Servicing Victoria's mix of private walls and shared apartment perimeters
In Victoria, security addresses two distinct property types. For the freestanding homes along roads like Osborn Road or Homestead Road, the challenge is securing an individual, often older, boundary wall. For apartment blocks such as Lauriston Court, the focus shifts to a shared perimeter fence that protects multiple households, with a common entrance that needs careful management. The quiet residential nature of the suburb means any weakness in these established perimeters is a potential entry point.
Our approach in Victoria is suited to the property. On a freestanding house, we check the integrity of the wall itself and look for vegetation overhanging from established gardens. For apartment blocks, we often find the entire perimeter runs on a single zone, so we recommend splitting it to isolate faults. This ensures that a problem on one side doesn't disable the entire fence. We also test the energiser and battery, making sure they can carry the full length of a shared perimeter through any power interruptions.
When a property is sold in Victoria, an Electric Fence System Certificate is usually requested. For a freestanding house, the seller arranges this. In a sectional title block, the certificate is issued to the body corporate for the entire perimeter, so agents should request it from the managing agent. Any fence on a property changing ownership after 1 October 2012 needs this certificate. As a registered electric fence installer with the Department of Employment and Labour, Tyson can issue the certificate once the fence is compliant. 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 Victoria
My house in Victoria has an old fence on a cracked wall. Can it still be made compliant?
Yes, but the wall's condition is part of the inspection. We would first assess the brackets to make sure they are secure. If the wall itself needs repairs, that must be done before the fence can be certified as compliant.
Our apartment block's gate shocks people occasionally. Is that a quick fix?
No, it's a important failure that needs immediate attention. A gate should never be live when opened. This is often caused by faulty gate wiring, poor insulation, or an incorrect earthing setup. We would need to trace the fault and repair it to make the system both safe and compliant.
Tell us what you have in Victoria 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.