Pool barriers in aluminium and mesh
We build pool safety barriers in aluminium and compliant mesh systems. These are the practical, long-lasting, fully compliant choices for keeping young children away from a pool, and they are what we install across Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and the Hunter.
We do not do glass pool fencing. Frameless glass is a different trade with different suppliers and installers, and we would rather build you a proper aluminium or mesh barrier than pretend glass is our line. If glass is what you want, we are not the fencer for that job.
The current NSW rules, in plain terms
Pool barriers in New South Wales are governed by the Swimming Pools Act 1992 and built to the Australian Standard AS 1926.1 for pool safety barriers. The NSW Swimming Pool Register is the official home for the current requirements and for the checklists inspectors use.
The rules exist to stop a small child getting to the water on their own. The details that catch most people out are:
- Height. The barrier has to be tall enough (measured from the finished ground level) that a young child cannot climb over.
- Gaps. The gap under the fence and the spacing between vertical bars are limited so a child cannot squeeze through.
- The non-climbable zone. There is a zone on the outside of the fence that has to be clear of anything a child could use as a foothold, including horizontal rails, garden beds, pots, pool pumps and furniture.
- Gates. The gate must self-close and self-latch from any open position, swing away from the pool, and the latch has to sit at a height a child cannot reach.
These are the headline points, not the whole standard. The exact figures and how they apply to your yard are set by the current standard and confirmed by your certifier, so treat this as a guide to the shape of the rules rather than the final word.
Your certifier decides. A pool barrier only counts once a registered certifier or your council inspects it and issues a certificate of compliance. We build to the current standard so the barrier passes, but the sign-off is theirs to give, and we work in with what they require on your specific pool.
For the full background on how the NSW rules came in and what changed, see our guide to the current NSW pool fencing regulations.
What we build
- Aluminium pool fencing the common choice: vertical bars at compliant spacing, no horizontal footholds on the outside, powder-coated to hold its colour by the water.
- Compliant mesh barriers where a mesh system suits the setting, built to the same gap and non-climbable rules.
- Self-closing, self-latching gates built and hung so they pass the gate test, not just close nicely on the day.
Because we fabricate in our own workshop, we can build the gate, the posts and any odd panel to fit your yard rather than forcing a stock kit to fit an awkward corner.
Working with us
We have been fencing across the region since 2004 and we know the current pool rules because we build to them constantly. Tell us your pool position, the ground levels around it and where the gate needs to go, and we will build a barrier that is ready for the inspector.