Postline Fencing Co. What a fence costs, and why we put the price on screen.
Fencing is one of the most estimable trades there is: metres, by height, by material. So instead of making you wait for a measure to learn a single number, we put an honest by-the-metre range on the screen first. Here is roughly where the numbers sit, what moves them, and how we keep our quote something you can actually compare.
An honest by-the-metre range, in under a minute.
Tell us the material, the metres and the height, and see a real supplied-and-installed band. It is a guide range, not a quote: the free measure pins your exact number on site, and it never folds removal, gates or compliance into a round figure.
Price my fence
An honest by-the-metre range in under a minute, supplied and installed. Every job is quoted exactly on site after a free measure, not over the phone.
Your estimate appears here.
Step through the questions on the left. As soon as you answer the last one, we point you to the honest scope and a realistic range for a job your size.
Supplied and installed, by the metre, 2026.
| Cheap quote (knocked-in posts, look-alike steel, no breakdown) | $120 to $170/m |
| Timber paling (treated pine to hardwood, concreted posts, 1.8m) | $180 to $260/m |
| Colorbond steel (genuine Colorbond by BlueScope, 1.8m) | $220 to $330/m |
| Aluminium and pool (powder-coated aluminium to frameless glass) | $260 to $600/m |
| Tubular and security (powder-coated steel, security spec at the top) | $300 to $480/m |
Six things that decide where your quote lands.
Most of them are under the ground or named on the page, not in the finished look. All of them decide what you pay, and how long the fence stays standing straight.
Six levers. One honest range.
Material and height
The two biggest levers. Timber paling sits at the bottom, then Colorbond, aluminium, tubular and frameless glass pool fencing at the top. And a 2.1m fence is more material and labour than a 1.2m one, metre for metre.
Linear metres
Cost is close to linear in length, so the run is the single biggest number on the quote. A short side and a full acreage boundary are not the same job, which is why we price by the metre after a measure.
Posts, footings and soil
Reactive clay, sand and sloping or exposed ground all mean deeper footings and more concrete to hold the posts. The footing depth is set for the soil, and it is the part a cheap quote quietly skimps on.
Gates and automation
Each gate adds hardware and labour, and an automated driveway gate adds the motor, the safety beams and the wiring. We price a standard gate on the quote and cost automation separately once we see the opening and the power.
Old-fence removal and access
Taking down and carting away the old fence and its footings is a real cost, as is tight or restricted access that keeps the machine off the line. Both are itemised, never a surprise at the end.
Compliance
Pool and spa fencing must be set out to AS 1926.1 with compliant hardware and the paperwork the certifier needs. Doing it right the first time costs a little more than a fence that fails on a gate latch.
Every fence quote splits into the same lines.
So the figure you are comparing is tied to a material, a height and a footing depth you can read, not a single round number with nothing behind it.
Seven lines. Every one in writing.
- 01Metres, height and material
- 02Post type and footing depth
- 03Panels, rails and fixings
- 04Gates, itemised
- 05Old-fence removal and tip fees
- 06The boundary-cost note
- 07Warranty and compliance
“$4,500 the house” by text → seven lines, priced.
- 1 Metres, height and material. The price broken down by linear metres, the fence height, and the material named: the Colorbond colour, or the timber type and grade. Not one round number for "a fence".
- 2 Post type and footing depth. The post type, the footing depth, and that the posts are set in concrete, dug deeper for reactive clay and sloping ground. This is the line cowboys skip.
- 3 Panels, rails and fixings. The panel or paling spec, the rail layout, and the fixings. Lapped-and-capped, standard, or good-neighbour, stated so you know which side gets what.
- 4 Gates, itemised. Each gate its own line: pedestrian or driveway, the hardware, and whether automation is included or quoted separately once we see the opening.
- 5 Old-fence removal and tip fees. Removal, the old posts pulled or cut off, and the tip fees, each a line, never folded into a round number or sprung on you at the end.
- 6 The boundary-cost note. If it is a dividing fence, a plain-English note on how the cost splits with the neighbour, and a quote you can put in front of them.
- 7 Warranty and compliance. The 10-year posts and footings warranty in writing, the Colorbond materials warranty, and the AS 1926.1 compliance paperwork where a pool fence is involved.
What you get from us
- ✓Posts set in concrete footings
- ✓Genuine Colorbond, colour named
- ✓Footing depth set for the soil
- ✓Pool fence certified to AS 1926.1
- ✓Gates and removal itemised
- ✓10-year posts and footings warranty
Cowboy tells
- ✕Posts knocked straight into the ground
- ✕"Steel fencing." No brand, look-alike
- ✕Same shallow hole in clay or sand
- ✕No compliance cert on the pool fence
- ✕One round number, no breakdown
- ✕Cash job, no warranty in writing
A fixed, itemised quote. No surprises mid-build.
Every quote lists exactly what you get, line by line, before you commit to anything.
- Measured by the metreThe boundary measured on site, priced by linear metre, never estimated off a photo.
- Material and colour namedThe Colorbond colour or the timber type and grade on the page, never "or equivalent".
- Posts, footings and gatesThe post type, the footing depth, and each gate, itemised in writing.
- Removal and a fixed priceOld-fence removal and tip fees as their own line, then a single price locked before work starts.
Anything outside this scope, automated gates, extra spans, rock in the post holes, is quoted separately, in writing, before it happens.
Fixed price
Locked before work starts
A span, a full boundary, or the whole property. We will tell you the smaller job if that is the honest answer.
Repair or replace a span
One run, one side, or a storm-damaged section: take out the failed span and rebuild it on properly set posts, matched to the rest of the fence.
Wrong when: the posts all through the fence are knocked-in and leaning.
Full boundary replacement
The whole boundary taken out and rebuilt in your chosen material on concreted posts, raked to the slope, with the old fence removed and carted away. The job we do most.
Wrong when: one good section just needs a span repaired.
Full property, gates and automation
Front, sides and rear as one package, with matching tubular or Colorbond, automated driveway gates, and pool or security fencing set out and certified where needed.
Wrong when: you only need one boundary done this year.
Pool or compliance fencing
Aluminium or frameless glass pool fencing set out to AS 1926.1, with the compliant gate and the paperwork the certifier needs, so it passes inspection first time.
Wrong when: a standard boundary with no pool to enclose.
What people ask before they book.
How much does a new fence cost per metre?
Why are two fencing quotes for the same job so far apart?
Do you give a fixed price, or an estimate?
Is the cheapest quote ever the right one?
Read deeper before you compare quotes
Priced your fence? Book the free measure and we will pin the exact number.
Tell us what you need. We’ll book a walkthrough and send a quote with the work itemised, not just a number.