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Fencing & Gates · Townsville
Fencing Contractors Townsville
Every fence material, one local licensed team. Whatever you’re fencing — a boundary, a pool, a busy-road frontage — we build it straight, solid and rated for our climate.
QBCC Licensed
15495259
Pool Safety Inspectors
PS15495259 & PS15528121
Fully Insured
ABN 15 831 421 450
Locally Owned
Townsville & surrounds
Own Machinery
Loaders, excavator & tipper
Six ways to build a boundary · pick your material
Choosing the right fencing — Townsville materials compared
There's no single "best" fence — it depends on the job, the budget and the look you're after. Timber is the most cost-effective way to get privacy and suits most backyards. Colorbond is the low-maintenance modern favourite and, fitted to the correct cyclone spec, the most reliable in our wind region. Aluminium is the rust-free all-rounder for pool surrounds and slat screens, glass is the premium pool look, and acoustic fencing adds real noise reduction on busy-road frontages. The one constant across all of them is that the install matters more than the material.
We build for homeowners, real estate agents and builders right across the region, from single dividing fences to full property boundaries, pool fencing and gates. We also repair and replace storm-damaged fencing, re-hang sagging gates and bring non-compliant pool barriers back up to standard.
Dividing fences, boundaries and approvals
In Queensland a dividing fence between neighbours is usually a shared cost. The easy first step is a quick chat with your neighbour to agree on the style; if you'd rather make it formal, a Notice to Contribute sets out the proposed work and cost so everyone's agreed before it starts. We're happy to give you a clear written quote you can share to make that conversation simple.
Most standard residential fencing up to 2m doesn't need council approval, though pool barriers must meet the Queensland pool safety standard and some heights, retaining situations or corner blocks have extra rules. We build to the correct line off your survey plan, and if you're not sure where the boundary sits we'll work through it with you at the quote so the fence goes in right the first time.
Fencing costs
What fencing costs in Townsville — and what moves the price
Fencing is priced by the metre, and that rate moves a long way depending on the job. Rather than post a number that fits nobody, here is exactly what we look at when we price a fence — so you can read your quote and know where it came from.
Material
Timber is usually the most affordable way to get a solid 1.8m privacy fence. Colorbond sits above it, aluminium and acoustic panel above that again, and frameless glass is the premium end.
Length and height
Fencing is quoted per metre, so the run sets the base figure. Stepping up from 1.8m to 2.1m adds posts, rails and sheet on every metre of it — a bigger jump than most people expect.
Ground and access
Rock, reactive clay and buried concrete all slow the post holes down. A backyard the machine cannot get into means every hole and every panel goes in by hand.
Removing the old fence
Demolition, tip fees and digging out old footings are real line items. A clear boundary with nothing standing on it is always the cheapest fence to build.
Slope and retaining
A fence on a fall is either raked or stepped, and both add labour. If the ground has to be held before the fence goes up, that is a retaining job first and a fencing job second.
Gates and hardware
Every gate is a small build of its own. Pedestrian, double, sliding or automated — the width, the drop and the motor each change the number.
One thing that is never a line item: cyclone-rated fixing. In our wind region that is built into every fence we quote, in every material, and it is the reason a cheap fence gets rebuilt after the first big blow. The only honest way to get a real figure is to have someone stand on the site — our fencing quotes are free, fixed and no-obligation.
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Material
Colour / finish · Natural
Clear toughened glass
Height
Gates
Total length
30 m
30
Metres
14
Posts
13
Panels
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Built a fence above, or just want a hand picking the right one? Send the details and we’ll come back fast with an exact, no-obligation quote — onsite or online.
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- Licensed (QBCC 15495259) & insured
- Our own crew & machinery
FAQs
Fencing questions, answered
What type of fence is best for Townsville?
It depends on the job. Colorbond and aluminium are low-maintenance and handle our climate well; timber is the most cost-effective and looks great; glass is the premium choice around pools. The key in our region is the install — correct footings and cyclone-rated fixing matter more than the material. We’ll recommend the right option onsite.
Do you do dividing fences between neighbours?
Yes — we do a lot of them. In Queensland a dividing fence is usually a shared cost, and we can provide a written quote you can share with your neighbour to make the conversation easy.
Can you repair my existing fence?
Absolutely. We repair and replace storm-damaged fencing, re-hang gates, replace failed gate motors and fix non-compliant pool fencing.
How much does fencing cost in Townsville?
There is no flat rate. Fencing is priced per metre, and the rate depends on the material, the height, the ground and access, and whether an old fence has to come out first. A straight timber boundary on clear, level ground is the most affordable build; frameless glass pool fencing is the most expensive. We quote onsite for free, so the figure you are given is the figure you pay.