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Brushwood (Melaleuca Uncinata)
Brushwood fencing is a labour intensive specialised industry requiring experienced and specially trained installers and tradesmen. Each fence is constructed over a galvanised steel frame, hand thatched and finished with care and detail ensuring the longest maintenance free life.
Brushwood can be used for fences, feature walls, screens and gazebo and pergola roofs. Hand packed brushwood fences can be made to any size and shape, and can be fixed to most surfaces.
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BRUSHWOOD
BRUSHWOOD FENCING EXAMPLES
CURVED FENCE DESIGN FOLLOWS THE NATURAL LANDSCAPE
Handpacked brushwood fencing offers versatility in design allowing curves, bends and arch shapes that cannot be replicated using other fencing materials. For difficult sites, sloping land, trees or other obstacles, handpacked brushwood, built to suit the landscape, is the preferred solution.
Popular with landscapers, architects, homeowners and garden designers, natural fencing is enjoying a new surge in popularity due to its environmentally friendly nature and high durability.
Brushwood fencing is ideal for small spaces, helping to create an openness that only the soft natural shapes of the Australian bush can add. Visually appealing brush fencing is ideal for use in townhouse developments and terrace houses and immediately adds a feeling of space by removing the stark defined boundaries that paling or brick fences create.
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Grown in areas of high salinity, "Melaleuca Uncinata" is approved for use around pool enclosures with the high salt content helping to protect the fence from decay.
Brushwood fencing is installed over a solid galvanised steel frame for maximum strength and durability. The vertical posts are set into reinforced concrete footings, or core drilled directly into rock or existing surfaces if required. The brushwood is bound under pressure by 2.5mm long-life high tensile galvanised fencing wire, at 250mm to 280mm spacings, creating rigidity and strength through the whole panel.
A base is recommended to keep the brushwood from touching the ground preventing deterioration and moisture transfer. Concrete or treated pine logs are commonly used as a base plate to support the brush, and act as a moisture barrier. Where the brush fence is to be installed over natural rock, the posts are core-drilled to a depth of 300mm and the brush is cut neatly to the rock surface. Brushwood fencing should not be installed where it is in constant contact with pooling water as this will decrease the longetivity of the fence.
For installations around salt water pools, the bottom 400mm of the posts and core-drilled holes should be treated with an epoxy resin to prevent corrosion of the galvanised steel frame. All cut joints are treated seperately with cold galvanised primer.
'Melaleuca Uncinata', used extensively throughout Australia for the construction of Brushwood fencing, has an average maintenance free lifespan of 15 to 25 years. The high salt content of the bush helps preserve the fence while at the same time, provides a natural protection from white ants, insects and spiders.
For maximum strength and durability, brushwood fencing is erected over a galvanised steel frame, using a treated pine or concrete base. The frame and base can last 40 years or longer providing it is not damaged by roots, trees, vegetation or other causes.
Brushwood fencing can be modified to suit most landscapes. New gate openings, extensions, letterboxes or other. Brushwood fencing is flexable in design and can be installed to nearly any height and shape including curves and arches.
Repair or Replace?
Brushwood Cappings
Usually the first part of a brushwood fence to show deterioration is the capping. This is commonly caused by exposure to rain, birds, falling trees and branches, accumulation of decomposing material or vegetation growing on the fence. If your fence capping is deteriorating but the fence pannelling is still strong and gap free, you can extend the life of your fence by replacing the cappings. To repair this, the top capping is removed, and 50mm is cut off the top of the fence posts. The existing brush is trimmed to the new height and a new rolled top capping is stitched to the fence adding considerable strength, and regaining the natural brushwood appearance.
NEW CAPPING TO EXISTING FENCE - CAPPING INSTALLATION
Fence replacement
If your brushwood has deteriorated to the point where the capping has rotted away completely (leaving just the wire), and large gaps can be seen through the fence panels, then all of the brush will need to be replaced. Replacement of the brush and cappings can be done in most cases using the existing galvanised steel frame to reduce the cost. Where substancial damage has occured to the frame it may need to be repaired or replaced.
The existing brushwood is removed from the frame and sent to landscape suppliers to be recycled as garden mulch. The wire is then removed from the frame and disposed of separately. The top bar and posts are straightened and the joints are treated with a cold galvanised primer for protection. New brush and wire are installed into the existing frame and new post and top cappings are fixed to complete the fence.
For those who like to do it themselves, All Day Fencing stock brushwood fence repair kits with all materials and instructions for the repair of brushwood cappings and fence panels.
Repairs to base
Brushwood fences are designed with a treated timber or raised brick or concrete base to prevent pooling water from direct and prolonged contact with the brush. In the event that the fence base is not constructed properly, the brush may come into contact with wet surfaces or soil causing accelerated decomposition of the brush. The panels and capping will sag between the posts - evident by the sagging of the horizontal wires.
In this case most of the fence will have to be demolished and a new base, wire and brush added to the fence. Brushwood fencing is a specialised industry requiring experienced tradesmen and a specific range of tools. It is strongly advised to seek the services of an experienced brush fencing contractor before proceeding with major repairs or projects.
Modular Panels
Repairs to modular panels require the replacement of the whole panel/s and cappings that are affected. The panels are constructed using a machine tied method that requires the whole panel to be replaced to effectively correct damage. The panels are fixed on-site to a galvanised steel frame concreted into the ground, (which as above can be reused or repaired as required).
Domestic Pets
Pets can damage brushwood or other fencing by burrowing through the fence panels, or under the fence itself. If you have pets and would like to protect your fence from damage, or help contain your pets, galvanised dog wire should be fixed along the bottom edge of the fence, and buried 200mm below the top of the garden bed.
Material Supply
All Day Fencing import, process and store large quantities of the raw materials required, to ensure a continuous supply for our specifically trained sub-contractors and maintenance professionals. If you require a quotation on your brushwood fencing requirements, contact All Day Fencing from the menu above.
