Fence Installation & Repair in New South Wales

Pressure-treated timber is the cheapest solid privacy option and the most common; chain-link is cheapest overall but offers no privacy; composite and vinyl cost more up front but need almost no maintenance. Choose on lifetime cost — a cheap timber fence you re-stain every two years can cost more over a decade than composite.

Fencing is priced by length (per linear foot or metre) times the material you choose, plus gates, gradient and ground conditions. Material is the biggest swing: chain-link and basic timber sit at the bottom, composite, brick and wrought iron at the top. Always price the full run installed, not just the panels.

Setting posts without concrete on a solid fence, no written quote with length and material, vague answers on boundary lines and permits, a large cash deposit before materials arrive, and no photos of past work. Installers who won't discuss the neighbour/boundary question before building are inviting a dispute you'll inherit.

An itemized quote lists: fence type and height, total length, number and type of gates, post material and setting method (concrete vs driven), removal and disposal of the old fence, and whether the price is per linear unit or a lump sum. A one-number quote with no length or material is impossible to compare.

Installed cost runs roughly AUD 75-200 per metre depending on material (timber paling at the low end, Colorbond mid, brick/aluminium higher), with a typical backyard commonly AUD 3,000-8,000. Compliant pool fencing is priced separately.

For a boundary fence, you generally share the cost of a 'sufficient' fence with your neighbour — serve the required notice in writing before building. If you want something fancier than sufficient, you typically pay the difference yourself.