Masonry and rendered block fences in Australia
When a rendered block or brick boundary wall is worth the money in Australia — foundations, neighbours, council, and how masonry compares with lighter fences.
Helen Crowe · 14 August 2025
Steel, timber, masonry, coast
Materials and styles
How Australian fences are made: COLORBOND colours, treated pine, aluminium slats, masonry and salt-air detailing.
Coastal fencing that lasts in salt air and wind
Why seaside fences die from the bottom and the windward face — coatings, fasteners, marine-grade habits and what is worth paying for on an Australian coast.
Tom Laird · 9 July 2025
How long a treated pine paling fence lasts in Australia
How long a treated pine paling fence lasts in Australia, what kills it early — termites, wet posts, sun — and the maintenance that actually adds years.
Mark Denham · 3 July 2025
Aluminium slat fencing in Australia
Aluminium slat fencing explained for Australian homes — gap sizes, colours, coastal durability, typical cost ranges, and when slats beat COLORBOND or timber.
Helen Crowe · 19 June 2025
COLORBOND steel fencing colours and profiles
A field guide to COLORBOND fence colours and profiles — Monument, Pale Eucalypt, Woodland Grey — and how to pick a sheet that still looks right in ten years.
Helen Crowe · 22 January 2025