Electric fence strands on insulators running along the top of a plastered boundary wall, jacaranda behind

Electric fencing

Electric fence installation in Johannesburg

Electric fences installed, repaired and maintained across Johannesburg's northern suburbs, for homes, complexes, smallholdings and businesses.

Registered installer

Registered with the Department of Employment and Labour as a fence installer.

Certificates issued

An Electric Fence System Certificate once the fence passes our inspection.

Linked to your alarm

Energiser linked to your alarm and armed response, so a cut is reported.

Complex maintenance

Scheduled fence maintenance for complexes and body corporates, on contract.

Selling? You need an electric fence certificate. A registered installer inspects the fence, fixes what fails and issues the certificate before transfer.

Still the first line of defence

An electric fence makes climbing the wall the hardest part of breaking in. It delivers a shock, sounds an alarm and can signal your armed response company, all before anyone is on your property. That is why electric fences remain the first layer of home security in South Africa.

What we do

  • New electric fences on walls and palisades, with the strand count and height suited to the property.
  • Energiser and battery replacements, including linking the energiser to your alarm and armed response.
  • Fault finding and repairs: broken strands, insulators, earth problems and zones that will not stay armed.
  • Upgrades to older fences that no longer meet the standard or keep false-alarming.
  • Gate and corner detail, where most fences are weakest.

Complexes and body corporates

We look after perimeter fencing for complexes, estates and managed properties under ongoing maintenance arrangements. We take responsibility for installing, maintaining and repairing the fence, so the body corporate can plan its security maintenance costs instead of reacting to breakdowns.

Homes, smallholdings and businesses

We have fenced freestanding homes, townhouse complexes, smallholdings, commercial buildings and public facilities. The approach is the same each time: find the weak points first, then build the fence to close them.

A fence that keeps tripping, a flat energiser battery or a property sale needing a compliance certificate are all reasons to have the fence checked now. Call us and we will trace the problem, fix it and put any bigger work in a written quote.

Get a free electric fencing quote

Call Tyson on 071 846 7554, or send us the details and we will quote in writing before any work starts.

What our electric fence customers say

  • Our electric fence kept triggering for no obvious reason, especially at night. Tyson from One Point found a damaged section of wire, repaired it and checked the rest of the fence while he was there. It has been completely stable since.

    Jacques N.
  • We needed a new electric fence around the back and side boundaries of our property. One Point planned the layout properly, installed everything neatly and made sure we understood how the energiser and alarm worked.

    Michelle B.
  • Our fence energiser stopped working after a power surge. Tyson tested the unit, confirmed it had failed and replaced it with a suitable new energiser without trying to sell us anything unnecessary.

    Ruan W.
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Questions about electric fencing

Do I need an electric fence certificate when I sell my house?

Yes. In South Africa, a property with an electric fence needs an Electric Fence System Certificate of Compliance before transfer. Have the fence checked early, because faults found during the sale can hold up the transfer.

Why does my electric fence keep tripping?

The usual causes are vegetation touching the wires, a broken or loose strand, a damaged insulator or an energiser that is failing. We trace the fault along the line instead of only resetting the energiser.

Will the fence work during load shedding?

The energiser runs on its backup battery when the power is off. We check the battery on every service and fit a larger one where outages are long.

Do you offer maintenance contracts for complexes?

Yes. We take over the upkeep and repairs of a complex's perimeter fencing on an ongoing basis, which lets the body corporate plan its security maintenance costs.

What does an electric fence maintenance contract cover for our complex?

Two scheduled visits a month, where we test the voltage and pulse, every zone and the signal to your security company, check loops, joins, insulators and earths, and re-tension loose strands. Two office-hours emergency call-outs a month are included, and the trustees get a job card after every visit.

Is cutting back vegetation on the fence line part of the contract?

We clear minor growth from the fence during each inspection. Larger growth is reported to the trustees so the unit owner can deal with it, because heavy vegetation is the most common cause of tripping zones.

What happens if a car or vandals damage the fence?

Vehicle and malicious damage fall outside the monthly fee. We send the trustees a written quote straight away and do the repair as a priority once it is approved.

Can you inspect and certify the perimeter when units in the scheme are sold?

Yes. In a sectional title scheme the Electric Fence System Certificate is issued to the body corporate for the whole perimeter. Tyson is a registered electric fence installer and can inspect, repair and certify it; on a maintenance contract the fence is already kept close to compliance.

For complexes, estates and businesses: what our maintenance contracts cover, how call-outs work, and what trustees get in writing.

Need a system installed or fixed?

Tell us what you have and what is going wrong. We quote before any work starts.