Colorbond fencing
Colorbond is steel sheeting that comes painted from the factory, so you never have to paint it. The sheets are solid, and some estates, like Fellow in Wollert, ask for Colorbond on side and back fences.
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Fencing in Epping
Paramount Fencing is a fencing contractor for Epping VIC 3076 and the City of Whittlesea. We build Colorbond, timber, pool and blade fences, gates and sleeper retaining walls.
- You'll have a free written price before a single post goes in.
- We take your old fence down and cart it to the tip.
- Our workmanship comes with a three-year warranty.
Free fencing quote
Tell us what you need and roughly how long it is, and you'll get a free written quote.
What you get from Paramount Fencing
Whatever fence you choose, every job comes with the same cover and service.
Fully insured
Every job is insured, from the first post hole to the clean-up.
Three-year workmanship warranty
Our workmanship is covered for three years. If a fault in our work shows up in that time, we'll repair it.
Same-day reply
We answer every quote request on the day it arrives.
Old fence taken away
The old fence comes down and we haul it to the tip. If the old fence has asbestos in it, a licensed asbestos removalist has to take it away before we start.
Neighbour and council sorted
On a shared boundary we talk to your neighbour and, when it's needed, the council.
Free written quote
Before anyone digs a hole, you'll have the full price in writing.
Before a hole is dug, our installers peg out the line, and every post is set in concrete. See how we build a fence.
Fencing contractors in Epping
These are the fences, gates and walls our installers build. Pick one to see how it's done, or send the form if you're not sure yet.
Timber fencing
Palings are the upright boards of a timber fence. Ours come in treated pine or hardwood. They can butt up edge to edge, overlap (lapped), or overlap under a timber capping rail (lapped and capped).
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Sleeper retaining walls
A retaining wall stops soil on a slope from sliding into the lower part of your yard. Ours are concrete or timber sleepers slotted between steel or timber posts, with drainage behind and room for a fence on top.
More on Sleeper retaining walls
Pool fencing
Pool fences in glass or aluminium, with gates that swing shut and latch without anyone touching them.
Blade fencing
Slim steel or aluminium blades stood on end, a little apart, that suit a modern front yard. We can fit a gate in the same blade style.
Chain mesh fencing
Woven wire mesh on steel posts for factory yards, schools, sheds and courts, in zinc-coated galvanised wire or black plastic-coated wire.
Farm and rural fencing
Paddock and horse fences: barbed or plain wire, timber post and rail, and ringlock stock mesh, a knotted wire grid for sheep and cattle.
Gates
Swing and sliding driveway gates, plus side gates and pedestrian gates to match your fence.
Fence repairs
New posts for a leaning run, fresh palings or sheets, and dropped gates rehung so they latch again.
Colorbond or timber fencing?
Colorbond and timber are the usual choices for a back or side fence in Epping.
| Feature | Colorbond steel | Timber palings |
|---|---|---|
| Look | Smooth steel panels in one colour | Natural timber boards, can be stained or painted |
| Upkeep | No painting. A hose down now and then | Stain or oil every few years to slow weathering |
| Privacy | Fully solid, no gaps | Solid when lapped; butted boards shrink and open small gaps |
| Estate rules | Asked for at Fellow, Wollert | Asked for at Aurora, north of Epping |
| Fixing a section | New sheets and rails from the current colour range | New palings, rails or posts in the same timber |
Fence rules in Epping and the City of Whittlesea
Epping is in the City of Whittlesea, and most fences here don't need a building permit. These are the cases that do.
| Fence | When it needs a building permit |
|---|---|
| Side or back boundary fence | Higher than 2 metres |
| Front fence on most streets | Higher than 1.5 metres within 3 metres of the street |
| Fence near a street corner | Over 1 metre, if it's within 9 metres of the corner |
| Pool fence | Almost always. A new pool barrier needs a permit and its own inspection |
These rules come from Whittlesea council and its planning rules, and they can change. Your property title can also carry covenants, extra rules a developer or an earlier owner set on the land. Check it, and ask the council if you're unsure.
Get a free quoteBacking onto Edgars Creek or Darebin Creek?
Since January 2026, land along both creeks through Epping has extra planning rules, called landscape overlays, that protect the look of the creek land. A fence there can need a planning permit. Open styles, like post and wire up to 1.4 metres, don't need one if they're more than 50 metres from the top of the creek bank.
Before you book, look up your block on VicPlan, the state government's free property map, and we'll quote a fence the rules allow.
Need your neighbour's name and address?
Whittlesea council will give you your neighbour's name and mailing address in writing for a shared fence. Allow up to five business days.
You'll need that to send a fencing notice, the written proposal that asks your neighbour to share the cost.
How a fence job runs
Send the details
Pop your suburb, the kind of fence and a rough metre count into the form. You don't need to send a photo.
We measure up
Some jobs need a site visit. We'll measure, check the ground and look at how we get to the fence line.
You get a written quote
We send the price in writing, and nothing starts until you say yes.
We build it
We set the posts, build the fence, clean up and take the old fence away.
Building on a new estate near Epping?
Many new estates around Epping set fence rules in the contract of sale or the design guidelines. Two estates a few minutes apart can ask for completely different fences.
Aurora, north of Epping into Wollert
- Side and back fences in lapped and capped timber palings, meaning overlapping boards with a rail along the top, up to 1.8 metres
- Front fences are optional, open style and no higher than 1.2 metres (1 metre on a corner)
- Front fencing has to go up within six months of your occupancy certificate, the paper saying the house is ready to live in
Fellow, Wollert
- Colorbond fences up to 1.8 metres
- Side fences stop 1 metre behind the front wall of the house
- No front fences
Send us your estate name with the quote request, and we'll price the fence the guidelines ask for.
What changes the price of a fence
We don't publish a price per metre because these things move it. Your written quote shows the full figure.
- Length
- Longer runs cost more overall, though the cost per metre often drops.
- Height
- Taller panels and longer posts mean more material.
- Material
- Colorbond, treated pine, hardwood, glass and aluminium all cost differently.
- The ground
- Rock in the post holes takes longer to dig. Epping sits on old volcanic plains, and some blocks have rock under the soil.
- Old fence removal
- Removing an old fence means extra labour plus the tip fees.
- Gates and extras
- Gates, plinths (a board along the bottom of a timber fence), lattice tops and a sloping block all add to the job.
Fencing in Epping and nearby suburbs
We install fences across the City of Whittlesea and the rest of Melbourne's north, including these suburbs.
Fencing questions from Epping
Does a new fence in Epping need a permit?
Usually not. Whittlesea only asks for a building permit when a side or back fence goes over 2 metres. Out the front, the limit is 1.5 metres within 3 metres of most streets, and 1 metre near a street corner.
A new pool fence needs one too, unless the work is exempt. Near Edgars Creek or Darebin Creek, a planning permit can also apply.
Does my neighbour have to pay half?
Victorian law generally has neighbours paying half each for a basic dividing fence. To ask them to pay their half, you send a fencing notice, which is a written proposal for the fence and the cost.
We'll have that conversation with your neighbour for you, and our written quote can go with the notice.
What happens to my old fence?
We take it down and haul it away to the tip. If the old fence contains asbestos, a licensed asbestos removalist has to take it away first.
Which fence suits a new Epping estate?
Whichever your estate's design guidelines show. Fellow in Wollert asks for Colorbond side and back fences, Aurora asks for lapped and capped timber, and both cap them at 1.8 metres. Put your estate name in the quote form and we'll build to its rules.
Get a free fencing quote in Epping
It takes three short steps to send us the job, and we answer the same day.
- Every quote is free and in writing.
- Every job is covered by our installers' insurance.
- We stand behind our workmanship for three years.