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Fence installation in Burbank typically runs $3,500-$9,000 for a vinyl privacy fence on a standard residential lot, and most projects take two to four days from post holes to final walkthrough. The real question isn’t just the sticker price. It’s whether the fence will still be standing straight through Burbank’s 100-degree summers and whether the crew knows the FAA height rules before you’ve paid for the wrong panel. Barrett & Sons Construction has been owner-operated since 1998, and Tom Barrett’s sons run the crews that show up in Burbank. A live person answers our phone day or night at (877) 610-1318.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Burbank’s Preferred Fence Installation Company
Burbank is its own place. It’s not Glendale, and it’s not North Hollywood. The housing stock runs toward mid-century ranch and bungalow layouts, lots are tight in some neighborhoods and wide open in others, and the Hollywood Burbank Airport approach path cuts right over parts of the 91505 ZIP. A fence contractor who doesn’t know that can sell you a beautiful 8-foot steel fence, pull the permit, and get a stop-work order from the city because the height ceiling on your parcel is 40 feet and the gate design triggered a height-impact study. We’ve done the height-impact study. We know what Burbank plan check asks for before they ask for it.
Every Barrett & Sons job in Burbank follows the same paper trail. The scope is in writing. Allowances are in writing. If a change order happens, it’s in writing before a single post goes in the ground. Tom Barrett publishes his name, address, and license number. You can look it up before you sign anything, and plenty of Burbank homeowners do exactly that.
We’re not the cheapest bid you’ll get on a fence in Burbank. We’re also not the company that quotes one number over the phone and hands you a different bill after the concrete sets. The permit inspector works for you, not for me. That’s why we like him there. Every fence that needs a permit gets one pulled, and every inspection gets signed.
Our Fence Installation Services in Burbank
Our Fence Installation team handles the full range of residential and commercial fencing in Burbank, from a simple backyard privacy run in the 91523 ZIP to a full perimeter fence with custom gates on a hillside lot off Barham Boulevard. We plan each job around the lot, the drainage, the utilities, and the airspace above the property line.
Privacy Fence
Privacy fences are the most requested fence type in Burbank, and for good reason. Lots are close together, neighbors are close by, and a solid 6-foot fence turns a small yard into usable outdoor space. We install wood privacy fences, vinyl privacy fences, and board-on-board designs that block sightlines without looking like a stockade. In the 91501 and 91502 ZIP codes, where many homes sit on narrow lots, we pay close attention to how the fence interacts with side-yard drainage so rainwater still moves the way the lot was graded to move.
Vinyl Fence
Vinyl fences do well in Burbank’s heat. A wood fence in the eastern San Fernando Valley spends every summer in 100-degree sunlight, and over the years the boards dry, cup, and pull away from the rails. Vinyl expands and contracts, but it doesn’t rot or warp the same way, and it never needs paint. In Burbank’s summer heat, lighter vinyl colors also stay cooler to the touch than dark painted wood. The tradeoff is upfront cost, and we’ll walk you through the numbers before you commit.
Aluminum Fence
Aluminum fencing works especially well for Burbank lots with pools, since it satisfies the required pool barrier height and doesn’t rust the way wrought iron eventually does in a dry but surprisingly damp winter season. We install ornamental aluminum in black, bronze, and custom colors, with matching gates. On larger acreage properties in the hillside parts of Burbank, we frame aluminum runs around existing oak trees and grade changes rather than forcing a perfectly straight line that fights the terrain.
Fence Gates
Gates are where a fence job succeeds or fails. A sagging gate six months after installation is a warranty claim waiting to happen, so we build gate frames from heavier stock, use adjustable hinges, and set gate posts in deeper concrete than a standard line post. In Burbank’s 91505 corridor, gate height matters more than most people realize. We verify every gate against the FAA height restriction map for the parcel before we order the panel.
What happens when you call
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Burbank
We’re not showing up with mystery materials off a van. On Burbank fence jobs we use brands you can look up: Belgard for hardscape and post bases, Techo-Bloc for decorative paver and fence-line details, and Quikrete for the concrete that anchors every post. When a Burbank homeowner calls with a fence repair that matches a brand we stock, we can often pull the part and schedule the fix faster than a company that has to order everything from an out-of-state warehouse.
Common Fence Installation Problems We See in Burbank Homes
After nearly three decades of building in this area, we can walk onto a Burbank lot and see the problems before we set a single post. Here’s what we’re looking for:
- FAA height violations in the 91505 corridor. A fence that exceeds the FAA Part 77 ceiling on a parcel near the airport approach path will get flagged during Burbank plan check, and the fix usually means redesigning the gate or lowering a run at the owner’s expense. We check the height map before you buy materials.
- Post holes that hit septic and well setbacks. On acreage lots along the Verdugo foothills, a fence line that looks straight on paper can cut directly across a leach field or a well setback. We locate the system and set the fence back before we dig, because a broken leach line isn’t discovered until the punch list.
- Fences that block natural drainage. Burbank gets most of its rain in a handful of winter storms, and an open lot that used to shed water downhill will pond against a new fence line if the panels go in without drainage gaps or a gravel base. We grade the fence line so the lot keeps shedding water the way it always has.
- Dry, cracked wood from the valley heat. Burbank sits in a heat-trapping pocket of the eastern San Fernando Valley. Summer afternoons routinely hit 100 to 108 degrees, and untreated cedar fence boards will crack within a few seasons. We recommend materials and sealing schedules that match this specific climate.
Pricing for Fence Installation in Burbank, CA
Here’s what fence installation actually costs in Burbank’s market right now. These are real ranges we quote from, based on the lots we’ve built on here.
| Service | Burbank Price Range |
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| Vinyl Fence Installation | $3,500-$9,000 |
| Aluminum Fence Installation | $4,000-$10,000 |
What moves the number is pretty straightforward. Lot size is the big one: a 40-foot backyard run in the 91501 ZIP costs less than a 200-foot perimeter line on a hillside parcel. Access matters too. If our crew can stage material in the driveway that’s one thing, but a Burbank hillside lot where every panel has to be carried up a switchback changes the labor equation. If your property sits in an unincorporated county pocket inside Burbank, we may be pulling permits through LA County’s system rather than Burbank’s, which can add plan-check time. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll give you a written line-item quote. The estimate is free, and the number we give you is the number you’ll see on the contract.
We Also Serve Cities Near Burbank
Most of our fence work stays right here in Fence Installation in Burbank, but our crews run the same routes through Universal City, North Hollywood, Glendale, and Studio City. If you’re a few blocks over the Burbank border, the same crew, the same pricing structure, and the same written change-order policy applies. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll tell you straight whether your job falls inside our service area.
Serving Burbank, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Burbank area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs - Fence Installation in Burbank
Yes, a fence permit is generally required regardless of whether your Burbank-area property is under City of Burbank jurisdiction or an unincorporated LA County pocket, but the issuing authority changes, and that changes the plan-check timeline. County permits often run through LA County’s Department of Public Works, and the reviewer will be looking at county setbacks and drainage requirements rather than Burbank’s municipal code. We pull permits through whichever jurisdiction actually governs your parcel, and we tell you at the quote stage which one it is so the schedule isn’t a surprise. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll verify your parcel’s jurisdiction before we bid.
FAA Part 77 airspace surfaces cap structure height at 35 to 40 feet in some residential zones along the southern flight corridor of the Hollywood Burbank Airport, but for fences the practical impact is on gate height and any fence element that sits above the main panel line. If your proposed gate or a decorative cap exceeds the parcel’s height ceiling, Burbank plan check will flag it and ask for a height-impact study before approval. We verify every fence and gate design against the FAA height restriction map before we order materials, so you don’t pay for panels that can’t be installed. Call (877) 610-1318 for a fence plan that clears the height rules the first time.
You can put a fence on a Burbank lot with a septic system or well, but the fence line has to respect the setbacks for the tank, the leach field, and the wellhead, and some county-governed acreage parcels require the fence to be set back further than city-standard residential lots require. Setting a post into a leach line destroys the drain field, and the damage doesn’t show up until the system backs up. We locate the system, map the setbacks, and design the fence around them before we dig a single post hole. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll pull the septic and well records first.
A wood privacy fence in Burbank will dry, crack, and eventually cup under repeated summers of 100-degree-plus heat, even when you seal it every few years, while a vinyl privacy fence expands and contracts without rotting or warping, at roughly twice the upfront material cost. A dark painted wood fence in the 91502 ZIP absorbs so much valley sun that it can be uncomfortable to touch by mid-afternoon, while lighter vinyl stays measurably cooler. The right choice depends on whether you want lower upfront cost with ongoing maintenance, or a higher one-time payment with a panel that shrugs off Burbank’s summer. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll show you both options with real numbers for your lot.
On a standard flat lot in central Burbank, we can often build from the existing property corners and a site measurement, but on a large hillside lot or any parcel with irregular boundaries, we recommend a current survey before the fence line is set, and on some Burbank hillside parcels the city will require one before the permit is issued. A fence built even a foot over the property line on a hillside lot becomes a boundary dispute with the neighbor, and moving it costs more than the survey would have. We’ll tell you honestly whether your lot needs a survey at the estimate stage. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk the lot with you before you spend a dollar.
Burbank Fence Projects: What Changes the Scope
Burbank isn’t a flat grid. The south end of the city sits under the airport approach path, where FAA Part 77 airspace surfaces impose height ceilings that most out-of-area contractors have never heard of. A standard 6-foot privacy fence rarely hits that ceiling, but a taller ornamental gate or a custom arch over a driveway entrance can, and when it does, the city asks for a height-impact study before the permit moves. We’ve submitted those studies. We know what the plan checker is looking for, and we build the height check into the design so the first submittal clears.
On a ranch-style home in the 91505 ZIP near the Hollywood Burbank Airport approach path, our crew installed a 6-foot vinyl privacy fence with custom gates. Before pulling permits, we verified the fence height against the FAA height restriction map for the parcel, then laid out the post holes to avoid a shallow gas line and kept a continuous run of 8-foot panels back from a drainage swale to maintain lot runoff. The city plan check flagged the proposed gate height until we submitted a height-impact study, but the final inspection sign-off came clean.
That’s the difference between a contractor who knows Burbank and one who’s just passing through. The FAA height ceilings, the county permitting pockets, the septic and well setbacks on hillside acreage. These are the things that change the price and the schedule before the first post goes in the ground, and we scope every one of them in writing before we quote. An allowance that isn’t on paper is a surprise waiting for a date.
If you’re planning a fence in Burbank, from a simple backyard privacy run in the 91501 ZIP to a full perimeter line on a hillside lot, call us at (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate. Tom Barrett and his sons will walk the lot with you. The estimate is free, the scope is in writing, and the number we give you is the number you’ll see on the contract. We’ve been doing it that way since 1998, and we’re not about to change now.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Burbank fence owners with written scopes, honest pricing, and a 90-Day Done Right Promise on every job.