Chain Link Fencing in Portland & Vancouver

Typically 40 to 60 percent less per foot than cedar for a comparable height. It's the most economical permanent fence we install.

Usually, yes. It costs modestly more than galvanized, visually recedes into the landscape, and the coating adds a layer of corrosion protection.

Yes. Privacy slats or windscreen fabric can take a chain link fence most of the way to a privacy fence at a fraction of the cost of replacing it.

Residentially, most cities cap side and rear fences around 6 to 7 feet without special review. Commercial sites commonly run 6 to 8 feet; we handle the permit questions for your city as part of the quote.

Gauge measures wire thickness, and lower numbers are heavier. Nine gauge is the commercial standard: stiffer, harder to cut, and more resistant to sagging between posts. Eleven gauge, along with the 11.5 common in box-store rolls, is lighter and fine for garden enclosures or low side yards. For dogs, gates, and anything street-facing, the step up to 9 gauge is money well spent.

Line posts are typically set 8 to 10 feet apart, and we tighten that spacing on taller fences, windy exposures, and runs carrying privacy slats, since slats turn a see-through fence into a sail. Terminal posts at ends, corners, and gates are larger diameter and get bigger footings because they carry the fabric tension.

Yes, two good fixes. A bottom tension wire, stretched tight and hog-ringed to the fabric, removes the flex a dog exploits at the ground line. A rigid bottom rail does the same job even better for strong diggers. Either can be added to an existing fence without replacing it, and we do that retrofit often for dog owners.