Coastal blocks chew through timber fences and rust steel. Here is how to build a boundary that keeps its timber look by the sea.
Why coastal fences fail
Salt air greys timber, breaks down its oils and rusts steel posts and fixings. A timber paling fence near the surf can look tired within a couple of years and need replacing not long after.
The aluminium boundary
Marine-grade woodgrain aluminium boards and posts resist the salt, keep their colour and will not rot at ground contact. Matching gates keep the whole boundary reading as one continuous timber line.
Detailing for the setting
A periodic fresh-water rinse clears salt; lightweight modular panels rake and step on the uneven, often sandy ground of coastal blocks. It is a fence built for where it stands.