The official home of PoolPerf® perforated pool fencing
The official home of PoolPerf® perforated pool fencing
PoolPerf® · aluminium pool fencing
Aluminium has fenced Australian pools for years because it is light and strong and doesn’t rust. PoolPerf® keeps all of that, and turns it into one smooth, see-through panel made from marine-grade aluminium.
Where aluminium pool fencing started
For years, one of the most common pool fences in Australia was flat top aluminium fencing: upright bars between two rails, powder coated, most often black. It did the job, and it didn’t rust, which is why so many backyards still have one.
PoolPerf® keeps the aluminium and changes the bars. Each panel is one sheet of aluminium with small holes punched through it, held in a frame. You see through it to the pool, there are no bars to climb or grab, and it can carry a design if you want one.
Why aluminium
Steel can rust where its coating is chipped. Aluminium makes its own thin skin of oxide that protects the metal, and that skin grows back if it is scratched.
Aluminium weighs about a third as much as steel. Panels are easier to carry, lift into place and send across the country, and a PoolPerf® panel spans up to 3 metres between posts.
5052 is a marine-grade aluminium, the kind boats are built from, chosen because it stands up to salt air and pool water. Near the sea, a rinse with fresh water keeps it looking its best.
Every panel is powder coated, which means given a baked-on colour finish, in Dulux® or Interpon® colours in our own accredited facility. Black is the most popular.
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Getting technical
A sheet of 5052 aluminium has its holes punched, or its design cut, to the size of your panel.
Every cut goes through an edge-rounding process, so there are no sharp edges for hands, paws or noses, and the powder coat holds on better.
The sheet and frame are powder coated in the colour you chose, in our own accredited facility.
The frame is tabbed and slotted, a way of locking it together that is unique to PoolPerf®. The sheet is fitted after, then riveted around its full edge with rivets that are pre-treated against corrosion and powder coated to match.
Every panel leaves the factory assembled, and every gate carries the PoolPerf® plate. If it is not badged, it is not ours.
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From the ground, and recyclable
Aluminium comes from bauxite, a rock dug out of the ground, and Australia is one of the world’s biggest producers of it. Aluminium is the most common metal in the Earth’s crust.
Aluminium can be melted down and made into new aluminium again and again without losing its quality. About three quarters of all the aluminium ever made is still in use today.
Making aluminium from recycled metal takes about 5% of the energy needed to make it new. So at the end of its long life, an aluminium fence is worth taking to the metal recycler.
A fence that lasts is one less fence to make, ship and throw away. Ours carries a 10-year warranty, and our product care page sets out the simple care that keeps it that way.
Sources: the Aluminum Association and the International Aluminium Institute (recycling, energy); Australian Aluminium Council (bauxite).
Pet and bird friendly
A perforated panel is one sheet, with no paling gaps for a small dog to squeeze through. In PurePerf®, the plain panel, the holes are 10mm across. Every cut edge is smoothed, so a dog that jumps up at the fence won’t hurt its paws, and a dog shut outside can still see the family.
Glass reflects the sky and the trees, and owners who had glass tell us birds kept flying into it. PoolPerf® doesn’t reflect the sky or trees like glass, so birds can see it.
Comparing pool fences
| Perforated aluminium (PoolPerf®) | Glass | Steel | Timber | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rust and rot | Doesn’t rust | The glass doesn’t, but metal fittings can | Can rust where the coating chips | Can rot, warp and split over time |
| Care | A rinse with fresh water every so often | Shows every mark, so it is cleaned often | A wash, and touching up chips | Usually needs re-staining or painting |
| See through it | Yes. PurePerf® is 63% open | Yes, when it is clean | Between the bars | Usually not |
| If it is hit hard | Won’t shatter | Can shatter | Won’t shatter | Can crack or break |
| Designs | 30 standard designs, or your own | Clear, tinted or frosted | Bars, in the colour you choose | Natural, or painted |
Custom aluminium pool fencing
Every panel is made to measure, so a fence can follow a slope, step down a hill or come off a deck. Thirty standard designs. Over 100 colours. Or send us your own. Unlimited designs, only limited by your imagination.
Questions
A pool fence made from aluminium and powder coated in a colour. The two common kinds are flat top fencing, with upright bars between two rails, and perforated aluminium pool fencing like PoolPerf®, where each panel is one sheet of aluminium with small holes punched through it, held in a frame.
Aluminium does not rust the way steel does. PoolPerf® is marine-grade 5052 aluminium, pre-treated against corrosion and powder coated. Our product care page sets out the simple care that keeps it looking good and keeps the warranty valid.
Yes. 5052 is a marine-grade aluminium, chosen because it stands up to salt air. Salt still settles on any fence, so near the sea give it a rinse with fresh water more often. Our product care page has the details, including the warranty conditions for homes near the sea.
An aluminium alloy with a little magnesium and chromium added, which makes it stronger and helps it stand up to salt water. It is widely used to build boats. PoolPerf® uses it in 2.5mm thick sheets.
No. Both are aluminium and both are powder coated, but a flat top fence is upright bars between two rails. A PoolPerf® panel is one sheet of perforated aluminium in a frame, so you see through it with no bars, and it can carry a design.
Both. Aluminium is the Australian and British spelling, and aluminum is the American one. An aluminum pool fence and an aluminium pool fence are the same thing.
Yes. It is built to exceed AS1926.1, the Australian Standard for pool fencing, and independently tested in a NATA-accredited laboratory. The fence also has to be installed to the rules where you live, so ask us or your installer. More on the pool fence rules.
Yes. Aluminium can be melted down and made into new aluminium again and again without losing its quality, and recycling it takes about 5% of the energy needed to make new aluminium.
Yes. Every PoolPerf® panel is made to measure, in over 100 colours and 30 standard designs, or a one-off design of your own. Panels can be raked (cut on an angle to follow a slope), stepped down a hill or made taller. See custom panels.
Yes. Fit it yourself with PoolPerf® DIY, or have it installed by a Trade Partner, a PoolPerf® installer we have approved. Every panel leaves the factory assembled.
Two ways to get one
Have it measured and installed by a Trade Partner, a PoolPerf® installer we have approved, or fit it yourself. Either way, start with a FREE Design Consult.
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