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Expanse Fencing installs quality timber paling and privacy fences (picket fences on request) right across Dandenong and Melbourne's south-east. Every job includes treated pine rails and palings, hardwood posts set in concrete and a workmanship warranty. You deal with the owner, Pete, from quote to handover.
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Fencing in Dandenong: what to know
Dandenong, in the City of Greater Dandenong, has established streets where original fences are due for replacement, and plenty of properties where security and a solid, full-height boundary matter as much as looks. Flat blocks keep builds efficient, and tall paling fences with concrete-set posts are the standard ask. Shared boundary splits with neighbours under the Fences Act are common here and we help with the paperwork.
Common fence issues in Dandenong
Original fences reaching the end of their life
Much of Dandenong’s housing is established brick and weatherboard homes, and many of the timber fences beside them are the originals or a single replacement since. Leaning runs, split palings and rotten posts at ground level are the usual signs that patching is no longer worth it and a full replacement is the better spend.
Security and privacy first
On busy roads and near the town centre, owners often ask for a full-height boundary that is hard to see over or climb. A 1.8m or 2.0m paling fence on hardwood posts set in concrete is the standard answer, and lapped and capped palings close the gaps that shrink open on a plain butted fence.
Units and subdivided blocks
Older lots across Dandenong are being split into units and townhouses, which turns one back fence into several shared boundaries. Each owner shares their section under the Fences Act, and where the fence is on common property the owners corporation decides.
Fence rules in Dandenong (City of Greater Dandenong)
Greater Dandenong’s building permit page says side and rear fences need a building permit over 2m, measured from natural ground level. A side fence within 3m of the frontage counts as a front fence. Front fences in residential zones need a permit over 1.2m on a council street (1.5m on a VicRoads declared road), masonry front fences over 1.2m, and anything within 9m of a street corner over 1m. Pool barriers have further requirements. Check with council for your lot before building at the street or over 2m.
Read the council’s own page before you design: City of Greater Dandenong fencing information. You can also look up your address, zone and any overlays with a free VicPlan property report. Rules change and every lot is different, so please check with council before you build. We flag height, corner and overlay questions at the on-site measure.
Sharing the cost with your neighbour. Under the Fences Act 1968, owners generally share the cost of a sufficient dividing fence equally, and you start by giving your neighbour a Fencing Notice (our free Fencing Notice generator does this). A shared fence between two homes is usually split equally under the Fences Act 1968. In Dandenong the neighbour is often a landlord or a property manager, and the Fencing Notice works the same way for them.
Getting to Dandenong from Heatherton
Dandenong is roughly 15 km from our Heatherton base, straight up the Dandenong bypass side, so measures here are easy to fit in (24 hours notice). We are based in Heatherton (we do not run a shopfront), and service Dandenong as part of our wider run across Bayside and south east Melbourne.
Dandenong fencing questions
Do I need a permit for a 2m fence in Dandenong?
A side or rear fence up to 2m, measured from natural ground level, does not need a building permit under Greater Dandenong’s guidance. Anything taller does, and fences near the street or a corner have lower limits. Check with council for your lot, and we flag anything unusual at the free measure.
How tall a paling fence can you build for privacy in Dandenong?
Our standard heights are 1.8m and 2.0m, which sit within the 2m line for side and rear fences. A 2.1m fence is possible but goes over that line, so it needs a building permit first.
My neighbour is a rental. Can we still share the fence cost?
Yes. The owner of the rental is the neighbour under the Fences Act, not the tenant. Send the Fencing Notice to the owner or their property manager, and our written quote can show each side’s share.
How quickly can you measure in Dandenong?
Dandenong is about 15 km from our base, so a free on-site measure is usually booked within a few days. We ask for 24 hours notice. The free online instant estimate gives you a figure first, in about 2 minutes.
Timber paling fences Dandenong
Treated pine rails and palings on hardwood posts set in concrete. 1.8m, 2.0m or 2.1m high. Built to last 15 to 20 years.
Privacy fences Dandenong
Tall 2.1m treated pine for maximum privacy and noise reduction, keep the yard yours.
Picket & feature fences Dandenong
Lapped and capped finishes, plus classic timber picket fences on request, to lift your street appeal.
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