spears steel tubular fencing—Terrifying Top 12 Traps Read

Spears steel tubular fencing is a tubular panel-and-post security system where vertical uprights finish with spear-style tops to discourage climbing and gripping. It’s chosen when a perimeter must look serious, stay straight under pressure, and keep its anti-climb deterrence for years—not just the first month after installation.

POLYMETAL Spears Steel Tubular Fencing Overview

POLYMETAL spears steel tubular fencing is commonly configured in fence heights of 1200mm, 1500mm, 1800mm, and 2100mm, with fence widths typically 2400mm and 2450mm. Rail frame options include 40mm×40mm, 45mm×45mm, and 50mm×50mm. Upright options include 25mm×25mm, 30mm×30mm, and 16mm×16mm, with upright thickness choices of 0.80mm, 1.00mm, and 1.20mm. Rail thickness options are commonly 1.6mm, 2.0mm, and 2.5mm. Upright quantity/spacing formats include 16 pcs (115mm), 17 pcs (108mm), and 18 pcs (100mm), while post options include 60×60, 65×65, 75×75, 80×80, and 100×100 with post wall thickness 1.6mm, 2.0mm, and 2.5mm.

Where Spears Steel Tubular Fencing Gets Used

Spears steel tubular fencing is widely specified for industrial yards, warehouses, logistics compounds, commercial boundaries, schools, public assets, parking edges, sports venues, and controlled-access areas where an anti-climb message matters. It’s also chosen where you need visibility for supervision or CCTV while still maintaining a hard-to-grip, hard-to-scale perimeter profile.

Benefits That Matter on Real Sites

A spear-top tubular layout increases deterrence by reducing safe handholds, while square tubular rails and uprights resist bending better than light barrier options. The open tubular design supports visibility and monitoring, and the modular panel format makes repairs faster because sections can be replaced without tearing out the entire run. When posts, wall thickness, and spacing are selected correctly, the fence line stays straight longer and keeps its “security look” instead of sagging into a weak, easy-to-test boundary.

Top 12 Traps When Buying Spears Steel Tubular Fencing

1) Thinking spear tops automatically equal “high security”

Spears help deterrence, but true strength comes from rail size, upright thickness, spacing, and post wall thickness.

2) Choosing 2100mm height but using light uprights

Tall fences with thin uprights can still dent, flex, and look compromised under pressure.

3) Picking the smallest rail frame to save cost

Undersized rails can transmit impacts through the line and show waviness sooner, especially across long runs.

4) Treating upright spacing as only a visual choice

Spacing determines anti-climb difficulty and tool leverage. Too wide can feel “grabbable.”

5) Selecting posts by “what’s available” instead of ground reality

Post size and wall thickness decide whether the fence stays upright after wind, bumps, and ground movement.

6) Mixing post wall thickness in the same project

Inconsistent post strength creates predictable weak points—exactly where intruders test.

7) The brutal cost danger: a “light-duty thickness package” on a high-pressure perimeter

If your perimeter faces repeated contact, tampering attempts, or high traffic, light thickness choices can trigger panel damage, leaning lines, and expensive replacement cycles.

8) Using 2450mm width everywhere without checking corners and offsets

Efficiency on straight lines can become waste at corners and transitions if you don’t plan the geometry.

9) Not locking upright quantity (16/17/18 pcs) in the purchase spec

If the upright count shifts, the spacing shifts—and the fence behaves differently than you expected.

10) Ignoring rail thickness under wind and vibration

Thin rails can loosen fixings faster on exposed sites, creating noise, movement, and visible instability.

11) Overbuilding posts but underbuilding panels

Strong posts with weak panels still look insecure because the panel faces take the visible damage.

12) Buying panels without matching the full perimeter system

Posts, fixings, corner solutions, gates, and transitions determine the final outcome. A single weak component can undermine everything.

Packing Details That Prevent “Arrive-Damaged” Problems

POLYMETAL spears steel tubular fencing is typically packed to stop rubbing and spear-top damage during movement. Panels are stacked face-to-face in stable bundles to reduce abrasion, with separators at contact points when needed. Corner protectors help prevent strap bite, and bundles are strapped and stretch-wrapped for vibration control. Posts are bundled separately by size/length, with end protection to reduce dents. Hardware such as brackets, caps, and fasteners is packed into labeled cartons and secured to pallets so the receiving team can count and move them quickly.

Australia and New Zealand Standards Commonly Referenced

Project specifications in Australia and New Zealand often reference galvanizing and powder coating selection standards such as AS/NZS 4680 (hot-dip galvanizing of fabricated steel articles) and AS/NZS 2312 series (corrosion protection guidance). Powder coating performance is often tied to AS 4506 where powder systems are specified. Wind exposure and design actions are often considered using AS/NZS 1170.2. Where posts and rails are supplied as hollow sections to a recognized tube standard, AS/NZS 1163 is commonly referenced.

Product Description

POLYMETAL spears steel tubular fencing is engineered as a rigid security perimeter system combining square tubular rails with vertical tubular uprights finished in spear-style tops to increase anti-climb deterrence and strengthen perimeter presence. The system supports multiple panel heights and widths and offers selectable rail frame sizes, rail thickness levels, upright profiles, and upright thickness choices to match different site risks—from low-contact commercial boundaries to higher-pressure industrial perimeters. Upright quantity and spacing formats allow the fence’s climb resistance and visual density to be tuned, while multiple post size and wall thickness options provide the foundation strength needed to keep long runs straight. When configured as a complete panel-post-fixing solution, the fence maintains alignment, resists deformation, and holds a clean “security look” instead of ageing into a loose, easy-to-challenge boundary.

Specifications

Table 1: Standard Spears Panels (Balanced Cost and Strength)

Table 2: Heavy-Duty Spears Panels (High Abuse and High Stability)

Table 3: Tight-Spacing Spears Panels (Anti-Climb Emphasis)

Table 4: Post-Strength Spears Packages (Foundation-First Security)

Closing Warning That Saves Money Later

If you buy spears steel tubular fencing based only on height and a vague “thickness” promise, you’re gambling with the two things intruders and inspectors notice first: anti-climb deterrence and a straight, stable fence line. Specify rail frame, rail thickness, upright profile, upright quantity/spacing, and post wall thickness like you’re buying years of security—because that’s exactly what the right POLYMETAL configuration protects. If you’re also comparing material choices that influence strength and durability across steel components, this overview of types of steel plate is a helpful reference point.