Fencing in Nunawading, free online instant estimate
Need a new fence in Nunawading? Draw your fence line on a map (or type the metres) and get an instant estimate in 2 minutes, no waiting for callbacks, no pushy sales visits. Timber paling fences on hardwood posts set in concrete, supply and install. Your written quote is confirmed at a free, no-obligation on-site measure.
Your local Nunawading fencing contractor
Expanse Fencing installs quality timber paling and privacy fences (picket fences on request) right across Nunawading and Melbourne's eastern suburbs. 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.
The difference? You don't wait days for a price. Get an instant Nunawading estimate online in 2 minutes, then book a free, no-obligation on-site measure for your written quote. No surprises, no sales pressure.
Fencing in Nunawading: what to know
Nunawading, in the City of Whitehorse, is mostly post-war brick and weatherboard homes on generous blocks, many of which are now being subdivided into townhouses and units. Each subdivision creates new dividing fences, and the original boundary fences beside it are often replaced at the same time. The ground is flat to gently rolling, with clay soils that hold concrete-set posts well. With two-storey builds going up next door, a 2.1m privacy fence or lapped and capped palings are worth considering for the side boundaries. We also cover Mitcham, Blackburn and Vermont.
Common fence issues in Nunawading
Subdivisions and new dividing fences
Generous post-war blocks across Nunawading are being split into townhouses and units, and land near the station and Whitehorse Road is zoned for more housing. Every subdivision creates new dividing fences, and the original fences beside it are usually replaced at the same time, which is the best moment to agree a height and style with every neighbour at once.
Privacy beside two-storey builds
When a double-storey townhouse goes up next door, a 1.8m fence that was fine for decades can feel low. A 2.0m fence or lapped and capped palings is the usual fix, and anything over 2m needs a building permit first.
Trees on the boundary
Whitehorse protects many established trees, and its tree page says works within 4m of a protected tree can need a permit. Where a large tree sits on or near the fence line, we plan post positions around the roots at the measure and flag it before anything is ordered.
Fence rules in Nunawading (City of Whitehorse)
Whitehorse’s fences page says side and rear fences need a building permit over 2m, and treats any fence within 3m of the front boundary as a front fence (call the council building department for front fence heights). A planning permit may also be needed where a Significant Landscape, Heritage, Neighbourhood Character or flood related overlay applies, and it must come before the building permit. Look up your lot on VicPlan and check with council before building at the street or over 2m.
Read the council’s own page before you design: City of Whitehorse 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). Shared fences between homes are usually split equally under the Fences Act 1968. On a subdivision, the developer and the existing neighbour each share their own section of the new boundary.
Getting to Nunawading from Heatherton
Nunawading is roughly 23 km from our Heatherton base, so we group eastern suburbs measures together. A free measure still only needs 24 hours notice. We are based in Heatherton (we do not run a shopfront), and service Nunawading as part of our wider run across Bayside and south east Melbourne.
Nunawading fencing questions
Which council covers Nunawading?
Nunawading is in the City of Whitehorse. Whitehorse’s fences page covers side, rear and front fences, and its tree page covers works near protected trees.
The townhouse next door is being built. Who pays for the new fence?
Under the Fences Act 1968 a sufficient dividing fence is generally split equally between the two owners, and a developer is an owner like any other. If one side wants something more than a sufficient fence, that side usually pays the extra.
Can I build a 2.1m fence in Nunawading for privacy?
Whitehorse says side and rear fences over 2m need a building permit, so a 2.1m fence needs one first. Our 1.8m and 2.0m paling fences sit within that line.
Do you build around trees on the fence line?
Yes. We check the trees and roots along the line at the free measure, and if a tree may be protected we flag it so you can check with Whitehorse before work starts.
Timber paling fences Nunawading
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 Nunawading
Tall 2.1m treated pine for maximum privacy and noise reduction, keep the yard yours.
Picket & feature fences Nunawading
Lapped and capped finishes, plus classic timber picket fences on request, to lift your street appeal.
Helpful fencing guides
- How much does a fence cost in Melbourne?
- Paling fence cost in Melbourne
- How to compare fence quotes
- Fence replacement: the process, step by step
- Fencing FAQ
- Who pays for a dividing fence in Victoria?
- What to do if your neighbour won't pay
- Do you need a permit for a fence in Victoria?
- Colorbond vs timber: which is better?
- Colorbond fence cost in Melbourne
- How to choose a fencing contractor
- How to fill in a Fencing Notice
- Free Fencing Notice generator
- Fencing across Eastern Suburbs