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We can fence, deck and finish the new homes going up on Winchelsea’s south-east side, and repair and extend the old houses around Main Street and the Barwon. Council has named Winchelsea one of the shire’s two main growth towns, so both kinds of work are only going to grow.
Winchelsea is a country town that has just been told it will grow. That gives it new estates on one side and a heritage main street on the other.
Council’s growth strategy points Winchelsea’s short-term growth to the south-east. The Precinct on Austin Street is selling 126 homes on lots from about 300 square metres, and Allara on Heath Drive had titles expected in late September 2026. River View has already sold out. New homes hand over with bare yards, and that is work we do: boundary fences, decks, carports and pergolas.
In 2026 council took the heritage overlay off 24 properties in Warner Street, Smith Street, Lawrence Court and one on Main Street, because it had been applied in error. Those owners can now plan extensions without a heritage permit. Balgownie at 65 Main Street keeps its protection, one of about 40 heritage places in town. Where we work on a period house, we match the weatherboards, verandahs and windows to what is there.
Parts of Winchelsea near the Barwon carry a floodway or flood-prone overlay. Extending in those areas usually means checking the floor level against the flood level first, which often suits a timber floor on stumps over a slab. We check the overlay before we draw anything, so the design does not have to change halfway through.
Running a shop in the Main Street strip or a shed or workshop on the edge of town? The commercial side of our work is on the commercial carpentry page for Winchelsea.
Three of our four Winchelsea jobs so far have been door repairs. The rest is what the new estates and older streets generate.
Doors and handles, most of our Winchelsea work so far.
Boundary fences on new estate lots.
A first deck on a new home, or a rebuild on an older one.
Shade for a new backyard that has none.
Side and driveway gates that keep swinging true.
Matching original joinery on the town’s period houses.
New and repaired verandahs on old town homes.
Extensions, including for owners freed from the overlay.
A call or a message, with the address so we can check the overlays.
Two overlays matter most in Winchelsea. We look at both before we plan the work.
Itemised and free, with flood and heritage requirements noted where they apply.
The same crew start to finish, and we come back to check the work has held.
Beyond our expectations, and it was great to work with people who could turn our ideas into something better than we imagined. Couldn’t recommend them highly enough.
Prompt, great communication and a terrific job. Have used JF Maintenance for lots of work over the years and would recommend.
Michael worked with our budget and we were so impressed by their diligence and workmanship. They did not cut corners but went the extra mile. So impressed we engaged them again at another property.
Winchelsea began in 1842. Its post office opened as Barwon in 1848 and took the name Winchelsea in 1854. Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, opened the Barwon River bridge on 3 December 1867, and the Barwon Park mansion was built in 1871.
For most of its life Winchelsea stayed a small country town. The 2021 census counted 2,456 residents, nearly all in separate houses. Now council has named it one of the Surf Coast’s two main growth towns, which is why the work here splits between new estates and old town houses.
Inverleigh • Bannockburn • Surf Coast
Winchelsea borders Birregurra, Ombersley, Inverleigh, Buckley, Winchelsea South and Wurdiboluc.
New house or old, tell us what you have in mind and we will come back with a straight answer and a free estimate.