Colorbond fencing Melbourne
Colorbond steel fences for Melbourne homes and businesses
Colorbond fencing installed across Melbourne by our fencing contractors, a private fence that needs little upkeep.
Colorbond is steel sheet with a baked-on paint finish, made by BlueScope. We install it in regional Victoria too.
- Your quote is free and comes in writing
- Our installers are insured
- We repair Colorbond fences too
Get a free Colorbond quote
Colorbond is ticked for you. Add your suburb and rough metres on the next step.
Colorbond fencing at a glance
1.8 m
The usual backyard height
Panels also come in 1.5 m and 2.1 m.
15
Colorbond fence colours
From pale Surfmist to near-black Monument.
Steel
Won't rot
Termites can't eat it either.
A hose-down
Easy maintenance
No staining, oiling or painting.
How it works
How getting a Colorbond fence works
Tell us about the job
Fill in the form with your suburb and roughly how many metres you need, and note the colour you like. It also asks whether you need the old fence taken away.
We measure up if needed
When the job needs it, we come out to measure the fence line, check the ground and see how we'll get the materials in.
You get a written quote
It's free, and you can look it over in your own time.
We build your fence
The posts go into concrete first. Once it has set, the steel sheets are fitted between the posts.
Options
Colorbond fence extensions, gates and more
Most Colorbond fences are a plain run of panels, but you can add any of these.
Extra height on top
A 300 or 600 mm extension of lattice (a criss-cross open panel) or slats (thin strips with small gaps) adds height and still lets light through. It's handy when a two-storey house next door looks into your yard.
Sloping blocks
On a slope the fence steps down in level panels. A plinth, a solid strip along the bottom, fills the gap under each step so pets can't slip through.
Matching Colorbond gates
We install side and driveway gates made from the same sheet and colour, so they blend into the fence.
Gates
A retaining wall as well
If the boundary also needs a retaining wall to hold back soil, our installers can build one from sleepers, long timber or concrete beams. One quote can cover both jobs.
Sleeper retaining walls
Colorbond fence colours
Choose from the 15 Colorbond fence colours
These are BlueScope's core Colorbond fencing colours. A screen only gets close, so look at a real sample before you lock one in.
- Surfmist
- Evening Haze
- Domain
- Paperbark
- Dune
- Riversand
- Shale Grey
- Bluegum
- Pale Eucalypt
- Wilderness
- Wollemi
- Woodland Grey
- Basalt
- Ironstone
- Monument
Agree on the colour with your neighbour
The posts, rails (the steel channels the sheets slot into) and sheets are one colour on both sides. You'll both be looking at the colour you pick.
Is it right for you?
Colorbond pros and cons
Colorbond works on most backyard boundaries. On a few jobs, another fence suits better.
Where it shines
Privacy
The sheets run solid from post to post, so nobody can see into your yard.
Stays straight
Steel sheets don't split or warp the way timber palings can as they age.
Easy to fix
If a ball or a mower dents a sheet, that one sheet can usually be swapped out on its own.
Think twice if
It's a front fence
A solid steel wall across the front of a house can look heavy. Blade fencing, upright steel bars with gaps you can see through, usually suits a front yard better.
Blade fencingYou want the look of timber
Colorbond comes in flat colours. If you're after the warmth of real wood, a timber paling fence is the better match.
Timber fencingYour block is very exposed
A solid fence takes the full force of the wind. On hilltops and open estates the posts need to be bigger and set deeper, which adds to the job.
Pricing
What sets Colorbond fence prices
Every Colorbond fence is priced from your details. These are the things that move the number up or down.
How many metres
Length is the biggest part of the price. A rough number from pacing it out is enough to start.
How high
Taller sheets and posts cost more, and so does an extension on top.
The ground
Rock, heavy clay, tree roots or a slope all mean more digging and more time.
The old fence
If the old fence has to come down, tell us. We'll confirm on the quote whether we can take it away and what it adds. Old fibro (cement sheet) fences can contain asbestos and need a licensed removalist first.
Gates
Each gate is priced on its width and whether it's a single gate or a double driveway gate.
Getting in
A narrow side path means every sheet and bag of concrete gets carried in by hand.
Before you build
Before you get Colorbond fencing
Talk to your neighbour
Agree on the height and the timing. If you still disagree, Victoria's Fences Act lets you send a fencing notice. That's a letter setting out the work and what it costs.
Victoria Legal Aid on fencesAsk about permits
A side or back fence over 2 m needs a building permit. Your council can tell you what applies on a front boundary, a corner block or in a heritage area.
Find out what's underground
Post holes along a boundary can hit pipes and cables. A free Before You Dig Australia enquiry shows what's buried there.
Before You Dig Australia
Built to last
What makes a Colorbond fence last
Posts set firmly in concrete
The posts hold up the whole fence, so each one has to go deep enough for your soil.
A dead-straight line
A string line pulled tight along the boundary keeps every panel in line, so the fence runs straight from end to end.
Soil and mulch kept clear
Garden beds and mulch piled against the sheets hold water on the steel. Leave a small gap along the bottom.
A wash once or twice a year
Hose off dirt and salt, and do it more often if you're near the coast or a busy road.
Touch-up paint only on small marks
Touch-up paint weathers differently from the factory finish, so big patches of it can fade unevenly over time.
Colorbond questions
Colorbond fencing FAQs
There's no set price per metre, because every block is different. Your quote gives you the full price before any work starts.
In Victoria, you and your neighbour usually split the cost of a standard fence between your two blocks. If one of you wants something dearer, like a taller fence, that person usually pays the difference.
Many years, if the posts are set well and it's kept clean.
Up front they're often close. Over the years Colorbond usually works out cheaper, because a timber fence needs restaining every 3 to 5 years.
It can dent if something heavy hits it, and a dented sheet usually has to be replaced rather than knocked flat. It also blocks the breeze, because it's solid from top to bottom. We can replace a damaged sheet from the current Colorbond range, but a new sheet may not exactly match one that has faded.
Often, but not always. BlueScope makes a separate colour range for fencing, so some roof colours have no fence version. Check the 15 fence colours against your roof before you pick.
Yes, with an extension fixed along the top. It counts towards the fence's height when your council decides if you need a permit.
About as far apart as one panel is wide. Panels from the main suppliers come in widths of about 2.35 m and 3.1 m, and the posts sit at each joint.
Yes. The posts have a coating made to sit in concrete. The rails and sheets must stay clear of it, because concrete can damage their coating.
Most backyard fences take a day or two once work starts. Your quote will tell you the timing for your job.
Usually because a post has worked loose in the ground. If you can rock one by hand, it needs resetting in fresh concrete.
Yes. Our installers reset leaning posts and refix loose rails, so you don't need a whole new fence.
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COLORBOND® and the colour names shown are registered trade marks of BlueScope Steel Limited.