Metal Pool Fencing — BARR, Blade, Flat Top, Premium Perf & PIK
From the budget Flat Top classic to an architectural steel screen — five compliant styles, all DIY kits flat-packed and sized to your run by the calculator.
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AS1926 Pool Fence Compliant
- 1200mm minimum barrier height
- Maximum 100mm gaps at the bottom
- Self-closing, self-latching gates
Where metal sits
Metal's where most people start, and for good reason — it ships flat as a kit, it's the most DIY-friendly fence on the property, and four of the five styles are powder-coated aluminium that won't rust or rot.
The range is wide. "Metal pool fence" runs from the cheapest see-through classic up to a finished steel screen that costs about what glass does. What separates them is how much you see through it, and how architectural you want it to look.
The five styles, cheapest to dearest
Flat Top Tubular. The budget classic and the most cost-effective compliant pool fence going — horizontal rails, vertical tube pickets, see-through, fast over long straight runs. Aluminium.
BARR. A step into architectural territory: slim vertical balusters with the rails passing through machined openings, welded into panels, slimline brackets, no bulky posts breaking the line. Mid-range, on par with Blade. Aluminium.
Blade. Angled blades in the frame — a louvred look that throws shadow lines and gives partial privacy while air still moves through. Mid-range, alongside BARR; pick on look. Aluminium.
Premium Perf. Perforated sheet — punched holes that read near-solid from standing height but still pass light and air (about half block-out). The privacy end of the aluminium range, premium-end on price. Popular in Queensland. Aluminium.
PIK. Top of the range, and the one that isn't aluminium — a finished steel pool system: steel panels, pickets and steel-framed gates in satin black or pearl white. The most architectural, most finished look, priced to match. Steel.
Which one?
| Style | Look | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Flat Top Tubular | See-through picket | Cheapest |
| BARR | Clean vertical line | Mid |
| Blade | Louvred, partial privacy + airflow | Mid |
| Premium Perf | Near-solid privacy screen | Premium |
| PIK | Finished architectural steel | Top |
What they all share
Built for outdoors. Four are powder-coated aluminium that won't rust through or rot; PIK is steel, finished for the pool environment. A wash now and then keeps any of them sharp.
Every style meets AS 1926.1 — pickets, balusters, blades and perforations are spaced so a 100mm sphere can't pass and there's no foothold, and the gate self-closes and self-latches. The calculator plans to those rules.
They're real DIY kits: flat-packed, cut to your run, and lighter to handle than glass, so most runs are a one- or two-person job. One steel-specific note — a PIK fence within 1.25m of pool water needs earthing. Straightforward, but it's a step the aluminium styles skip.
Metal or glass?
Still weighing it up against glass? We put them head to head in Glass vs Metal Pool Fencing, and go deeper on the aluminium styles in Metal Pool Fencing Compared.
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Plug in your runs and gate and the calculator returns panels, posts, gate gear and fixings, priced and ready to order. Or ask Joe first.
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TC-H-AT-2L-W
D&D TruClose® Adjustable Tension hinge with 2 alignment legs in WHITE - hinge pair.
$51.70inc GST
TC-H-AT-2L-B
D&D TruClose® Adjustable Tension hinge with 2 alignment legs in BLACK - hinge pair.
$45.71inc GST
TC-H-AT-HD-2L-B
D&D TruClose® HEAVY DUTY Adjustable hinge with 2 alignment legs in BLACK - hinge set.
$62.55inc GST
BR-1280-BP-B
BARR 1280mm base-plated post in black - surface-mount upright for 1200H pool-fence runs.
$48.55inc GST
BR-1280-BP-W
BARR 1280mm base-plated post in white - surface-mount upright for 1200H pool-fence runs.
$48.55inc GST
BR-BR25-B-4PK
BARR 25mm slimline 'C' bracket kit, 4-pack in black - fixes one panel to posts, screws included.
$13.95inc GST
BR-BR25-W-4PK
BARR 25mm slimline 'C' bracket kit, 4-pack in white - fixes one panel to posts, screws included.
$13.95inc GST
BR-GATE-0975-1200-B
BARR standard pool-fence gate, 975 x 1200mm in black - AS1926.1 with self-closing hinges and a compliant latch.
$194.95inc GST
BR-GATE-0975-1200-W
BARR standard pool-fence gate, 975 x 1200mm in white - AS1926.1 with self-closing hinges and a compliant latch.
$194.95inc GST
BR-1200-GC-2PK-B
BARR 1200H gate converter, 2-pack in black - convert a panel offcut into a custom-width pool-fence gate.
$144.75inc GST
BR-1200-GC-2PK-W
BARR 1200H gate converter, 2-pack in white - convert a panel offcut into a custom-width pool-fence gate.
$144.75inc GST
BLA-PNL-2200-1200-B
Blade pool fence panel, 2200mm wide x 1200mm high, in matt black aluminium blade construction.
$272.95inc GST
BLA-TCP-B
Blade 50 x 16mm plastic top cap in matt black, finishes the top of a Blade post.
$0.95inc GST
BLA-GATE-0975-1200-B
Blade pool fence gate, 975mm wide x 1200mm high, in matt black aluminium blade construction.
$193.45inc GST
BLA-1200-GC-2PK-B
Blade 1200H gate converter kit in matt black aluminium, makes a custom-width gate from a Blade panel offcut.
$113.95inc GST
PP-PANEL-PALM-B
Premium Perf palm-pattern perforated panel, 1988 wide x 1188H, in matt black aluminium.
$491.99inc GST
PP-PANEL-PALM-MN
Premium Perf palm-pattern perforated panel, 1988 wide x 1188H, in Monument aluminium.
$491.99inc GST
PP-GATE-PALM-B
Premium Perf palm-pattern perforated pool fence gate, 975 wide x 1200H, in matt black aluminium.
$491.99inc GST
PP-GATE-PALM-MN
Premium Perf palm-pattern perforated pool fence gate, 975 wide x 1200H, in Monument aluminium.
$491.99inc GST
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