Written by fencers, not copywriters. The rules, the costs and the things worth knowing before you commit to a fence.
In NSW, the Dividing Fences Act 1991 says adjoining owners contribute equally to a dividing fence of a sufficient standard. If one owner wants better than sufficient, they pay the difference. Start by serving a Fencing Notice setting out the boundary, the proposed work and the estimated cost.
In NSW, the Dividing Fences Act 1991 says adjoining owners contribute equally to a dividing fence of a sufficient standard. If one owner wants better than sufficient, they pay the difference. Start by serving a Fencing Notice setting out the boundary, the proposed work and the estimated cost.
A NSW pool barrier must be at least 1.2 metres high, with no gap under it over 100 millimetres and no gap between vertical members over 100 millimetres. A 900 millimetre non-climbable zone must stay clear outside it, and the gate must be self-closing, self-latching, swing outward, and latch at 1.5 metres.
In NSW residential zones, side and rear boundary fences up to 1.8 metres are generally exempt development, or 1.2 metres if masonry. Fences on a primary or secondary road boundary are limited to 1.2 metres. Heritage, critical habitat and bushfire-prone land have additional restrictions.
Chainwire is the most economical over long perimeters and suits most yards. Weldmesh is much harder to cut or climb while keeping a clear sightline, so it suits higher-security sites. Palisade is the strongest visual deterrent and the hardest to breach by hand. Most sites use a mix.
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