A clean concrete strip along the fence line. Mow straight past it.
Also called a mowing strip or a fence plinth — a narrow band of concrete poured along the bottom of the fence line.
It solves three problems at once. You stop whipper snipping against the palings, which is what shreds the bottom of a timber fence. Weeds and grass stop growing up through the fence line. And the timber stops sitting in wet soil, which is where fence rot starts.
It is a small job with a long payback, and it is the cheapest concrete on this website per metre.
Everything that goes into the price
- Excavation along the fence line, spoil carted away
- Compacted base
- Formwork set to the fence run
- Reinforcement
- Concrete placed and finished
- Joints cut, site cleaned
Getting it right at the fence line
Working tight to a fence
Most of these go in against a fence that is already up, sometimes with a neighbour’s garden on the other side. Narrow access is normal for this work.
Width and height for the mower
Wide enough that a mower wheel runs on it, set at a height that lets you mow straight over without scalping.
Fall away from the timber
The strip sheds water away from the palings rather than holding it against them.
Neat around the posts
The strip is finished around each post rather than butted up and left rough.
The ones we get asked most
Do I need my neighbour’s permission?
Not if the strip sits entirely on your side of the boundary, which is how we build it. It is still worth telling them — we will be working at the fence line.
Can you do it along a Colorbond fence?
Yes. The benefit is mostly about weeds and mowing rather than rot, and it still makes the fence line much easier to keep tidy.
Is a short run worth doing?
No job is too small. Plenty of these are one fence line along one side of a property.
How much does it cost?
It is priced per lineal metre and it is the most economical concrete we pour. Access is what moves the number.
Can I do it at the same time as a driveway?
Yes, and it is cheaper that way. Same crew, same truck, same day.
Get a price on your fence strip
Send the total length of fence line and a photo.
