How far apart do I place the posts and how deep do they go?

For the standard fence the posts are at 2.6 metre centres to allow the rails to slip in and 600mm into the ground, back filled and dry rammed. For further information the Mulga Page, under Installation Guides has a printable Installation Guide available.

Does the Mulga fence come in any colours other than grey?

Mulga Post 'N' Rail Fences are available in four colours

• Traditional - weathered silver grey colour
• Driftwood - whitish bleached weathered look of old timber
• Ironbark - a hint of the original brown timber colour
• Redgum - a hint of the original red timber colour

Can I paint the fence?

The oxide colour is mixed right through the concrete, so will not require re-painting.

Do I have to put the Mulga Post 'N' Rail fence® up myself?

Any of the Mulga Products suppliers will organize installation for you.

Can I attach a gate to the fence post?

A P.A. gate can easily be attached to the standard post. For a large gate allowance is made for gate hardware on a Gate Post that is designed to take the weight.

Can I attach an electric wire to the Mulga Post 'N' Rail fence®?

Yes, insulators can be easily attached to the posts for stock electric wires.

How long will the Mulga Post 'N' Rail fence® last?

As it will not rot, burn or get eaten by white ants, it will easily last a life time.

I've run into the fence and broken a couple of rails, how easy is it to repair?

For the original Mulga Post ‘N’ Rail Fence®, Very, as it is a slip rail style fence. Slide the broken rails out and simply slip the new rails back into position.

For the Mulga Estate Post ‘N’ Rail Fence™ replacement of broken and damaged rails is a little more tedious. Smash out and remove the damaged rail completely. With the aid of a helper, slowly shuffle the rail closest to the end of the fence through the post hole into the location of the broken rail. Repeat this process for the next rail along, until you are at the end of the fence. Now you can carefully feed the new rail into the vacant rail position. Yes!, it is a bit of work.

How can I make the newly erected Mulga Post 'N' Rail® fence look even more authentic?

To give the fence that well established old look, paint the fence with stale yogurt or stale milk several times throughout Autumn and Spring. This will help induce mosses and moulds to grow in the cooler damp seasons.

Are the concrete sleepers reinforced?

Yes, all 80mm sleepers have two N12 deformed bars and all 100mm sleepers have three N12 deformed bars inserted as per the Engineers design and the relevant Australian Standard.

Can I use the sleepers for a structural retaining wall?

Yes, all the concrete sleepers are Engineered to Australian Standards for structural retaining walls. The 2m x 80mm or 2.4m x 100mm sleepers may be used in walls to one metre high with steel uprights.
For walls over one metre Council approval and an Engineers design is required prior to using 2m - 2.4m x 100mm concrete sleepers.
For further information the Mulga or the Black Stump Pages, under Installation Guides has a printable Installation Guide available.

How long are the sleepers going to last?

As they will not rot, burn or get eaten by white ants, maintenance free, they will easily last a life time.

How difficult are the sleepers to work with?

Basically very easy. No more difficult than using a timber sleeper, cutting and shaping can easily be achieved with a masonary disc in a grinder or circular saw.

I would like to use the Black Stump stone textured sleeper around the back of the house but don't really want to use sleepers around the entertainment area. Have you any idea's?

Yes, Black Stump has the Gammon™ matching stone faced retaining wall block system with stone faced step blocks that would be suitable to continue the retaining wall and be far more appealing and flexible.

How high can I build a wall using the Gammon™ or Kimberley™ retaining wall blocks system?

A wall can easily be built to 900mm high with either of the interlocking blocks.
For walls over one metre Council approval and an Engineers design is required.
For further information the Black Stump Page, under Installation Guides has a printable Installation Guide available.

How difficult is it to build a Gammon™ or Kimberley™ block retaining wall?

With some basic tools, not difficult at all, so long as you follow some basic guidelines.
For further information the Black Stump Page, under Installation Guides has a printable Installation Guide available.

I like the look of both the retaining block systems, but a little unsure which to choose?

As both blocks are of the same dimensions, try the combi wall. Use the Kimberley blocks as the base row, corner / quoins, and top row, with the Gammon blocks as the infill rows.