

Side boundary fencing in Neutral Bay — long runs, narrow access and stepped ground handled properly, in Colorbond, timber or aluminium.
Fencing and Landscaping Experts provide side fencing throughout Neutral Bay, NSW 2089, in North Sydney 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 Neutral Bay, 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.
Neutral Bay 2089 is characterised by apartments and semis on the flat with larger harbour-side homes on the slopes. That is the setting for every side fencing job we do here, where the 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.
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 Neutral Bay, so posts are often drilled into rock and chemically anchored rather than concreted into a dug hole.
The ground under Neutral Bay is sandstone slopes falling to the harbour, terraced by generations of retaining walls, and the suburb is built out with apartments and semis on the flat with larger harbour-side homes on the slopes. Those two facts decide footing depth, material choice and how long the job takes, so we measure on site before we price anything in North Sydney Council's area.
Call 0492 879 796 for a free on-site measure and a fixed written quote.
| Service | Side Fencing |
|---|---|
| Suburb | Neutral Bay, NSW 2089 |
| Local government area | North Sydney 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 Neutral Bay choice.
Treated pine or hardwood palings, lapped or capped, matched to an existing rear fence.
We work across Neutral Bay 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 Neutral Bay are narrow access, sandstone shelf, foreshore building lines and heritage conservation area controls. North Sydney Council is the consent authority for Neutral Bay, 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 Neutral Bay and the figure most exempt development provisions are written around. Going higher is possible but is more likely to need approval from North Sydney 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 Neutral Bay 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. Narrow frontages and shared driveways are common in Neutral Bay, and that affects how material gets on site. On restricted Neutral Bay 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.
Most Neutral Bay boundaries have a manageable fall, which we take up by stepping the panels in short increments so the fence follows the ground without leaving gaps underneath. Where the fall is steeper we rake the panels or build a low retaining course beneath.
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 Neutral Bay property, a wider 1.2m to 1.5m gate saves years of frustration for very little extra cost.
All of Neutral Bay 2089, plus the surrounding streets in Cremorne, North Sydney, Kirribilli and Cammeray. Neutral Bay is characterised by apartments and semis on the flat with larger harbour-side homes on the slopes, 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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