Need a new fence installed in Ballarat? EasyFixed gives you an instant online price for fence installation across Ballarat and surrounding suburbs. Choose timber paling or Colorbond, set your length and height, and get a fixed price inc GST in under a minute.
Hardwood posts, treated palings, professional install.
What goes into a timber paling fence
A paling fence is only as good as the posts holding it up. We set hardwood or galvanised steel posts in concrete at standard 2.4 metre centres, then run two or three rails depending on the height, and fix treated pine palings to the rails.
Heights are quoted at 0.9m, 1.5m, 1.8m, 2.1m and 2.4m. The standard boundary fence in Melbourne is 1.8m. Anything taller usually needs three rails, and some councils want a permit above 2.0m.
Optional extras that change the price are lattice or slat toppers for extra height, capping along the top to protect the paling ends, and a plinth board at the bottom to keep soil and mulch off the palings.
Hardwood posts or steel posts
Hardwood posts look traditional and are the standard choice. They are cheaper up front and easy to fix rails to, but the section at ground level is where rot eventually starts.
Galvanised steel posts cost a bit more and outlast the timber around them. On a fence you intend to keep for twenty years, steel posts are usually the better spend, and they are the fix we recommend when we are replacing failed timber posts one at a time.
The calculator prices both, and the what's included list updates to match whichever you choose.
How the job runs
You price the fence online, book with us, and our tradie contacts you within 24 hours to confirm access, the exact line and any complications like tree roots, services or a slope.
On the day, old fencing comes out if you have added removal, the post holes go in, posts are concreted and left to set, then rails and palings go on. Most standard residential runs are done in a day or two.
We take leftover concrete and offcuts away. Excavated soil stays on site.
Ballarat ground is often heavy and wet through winter, with rock through parts of the older goldfields suburbs. Wet clay means post holes need to be dug and poured properly rather than back filled with spoil.
City of Ballarat generally permits boundary fences up to 2.0 metres, with heritage overlays across the central and older suburbs affecting front fencing.
Cold, wet winters and hard frosts shorten the life of untreated timber at ground level. Steel posts under a timber paling fence are a smart upgrade in this climate.
Period homes through the centre and newer estates in Alfredton and Delacombe. Timber paling remains the standard, with Colorbond common on newer builds.
How long does a timber paling fence last? Properly installed timber paling fences with hardwood posts typically last 15-20 years before posts need attention. Staining every few years extends the life of the palings.
Do you remove the old fence? Yes. Add removal in the calculator. A minimum removal charge of $550 applies to cover dump fees and labour.
Do I need council approval? Most boundary fences under 2.0m do not require approval, but rules vary by council. We can advise on your specific job.
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