

Side boundary fencing in Greenwich — long runs, narrow access and stepped ground handled properly, in Colorbond, timber or aluminium.
Fencing and Landscaping Experts provide side fencing throughout Greenwich, NSW 2065, in Lane Cove Council's area on the Lower 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. For side fencing in Greenwich, the standard is a 1.8m side boundary fence. Per lineal metre supplied and installed, after a free on-site measure. Licensed in NSW, insured to $20 million. Phone 0492 879 796.
Our side fencing service is the long run down the side of the block, usually the hardest fence to get to and the one that shows every setting-out error, installed right across Greenwich 2065. Greenwich has some of the least forgiving access on the Lower North Shore, so realistic pricing here means allowing for barrowing material down long, stepped side paths.
Side boundaries are where access problems live. Materials often have to come through a gate barely wider than a wheelbarrow, and the run has to stay dead straight over its full length, so we set out off confirmed corner points rather than measuring off the house. Narrow Lower North Shore side passages are frequently under a metre wide, so material size and delivery sequence have to be planned before the job starts, not discovered on the morning. Sandstone sits close to the surface across much of Greenwich, so posts are often drilled into rock and chemically anchored rather than concreted into a dug hole.
The ground under Greenwich is steep sandstone falling to the harbour with rock at or near the surface on the lower streets, and the suburb is built out with period homes on narrow, deep blocks with tight side access and long garden stairs. Those two facts decide footing depth, material choice and how long the job takes, so we measure on site before we price anything in Lane Cove Council's area.
Call 0492 879 796 for a free on-site measure and a fixed written quote.
| Service | Side Fencing |
|---|---|
| Suburb | Greenwich, NSW 2065 |
| Local government area | Lane Cove Council |
| Region | Lower North Shore |
| Ground conditions | Sandstone shelf close to the surface |
| Recommended specification | Standard grades, with posts drilled and anchored into sandstone |
| Standard height | 1.8m side boundary fence |
| Council approval | Standard dividing fences are normally exempt development |
| Quoting basis | Per lineal metre supplied and installed, after a free on-site measure |
| Licensing | NSW contractor licence, $20 million public liability |


Panels stepped down a fall so the fence follows the ground without leaving gaps.
Pedestrian and wide side-access gates sized for a mower, bin or trailer.
Hand-carried installation where no vehicle can reach the fence line.
Extra height or slat topping where a neighbour's upper floor overlooks the side yard.
Standard 1.8m Colorbond down the side of the block, the most common Greenwich choice.
Treated pine or hardwood palings, lapped or capped, matched to an existing rear fence.
We work across Greenwich and the surrounding Lower North Shore suburbs, and the local conditions genuinely change the job. Lower North Shore sites are tight, steep and often heritage listed. Access is usually the hardest part of the job: narrow frontages, shared driveways, harbour slopes and sandstone shelf under a shallow layer of soil.
For side fencing specifically, the constraints that come up most often in Greenwich are narrow access, sandstone shelf, foreshore building lines and heritage conservation area controls. Lane Cove Council is the consent authority for Greenwich, 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.
1.8 metres is the standard side boundary height in Greenwich and the figure most exempt development provisions are written around. Going higher is possible but is more likely to need approval from Lane Cove Council, and it is worth discussing with your neighbour first since a side fence is a shared dividing fence under the Act.
A side fence between two properties in Greenwich is a dividing fence, so the cost is normally shared equally between adjoining owners under the NSW Dividing Fences Act 1991. Where you want more than a sufficient fence — extra height, a premium material — you generally fund the difference yourself.
Yes. Access is a genuine cost factor in Greenwich — where materials have to be carried down a stepped side path or worked off a slope rather than delivered straight to the work, the labour component rises. On restricted Greenwich sites we size and stage the material so it can be carried in by hand, and we plan the sequence so the last panels are not trapped behind the ones already built.
Greenwich blocks fall enough that a level fence line is rarely the right answer. We step the panels down the fall in short runs, or rake the panels to follow the ground where the style allows. Where the level change across the boundary is large, a low retaining wall with the fence built above it is usually the better solution.
Yes, and it is worth sizing it properly at the outset. A 900mm pedestrian gate suits foot traffic, but if the passage allows it and you need to get a mower, bins, a trailer or building materials down the side of a Greenwich property, a wider 1.2m to 1.5m gate saves years of frustration for very little extra cost.
All of Greenwich 2065, plus the surrounding streets in Lane Cove, Wollstonecraft, St Leonards and Northwood. Greenwich is characterised by period homes on narrow, deep blocks with tight side access and long garden stairs, 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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