Leaning or damaged Colorbond fence posts are common in Geelong thanks to reactive clay and wind. EasyFixed gives you an instant online price for Colorbond fence post repair across Geelong and surrounding suburbs. Tell us how many posts need fixing, and get a fixed price inc GST in under a minute.
Fix failed Colorbond posts without replacing the whole fence.
Common Colorbond failures
The three failures we see most are a post bent by wind load after a storm, corrosion where the post meets the concrete, and a vehicle knock that pushes a post out of plumb and buckles the sheets either side.
Sheets themselves rarely fail. They dent, but they keep doing their job. If a run looks bad after a storm, it is almost always one or two posts causing it.
We replace the failed post, pour a fresh footing and refit and align the sheets so the run sits straight again.
Matching an older fence
Colorbond colours are consistent from the factory, but sheets fade slightly with years of sun. A replacement panel in the same colour name will usually read a touch brighter for the first year or two, then settle.
If you know the colour name, tell us. If you do not, our tradie can identify it at the site check from the profile and tone.
Ground varies widely here, from basalt and rock through the older suburbs to sandy coastal soils on the Bellarine and Surf Coast. Rock slows post holes down, sand needs wider footings to hold.
City of Greater Geelong and Surf Coast Shire generally allow boundary fences up to 2.0 metres, with tighter controls on street frontages and in coastal and township character areas.
Salt air along the coast is brutal on untreated steel. Genuine Colorbond and quality powder-coated aluminium hold up well, cheap hardware does not, which is why we specify stainless or galvanised fittings near the water.
A mix of established brick homes, coastal builds and fast growing estates like Armstrong Creek. Colorbond is the workhorse, with aluminium slat popular on newer coastal frontages.
Why do Colorbond posts fail? Most commonly wind-load damage or corrosion at the footing line. We replace the post and re-set in fresh concrete.
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