Fencing in Old Town Sherwood

The Smock family platted these nine square blocks in 1890, the town took the Sherwood name a year later, and plenty of houses standing here today went up in the early 1900s. Lots are compact, corners are tight, and property lines have had more than a century to get fuzzy. We locate the pins, square the layout, and build fences that suit a district where the railroad tracks and Cannery Square are still the center of things.

Century-Old Houses, Fresh Fence Lines

A fence in front of a 1910 farmhouse should look like it belongs to the house, not to a catalog. We build cedar pickets with proportions matched to old porch posts and window trim, and we keep front heights low so the streetscape stays friendly, as the original plat intended. Side yards here can be narrow enough that a wheelbarrow barely fits, so gates get planned around real clearances, trash day included. When two neighbors share a sagging line fence, we are happy to meet both parties at once, price the job once, and split the invoice however you two agree. Old streets reward that kind of straightforwardness.

What Goes Out Front, What Goes Out Back

Sherwood's code does not allow chain link in front yards, and honestly on these streets it never looked right anyway. Out front we install low pickets or ornamental steel that pass the rule and flatter the house. Behind the house, chain link still earns its keep for dog runs and garden fencing at a friendly price, and solid cedar handles privacy where a neighbor's window sits close, which around here is most of the time. Every quote spells out heights and materials so nothing surprises you at permit time. Call (503) 555-0187 for a free estimate. We measure, we listen, and we leave you a written price the same visit.

We cover the rest of the city too: see our Sherwood fence company page for services, permit rules and the neighborhoods around you.