Postline Fencing Co. Timber & Paling Fencing
Timber paling is the warm, classic boundary fence, and it lives or dies on what is under it. We set the posts in concrete to the right depth for the soil before a single paling goes on, because a fence that leans is a post problem, not a paling problem. Treated pine or hardwood, lapped-and-capped or good-neighbour, priced honestly on the metre.
What this job includes.
- ✓Treated-pine and hardwood paling fences, new and replacement
- ✓Posts set in concrete to the right depth for clay or sandy ground
- ✓Lapped-and-capped, standard paling, and good-neighbour designs
- ✓Matching or extending an existing timber boundary fence
- ✓Old-fence removal and tip fees itemised, never a surprise
A paling fence lives or dies on what is under it
Timber paling is the warm, classic boundary fence on the Sunshine Coast, and the part that decides whether it lasts ten years or two is not the paling. It is the post and the footing. A knocked-in pine post on Buderim clay or beachfront sand will lean inside a wet season; a 100 mm H4 treated post set in 600 mm of concrete to the depth the soil calls for will not. The paling is the line you see; the post is the line you do not, and a cheap quote quietly skimps on it. We dig to depth, set every post in concrete, and the footing depth is named on the quote.
What changes between treated pine and hardwood
Treated pine palings are the budget option: H3 above ground, faster to fit, they weather to grey in a couple of years and they sit at the bottom of the per-metre range. Hardwood palings (spotted gum, ironbark) cost more per metre but carry decades of life if oiled, and the grain looks like a heritage fence. The post and footing under both is the same job. We name the timber type, the treatment and the grade on the quote so the line on the page is the line on the supplier’s invoice, never “or equivalent”.
What an itemised timber paling fence includes
- The linear metres, the fence height, and the timber type and treatment named (H3 treated pine, hardwood)
- 100 mm H4 treated timber posts, or hot-dipped galvanised steel posts on coastal blocks, set in concrete
- Footing depth named for the soil: deeper in Buderim clay, deeper again on sloping ground
- Top and bottom rails called out at the height, lapped-and-capped or good-neighbour or standard, stated
- Old-fence removal, old posts pulled or cut off at concrete, and tip fees each their own line
- The dividing-fence cost split in writing where it is a shared boundary, with a copy you can put in front of the neighbour
- A 10-year warranty on posts and footings, in writing
- The QBCC licence number (0000000) and public liability to $20M on the quote
A timber paling fence done honestly is not the cheapest line on a fencer’s brochure, but it is the one still standing plumb at year ten. The price between two paling quotes splits on the post and the footing depth, not the paling, and that is the line we make plain on the page.
Priced by the metre, itemised line by line.
The metres, the height and the material named, the post type and footing depth, gates, old-fence removal, and the boundary note if it is a dividing fence. Not one round number for a fence.
- 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 happens, step by step.
Free measure and set-out
We measure the boundary, check the soil and the slope, mark the line and talk through material and height, then put a written quote in your hands.
Itemised quote
The honest quote: metres, height and material, the post type and footing depth, gates, old-fence removal, and the boundary-cost note if it is a dividing fence.
Materials and start date
You sign off the material, the colour and the scope. We order, confirm the install window, and book the dig, working in any neighbour and council notices.
Remove and set the posts
We take down the old fence, cart it away, then dig footings to depth and set the posts in concrete. The footings cure before anything hangs off them.
Panels, rails and gates
Once the footings are set, the panels or palings and rails go on, raked to follow the slope, and the gates are hung, automated and tested where fitted.
Clean-up and handover
We clear the site, walk you around the finished fence, hand over the warranty in writing and any pool-compliance paperwork, and set up the gate remotes.
The paperwork behind the price.
Public liability to $20M, and a 10-year posts & footings, all in writing, all on request.
We hold a QBCC fencing licence in Queensland and a NSW Fair Trading licence across the border, and we carry public liability insurance, so you are covered on site. The guarantee is a 10-year written warranty on the posts and footings, the part that fails first, plus the genuine Colorbond and BlueScope manufacturer materials warranty where the fence is steel. All in writing, with exclusions named.
Timber & Paling Fencing: common questions.
How long does a treated-pine paling fence last?
Lapped-and-capped or standard paling?
Can you build it good-neighbour, the same on both sides?
Can you match or extend my existing timber fence?
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