Services | Fencing
Stock proof fencing
With our state-of-the-art machinery and equipment and dedicated teams we install all types of stock fencing:
- Post and barbed wire for cattle
- Post and plain wire fencing
- Dual purpose fencing with stock netting and two strands of barbed wire; our most popular fencing.
We have gone to great lengths to ensure that our timber lasts as long as possible. We only use Class 4 posts (UC4) which is a grade of pressure treatment with a manufacturer's guarantee of 15 years.
We also guarantee the workmanship for as long as the timber lasts. It is of the utmost importance to us that our customers have confidence that they will get a high quality product, built to last.
Where possible all of our timber is sourced from FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certified suppliers.
Why UC4 Timber?
‘Use Class 4’ is the classification given to timber intended for use in contact with ground or fresh water and /or permanently exposed to moisture, such as fence posts, landscape poles etc.
Although some timber is described as ‘pressure-treated’, this is not necessarily suitable for applications directly in the ground, for which additional treatment is required to provide a guaranteed service life of at least 15 years and to obtain the UC4 classification.
To ensure preventative protection of timber against wood-destructive fungi (basidiomycetes and soft rot) and insect attack, it is important the treatment chemical is able to fully penetrate the sapwood. The optimal wood to allow effective penetration is widely recognised as being Redwood (Pine).
As well as selecting the correct species, it is equally important to ensure the wood is dry enough to absorb the protective solution. All UC4 products are kiln dried to 28% moisture content, or less. Only then are the packs allowed to enter the treatment and pressure tanks.
The advantages of UC4:
- Life span. Manufacturer’s guarantee of 15 year life span for UC4 timber. Average life span of inferior treated timber is 3-4 years.
- Economy. The cost of replacing inferior timber up to 4 times during the life span of UC4 timber, combined with the additional labour costs of reinstallation, demonstrate its cost efficiency.
- Environment. Continually replacing timber places obvious pressure on forest resources, as well as the increased concrete waste by-product ending up in landfill.
