Fencing in Melton — old township and new estates.

The old township: replacement work

Melton proper has been there a long time, and the older streets have housing going back to the 1970s and 80s. Fences there are often on their second life already — timber that has been patched, re-palinged and propped over the years until there is not much sound frame left. These jobs are almost always a full replacement, and often the posts have to come out of ground that has had forty years to settle hard around them.

The new estates: first fences

Out the other side, estates like Atherstone, Arnolds Creek and the newer releases are still going in. That work is the opposite problem: bare blocks, no existing fence, cut-and-fill sites where one side sits lower than the other, and builder's temporary fencing still up. Here it is about getting the boundary right the first time and, where there is fall, deciding between a stepped fence and a retaining wall.

Reactive soil out west

The ground through Melton is more reactive than it is closer to Hillside — it moves with the wet and the dry. That is hard on a fence: posts that were not dug deep enough will heave and lean within a couple of seasons. We set posts deeper here for that reason. It is not the cheapest way to build a fence, but it is the reason ours are still straight when we drive past them.

The jobs we do most in Melton

• Full replacement of old township timber fencing, including stubborn old posts
• First fences on new estate blocks in Atherstone, Arnolds Creek and nearby releases
• Colorbond boundary fences, 1.5m to 2.4m
• Retaining walls with fencing above on cut-and-fill blocks
• Steel-framed gates and wider driveway openings

How we quote

We come out, measure, check the levels and the access, and put a written price in front of you — usually within 48 hours. There is no call-out fee for the visit and no obligation once you have the quote. Materials, removal of the old fence and rubbish are all itemised, so the quoted price is the price you pay.