PVC Battens!   Available in Antique Silver, Oak or Shousigiban (Black), the battens come with a natural grain, 30 year warranty and are UV Colour Fast.  They are resistant to warping, fading and rotting so you can install with confidence. Of course, if you need the colour matched fixings and plugs, we have those available […]

If there is enough width in the front yard and the block is fairly flat, a sliding gate is potentially a space-saving option as part of the fence design. Lifetime Pine has been making custom sliding gates for over 20 years, so we’re well placed to provide expert steel fabrication advice as well as all […]

Timber Dressing Services One of the most common timber processing requests we receive is timber dressing. At Lifetime Pine, we have a single-face planer that efficiently transforms sawn posts into dressed all round timber. This process can also be used to dress timber into specific sizes for your projects. Custom Timber Sizing & Cutting Beyond […]

All the regulars will know that Lifetime Pine has its own welding shop, in which we’ll take on light steel fabrication, custom metalwork, and precision welding projects. Mostly that will be single, double, or sliding gate frames, where you draw it, and we make it using high-quality steel fabrication techniques! In the case of steel […]

  For those interested, our BFT Motors rep will conduct an information session at our premises on the different types of motors & how to install them.   When: Friday 28 April 2023   Time: 11.00am   Location: Lifetime Pine, 48 Cochranes Rd, Moorabbin

Introduction For many years timber posts have been used for paling fences around most states in Australia. Sadly, we have used up all the available old Red Gum and similar trees that had a life span up to 50 years. The more recent options like Cypress, younger or lower class Gum varieties have a shorter […]

For many years timber posts have been used for paling fences around most states in Australia. Sadly, we have used up all the available old Red Gum and similar trees that had a life span up to 50 years. The more recent options like Cypress, younger or lower class Gum varieties have a shorter life […]

The problem with timber posts now compared to 50 years ago is that there were only so many old gums about.  The trees that are currently getting cut for posts are younger and will not last as long.  Not only that — Even though the quality continues to decline, suitable trees are getting scarcer and […]