Fencing Kengies' mixed-wall estate and complex perimeters
Kengies is about 13 km north-west of Sandton City. In Kengies, security is primarily about the long, shared perimeters of cluster complexes and estates. These boundary walls, often running alongside busy roads like Cedar Avenue and Broadacres Drive, can be a mix of precast concrete sections and more decorative brickwork around the main entrances. Weak points often occur where these materials join or where the wall is long and unobserved between guard patrols.
Our approach is to treat these long perimeters as a series of smaller, manageable sections. We recommend zoning the fence so that a fault can be traced to a specific part of the wall, rather than disabling the security for the entire estate. We pay close attention to the mounting of brackets on both precast and brick surfaces to make sure stability, and check that the energisers used are powerful enough for the total fence length.
For property sales within Kengies' estates and sectional title complexes, the electric fence certificate is issued to the body corporate for the entire perimeter. Selling agents should request a copy from the managing agent when a unit is listed. This certificate is asked for on any change of ownership after 1 October 2012. If the fence has been altered or had a new energiser fitted, a new certificate will be needed. Tyson is registered with the Department of Employment and Labour to issue the certificate; proof of registration is available on request.
Everything we install and repair, and how a job runs from first call to handover, is on our electric fencing page.
Questions from Kengies
Our complex fence is old and has sections of different ages. Can it be certified?
Yes, provided the entire fence meets the compliance standards as a single system. We inspect the whole perimeter, paying special attention to the joins between older and newer sections to make sure they are electrically sound and safe before issuing a certificate.
The body corporate has a certificate, but it's from five years ago. Is it still valid for a sale?
An Electric Fence System Certificate does not expire. It remains valid for all unit sales as long as no major alterations, like extensions or a new energiser, have been made to the fence since the certificate was issued by the body corporate.
Tell us what you have in Kengies now and what is going wrong, and we will tell you plainly whether it needs a repair, an upgrade or a new electric fence system, then put the quote in writing.