Perth fencing contractors have been left in the lurch after waiting months for a popular product to be restocked only for it to be eventually discontinued.

James Hardie’s HardieFence is one of the main fencing products used in Western Australia, and it’s understood Perth contractors were told there was a city-wide shortage in September last year.

An ad for how to install Hardiefence. Credit:Bunnings Warehouse

However, after two months of waiting for the product, builders were told it had been formally discontinued on November 6.

“As previously notified, due to a decline in demand James Hardie will be exiting the HardieFence product as of March 2019,” a letter to customers said.