The official home of PoolPerf® perforated pool fencing
The official home of PoolPerf® perforated pool fencing
PoolPerf® · dog and pet fencing
A pool fence built to the child-safety standard that stands up to the dog that jumps at it, and still lets everyone see the water. Including the dog.
Why pet owners ask us
Every pool fence is built for the kids. If you have a dog, it also has to stand up to being jumped on, sniffed along and stared through all day. A see-through PoolPerf® panel does both jobs, and you can still see the pool from the house.
Pet-friendly pool fencing
A paling fence has a gap between every paling. A perforated panel is one solid sheet with small holes punched through it. In PurePerf® (our plain panel, with nothing cut into it) the holes are 10mm across, and Channel Fit (the panel held in a channel top and bottom) leaves no gap at the posts. Design panels have bigger shapes cut in them, so ask us about the one you like.
Once each panel is perforated, it goes through an edge-rounding process that smooths every cut. That makes it safe for curious noses, wagging tails and the occasional lean, and it helps the powder coat stick better too.
A dog shut out of the pool area is a lot happier when it can see the family. PurePerf® is 63% open, so they watch you swim and you can see them, and the pool, from the house.
Glass shows every nose print and paw mark, and someone has to clean them off. A perforated panel doesn’t show them. Summers you spend in the pool. Not cleaning it!
The honest bit. A pool fence is built to the child-safety standard, AS1926.1: at least 1200mm high, with a gate that closes and latches itself. That stops most dogs simply wandering in, but a pool fence on its own is not a pet enclosure. A big dog that jumps, or a cat that climbs, can still get over. Fences don’t have to stop at 1200mm, so if your dog is a jumper, ask us about a taller one.
The rules also allow a gap of up to 100mm under a pool fence, and a small pet can fit through that. Tell us about your pets at your FREE Design Consult and we will talk through the ground under your fence.
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Free Pet Friendly Fencing Brochure
Read it on the couch with the dog at your feet, then take it outside and picture the fence where it will go. Everything on this page, and a little more, in one PDF.
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Owners with dogs
“No regrets, no dog nose or hand smears, and it lets air flow through since it runs along our patio, otherwise it would have boxed it in”
“I also have 2 dogs so glass was not an option.”
Over 600 positive reviews from Australian families.
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Not just the pool
The same panels make good dog fence panels anywhere in the backyard: to divide a yard, keep the dogs out of the entertaining area or close in a dog run. As a garden fence for dogs, it keeps the yard feeling open, because you can see straight through.
The panels are powder-coated aluminium with a 10-year warranty, made to measure for your yard.
For a patio or a side gate, Decoview®, who make PoolPerf®, also make decorative screens.
Installers use the panels this way too. G n B Fencing and excavation fitted PoolPerf® to divide a yard and keep the dogs out of the entertainment area.
G n B Fencing and excavationGoogong NSW
Dog fence ideas
One PoolPerf® owner had silhouettes of their dogs cut into the panels. Others have asked for horses, a farm scene and a turtle on the gate. Send us a photo of your pet and we will draw it up, check the design against AS1926.1, and show you before anything is made.
“This DIY Pool Perf went next level for their dog proof perf and immortalised some amazing silhouettes of their best friends.”
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Every pool gate has to swing shut and latch on its own. So when the kids run through with the dog behind them, the gate still closes.
Polaris soft close hinges bring the gate shut gently instead of slamming it behind the dog.
Gates can be made with a slope at the top or bottom and up to 3m high, so they fit the ground you have.
Bird and wildlife friendly
Birds fly into glass because it mirrors the sky and the trees. PoolPerf® doesn’t mirror anything, so birds see a fence and fly around it. PoolPerf® won’t kill any wildlife or birds.
In their words
“...and birds kept flying into it and dying in and around the pool area”
“We didn’t want glass as we would hate seeing the wildlife fly into it and die. This was a no brainer for us.”
“...we were also concerned about birds flying into it and injuring themselves (or worse), which happened surprisingly often with the glass pool fencing at our previous home.”
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Dog pool safety
Advice from veterinarians at Murdoch University, reported by phys.org (2013). Your own vet knows your dog best.
Questions
It stops most dogs simply wandering in, because the fence is at least 1200mm high and the gate closes and latches itself. No fence keeps every pet out, though. A dog that jumps or a cat that climbs can still get over, so treat the fence as one layer, keep an eye on them, and ask about a taller fence if your dog is a jumper.
No fence is completely dog proof, and we won’t tell you otherwise. A PoolPerf® fence is one smooth face with nothing to climb, and the gate closes and latches itself, which stops most dogs. A determined jumper or digger can still get over or under, so tell us about your dog and we will help you choose the height and talk through the ground under the fence.
Not through a PurePerf® panel. Its holes are 10mm across, and Channel Fit leaves no gap at the posts. Design panels have bigger shapes cut in them, so ask about the one you like. The pool fence rules allow a gap of up to 100mm under a fence, and a small pet can fit through that, so mention your pets at your FREE Design Consult.
Yes. Every cut is smoothed by an edge-rounding process after the panel is perforated, so there are no sharp edges for a curious nose, or for paws when a dog jumps up at the fence.
Yes. The same panels can divide a yard, keep dogs out of the entertaining area or close in a dog run. Fit them yourself, or have them installed by a Trade Partner, a PoolPerf® installer we have approved. Tell us what the fence is for and we will help you choose the height and layout.
Yes. Every pool gate is a self closing gate that latches itself, because the pool rules require it. Polaris soft close hinges are a recommended upgrade that bring the gate shut gently instead of slamming it.
Not on its own. Cats climb, and no pool fence is built to stop them.
Glass reflects the sky and the trees, so a bird sees open air instead of a fence. Owners who had glass tell us birds kept flying into it. A perforated panel doesn’t reflect, so birds see it and fly around it.
Yes. Each one is a one-off custom design, drawn up from a photo of your pet and checked against AS1926.1 before it is made.
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 and tell us who lives in your backyard.
Next step
Free, no obligation. Measuring, fixing method, gates, colours, and what suits a yard with pets. Bring your numbers and we'll work through them with you before you order.
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