PAINTING YOUR OWN FENCE

Introduction Congratulations! Your decision to paint your own fence is a wise one for two reasons, Firstly think of the money you will save (Often upwards of $1,000.00) and Secondly, The best painting jobs are done by those owners who have shown the patience, attention to detail and persistence to reap the rewards of a quality job. What’s so important about the painting? The dry character of our summer heat wave can be devastatingly cruel on “organic timber product”. Quality painting goes a long way in addressing post splitting and shrinkage, surface checking, water traps creating “dry rot” and warping […]

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SEASONING OF FENCE POSTS

At Paramount Pickets we use high quality Cypress Pine fence posts in the construction of your fence. The versatility of Cypress has allowed us to cut, shape, rout, sand and form your posts into an unlimited variety of shapes for both function and appearance. Unlike steel posts, timber is a natural product and as such can be affected by the sun, moisture and ageing. In Australia fence posts are only available in an unseasoned or green state. Seasoned means just that. The timber has aged one, two or more years since it was cut from the living tree. “Green” or […]

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