Maintaining electric fences on Rembrandt Park's townhouse complex perimeters
Rembrandt Park is about 7 km east of Sandton City. In Rembrandt Park, we mostly work on the shared perimeters of townhouse complexes. These fences are often as old as the buildings themselves and run for long stretches along busy roads like Van Riebeeck Avenue or Wordsworth Road. A single fault, such as a branch touching a wire or a rusted earth spike, can trip the entire perimeter's alarm. This leaves the whole complex vulnerable without showing guards where the problem is, a common issue on older, un-zoned systems.
Our first step on a Rembrandt Park complex perimeter is often to split it into smaller, individually monitored zones. This way, if a fault occurs, the system can pinpoint the specific section. We inspect the energiser and battery, as older units often fail to last through power cuts. We also pay close attention to gates to make sure they don't deliver shocks and check that warning signs are correctly spaced along the boundary.
When a unit in a Rembrandt Park complex is sold, the electric fence certificate is handled by the body corporate, not the individual seller. Banks and sale agreements usually ask for a valid certificate, which is needed for any change of ownership after 1 October 2012. If the fence has been altered or had a new energiser fitted, a new certificate is needed. Tyson is registered with the Department of Employment and Labour as an electric fence installer and 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 Rembrandt Park
Our complex fence is old. Does it need to be replaced completely?
Not usually. We inspect the whole perimeter first. Often, we can get an older fence compliant and reliable by replacing key parts like the energiser and battery, fixing earth connections, and re-tensioning wires. We provide a full report so trustees can see what is important.
A seller in our complex needs a certificate, but the body corporate doesn't have one. What now?
The body corporate needs to arrange for an inspection of the entire perimeter fence. We can perform the inspection and provide a report on any faults that need fixing to make it compliant. Once repaired, we issue a single certificate to the body corporate for their records.
Tell us what you have in Rembrandt Park 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.