, and covered for 3 years
Our insurance covers every job, and our workmanship carries a three-year warranty from the day the fence goes in.
Quoted to your estate's rules
If your estate sets a paling style and height, those are what we price.
Homes, farms and businesses
From a backyard boundary to a factory yard or a paddock, the job is quoted the same way.
How it works
It's the same four steps whether you start online or on the phone.
Send your details
Use the quote form or ring us. Either way, we'll ask about the location, the fence you'd like and how far it runs.
Measuring up on site
If we need more detail, an installer will visit and measure first.
A written quote arrives
It lists a price for everything you asked for.
Your fence goes in
Say yes, and we'll book a start date with you.
Sunbury fence rules
Sunbury falls under Hume City Council, whose fencing guide covers building permits for fences and retaining walls.
| Fence or wall | A building permit is needed once it's |
|---|---|
| Side or back boundary fence | Over 2 m tall |
| Front fence closer than 3 m to the street | Over 1.5 m tall |
| Corner fence closer than 9 m to where two streets cross | Over 1 m tall |
| Brick or stone (masonry) fence | Over 1.2 m tall |
| Retaining wall | Over 1 m tall. Under 1 m, you still need one when other building work goes in with it, or when it's propping up next door's land. |
Source: Hume City Council: Fencing and Retaining Walls (opens in a new tab)
As the owner, you apply for any planning permit, and our quote follows whatever conditions it sets.
Along Jacksons Creek
A landscape overlay, which is a set of extra planning controls, covers land along Jacksons Creek. Planning approval is usually required before a fence goes up on that land. One exemption is a rural-style fence 1.4 m tall or less, standing over 50 m away from the upper edge of the creek bank.
Heritage-listed properties
The Heritage Overlay is a set of planning rules protecting historic places, and Sunbury has several, among them Rupertswood and the Railway Station Precinct. If your property is covered, a new fence visible from a public park, or from any street except a lane, needs a planning permit.
Stone walls from before 1940
Dry stone means stacked stone with no mortar binding it. If a wall like this dates from before 1940, taking it down or altering it needs a permit, but cutting in a gateway is exempt.
Every block is different, so confirm the rules for yours with Hume City Council before work starts.
Boundary fences and neighbours
Under Victorian law, you and next door have the same rights over a boundary fence, and the same duties. The rules on paying for it are in the Fences Act 1968.
A 50/50 split
You and next door each pay half for a sufficient fence, so one that's right for the area. In town, that might be 1.8 m timber palings.
Anything extra is on you
Ask for more height, or a pricier material, and you cover the cost beyond a sufficient fence yourself.
Making it formal
To make it official, you'd serve the owner next door a fencing notice listing the fencing you'd like and an estimated price. They then get 30 days to answer. The Victorian Government suggests sending the notice by registered mail.
Stuck on a disagreement?
Hume City Council can't act as a go-between. For that, there's the Dispute Settlement Centre of Victoria, and its mediation is free. Don't know who owns the block next door? You can ask Council for their details, though it can't promise to hand them over.
Does a council park or reserve sit on the other side of your fence? Hume City Council may help pay for a fence like that. Street-facing fences don't qualify, and that includes corner blocks and laneways.
Sources
We're fencers, not lawyers, so for your own case ask Hume City Council or read the Victorian Government's fencing guide.
Your neighbour can read the same written quote before either of you says yes.
New estate fencing
Bought into one of Sunbury's newer estates? Your land contract probably came with design guidelines, and they set the style and height of your fence.
Pop the estate name and stage number in the notes box on the form.
| Estate | What the guidelines ask for |
|---|---|
| Everley | Lapped timber palings standing between 1.8 and 1.95 m, over a 150 mm plinth, which is a board at ground level. Front fences and Colorbond are both ruled out.Everley design guidelines (PDF) (opens in a new tab) |
| Redstone | Each of its six neighbourhoods has its own rules. The height limit is 1.8 m, and front fences only go on lots marked for one.Redstone design guidelines (PDF) (opens in a new tab) |
| Kingsfield | Capped, lapped timber palings at 1.8 m. The only front fences are ones the developer puts in.Kingsfield design guidelines (PDF) (opens in a new tab) |
| Maplestone | Capped timber palings on the sides and back, 1.8 m at most, and nothing across the front.Maplestone design guidelines (PDF) (opens in a new tab) |
Rules can differ from one stage to the next. Check the guidelines attached to your own land contract, and ask the estate if anything's unclear.
Comparing fence types
For a private backyard, most people choose between Colorbond steel and timber paling.
Steel needs less looking after. Timber gives you a natural look and fits estate guidelines that ask for it.
| Colorbond steel | Timber paling | Blade | Chain mesh | Farm fencing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Privacy | Complete, since the sheets are solid | High when the palings overlap | Partial, as light passes through the gaps | Open, unless you add privacy slats | None, it's open wire |
| Looking after it | Nothing to paint, just rinse off dust occasionally | A fresh coat of stain or paint from time to time | An occasional wash-down | Low, though it can rust over time | Check it now and then and tighten any slack wire |
| Good for | Side and back boundaries | Estates that ask for timber, and a natural look | Front yards and modern homes | Sports courts, storage yards and sheds | Holding sheep, cattle or horses |
What affects the price of fencing in Sunbury
Two fences the same length can be priced very differently once height, material and ground come into it.
Metres and height
A longer run needs more posts and panels, and a taller one needs bigger ones.
The material
The price per metre changes with what you choose, whether that's timber, Colorbond, blade, mesh or farm wire.
Gates
Each gate is an extra on the fence price, since it hangs from a heavier post and needs its own hinges and latch.
Slope and rock
Where the block falls away, panels are either stepped down one at a time or angled to match the fall. Rock under the fence line? The quote will say so and how we'll handle it.
A retaining wall under the fence
When one side of the boundary sits higher, the fence may need a sleeper wall beneath it, and the wall and fence are priced together.
Hard-to-reach yards and removals
A yard you can't drive to means more work getting materials in. We can take the old fence down and away to the tip, so mention it in the notes.
Areas we cover
Jobs in Sunbury, Bulla, Greenvale and Craigieburn are all in range, and so are Gisborne, Riddells Creek and Romsey to the north and north-west.
A large job further out is still worth asking about.
Get a free quoteTowns we cover
- Sunbury
- Bulla
- Diggers Rest
- Greenvale
- Craigieburn
- Gisborne
- New Gisborne
- Riddells Creek
- Romsey
- Melton
- Tullamarine
- Toolern Vale
Town missing? Put it in the notes and we'll say whether our installers go there.
Frequently asked questions
Permit, estate and neighbour rules can differ from block to block, so check yours with Hume City Council or your estate before you book.
Get a free quoteA rate per metre would only be a guess until we know the length, height, material, gates, slope, rock and access. Send those through with your quote request, and pricing it costs you nothing.
It depends more on the material and the ground than on the length. Fifteen metres of Colorbond on a flat block is priced very differently from timber on a rocky slope. Ask for a written quote with your fence type and suburb.
Normally it's 50/50, for a fence that's reasonable for the area. Talk it over with next door first, and if that gets nowhere, you can serve a fencing notice.
Source: Victorian Government: Fencing in Victoria (opens in a new tab)
It's the formal way to tell your neighbour, in writing, which fencing you'd like and roughly what it'll cost. After 30 days without a response, the work can proceed and their half can be claimed through the Magistrates' Court.
Source: Victorian Government: Fencing notices (opens in a new tab)
Yes. We'll go over the fence and the quote with your neighbour as well, and talk to council when a permit's involved.
Yes. Our workmanship is covered for three years after the fence goes in.
Building permits apply to rear and side fences over 2 m and to retaining walls over 1 m. Front fences closer than 3 m to the street need one once they pass 1.5 m. On land near Jacksons Creek or a heritage property, planning approval may be needed as well, so ask Hume City Council first.
Source: Hume City Council: Fencing and Retaining Walls (opens in a new tab)
Some won't. Everley's guidelines rule Colorbond out, and Kingsfield and Maplestone both specify capped timber palings.
Source: Everley design guidelines (PDF) (opens in a new tab)
Not every time. We can price many fences from the suburb, fence type and length alone. The rest are measured on site first by one of our installers.
Yes. We install paddock fencing on acreage for horses, sheep and cattle. Let us know the length and which animals you're keeping in.
Often it can. We can quote for just the broken posts, palings or rails. Replacement Colorbond sheets are made in today's colours, so next to an older, faded fence the shade can look slightly different.
Let's get your fence sorted
If you haven't measured the fence line yet, leave the length blank and we'll work it out with you.
- Quoting is free, and you're under no obligation.
- Tick as many fence types as the job needs.
Rather talk it through? Call (03) 9123 6479
