Channel Fit
The cleanest finish we make - no visible brackets, no gap at the posts. Screw the channels on, slide the panel in.
Step by step
Set out and install your posts
Mark your post centres and set your posts using the method that suits your site - timber, slab, core drill or in-ground. Get these plumb and evenly spaced; everything downstream depends on it.
Fit the channels to the posts
Screw the channel to the post face. The Premium channel comes pre-drilled with post and panel mounting holes and a foot to sit on, which makes alignment straightforward. The Extrusion channel has two panel holes only - post holes get drilled on site.
Check your channel alignment
Before you fit any panels, check the channels are plumb and directly opposite each other. A channel out of square is the difference between a panel sliding in and a panel that won't.
Slide the panel in
Lower the panel down into the channels. It should drop in without forcing - 7mm sits in each side. If it binds, stop and check your channels rather than persuading it.
Screw the panel off
Fix through the pre-drilled panel mounting holes to lock the panel into the channel.
Repeat and check as you go
Work along the run, checking level and plumb every bay or two rather than at the end.
The measurement that matters
- Panel make size
- Post-to-post − 14mm
7mm each side sits inside the channel. Gap between frame and channel may vary 2–5mm. - Always measure
- From the bottom of the post - not the top.
- Max panel length
- 3000mm
- Panel height
- 1200mm standard · custom to 1500mm
Setting your posts
Choose the post type that matches your site. Everything else on this page is the same regardless.
Fixing to an existing timber deck or timber posts.
- Mark your post positions along the fence line, working from the bottom of the posts.
- Fix the base plate to the timber with appropriate structural fixings - check what you are fixing into is sound and load-bearing, not just decking board.
- Stand the post, plumb it with a level, and fix off.
- Repeat along the run, keeping your post-to-post spacing consistent with the sizes you ordered.
Base plates bolted down onto an existing concrete slab or paving.
- Set out and mark your post centres on the slab.
- Drill for masonry anchors using the base plate as your template.
- Bolt the base plate down, plumb the post and tighten off.
- Work along the run checking each post is plumb before moving on.
Coring into concrete and grouting the post in - the neatest result on a slab.
- Mark your post centres, then core drill each hole to the required depth.
- Vacuum the hole out and check the depth before you go any further.
- Set the post in, plumb it, and pack it so it cannot move.
- Grout the hole, wipe back any excess, and fit the cover ring for a clean finish.
- Let the grout cure fully before you hang panels off the posts.
Digging and concreting posts in - for garden and soft-ground runs.
- Set out the fence line and mark post centres.
- Dig each hole to the required depth and diameter for your soil conditions.
- Set the post, plumb it and brace it so it stays put.
- Concrete in, and check plumb again before the concrete goes off.
- Let the concrete cure before loading the posts with panels.
Watch it done
Six steps, then the whole job end to end.
Step 1 - Core Drill
Core drill your holes to get started.
Step 2 - The Plug
Your hole is done - now remove the plug.
Step 3 - Cover Ring
Fit the cover ring before attaching the channel.
Step 4 - Screw the Channel
Screw the channel on, ready for the panel.
Step 5 - Panel Fit
Easy enough for one person - just slide it in.
Step 6 - Screw the Panel
Fix off with self-tapping powder-coated screws.
Complete Core Drill Channel Installation
The full Channel Fit process, start to finish.
Sloping or stepped ground
Where the land falls away, you need raked panels - panels manufactured with an angled top to follow the slope, rather than stepping square panels down and leaving gaps.
Two things have to stay true the whole way along: the barrier height, and the arc of compliance - a 1200mm radius arc that must stay clear of anything climbable.
- Arc of compliance
- 1200mm radius
- Max step height (Channel Fit)
- 745mm
- Worked example
- Panel make size 1503mm from a 1517mm post-to-post span
- Fence height / gap to ground
- 1280mm total · 80mm gap to ground
Raked panels are made to your specific angle, so these measurements need to be right. If the fall is significant or you’re unsure, send us photos and measurements and we’ll check them before anything is manufactured.
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Decided it’s not for you?
No problem at all. If installing your own pool fence isn’t for you, we have many trusted and expert Trade Partners around Australia who are more than willing to lend a hand - licensed local installers who do this every week and handle the compliance side for you.
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Give us your measurements and we’ll build and assemble them for you.
The manufacturer's drawings for Channel Fit: components, specifications, post install and panel install, straight from the manufacturer’s manual. Read them on screen or take just that section with you.
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