Maintenance Ideas for Your Colorbond Fencing

by Taylor Smith Helping Fence in Australia

The vendor chosen by you for Colorbond fencing installation will tell you that this fence is totally maintenance-free and it will never bother you in relation to look after, cleaning, maintenance, etc. The fact is that this material is certainly low demanding in terms of maintenance, as compared to others, but this one is also not entirely maintenance free. To keep it looking like new and perform exceptionally, it too requires some amount of maintenance. This will not just keep the material looking beautiful, but at the same time, prolong its life as well.

There is not too much to do in terms of maintenance and whatever steps are useful, they have been discussed here in this post.

Give It a Hose

Everything starting from Colorbond fencing to Colorbond fence extensions, Colorbond gates, etc. require timely hosing down to get rid of all the standing dust and dirt. This same action will also free these installations from other things like the cobwebs that are very common on these fences and extensions. In case, the region experiences rainfall on a frequent basis, in that case, you can take hosing of these installations for granted.

Remove Soil Build-Up

Regular cleaning using water from rainfall, sprinkler, hosing is not going to do any kind of damage to the Colorbond fencing, but yes, regularly standing water will certainly show its impact. That impact would be of metal corrosion, rusting, and quality degradation. To prevent further degradation, you can take this step of removing the soil or mug build-up at the bottom of the fence. The reason is that this soil will retain water that would damage the fence from the bottom area. This is easy to do using a shovel and ensuring the soil levels remain low at the base of the fence. Experts recommend that your Colorbond fencing should never be treated or used as a retaining wall because this material is not designed to serve the purpose of a retaining wall.

Avoid Rainfall Pooling

Water is the biggest enemy of Colorbond gates as well as fencing and this water could be in the form of rainfall as well. You need to ensure that no rain water gets the opportunity to form a pool at the bottom part of these installations. This is easy you do as you will just have to ensure adequate drainage by having small holes in the bottom rail. In this regards, your vendor can help you, but you will have to specify that want pre-punched holes at the bottom of these fencing and fencing extensions.

Don’t Use Fertilisers

Vendors also recommend that you should avoid spraying any kinds of fertilizers, pesticides, weedicide, etc. around these installations. The chemical composition present in these products can cause a significant damage to the looks of your Colorbond fencing.

Touch-Up Paint

No vendor would suggest you about using touch-up paint on these fencing installations in case of minor scratches. The process involved in their manufacturing gives it its colour and gloss retention properties and because of them, the surface will weather little differently from other metals or materials used in fencing. Yes, touch-up paint is not recommended, but experts say that repainting the entire installation is not a bad idea at all. Bear in mind, however, that this will void your warranty with BlueScope.