Fencing costs
A replacement quote has more lines than a new fence. Here is each one, the published 2026 range, and what pushes it up or down.
| Line | Published Melbourne range | What changes it |
|---|---|---|
| Old timber paling removal, including disposal | About $16 to $47 per metre | Length, condition, access for a trailer or skip |
| Old Colorbond removal | About $20 to $40 per metre | Whether panels can be recycled as scrap steel |
| Brick fence removal | About $50 to $120 per metre | Height, footings, machine access |
| Concrete post extraction | About $30 to $80 per post | Size of the old footings |
| Tip fees | About $80 to $150 per trailer load | Often included in removal; check |
| Single pedestrian gate | About $260 to $840 | Width, material, hardware |
| Double or driveway gate | About $840 to $2,625 | Width, automation |
| Sloping ground | Often 20 to 40 percent more | Stepped or raked, how steep |
| Tight access | Often 15 to 30 percent more labour | Side paths, no rear lane, carrying distance |
Market ranges from What's The Damage, Melbourne fencing cost guide (updated November 2026, GST included), not Expanse Fencing prices. For the new fence itself, see our paling fence cost and Colorbond fence cost guides.
A worn 20 metre, 1.8m timber paling fence is replaced like for like, with one pedestrian gate. Using published ranges: the new fence at about $120 to $190 per metre is $2,400 to $3,800; removal at $16 to $47 per metre is $320 to $940; one gate is $260 to $840. The total is roughly $2,980 to $5,580, or about half each when the neighbour shares a sufficient fence. A gate that only serves one yard is usually paid by that owner.
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Get my free estimate →Many older Melbourne fences are flat or corrugated fibro sheet, which can contain asbestos. WorkSafe Victoria says asbestos removal by a business must be done by an asbestos removalist who holds a licence, with limited exceptions for small amounts of non-friable material, and licence holders must notify WorkSafe before starting. A 1.8m sheet fence passes 10 square metres in about 5.5 metres of length, so most fibro fences are a job for a licence holder. We do not remove asbestos ourselves: a removalist with an asbestos licence takes it out first, then we build the new fence. Our old fence removal guide covers disposal in more detail.
Removal and the new fence usually happen together: old fence out and posts in on day one, rails and palings on day two, for a typical 20 to 30 metre boundary. Fencing Notices, permits and asbestos removal come first. Our guides on how long a fence takes and the replacement process cover the steps.
We replace fences across Heatherton, Cheltenham, Mentone, Moorabbin, Highett, Bentleigh East, Dingley Village, Parkdale, Dandenong, Narre Warren. We build new fences and full replacements on hardwood posts set in concrete; we do not take on repair-only work.
The new fence plus removal. Published November 2026 Melbourne figures put old timber paling removal and disposal at about $16 to $47 per metre on top of the new fence. A 20 metre like-for-like timber replacement with one gate works out roughly $2,980 to $5,580 in total using published ranges, often shared with the neighbour.
Not always. Some quotes include removal and disposal, others list it separately. Check the quote says who removes the old fence, where it goes and whether tip fees are included.
Removal is part of replacing a dividing fence, so it is usually shared equally with the neighbour along with the new fence, unless you agree otherwise.
A fibro (asbestos cement) fence must be removed by an asbestos removalist who holds a WorkSafe licence. We arrange the new fence once the removalist has taken the old one away.
Usually. Published Melbourne guides suggest sloping ground can add 20 to 40 percent, because stepping needs longer posts and more cutting. The free on-site measure confirms how the slope will be handled.
No. We build new fences and full replacements only. If a fence is leaning or rotten at the posts, replacement is usually the better spend anyway.
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Get my instant estimate → Call (03) 4328 3068General information only, current at November 2026. Price ranges are from the published third-party guide named above and change over time; they are not Expanse Fencing prices. Sources: What's The Damage (Melbourne fencing cost and fence removal guides, updated November 2026); WorkSafe Victoria, asbestos removal notification; Fences Act 1968 (Vic).