

Frameless glass, semi-frameless and aluminium pool fencing in St Ives, built to AS 1926.1 and the NSW pool barrier rules.
Fencing and Landscaping Experts provide pool fencing throughout St Ives, NSW 2075, in Ku-ring-gai Council's area on the Upper North Shore. The ground here is sandstone shelf close to the surface, so posts are frequently drilled and chemically anchored into sandstone rather than concreted into a dug hole. Bushfire prone land applies to much of the suburb, so material within the asset protection zone has to be non-combustible. For pool fencing in St Ives, barriers are built to AS 1926.1: minimum 1200mm high, maximum 100mm ground gap, maximum 100mm between verticals, a 900mm non-climbable zone, and a self-closing self-latching gate. Per lineal metre supplied and installed, after a free on-site measure. Licensed in NSW, insured to $20 million. Phone 0492 879 796.
Our pool fencing service covers frameless glass, semi-frameless and powder-coated aluminium barriers, all built to the standard an inspector measures against rather than merely looking the part, installed right across St Ives 2075. St Ives sits against Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, so a large share of the suburb is bushfire prone land where fencing within the asset protection zone has to be non-combustible.
A pool barrier is a legal safety structure, so we build to AS 1926.1 and the NSW Swimming Pools Act: 1200mm minimum height, 100mm maximum ground gap, a 900mm non-climbable zone swept as an arc from the top of the barrier on the outside plus the 300mm clear zone on the inside, and gates that self-close and self-latch from any open position. On large Upper North Shore blocks the barrier often runs through garden beds, and mature plantings are the most common reason a pool fails re-inspection — anything climbable within 900mm of the fence is a fail. Sandstone sits close to the surface across much of St Ives, so posts are often drilled into rock and chemically anchored rather than concreted into a dug hole.
St Ives sits in Ku-ring-gai Council's area, and the ground here is sandy sandstone-derived soils with rock close to the surface across much of the suburb. With large post-war blocks with deep rear yards, pools and extensive gardens, that shapes what works and what does not — which is why every St Ives quote follows a free on-site measure rather than a price off a screen.
Call 0492 879 796 for a free on-site measure and a fixed written quote.
| Service | Pool Fencing |
|---|---|
| Suburb | St Ives, NSW 2075 |
| Local government area | Ku-ring-gai Council |
| Region | Upper North Shore |
| Ground conditions | Sandstone shelf close to the surface |
| Recommended specification | Glass or powder-coated aluminium to AS 1926.1, with stainless hinges and a magnetic self-latching gate |
| Standard | AS 1926.1 and the NSW Swimming Pools Act |
| Council approval | Barrier is not usually a consent matter, but it must pass certification; the pool itself must be on the NSW Swimming Pool Register |
| Quoting basis | Per lineal metre supplied and installed, after a free on-site measure |
| Licensing | NSW contractor licence, $20 million public liability |


Fixing non-compliant gaps, latches, gate swings and non-climbable zone breaches on an existing barrier.
Pre-inspection assessment and rectification of anything that would fail, ahead of your St Ives inspection.
12mm toughened glass on stainless spigots — the clearest, most premium pool barrier available.
Glass panels between slim posts, giving most of the view at a lower cost than frameless.
Powder-coated flat-top or loop-top aluminium, the most cost-effective compliant barrier.
Compliant self-closing, self-latching gates with magnetic latches and adjustable hinges.
We work across St Ives and the surrounding Upper North Shore suburbs, and the local conditions genuinely change the job. The Upper North Shore is Sydney's leafiest fencing environment. Large blocks, mature canopy and Ku-ring-gai and Hornsby's tree-protection controls mean post holes frequently land inside a tree protection zone, and heritage conservation areas set the tone for what a front fence is allowed to look like.
For pool fencing specifically, the constraints that come up most often in St Ives are tree protection zones, heritage conservation area controls and sloping sandstone-over-shale blocks. Ku-ring-gai Council is the consent authority for St Ives, so where approval is needed that is the path we work through with you — and we identify that before quoting rather than halfway through the job.
The same NSW rules apply in St Ives as statewide: a minimum 1200mm barrier height, a maximum 100mm gap at ground level, maximum 100mm between vertical members, a 900mm non-climbable zone measured as an arc from the top of the barrier on the outside (with a 300mm clear zone inside), and a gate that self-closes and self-latches from any open position. The pool must also be registered on the NSW Swimming Pool Register, and Ku-ring-gai Council enforces compliance locally.
The fence does not carry its own certificate, but the pool barrier as a whole must pass inspection to obtain a Certificate of Compliance, which you need to sell or lease the property. We build to the standard and stay on site through the inspection process for St Ives clients so anything raised gets resolved immediately.
Aluminium is the most economical compliant option, semi-frameless glass sits in the middle, and frameless glass is the premium. Panel count, gate count, and how the barrier interacts with your levels all move the price. Most St Ives properties have good vehicle access, though long side runs past mature trees still mean a fair amount of hand-carrying. We quote per St Ives site after measuring.
Stainless hinges and a magnetic self-latching mechanism are the standard for St Ives pool gates. The hinges need to be adjustable so the self-closing action can be tuned, because a gate that only latches when pushed is not compliant.
In St Ives the three recurring failures are a gate that does not latch reliably from every position, a climbable object inside the 900mm non-climbable zone — planters, pot plants, a retaining wall, a BBQ — and a ground gap that has opened up as soil settled or mulch washed away. All three are fixable, usually in a single visit.
All of St Ives 2075, plus the surrounding streets in St Ives Chase, Pymble, Gordon, Turramurra and Belrose. St Ives is characterised by large post-war blocks with deep rear yards, pools and extensive gardens, and we schedule around what that means on the ground rather than booking a standard slot. We give you a firm start date with the quote rather than an open-ended window.
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