Thread: Colorbond Fence

Hi,

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Originally Posted by maglite

Im with Julian......sort of,
Colorbond isnt much good if you have dogs who like digging, given the gap between ground level and start of the bottom rail. You can run concrete up to this but IMHO kind of defeats the purpose.
If your a keen gardener or like having your gardens up againt the fence....it isnt much chop as it will corrode + allow every weed into the garden plus that "lovely" couch grass that people seem intent on planting.

Neibour and I are going for good ol fashioned super 6.
We both have dogs and i dont need any creepers from the lawn next door in my garden beds.
Yep its grey, but once the plants grow....who cares what color a fence is anyway?

wouldn't be a spammer by any chance ?

Do those three replies constitute the postings to date?:confused:
He has company loyalty, in spades.

I have 3 neighbours - all but the back one wanted colourbond. I left the back treated pine fence and painted it with Wattle Solagard in Mist Green (a bit lighter than river gum - both nice colours - it is an EXACT match of the colourbond fence). Now it looks heaps better than the colourbond and I wish I had never gotten colourbond at all but gotten timber all round! Maybe I will change my mind when it comes to painting again?

Show your neighbour a painted timber fence and see what they think maybe? Question is - will you volunteer to paint your neighbour's side?

I think most councils will default to a timber paling fence if there is a dispoute - but not sure if you want to do this to your neighbour.

Just to introduce ourselves, we are a fencing company and have been in business for over 10 yeras between us we have over 70 years of experience with regards to all types of fencing, If you would like any advice please feel free to email me. our website is www.3029.com.au. no we are not touting for work as we have plenty just ere to help where we can.

Mik.

Originally Posted by Bella

We have agreed with the neughbours to get a new fence. They want a colorbond (we wanted paling) and said we can pick the colours. Our house is yellow with green trim.

Any recommendations or things to avoid in choosing the colour?

there are 3 green colours, Evergreen which is a dark heritage green, meadow which is a light green and willow which is in the middle, willow iwas called rivergum green.
the yellow colour is alled domain, classic cream or primrose.

One of the biggest problems with painting a timber fence is that bot the side must be painted as the timber paling have a tendancy to warp, this leads to them cracking and breaking and reducing the lifespan of your fence. You will also probably need to repaint every 2-3 years unless you get a very good paint like solarguard.
do you really want to spend lots of dollars and a good weekend painting your fence every 2 years.

Mik
3029.com.au.

Originally Posted by Smiley Guy

I have 3 neighbours - all but the back one wanted colourbond. I left the back treated pine fence and painted it with Wattle Solagard in Mist Green (a bit lighter than river gum - both nice colours - it is an EXACT match of the colourbond fence). Now it looks heaps better than the colourbond and I wish I had never gotten colourbond at all but gotten timber all round! Maybe I will change my mind when it comes to painting again?

Show your neighbour a painted timber fence and see what they think maybe? Question is - will you volunteer to paint your neighbour's side?

I think most councils will default to a timber paling fence if there is a dispoute - but not sure if you want to do this to your neighbour.

timber v colorbond.

Timber generally can look more attractive than colorbond, BUT the timber fence may last 7-10 years whilst a colorbond fence should last you between 20-30 years. The colorbond is also termite resistant and also help protect your property in the event of a bushfire. The timber fence can be protected with cca which in effect is arsenic, not very good for kiddies playing on the fence, The colorbond can also be used as a pool fence barrier and needs no additional protection on your neighbours side.

Colorbond can more easily be damaged with balls and the like and the colours could were on you after years and years and look dated if your home has been given a make over.

Mik
3029.com.au

Originally Posted by mikblyth

no we are not touting for work as we have plenty just ere to help where we can.

No offense but I find that hard to believe since you keep posting your website.

Originally Posted by mikblyth

One of the biggest problems with painting a timber fence is that bot the side must be painted as the timber paling have a tendancy to warp, this leads to them cracking and breaking and reducing the lifespan of your fence. You will also probably need to repaint every 2-3 years unless you get a very good paint like solarguard.

Mine still looks good and I've only painted one side using a thin cheap fence paint. Mind you it's only four years old so far.

Originally Posted by mikblyth

timber v colorbond.

Timber generally can look more attractive than colorbond, BUT the timber fence may last 7-10 years whilst a colorbond fence should last you between 20-30 years.

That's a load of crap. You should get 20 years out of a paling fence. I got 25 years out of my Hwd back fence and I could have gotten a few more if I'd replaced a few palings, whacked in a couple of star pegs, and thrown a coat of sump oil on it to make it look uniform again. The neighbour had to go halves so I thought it would be better just to get him to spring for most of the gear and do the labour myself, then not worry about it for another 20 years.

Also from your website, starting @ $70/m colorbond is over double the price of a 6' paling jobbie.

G'day Bella
Personally I hate tin fences! They are anti social! We have great neighbours and with nine moves in 50 married years we, luckily, always have. I would hate to have been cut off from a yarn or a wave by sheets of tin no matter how pretty the colour.
Having said that, I have come across a lot of people I would have happily been separated from by 10 tin fences.
I guess it depends on who or what lives next door.

Good luck, Barry Hicks

PS If you go tin, avoid a stepped top like someone suggested. We have a few in our area and they don't look good.

Originally Posted by pawnhead

No offense but I find that hard to believe since you keep posting your website.

Mine still looks good and I've only painted one side using a thin cheap fence paint. Mind you it's only four years old so far.

That's a load of crap. You should get 20 years out of a paling fence. I got 25 years out of my Hwd back fence and I could have gotten a few more if I'd replaced a few palings, whacked in a couple of star pegs, and thrown a coat of sump oil on it to make it look uniform again. The neighbour had to go halves so I thought it would be better just to get him to spring for most of the gear and do the labour myself, then not worry about it for another 20 years.

20 years ago timber fencing was made from much thicker palings and they were made from hardwood, todays fencing is made from young pine and is only 10mm thick. this is why you dont get as long a life. Grant you some fencing may last longer than 7-10 years they may also be in the shade most of the time. We ourselves have pulled down fencing that is only 7 year old because it hadnt been looked after, things such as letting water pool around posts and painting one side contributed to the short life span. more realistically you should see 15 years, again it would also depend on if you have either redgum/pine or even concrete or steel posts for your timber fence. just a note we install colorbond fencing for $58.00 a meter and timber 6 for $49.00 a meter. no where near double the price. The $70.00 was probabily for 2.1m high colorbond fencing.

we keep posting the site as we have a lot of valuable information on it, such as tips on how to look after your fence, pool fence regulations, and installation downloads as well as colour charts and help if you have problems with neigbours. We only install locally to Western Melbourne and we already have extensive advertising so the occasional one or 2 people from this website wont make me rich by any means.
www.3029.com.au

Also from your website, starting @ $70/m colorbond is over double the price of a 6' paling jobbie.