Clear View Fencing Questions, Answered

Bastion Perimeter publishes R1,000 to R1,350 for standard heights (1.8 to 2.1 m), VAT excluded, and GEMSA lists R1,100 to R1,400 in Johannesburg and Pretoria with no VAT basis given. The cost guide shows every source and date.

Multiply a standard-height range of R1,000 to R1,350 by ten and you get R10,000 to R13,500 before VAT. Short runs usually cost more per metre than a published rate, so treat that as a starting point. It is our arithmetic, not a quote.

Multiply by one hundred and the same range gives R100,000 to R135,000 before VAT, and before anything for gates, coating, rock or electric fencing.

Common choices are solid walls, palisade, welded mesh (clear view) and electric fencing added on top of a wall or fence. Each trades off visibility, climbing, upkeep and look. See clear view versus palisade.

ClearVu is the name one maker uses for its own product range, and many people search for it as if it were the general name; we describe clear view (welded mesh) fencing in general.

Yes. Sellers describe the visibility through the mesh as very good. The same openness means it gives no privacy, so some owners screen one side or plant along it. Screening needs a wind-load check for the panels, posts and footings, and planting must stay clear of any electric wires.

Each estate decides for itself. Community schemes set their own rules, so get your trustees or managing agent to answer in writing. The Johannesburg page lists what to ask.

Gates are priced separately. The operator behind the January 2026 guide puts a walk-through gate at R2,500 to R6,000 and an automated vehicle gate from R15,000 to R40,000, VAT excluded, and automation can add a lot to the total. Swing or slide, manual or automated, and the gate position all move the figure.

It depends on length, slopes, rock and gates, so we do not publish a number. When we call you back we'll give a time for your boundary.

Johannesburg and Pretoria, including Centurion. Send your suburb and we'll confirm. See the Johannesburg and Pretoria pages.

Trade sources say a valid certificate from a registered installer is needed, separate from the building's electrical one. Anything new, extended or altered needs a fresh one; small repairs may not. The electric fence page has detail.

Price guides list electrification as an optional extra on clear view fencing. It brings its own wiring, energiser and certificate, and the line has to be planned for it. Never touch or test a fence; the installer does that.