Fencing & Screening in Allambie Heights

White-painted hardwood front fence in Allambie Heights

Fencing & Screening

What Fencing & Screening in Allambie Heights Actually Means

Fencing in Allambie Heights sits at the intersection of practical and visible, boundary fences that have to last in the salt air, front fences that have to look right against 1965-1980 wide-block brick veneer, pool fencing that has to comply with NSW pool-safety rules. We build all three.

Allambie Heights sits within Northern Beaches Council, postcode 2100. Local landmarks include Allambie Heights Public School, John Fisher Park, Manly Dam; streets like Allambie Road and Kentwell Road are typical of the area. Sheltered inland exposure, moderate humidity from Manly Dam catchment, prevailing northeasterly summer breeze, occasional westerly afternoon sun off the Wakehurst Parkway ridge.

We've done hundreds of jobs across the Northern Beaches and we know how to work in suburbs like Allambie Heights. Generous flat blocks the Allambie Heights norm, ample driveway access throughout the post-war street grid. Allambie Heights Public School and the school-zone arterial frontage on Allambie Road govern the morning materials drop window, we schedule outside drop-off and pickup peaks. The approach for fencing & screening stays the same: site visit, fixed-price quote, Coby and Bill on site every day, no project-manager middle layer.

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What We Build

Fencing & Screening Scope in Allambie Heights

The fencing we get called for in Allambie Heights. We'll quote what fits the brief.

Colorbond steel

Colorbond is the practical Allambie Heights default given the generous block sizes mean long boundary runs and the family-home brief leans budget-conscious-durable. Standard 1.8m profiles, 2.1m where the brief asks for visual privacy from the school-pickup arterial frontage.

Hardwood paling fences

Hardwood paling on hardwood posts is the preferred Allambie Heights street-facing boundary on the wide-block 1965-1980 family stock. Spotted gum palings on hardwood posts, stained or left to grey. Treated pine for hidden side and rear boundaries where budget rules.

Custom screening

Allambie Heights custom screening picks up the larger-than-usual bin-and-recycling-bay enclosures (most blocks have three or four bins for the larger family households), AC compressor housings, and pool-pump enclosures. Hardwood-slat construction matching the boundary fence.

Horizontal slat privacy screens

Horizontal slat hardwood is gaining traction for the renovated 1965-1980 family pockets along Bareena Drive and the upper end of Allambie Road. Spotted gum or merbau slats with adjustable spacing, lifts the post-war kerb appeal of the wide-block stock.

Local Context

Allambie Heights Housing Stock

1965-1980 wide-block brick veneer

The dominant Allambie Heights archetype, three or four bedroom single-storey brick veneer built 1965-1980 on flat 700-900 sqm blocks. The original layout is typically a closed-off galley kitchen at the back of the house, separate dining and lounge, and minimal indoor-outdoor flow. Most renovations centre on open-plan conversion plus a generous rear deck.

1985-2000 two-storey family rebuilds

Larger original Allambie Heights blocks knocked down through the 1985-2000 cycle and replaced with two-storey brick veneer family homes, mostly along Sailors Bay Road and Bareena Drive. Common scopes are kitchen refresh, family bathroom reno, deck rebuild, and pool-fence-and-pump enclosure work.

Original 1950s/60s fibro

Pockets of original 1950-1965 fibro family homes still scattered through the older streets toward Manly Dam. Often candidates for full structural reworks, full demo-and-rebuild, or character-led renovation that retains the cottage feel. Asbestos cement sheet typically present and removed by licensed contractor.

Bushland-edge homes

Streets backing onto the Manly Warringah War Memorial Park, John Fisher Park and the Manly Dam catchment sit on bushland-fringe blocks with BAL bushfire-rating requirements. Multi-level deck builds with BAL-rated hardwood, ember-attack-resilient detailing, and bushfire-compliance certification handled in-house.

2010s contemporary infill

A small but growing pocket of architect-coordinated contemporary family rebuilds across the upper end of Allambie Road and Kentwell Road. Designed around the open-plan-living-on-the-deck brief that defines the suburb, with integrated outdoor kitchens and view-frame screens. We handle the carpentry trade or take on the deck and joinery scopes standalone.

Recent Work

Fencing & Screening Projects

Vertical hardwood slat privacy screen on first-floor balcony

White vertical paling front fence on Federation home, Northern Beaches

Treated pine retaining wall and drainage along boundary fence line

Pricing Guide, Established Northern Beaches residential

Fencing & Screening Cost in Allambie Heights

Indicative per-linear-metre ranges for Allambie Heights. Sloping ground, removal of old fence and gate hardware are quoted separately.

Allambie Heights long boundary runs on the wide blocks push the total fence-build cost higher than a typical Northern Beaches block; the per-linear-metre rate sits in the standard mid-tier band.

Colorbond panel

$90–$160 / lm

Standard 1.8m Colorbond on existing line. Cheapest compliant boundary option.

Hardwood paling

$280–$450 / lm

Treated pine or hardwood palings with hardwood posts. The standard.

Horizontal slat (hardwood)

$400–$650 / lm

Spotted gum or merbau slats, adjustable gap. Premium look.

Pool fence (glass)

$400–$700 / lm

Frameless or semi-frameless toughened glass. Includes AS 1926.1 sign-off.

Mid-tier pricing reflects standard residential fencing in Allambie Heights on level ground with conventional materials.

Process

How We Work in Allambie Heights

1. Get in touch

Call, email or message us with what you have in mind. No screening forms, no chasing.

2. Site visit + quote

We come to you, measure up, walk through CDC pathway (most Allambie Heights open-plan conversions qualify), and put a written fixed-price quote together with the structural coordination built in.

3. Build

On site every day, working around school-zone drop-off and pickup windows on Allambie Road. Coby and Bill, no project manager, no subbies handed off without us.

4. Handover

Walk through, clean up, and you're done. We stand behind the work.

Local Work

Recent Allambie Heights & Surrounds Projects

Multi-level deck

“Three-level deck on a steep Seaforth block. Tricky access, slope, the lot. The boys figured it out and the finished deck looks like it belongs there.”

Shan B., Seaforth

Foreshore deck

“Foreshore-impact deck, they handled all the council back-and-forth so we didn't have to.”

Peta B., Seaforth

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Why Bark

Why Allambie Heights Homeowners Choose Us

15+ years on the tools

Coby and Bill have built across the Northern Beaches for over a decade and a half. We know the housing stock, the council pathways and the suppliers.

Licensed & insured

NSW Home Building Licence 307821C. Public liability and workers comp current. Paperwork ready when you need it.

Open-plan family-home conversions

Allambie Heights is a school-zone family suburb dominated by mid-1960s and 1970s wide-block brick veneer homes with the original closed-off galley kitchens. Knocking out the kitchen wall to open onto living and dining is the bread-and-butter scope, structural beam install, full re-plaster and re-floor, all handled in-house.

Open-plan conversion specialists

Knocking out the original galley kitchen wall on a 1965-1980 wide- block brick veneer to create a genuinely open-plan kitchen-dining- living facing the back deck is our signature Allambie Heights scope. Structural beam, full re-plaster, full re-floor, all built into the fixed-price quote.

FAQs

Allambie Heights Fencing & Screening Questions

How much does fencing cost in Allambie Heights?

Boundary Colorbond runs $90–$160 per linear metre. Hardwood paling fences are $280–$450 per linear metre depending on timber. Horizontal slat privacy screens are $400–$650 per metre. Glass pool fencing including certification sits at $400–$700 per metre.

Hardwood, treated pine or Colorbond, what's right for Allambie Heights?

For Allambie Heights, Colorbond is the practical default given the generous block sizes mean long boundary runs and the family-home brief leans budget-conscious-durable. Hardwood paling for street-facing front boundaries on the 1965-1980 family stock. Horizontal slat for the renovated and contemporary rebuilds.

Can you build matching privacy screens with the fence?

Yes. AC unit screens, bin enclosures, side-access gates and pergola privacy panels are common adds. Built from the same timber as the fence so the line stays consistent across the Allambie Heights block.

Will you remove our existing fence first?

Yes, old fence removal and disposal is included in the fixed price. We strip back to clean post holes and replace any rotted timber posts or footings before the new fence goes up.

How long does a fence take to build in Allambie Heights?

A standard Allambie Heights Colorbond boundary fence build takes 2-4 working days on site once posts are in. Hardwood paling boundary fences run 5-10 days given the longer boundary runs typical of the wide blocks. Full front-and-side rebuilds with gates and screening run 2-3 weeks.

What about my neighbour's share of the boundary fence?

In NSW, dividing fences are governed by the Dividing Fences Act 1991. Both owners typically share the cost of a 'sufficient' standard fence. We can give you a written quote to share with your neighbour and walk you through the conversation.