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FARM FENCING – POST & RAIL
August, 2013
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FENCED IN: This treated pine fence effortlessly traverses a front boundary line at this rural property.
TOP FINISH: The fences are available in a range of materials.
Cypress beauties FOR Lone Pine Fencing’s principal Jim Thomson, cypress makes the best gates and treated pine the best post and rail fences. Both timbers are in abundance around Maryvale near Morwell in Gippsland, where he lives and works. Jim said treated pine would last at least half a century in the ground and is reknowned for its durability. “On the other hand, cypress is a beautiful timber
that we use extensively for our hand crafted gates,” he said. Posts are morticed to accommodate rails and mortices can be angled up to 30 degrees to suit terrain. Jim talks through projects with customers on the phone and sometimes visits them if they are not too far away, to customise fences for their circumstances. He said one customer, a builder, forwarded his order with a GPS survey
of the fence site, which included the various heights of the fence above sea level. A standard Lone Pine fence is made from 200 by 200mm end posts, and 200 by 100mm intermediate posts, to provide a top rail height of 1150mm above the ground. Rails are generally 200 by 50mm and 2.4m long. Jim has a sawmill at his factory site and so can mill to customer requipements, but said his preference is for big and bold fences
which might even be classified as chunky. Pine posts are morticed too and are then taken to Jelfor Timbers in Traralgon where they are steamed to open the pores and then treated chemically. Much of Lone Pine’s fencing is done in Gippsland but the Mornington Peninsula is a good market and Jim has even sent fences to Queensland and NSW. More details on 0432 529 356, lonepinefencing@gmail.com, www. lonepinefencing.com.au.
Product choice, knowledge LV NH\ WR VDWLV¿ HG FXVWRPHUV GIPPSLAND Treated Pine, a family-owned business operated by locals since 1992, three years ago started to make morticed post and rail fences it now sells through branches at Morwell, Bairnsdale and Rosedale. O w n e r o p e r a t o r, Valerie Heywood, said she started in post and rail,because she felt customers lacked a choice of styles. “We can produce
these fences in treated pine, CCA or ACQ, hardwood or cypress,” she said. “Also, we have a large selection of post and rail sizes”. Mrs Heywood said their GTP post and rail fence was not made from sleeper grade material so could spruce up a driveway entrance or provide a great looking boundary. “The main focus is on providing a quality
product that can be customised,” she said. She attributes success to dedicated staff, with a good knowledge of the building industry. Most have been with her for more than 10 years. Gippsland Treated Pine delivers to all areas of Victoria as well as further afield. It offers personalised service from qualified tradesman to answer all questions.
Keep children safe on the land
Gippsland Treated Pine Pty Ltd Gippsland, Victoria
POST & RAIL FENCING Hardwood - Treated Pine - Cypress
You can design a new drive-way entrance or front fence using G-T-Post and Rail Fencing. The morticed system is fully customisable with many different post and rail sizes available. Supplied ready to install. Choice of Hardwood, Cypress and Treated Pine; CCA or ACQ.
ACCORDING to Farmsafe Australia, drowning is the leading cause of death of children on farms, especially for children under five, followed by quad bike accidents. The recent Farm Safety Week aimed to increase public awareness of the importance of making and keeping children safe and healthy.
Farmsafe said other common risks of coming to harm on farms are toddlers wandering off, children playing unsupervised near work going on and children being near livestock, machinery or vehicles. In the past two years, quad bikes have overtaken tractors as the leading cause of fatal injuries on farms.
Over half of these deaths are because the quad bike rolled over. They are unstable, even on flat ground, and rollovers often result in severe injury or death from crushing and asphyxiation. More details: Australian Centre for Agricultural Health and Safety (02) 6752 8210, www.aghealth.org. au, www.farmsafe.org.au.
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Timber gates made to order with all hinges and fittings included. Choose from one of our standard designs or bring us your ideas and let our craftsman work with you to create something truly unique Timber gates can be made in various sizes from 1m up to 4m wide Fencing Post and Rail fencing designed in conjunction with client’s vision Hand crafted in Victorian Plantation Cypress or Treated Pine
GPS address: Derhams Hill Road, Maryvale, Vic. Ph: 0432 529 356 www.lonepinefencing.com.au
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Morwell, Latrobe Valley