From the crew, since 2004
Fencing guides + advice
What we have learned building fences and gates around Newcastle since 2004: the NSW rules, the materials, and what a good job looks like.
The Benefits of Tubular Fencing
What tubular fencing offers, durability, low maintenance, custom designs and pool and playground uses, and how steel and aluminium versions compare.
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9 Important Electric Gate Safety Tips
Nine practical safety tips for automatic and electric gates, safety beams, sensitivity settings, keeping children clear, end stops, maintenance and operator training.
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Types of Temporary Fencing, and When to Use Each
The main types of temporary fencing, mesh panels, chain link, barricades and crowd barriers, what each is good for, and how to keep a temporary run safe and compliant.
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7 Types of Fencing We Build in Newcastle and the Hunter
The seven fencing types Chainwire Fencing Specialist builds across Newcastle and the Hunter, from chainwire and steel security to gates, temporary, rural and sporting fences.
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Why Chainwire Fencing Works Well for Car Parks
Why chainwire (chain mesh) fencing suits car parks, security, visibility, low cost over long runs, easy repair and a handy surface for signage and cameras.
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Fencing Around Construction Sites, What You Need and Why
How to fence a construction site safely, choosing the right temporary fencing, planning gates and traffic, meeting SafeWork NSW duties and keeping the public out.
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Why Do Fences Have Gaps?
The reasons fences are built with gaps, airflow, wind load and material movement, and why chainwire mesh is the open-weave version of the same idea.
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Fencing Your Tennis Court, What You Need to Know
The seven things to sort before you fence a tennis court, court size, chain link versus pipe-and-cable, fence height, posts and fittings.
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Featured in the Australian National Construction Review
Chainwire Fencing Specialist featured in the Australian National Construction Review for fencing work on GWH Build's Aero Apartments in Newcastle.
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What to Know About Barbed Wire Fences
Barbed wire fencing explained, the wire types, why it adds security, and the NSW rules that stop you fitting it in residential areas.
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A Guide to Sports Field Fencing: Planning, Spec and Uses
Planning a sports field fence: what it needs to do, height and post spec, welded mesh vs chain-link, player run-off and access, and why chainwire suits community grounds.
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8 Advantages of Chainlink Fencing Over a Wall
Why chainlink (chainwire) fencing beats a brick or concrete wall on cost, speed, flexibility and weather, plus the coatings, gauges and styles that make it far from plain.
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