A coat of stain or paint adds years to a timber fence in Ballarat. EasyFixed gives you an instant online price for fence painting and staining across Ballarat and surrounding suburbs. Tell us the length, the condition and whether you want one side or both, and get a fixed price inc GST in under a minute.
Bring your fence back to life. Painted or stained, one or both sides.
Prep is most of the job
On a weathered fence, the wash, scrub and sand take longer than the coating. Skipping that step is why a cheap paint job peels within two summers.
We clean the surface, deal with mould, sand back loose fibres and spot prime bare timber before any product goes on. That is built into the price you see in the calculator, which is why condition is one of the questions we ask.
Paint or stain for your fence
Stain penetrates the timber and shows the grain. It fades rather than peels, so recoating later is a wash and a fresh coat instead of a scrape back. On hardwood and rough sawn palings it is almost always the better option.
Paint gives a solid, uniform colour and covers patchy timber. It needs priming and more prep, and eventually it flakes, but for a front fence you want to match the house colour it is the right call.
Best time of year in Melbourne
Late spring and early autumn are ideal. The timber needs a few dry days beforehand and the temperature needs to stay above about 10 degrees while the coating cures.
We will move a booking rather than coat a damp fence. It costs you nothing and it is the difference between a finish that lasts five years and one that lifts in a season.
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.
What's the difference between paint and stain? Stain soaks into the timber and shows the grain, paint forms a film and hides the grain. Stain is usually best on hardwood, paint on pine.
Can you do both sides? Yes, the calculator has a one-side or both-sides option which is priced accordingly.
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