Sherwood Fence Builders and Gate Installers

No. City code keeps chain link out of front yards entirely, and front fences top out at 42 inches regardless of material. Chain link is still allowed on side and rear lines, where it stays the budget workhorse for dogs and bare new lots. For street-facing frontage, a low cedar picket or an ornamental iron panel meets the height rule and reads better from the sidewalk anyway.

Material first: chain link, then cedar, then vinyl and iron, roughly in that order. After that it is footage, grade, and access. Rolling lots take more layout and cutting than flat ones, and foothill properties add post count and travel. Gates and operators price separately. We measure on site and hand over a free line-item estimate, so you can see where every dollar goes.

The city does not issue fence permits; Oregon's threshold only kicks in past seven feet. Height limits still bind: 42 inches out front, six feet along the back and sides, 42 inches where a fence borders public walkways. With code updates under discussion at city hall, we verify the current chapter before setting a single post, and we flag anything that affects your design.

Yes, and in master-planned neighborhoods like Woodhaven that covers most projects. We build off the CC&R fence section, match the approved style and height, and provide specs or sketches when the review committee asks. Getting approval sequenced correctly up front is faster than arguing with a board afterward, and it keeps your fence matched to the ones on either side.

Ground moisture is the enemy, not rain hitting boards. Along the creek corridors we set posts deeper, shed water off the footings, and hold cedar clear of the soil; pressure-treated posts under cedar boards is a proven combination there. Vinyl shrugs at damp entirely, and galvanized or vinyl-coated chain link works anywhere outside the front yard. Site drainage tells us which to recommend, so we look before we spec.

Yes. Foothill parcels usually want woven wire or board fencing, braced corners that hold tension across grade changes, and gates that clear a truck and trailer. Slopes complicate bracing, so we lay out the pulls before we dig. An operator on the road gate saves the walk in the rain at the end of a long gravel driveway, and we install those too.

Confirm your property pins, read your CC&Rs, then decide with the neighbors whether you are sharing lines. On small new lots a good-neighbor cedar design, finished the same on both faces, keeps everyone happy and splits nothing awkwardly. Builders often leave grading loose along rear lines, so we check compaction before setting posts. From there layout is quick, and we can match panels already going up on your street.

Sometimes, on paper. Oregon's partition fence statute has adjoining owners splitting a division fence's value, yet it reaches only a neighbor who encloses property against yours, so a fence the other side never uses stays your bill. Around here we recommend settling it in writing first, and on the smaller subdivision lots we often draft one quote showing each owner's half. When agreement fails, that question goes to an attorney, not a fence crew.

Earlier than most owners think. Reviews commonly run from two weeks up to six, association depending, and a returned packet resets the wait. Committees around Woodhaven and the newer master plans want a sketch of the fence on your lot, the style, the material, the height, often a stain color, and once in a while a signature from the abutting neighbor. Submit, then schedule, in that order. We furnish the sketches and specs boards expect.

Building it: usually a day, sometimes three, for a typical residential yard. Waiting is the longer stretch. Locate marks by law need two business days minimum, master-planned plats add architectural review to the front end, and our schedule carries a heavier backlog through the spring rush than through winter. On rolling ground we also confirm layout on site before dig day, which keeps the build itself moving.