Question 1

How much does a fence cost in Jacksonville?

Accepted Answer

Installed and permitted, a standard six-foot run works out around $28–46 a foot in pressure-treated or cedar, $38–58 in vinyl, $42–72 in aluminium and $16–30 in chain link. What moves a quote inside those bands is tear-out, slope, gate count and access for the auger — which is exactly why we measure on site instead of pricing off a phone call.

Question 2

Do I need a permit for a fence in Duval County?

Accepted Answer

Almost certainly yes. The City of Jacksonville requires a permit for most residential fences, and your zoning district sets the height — typically six feet to the rear and sides and four feet forward of the front building line. Corner lots carry an extra sight-triangle restriction. We pull the permit, submit your survey and meet the inspector as part of the job.

Question 3

How deep should fence posts go in Florida sand?

Accepted Answer

Deeper than most crews dig. Sand does not grip a post the way clay or loam does, so a twenty-four inch hole that would be fine further north will lean here inside a few years. Our standard is thirty inches with a belled concrete collar, and deeper again on gate and corner posts where the load is.

Question 4

Will my fence survive a hurricane?

Accepted Answer

A solid privacy fence is a sail, and no honest contractor will promise you it cannot come down. What decides it is post depth, concrete volume and spacing — so we set posts eight feet on centre instead of ten, and we bell the collars. If you want the best odds available, shadowbox and chain link both let wind through where a flat privacy panel does not.

Question 5

What does Florida require for a pool fence?

Accepted Answer

The Residential Swimming Pool Safety Act sets a minimum barrier height of four feet with no opening a four-inch sphere passes through, no external handholds or footholds a child can climb, and a gate that opens away from the pool, self-closes and self-latches with the release at least fifty-four inches from the ground. The gate hardware is what fails inspections, and it is the part we set to the statute rather than by eye.

Question 6

How long does an install take?

Accepted Answer

Most residential jobs are two days on site: tear-out and posts on day one, then rails, pickets and gates on day two after the concrete has cured overnight. The waiting is in the permit and the Sunshine 811 locate before that — usually about a week from signature to first dig.

Question 7

Do you handle HOA approval?

Accepted Answer

We prepare the packet — material spec, height, colour, a site plan showing the run and photographs of the same fence built elsewhere. The submission itself has to come from you as the homeowner, but you are not writing any of it, and we will revise it if the board comes back.

Question 8

Can you match my neighbour's fence?

Accepted Answer

Usually. Bring us a photograph and we will identify the picket profile, rail configuration and post cap. Historic districts in Riverside, Avondale and Springfield often require a match, and we have milled to profile before where nothing off the shelf was close enough.

Question 9

Do you repair fences, or only build new?

Accepted Answer

Both. Leaning posts get reset, storm-damaged sections get rebuilt, and gates that have dropped get rehung and squared. We are straight with you about the point where a repair stops being worth it — if half the posts are rotted at the ground line, patching two of them is money thrown away.

Question 10

What happens after a storm?

Accepted Answer

Call the same number. In season we run a storm list and work it by severity, starting with anything that leaves a pool unenclosed or a dog able to get out. Before we touch anything we photograph and itemise the damage for your insurer, because adjusters want that and it is far easier to produce before the debris is gone.

Question 11

Is the price fixed?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The written quote is itemised and it is what you pay. If the crew hits something genuinely buried — an old concrete footing, an unmarked irrigation main — we stop, show you, and you decide. We do not add a line to the invoice and hope you skim it.

Question 12

What warranty do I get?

Accepted Answer

One year on our labour in writing, plus whatever the manufacturer carries on the material — which on vinyl and aluminium is usually a lifetime limited warranty. A post that leans inside that first year is ours to reset, and we do not argue about it.

Fencing in Baldwin & West Duval

What we build most in Baldwin & West Duval

Farm & ranch

Gates & automation

Chain link

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