Electric fence repairs and installation in Kempton Park

A new fence starts with a walk around the boundary, because four decisions shape everything after:

• Wall-top or freestanding. On a boundary wall, brackets carry the lines along the top. Where there's no wall, as on many smallholdings, the fence stands on its own posts and needs more lines to stop someone simply stepping through.
• How many lines. More lines mean a taller, harder barrier, and a higher price per metre.
• How many zones. Splitting the fence into zones means an alarm tells you which side to check, and a fault on one stretch doesn't switch the whole fence off.
• The energiser and keypad, sized to the length and the number of zones, with a siren and, if you like, a keypad inside the house.

We work with Nemtek and JVA energisers, both covered on energisers.

The makers' installation manuals are strict about how a fence is put up, and we follow them:

1. Brackets and posts set level and secure along the whole run, with the lines tensioned evenly.
2. Warning signs at every gate and at regular intervals along the fence, at least every 10 m.
3. Gates fitted so they open without anyone touching a live line, with gate contacts so an open gate shows on the keypad.
4. No barbed or razor wire close to the live lines.
5. Earth spikes set at least 10 m from any other earth system, including the house's own.
6. The energiser mounted where it's protected, with its backup battery, siren and keypad, then each zone tested and the readings recorded.

Certified electric fence installer, and the fence is handed over with its Electric Fence System Certificate. All our spare parts are genuine.

These are market figures, not ours. Prices checked October 2026. Longer runs usually cost less a metre, and the energiser and battery are often priced separately. Your exact price is set in a free quote before any work starts. No call-out fee when we do the work. If no work is done, a R650 call-out fee applies.

The full breakdown is on electric fence prices.

Out to the north-east of Kempton Park the suburbs give way to smallholdings, and a fence there is a different job: hundreds of metres of boundary, often with no wall to build on, long grass under the bottom lines and lightning over open ground.

That calls for a freestanding fence with enough lines, an energiser sized for the length, and enough zones that a fault on the far side of the property doesn't leave the whole boundary dark. A lightning diverter, typically R350–R600 (Kandua) in the market (prices checked October 2026), protects the energiser from strikes along the line. Keep the ground under the fence cut, because grass touching the bottom wires drains the fence.

For a fence that alarms, has gone quiet or reads low on its keypad, we test it zone by zone, then repair what's found: broken lines, failed insulators, loose earths, gate contacts or the energiser itself. Every repair carries our six-month guarantee on our repairs.

Nemtek comes up by name in Kempton Park's fence searches, and so does Stafix. Nemtek's Druid, Wizord and Merlin units are explained on our Nemtek page. Stafix isn't one of the brands we work on, so if yours is one we look at it before promising a repair, and quote a Nemtek or JVA unit if it's beyond saving. Safe checks you can do first are on electric fence not working.

When a property with an electric fence changes hands, the change of ownership calls for an Electric Fence System Certificate, however old the fence. An inspection and certificate for a fence that already complies typically costs R850–R1 500 (Kandua, Completo) in the market (prices checked October 2026); repairs to bring a fence up to standard are extra. Ask your conveyancer what they need, then book the inspection early. More is on electric fence certificates.

Kempton Park had 171 575 people in the 2011 Census across 149 km², and we install and repair fences right across it, from Van Riebeeck Park and Cresslawn to the town centre and the smallholdings beyond. More on what we do in town is on Kempton Park.

For a new fence, tell us roughly how long the boundary is and whether it's walled; a few photos help us plan. For a repair, tell us the energiser's make and what the keypad shows. Same-day repairs are part of the week here when bookings allow, and the 24/7 emergency repairs across Gauteng cover a fence that won't stop alarming. No call-out fee when we do the work. If no work is done, a R650 call-out fee applies.