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Fencing guides, Maitland: an old timber paling dividing fence between two backyards with a new section started

Fencing guides for Maitland homeowners

Answers to the questions Maitland homeowners ask before a fence goes up: who pays for a dividing fence, how high a fence can be without approval, flood-prone land, pool fences, fibro fences and what fencing costs.

  • Dividing fences and fencing notices in NSW
  • Fence heights, approvals and flood-prone land
  • Pool fence rules and asbestos (fibro) fences
Dividing fence, NSW: an old grey timber paling fence between two Maitland backyards with a new section started

Dividing fences in NSW: who pays and the fencing notice

How neighbours share the cost of a fence, what a fencing notice has to say, urgent repairs, damage, and what happens if you can't agree.

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Fence height approval, NSW: fencer measuring the height of a new steel side fence with a tape measure

Do you need council approval for a fence in NSW?

The exempt development heights for back, side and front fences, and the extra limits for corner blocks, heritage areas, flood and bush fire prone land.

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Fencing on flood-prone land, Maitland: an open post and wire fence and farm gate across flat river flats

Fences on flood-prone land in Maitland

Why fences on Maitland's flood control lots must let water through, which fence types do, and what to check before a new fence goes up.

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Asbestos fence, NSW: an old grey corrugated fibro sheet side fence with cracked sheets beside a fibro house

Fibro fences and asbestos in NSW: removal rules

How to tell if an old fence may contain asbestos, the 10 m² licensed-removal rule, what not to do, and disposal in the Hunter.

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Checking a fencer's licence, NSW: fencer and homeowner going over a written quote at a patio table

Does a fencer need a licence in NSW, and how do you check it?

The $5,000 rule, the licence categories that cover fences and pool fences, how to check a licence, and contracts, deposits and insurance.

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Colorbond fence cost, Maitland: fencer measuring the length of an old timber back fence with a long tape

Colorbond fence cost in Maitland

Published Colorbond prices per metre, what's included, extra costs such as removal and slope, and the cost shared with a neighbour.

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Timber fence cost, Maitland: bundles of treated pine palings, posts and rails delivered on a front lawn

Timber fence cost in Maitland

Published timber paling fence prices per metre, treated pine against hardwood, lapped and capped, and old fence removal.

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Pool fence cost, Maitland: fencer carrying a frameless glass pool fence panel along a new pool's coping

Pool fence cost in Maitland

Published prices for frameless and semi-frameless glass and aluminium pool fences, pool gates and what changes the price.

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