Palisade fencing is one of the most commonly used security fencing options worldwide. It provides excellent protection and can be suited for different environments. From protecting industrial sites to securing schools.
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Although, for someone who isn’t very versatile in fences – it can appear quite complicated to figure out whether this is the right choice for your needs. Or what do you need to order, to make sure you’re not missing any integral parts. Luckily, we’ve prepared a buyer’s guide to palisade fencing, to help with just that!
NOTE: If you’re looking for answers to what is palisade fencing, its applications, benefits, and how to install it we cover it more in-depth in another blog.
Palisade security fencing, as hinted in the name, is mainly used to provide a high level of security. Not only does it protect the enclosed area from intruders, but it also works as an excellent theft deterrent.
The height of palisade fencing ranges from mm to mm and mm in width. The range is supplied with ‘W’ section steel pales which makes the fencing stronger and more stable.
Additionally, it’s sold with ‘triple pointed steel pales’, or we also offer ‘single-pointed pales’ and ‘round & notched pales’ as alternatives. While the posts can be ‘dig-in’ or ‘bolt down’
The top rail and bottom rail are also required to successfully set up palisade fencing. These tend to be 2.75 meters long and can support up to 17 pales. Although, we can easily cut to size on site for any smaller bay widths.
The palisade fencing kits come with (components may vary depending on fence specifications):
Moreover, palisade fencing requires anti-tamper fixings. Which offers a secure connection, with the top section of the nut being snapped off after installation.
The steel used in manufacturing the parts is also galvanised to protect fencing from rust. Moreover, polyester powder coating can be applied to increase steel’s resilience and give it a brighter look.
The powder-coated fencing can be ordered in multiple colours:
We also offer a powder coating service – to customise your fencing colours with RAL powder coating finishes.
Even though, setting up palisade fencing requires a lot of different parts - all our palisade fencing is sold in kits, which makes ordering that much easier! We also offer package deals where you can buy 50 or 100 bundled palisade kits for a better price.
If you’re installing palisade fencing – you’re most likely going to want to enter the area you’re enclosing as well. That’s where palisade fencing gates come in.
The gates are made from the same materials as fencing. Offering ‘triple point’, ‘single point’, and ‘round & notched’ pale types. As well as, having ‘dig-in’ and ‘bolt down’ posts & custom colours – to match your chosen specifications of palisade fencing.
Our range of gates includes:
All our gates are supplied with correct posts and fixings for a smooth assembly. Although, the option for additional posts, pales, rails, or fixings is available.
Our offering includes a range of palisade fencing accessories. Even though, we sell palisade fencing in kits with the required parts for installation – the accessories which are sold separately are high-quality parts that aren’t essential for the correct assembly or are here to protect from damages.
The posts are sold separately to provide a replacement for damaged sections of your palisade fencing. Palisade posts are available in both ‘dig-in’ and ‘bolt down’ varieties, and can be bought as end kits, corner kits, and intermediate posts. They can also be galvanized, or powder coated to match your current palisade system.
Our palisade pales are available in four different types and can be found in a range of heights, so you can pick the one most suitable for you. Like our posts, our individual palisade pales can also be galvanised, or powder coated, so they’re uniform to your existing system.
Palisade rails are designed to suit 2.75m wide bays and are available as top or bottom rails that are suitable for any height of palisade. They can be powder coated or galvanized to match your current system.
Our range includes a variety of palisade fixings. Including bolts, fishplates, corners, end kits, and cement. All of these can be purchased individually where and when required to repair damages.
We also offer a Fix It Kit for Palisade – for the annoying occasions where something slightly goes wrong. Whether it’s a lost bolt or scuffed paint. The kit contains two straight fishplates, two M12 x 30mm Nuts and Bolts, five M8 x 25mm Nuts and Bolts, and a can of touch up spray paint (for PPC finish only).
Additionally, Quick Install Resin Kit (for M16 or M12 bolts) includes: M16/M12 x 210mm SDS Masonry Drill Bit; Injection Resin Cleaning Brush; Blow Out Pump; Heavy-Duty Resin Applicator Gun. Although, be wary as resin anchors are less forgiving for poor installation technique. But if done correctly it’s the superior way of fixing your posts to the ground.
If you’re installing palisade gates, you’ll want them to stay secure. Our gate locks can take care of that. They’ve been designed to be quick and easy to install. From drop bolts to digital locks.
While also working as an intruder deterrent, ensuring pedestrian safety, and providing secure access to verified personnel.
Our gate locks inventory includes:
We also offer anti-climb systems to increase your palisade fencing security even more with the use of rotating spikes or barbed wire. The systems can be installed on the top of fencing to protect from intruders climbing the fence.
Barbed wire is available in standard, high tensile, or HD high tensile 2 ply. It’s also one of the most commonly used intruder deterrents.
It includes sharp 4-pointed barbs spaced out equally along the length of the wire. It’s made from high quality galvanised steel – suitable for outdoor environments.
Rotating spikes provide a non-aggressive alternative for anti-climb systems. These systems are ideal for high-security areas e.g., offices, banks, etc.
To install rotating spikes you’ll need accessories, which include: adjustable corners, sockets, and supports. The rotating spikes aren’t designed to inflict injury to intruders, while still maintaining an image of a strong visual deterrent.
Moreover, the rotating spike system is designed in a way to prevent anyone from grabbing on it to climb a fence, as the system rotates.
If you’ve found yourself in a place where you’re in need to fence of an area with palisade fencing but can’t accommodate the installation process yourself.
First Fence offers installation services. Not only will we deliver fencing straight to the desired address, but we can also put it up – making sure everything meets the highest security standards.
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Palisade fencing is considered a high-security option. Made with durability, security, and longevity in mind. It can also be upgraded with additional accessories, based on your needs. Which can include beefing up security or even custom colours to match the surrounding aesthetic.
In this blog, we’ve covered all the information you need before committing to purchasing palisade fencing. Hopefully, this helped with your considerations and pushed you to make the right decision.
If you’re interested in a palisade fence, you’ve probably already discovered that the vertical components of each panel are called pales. However, like most things fence related, you’ve probably also discovered that there are a huge variety of options available.
In this ultimate guide to palisade pales, we are going to look at all the options, as well as how palisade pales are manufactured. Here’s what you need to know.
In some cases, when you are using angle iron for your pales, you can purchase the material ready-made from a steel supplier. However, in most cases, palisade pales are manufactured by roll forming.
Steel coils are slit to the desired width, and then it is passed through a series of rollers that shape the flat steel into the pale profile.
Some palisade pale roll forming machines also cut the head and punch holes, so the pale that emerges from the other side is ready for galvanizing and finishing and then for assembly.
Palisade pales can be manufactured to nearly any length. There are very short options that can be used to construct a “picket fence,” and there are options that are 12’ high or 3.6m or even higher.
One important thing to consider when you are choosing the height of your palisade fence is the palisade pale head style. If it is easy for people to accidentally touch them, you want to choose a style that does not have any sharp points. If someone gets hurt on your fence, there may be legal liability issues, depending on the fence design.
Palisade pales can be manufactured from a variety of different steel thicknesses.
When thinner material is used, the security of the fence goes down, but they will be cheaper, which might offset the loss of security for lower-risk sites.
When heavier duty materials are used, the fence will be much more secure, but they will be heavier, more expensive, and cost more to galvanize.
Ideally, you should let the security requirements for your site guide your choice in steel thickness for your pales. The higher the security requirement is, the thicker the steel for your palisade fence should be.
As you can see from the image in this article, there are several different palisade pale profiles available.
W profile pales are usually considered the most secure palisade pale option because the W shape naturally protects the bolt that holds it in place. This makes it harder for anyone to try to loosen or tamper with the bolt to gain access.
D profile pales are a slightly lower security option, and as such, they are popular for lower security installations like commercial buildings and residences. They are slightly cheaper than W profile pales, too, because they use less steel and are lighter and, therefore, more affordable to galvanize.
The final pale profile option is the angle pale. This looks like a simple triangle when viewed from the top. Sometimes, palisade fences are constructed from angle iron that is purchased from a steel supplier, but it can also be roll formed from steel coil like W and D section pales.
There are several types of palisade head styles that you could choose, and each has different benefits. Here are the options:
Palisade pales are usually installed at roughly 150mm or 6” spacing. This ensures that the spaces between pales are less than 100mm or 4”, which is generally considered safe for pets and children. If your palisade pales are spaced any further apart than that, there’s the risk that a child or small animal might get their heads stuck between the pales.
If you have smaller animals that you need to prevent access or egress through the fence, you could install a chain link or welded mesh along the bottom of the fence.
Like most fences, palisade pales usually have about 50mm or 2” ground clearance. This helps to prevent corrosion from groundwater and also makes it possible to cut grass along the fence line.
However, in some cases, palisade pales may actually be longer, so that 200 to 300mm or 8 to 12” extend into the ground. This provides anti-dig security under the fence too. If you do choose longer pales that create an underground barrier, you will need to treat the buried portion with a corrosion-resistant product, like a bitumen product or specialist paint product.
There are two ways that palisade pales can be attached: bolted or welded.
Bolted palisade pales take a little longer to install and slow down installation productivity because each bolt needs to be installed individually. However, bolted palisade panels can rake or angle according to the ground level, so it’s a good choice for sites with slopes or undulating fence lines.
Welded palisade panels are much more secure because there are no bolts to be tampered with. However, welded palisade panels are rigid and do not follow slopes. This means if you do have a sloped site, you will need to survey the gradients and manufacture angled panels to suit.
There are some manufacturers that offer a curved palisade pale option that is supposed to be the equivalent of an overhang on the fence.
In theory, this is a good idea, but in practice, those curved sections make it easier to get leverage on the palisade pale, and that creates tension on the bolt. So, by installing a curved pale for security, you might actually be making your fence more vulnerable.
Instead of curved pales, you could consider adding overhang brackets to the top of your fence and installing barbed wire, razor wire or electric fence.
Most palisade pales are made from mild steel, which means it needs to be protected from corrosion after rolling. This is usually done by hot dip galvanizing, but metallizing is another option that might be available in your area. Some manufacturers also use pre-galvanized coil, although this leaves the edges of the pales unprotected.
Once galvanized or metalized, palisade pales can also be powder coated to match your fence structure, and they can also be painted using a paint system that is designed for galvanized steel.
Most fence manufacturers sell full system products, but that doesn’t mean no one will sell you palisade pales on their own.
Buying palisade pales without the rest of the structure lets you design the fence type you want, and often, it’s a cheaper option. If you do plan to buy palisade pales without the rest of the structure, make sure you order enough and even a little extra. While the general palisade pale profile doesn’t change, there might be slight differences between one manufacturer and another, and you don’t want to have two different types of pale!
We hope you liked this deep dive into your palisade pale options and that you learned something valuable.
We really like palisade fencing, and it’s one of our favorite medium to high-security fence options. So, if you’re looking for a versatile, durable, higher security fence option, make sure this is on your shortlist.
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