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Product Book

July 2010

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Contents

Page 3 Brushwood Fencing

6 Tea Tree Fencing

8 Paling Fences

10 Decorative Picket Fencing

13 Horizontal Slat Fencing and Screens

16 Balustrades and Handrails

18 Timber Gates

22 Retaining Walls

26 Fence Comparison Chart

27 Automation

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Brushwood Fencing

Natural... Renewable... Durable... Beautiful... Environmentally friendly brushwood fencing is handmade on site using Australian

'Melaleuca Uncinata', specially imported from interstate. Stunning in appearance and

very durable, Melaleuca is a salt hardy bush providing high durability and a natural

barrier against insect and ant attack.

Brushwood fencing instantly transforms any garden or courtyard area into a stunning

natural landscape. Brushwood fencing is popular in homes, townhouses, villas,

resorts and has even been featured on television renovation shows including 'Garden

Makeover' and 'Backyard Blitz'. Don't spend a fortune on your landscaping without

starting with the fence!

The high salt content provides long lasting protection against the Australian

elements making this fencing suitable for pool surrounds and enclosures or salt

exposed areas.

Brushwood fencing is installed on a solid galvanised steel frame that will last up to

40 years, making this fencing very strong and suitable for high wind areas.

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The high salt content provides long lasting protection against the Australian

elements making this fencing suitable for pool surrounds, enclosures or salt exposed

areas.

Brushwood is ideal for difficult shapes and can be installed level, stepped, raked or

curved to suit any landscape. It can also be used for screens up to 3 metres high!

Compacted on site by our team of specially trained installers, trimmed and topped

with a bound capping, the soft, natural appearance of brush fencing and screens can

make small courtyard areas feel much larger and less confining - and also rates

highly an acoustic barrier!

Chemical and preservative free, brush fencing can be installed in soil or solid rock

foundations, and can include openings, driveway and pedestrian and gates. All Day

Fencing also install thatched huts, pergolas and gazebos.

How is my fence constructed?

All Day Fencing import large quantities of brushwood, directly from farmers and

contract cutters. Our brushwood is stored in drying facilities for up to six weeks

before being transported to your job for erection by our team of specially trained

installers.

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The galvanised steel frame is fixed in ground by concrete footings, or, coredrilled

into solid rock or concrete.

Brushwood bundles Steel frame and thatching

Trim tops and add ‘roll top’ capping Finished product

Comparison chart for brushwood fencing over galvanised steel frame.

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Tea-tree Fencing & Screens

Natural... Renewable... Durable... Beautiful...

Environmentally friendly Tea Tree fencing brings the Australian bush into your

backyard! Tea Tree fences are constructed using large random sized sticks fixed to

treated pine rails and galvanised steel posts for maximum durability.

Tea Tree fencing

Tea Tree fencing is suitable for short runs and feature walls and is a favourite

amongst architects, landscapers and developers looking for something different. The

high oil content of Tea Tree helps to preserve the fence without the addition of

chemicals. Tea Tree fencing is suitable for high wind and salt exposed areas.

The high oil content provides long lasting protection against the Australian elements

and helps to make this fencing suitable for pool surrounds, enclosures or salt

exposed areas.

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Tea tree fencing is installed using 50mm x 50mm galvanised steel posts with 3

horizontal treated pine rails that will last up to 40 years! The use of steel posts (only

visible from one side), makes this fencing very strong and suitable for high wind

areas.

Comparison chart for tea-tree fencing with steel posts.

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Paling Fences

Paling fences are designed primarily as an economical choice for dividing or

boundary fences. Paling fences can be built from hardwood or treated pine and can

be installed using treated pine or galvanised steel posts.

TREATED PINE HARDWOOD

Paling fences come in three main varieties, standard, lapped or lap ‘n’ cap.

In the construction of a standard paling fence, the palings are butted up against

each other leaving a small gap that grows as the timber dries out and shrinks.

Lapped fences have two layers of palings overlayed to prevent a visible gap

occurring. A lap’n’cap fence has a rebated capping that sits over the top of the

palings and nails to the top rail.

STEEL POSTS LAP’N’CAP

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Treated pine fences over 1.5m high are installed using three horizontal rails to

prevent warping of the palings. All Day Fencing strongly advise the use of 50mm

square galvanised steel posts when installing treated pine fences as timber posts

tend to bend or twist. Steel posts are set 600mm into the ground with a concrete

base for strength and stability.

Hardwood fencing is supplied in random colours from deep red to light grey's which

will turn a grey colour as they age. The high oil content of hardwood helps preserve

the timber without chemicals as long as it does not come into contact with soil.

Supplied raw, these fences can be stained or painted if desired, but are usually best

left in the raw to weather with the natural landscape.

Hardwood fences installed on galvanised steel posts can last over 25 years with little

or no maintenance - and are strong enough to support light vegetation and small

vines!

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Decorative Picket Fencing

Picket fences, properly designed to enhance the features in your home, can add

considerable value to your property. All Day Fencing can custom build your picket

fencing and gates from your plans or from our design!

Picket fences can incorporate entrance arbors and pergolas (shown above) for looks,

or to provide shelter for visitors. Standard picket fences range from affordable to

medium price and represent a major change in the properties street appeal which

can result in increased property values.

Picket fences are generally recommended for front boundaries but can be returned

down the side fence lines to the front wall of the building. You can design and cost

your picket fence from the illustrations and prices posted on our website:

www.alldayfencing.com.au

Fence posts should be spaced between 2.0 and 2.4 metres apart or less if required.

Posts should be 600mm longer than the height of the fence to concrete into the

ground, and an extra post is required beside all gates and openings.

Some pickets come in pre-cut shapes the most common pictured below. Custom

picket shapes can be supplied at cost.

Posts decorations can be added to the top of square timber posts. The most common

are pictured below.

Picket fencing is made using LOSP (light organic solvent preservative) treated and

primed timber for ease of construction and durability.

LOSP consists of preservatives dissolved in solvent and impregnated into the timber

to prevent rotting, giving the timber durability in above-ground exterior applications.

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LOSP pre-priming is designed to temporarily protect the timber from weather and UV

degradation, as well as soiling during construction.

Custom made posts can be cut and supplied to match your house or existing fencing.

Picket fencing can be installed level, stepped or on the rake. If the fence is to be

stepped, the height of the step must also be added to the height of the post.

Picket fences can also be installed between brick or stone piers, or designed as

part of a pergola or gazebo. The following brick and reconstituted stone piers can

be incorporated into your picket fence design.

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Pickets can be arranged in shaped bays that can also be reflected in the gate design.

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Horizontal Slat Fencing Modernise your home with our range of timber horizontal slat fencing and screens.

Slat screen fences can dramatically transform your home. Manufactured from either

treated and primed timber or hardwood, and fixed to steel posts, slat fencing is

strong and guaranteed for 7 years from the date of installation.

42mm x 18mm 92mm x 18mm

Slat screen fencing provides privacy while retaining good looks. Available in a range

of timbers and sizes, slat screen fences can be stained or painted. Slat screen panels

are ideal for use both as internal and external features and can be fitted to

pergolas, gazebo's, decks or wherever you might imagine.

Slat screen fencing comes in three common slat sizes which can be spaced at any

desired distance depending on privacy or light requirements. They can be supplied

and installed primed and ready for the top coat. It can be painted stained or oiled

and can be made to fit any situation. Slat fencing is fixed to galvanised steel posts to

ensure the slats always appear straight and true. They can also be fitted over

existing walls and structures.

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Slat screen fences can be constructed from treated pine, primed treated pine

(LOSP) or hardwood. Some recommended timbers suitable for slat fences are

shown below.

Merbou Blackbutt W R Cedar LOSP





Horizontal slat fences can be installed between timber, brick or stone piers, or

designed as part of a pergola or gazebo. In fact, horizontal slat panels can be

manufactured to fit most areas.

For large projects, slat screens can be manufactured off-site reducing on-site labour

and overall costs. Slat fences can be lined on both sides if required. The slat

spacings can be widened and offset to allow light while maintaining privacy.

Custom slat screens can be manufactured to your design and specifications.

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Balustrades & Handrails A more formal look for decorative timber fence is to incorporate a handrail and sill.

The handrail helps to protect the end-grain of the pickets from the weather and is

suited to Federation or Victorian style homes. The pickets are often thicker and

decorated with handcut pattens.

Handrail and fence design of this era often used large locally grown hardwoods,

carefully dried and protected with lead based primer and paint. Today we have the

advantage of the use of LOSP (light organic solvent preservative) treated and primed

timber for ease of construction and durability.





LOSP is milled into handrails and sills (bottom rails) for strength and durability.

Standard timber sizes can be used as balusters (pickets). They can be mixed with

decorative laser-cut pickets as shown below.

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Custom made balustrades can be made to suit existing properties or built to new

requirements. Balusters can be cut to form pattens as shown below.

Posts can be cut to finish under the handrail or built to protrude through the

handrail. Posts that extend through the handrail can be finished with turned or

banded tops.

Balustrades can be installed between timber posts, verandah posts, brick or

stone piers, or designed as part of a pergola or gazebo.

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Timber Gates PALING GATES

Timber paling gates are constructed using a timber ‘Z’ frame, and are constructed

from timber fence palings in either standard, lapped or lap’n’cap styles. They are

hung using galvanised hinges and a fence latch or barrel bolt is fitted.

Z FRAMED PANEL GATE WITH HARDWOOD PALINGS

TIMBER PANEL GATES

Timber panel gates are constructed using a treated and primed tongue and groove

board fixed to either a timber ‘Z’ frame or fixed to a galvanised steel frame. A steel

frame is recommended for high traffic areas.

Panel gates can be cut to a shape such as a curved top. They are stronger, have a

smooth finish and the timber used is primed ready for painting.

SOLID TIMBER GATES

Solid timber gates are manufactured individually to create a unique look to compliment your

home.

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Solid timber gates are manufactured using pre-primed and dressed treated pine, and are

assembled with waterproof glues. All gates can be manufactured to sliding or swing

configuration.

Select one of the traditional gates below or design your own!

REGENT 1.8m x 1.0m max

Pool Safe High Security Primed & Treated

COLONIAL 1.8m x 1.0m max


COLLINGWOOD 1.8m x 1.0m max


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FEDERATION 1.8m x 1.0m max


PADDINGTON 1.8m x 1.0m max


HERITAGE 1.8m x 1.0m max


VICTORIAN 1.8m x 1.0m max


MELROSE 1.8m x 1.0m max


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WINDSOR 1.8m x 1.0m max


ART NOUVEAU 1.8m x 1.0m max


HALF WINDSOR 1.8m x 1.0m max


DEVONSHIRE 1.8m x 1.0m max


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Retaining Walls Retaining walls may look like simple stacked stone, block, or timber. But in fact,

they're carefully engineered systems that wage an ongoing battle with gravity. They

restrain tons of saturated soil that would otherwise slump and slide away from a

foundation or damage the surrounding landscape.

Retaining walls are designed to compliment the landscape as well as providing

structural strength and drainage solutions. These handsome barriers also make

inviting spots to sit, and can increase usable yard space by terracing sloped

properties, something that is increasingly important as flat home sites become ever

more scarce in many regions.

Along with sloped landscapes where water runoff causes hillside erosion, ideal

locations for a retaining wall include spots downhill from soil fault lines and where

the downhill side of a foundation is losing supporting soil or its uphill side is under

pressure from sliding soil.

Various soil loads and pressures require different treatment depending on the

position of the retaining wall, the load it is designed to take and the use of materials

in its construction.

Treated Pine retaining walls are the cheaper alternative providing the soil that is to

be retained, and hence the soil pressure, is minimal. Brick retaining walls and

stacked concrete or stone block are stronger than treated pine and offer a choice of

attractive finishes.

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Treated Pine Log or Slab Design

Treated Pine retaining walls are simple to construct and fairly cost efficient. They are

suitable for uses where there is a low soil pressure up to a height of 600mm.

Drainage must be installed to the rear of the wall. Posts should be dug to a depth of

600mm minimum (depending on the foundation composition), and be concreted into

footings measuring 400mm x 400mm wide.

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Brick and concrete footing designs

Brick retaining walls are considerably stronger than treated pine, however tree roots

can cause the brickwork to crack. Brick retaining walls should be built with a

thickness relevant to the height required, and should contain ‘brick tor’ (a wire

reinforcement for mortar) to combat movement. A guide is shown in the illustration

below. Drainage and weed matting must be installed to the rear of the wall with

weep holes to allow the water to escape during heavy rain, and to keep tree roots

clear of the wall.

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Core filled concrete block and concrete footings

The typical construction of a reinforced concrete retaining wall makes use of hollow

concrete blocks. The concrete blocks are designed to take steel reinforcement bars

both horizontally and vertically, and be core-filled with concrete to complete the

structure. Block are available in widths of 150mm, 200mm and 250mm to suit

different applications.

With all retaining walls the design and construction of the footings are an integral

part of the structure, providing

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A retaining wall that is required to hold significant soil pressure should be

constructed from reinforced concrete or core filled concrete block. In some situations

it is advisable for a structural engineer to custom design a solution.

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Fencing Comparison Chart

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Brushwood fencing ^

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Tea-tree fencing ^

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Picket fencing ̂

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Slat fencing ^

SOUND ABSORBTION

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Balustrades & handrails ^

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Timber paling fences ^

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www.adfautomation.com.au

ADF Automation specialise in the supply and installation of superior quality

automatic remote control sliding and swing gate systems for residential homes. Our

gate automation combines European design with safety, security, ease of installation

and use.

The electromechanical 24 volt gear motors are strong, quiet and long lasting, the

system is suitable for heavy and light gates up to 350kg and 4.5m wide without a

lock or up to 6m with the use of a lock, the gates will slow down at the end of

opening/closing operation avoiding loud noises and maximising durability, and, once

the gate is closed it can't be pushed open by intruders!

SL1 Residential Sliding Gate Automation Kit

Reliable and Noiseless, Colour Coded Connection System, Blackout Backup Feature,

Obstacle Detection System, Self Learning Control Panel, Italian design, European

quality!

SW1 – SW2 Residential Swing Gate Kit

The Linear Screw Arm actuators are elegant , slimline , powerful, fashionable and

suit residential double gates each gate measuring up to 1.75 metres and weighing

up to 100kg.

The mechanical Swing Arm Kit WS2 for the automation of residential swing

gates, each up to 2 metres in width and weighing up to 200 kgs.

Inclusions/Accessories

REMOTE SLIDING RACK KEYPAD MOTION SENSORS AERIAL CODE ACCESS

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