Fleaflyfloflum

Nooooooooo!!!! Oh my goodness please please no!! Dont do this to my homeland. Keep colourbond OUT of blighty i say

One of the biggest things i hate about this country is their ability to make a garden look like a wasteland dump, and for me the colourbond reminds me of corrogated iron...arghhhh... absolutely ugly!

I will picket outside your house.. i mean it

Cheetah7

Our common fence is asbestos. When we can afford it, the neighbour and I are going halves with the $1,900 it will cost to replace and dispose of it. Someone said our insurance should pay as it is a tad wobbly since the last winds, I shall see anyway.

iamthecreaturefromuranus

British fencing comes to Oz.

http://www.parkwoodpines.com.au/html/home.html

backagen

It's NOTHING like ugly corrugated iron! Nobodys going to force you or anyone else to use it, but most people here choose it because they want it, so it can't be that bad!

northernbird

I agree, Colourbond is the creation of the devil and should not be used for fencing or on a bloody roof! It should all be chucked into a huge furnace Terminator style!

king kong

i am with you on that flea ,colorbond is a blot on the landscape .i hate it i hate with a passion .id rather have super 66 than that metal stuff .Death to all colorbond lovers i reckon ,its a sure sign of becoming australian if you like that crap . i hope the british government bans it as an eyesore .

king kong

Unfortunately PP you will find asbestos in so many older australian houses ,thats why its a bit hazardous doing reno work here .I personally have asbestos fencing down the one side of my block .

backagen

Asbestos is perfectly safe, as long as it's in good condition. The only time one needs to be careful is when cutting or drilling into it, or removing it, because it tends to shed tiny fibres that can be easily inhaled, and that's when serious damage can occur.

But to be worried about having asbestos in or near a building you use, is a bit like refusing to go in a supermarket because they sell cigarettes! Again, unless you light a cigarette then it's perfectly safe to be around!

Fleaflyfloflum

Some people have no class

backagen

Don't get me wrong, it's not the type of fencing I would use on my ideal home, but it is adequate for general use.

On my ideal home, all sides of it would be surrounded by a solid brick or concrete wall, rendered and painted, with some polished wooden slats, as is used in many homes here.

This is also dog-proof, and looks absolutely fantastic if done properly.

Celtic Princess

I didn't say it was strictly true, in fact I made a point of saying it was a rule of thumb.

islandergirl

Aw ****, that means I am becoming Australian then, first the wanting proper showers and under sink storage cupboards and now the fencing, cancel that one way ticket!

Whilst I don't think it's pretty, it is very practical....can I just ask the colourbond haters have you got a large athletic typed dog at all? I don't want to keep my boy in the house all the time.

My ultimate dream is a walled garden, I love the Victorian style ones, but in all honest it could be a while before I can afford a country cottage with a walled garden, and am not likely to be able to build a stone wall.

So I guess all my neighbours are going to hate me when I go back and erect the first colourbond fence in the neighbourhood.

iamthecreaturefromuranus

No issue with colorbond fencing... especially as it keeps half of Wollongong employed making the stuff at Port Kembla.

Not sure how a flat steel fence would could with Atlantic gales for a few months each year in the UK. The pressure build up on a 40' fence would be substantial, but I suppose if they can handle cyclones over here then it should cope. Who knows

Cheetah7

I like colourbond as well, I hate loathe and detest the wire fencing you get back in the UK, where your neighbours can see you.

I have cream colourbond and it brightens up my garden - I like it.

Notts_bloke

A slightly misleading rule of thumb. Alot of people will need planning permission because there is a road adjoining their property, even if it as the rear.