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Fence installation in Fort Myers, FL typically runs $3,500-$9,000 for vinyl, and $4,000-$10,000 for aluminum, depending on linear footage and post-Ian flood zone requirements. We’re Barrett & Sons Construction, founded in 1998 and owner-operated by Tom Barrett. We schedule fence work across Fort Myers weekly, from downtown 33901 out to Gateway 33913, and a live person answers our phone 24/7 at (877) 610-1318.
Fort Myers isn’t a simple fence market. The post-Ian rebuild has changed how permits work, where water sits during the wet season, and what a fence line does to a neighbor’s stucco wall on a tight lot. We plan for all of it before the first post hole goes in.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Fort Myers’s Preferred Fence Installation Company
Tom Barrett’s name, address, and license number are published and verifiable. You can look it up before you sign anything. That matters here because Fort Myers has seen plenty of out-of-town crews cycle through since September 2022, and a fence warranty is only as good as the company still standing behind it when the first leaning panel shows up after a summer storm.
Our crews are Tom’s sons and their teams, background-checked and uniformed on every visit. We don’t dispatch strangers. When we’re working in McGregor or Iona, the same names show up every day until the job’s done. That’s how we’ve kept local homeowners coming back since 1998.
Every fence job in Fort Myers gets a written scope before we start. If the property line sits tight against a neighbor’s stucco in 33901, that goes in the scope. If a Zone AE elevation certificate needs to accompany the permit, that’s in writing too. You’ll never get a surprise invoice at the end, because we don’t do change orders without your signature first.
Our Fence Installation Services in Fort Myers
Vinyl Fence Installation
Vinyl is the most common fence we install in Fort Myers, and for good reason. It handles the humidity better than wood, doesn’t rust like thin-gauge metal, and stands up to the daily afternoon thunderstorms without warping. On post-Ian rebuilds in Iona and south Fort Myers where elevation certificates are now required, we coordinate the fence scope with the site’s current FEMA documentation so the permit doesn’t stall in review.
Aluminum Fence Installation
Aluminum fence installation in Fort Myers runs $4,000-$10,000 for a typical yard. We see a lot of it around McGregor Boulevard’s 1960s and 1970s ranches, where homeowners want a clean property line without blocking the breeze that makes those older CBS homes liveable. Aluminum holds up well here, but we specify heavy-duty hinges because the standard zinc-plated hardware corrodes in under two years in this humidity.
Fence Repair
Between the June-October wet season and the storm surge soil shifts from Ian, Fort Myers fences fail in specific ways. Leaning vinyl panels, rotted wood posts at the soil line, and sagging aluminum gates are the big three we see weekly. We repair what’s repairable and tell you straight when a section needs replacement instead. Either way you get a written quote before any work begins.
Privacy Fence
On tight downtown Fort Myers lots where a fence line runs within a few feet of a neighbor’s home, a privacy fence has to do more than block sight lines. It has to drain properly so the neighbor’s stucco doesn’t blister from trapped moisture. We set posts with that in mind from day one, not as an afterthought when the paint starts peeling and you get a call from next door.
For more on the full scope of what we do across Lee County, see our Fence Installation service hub.
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Trusted Brands We Service in Fort Myers
We work with premium fence and gate materials homeowners can research themselves, including Simonton and Ply Gem product lines where they apply to fence-adjacent work, and PGT for gate and impact-rated hardware where coastal wind codes come into play on Fort Myers properties. We stock common replacement parts for Fort Myers jobs, which means a gate hinge repair in Cypress Lake doesn’t wait a week on a backorder from out of state.
Common Fence Installation Problems We See in Fort Myers Homes
- Wet-season concrete washout: Inexperienced crews mix and pour post concrete right before afternoon thunderstorms roll through. The rain washes out the top of the hole, and by the following spring the panels are leaning and pulling away. We check the forecast and schedule post pours around storm fronts during the summer months.
- Corroded gate hardware: Zinc-plated hinges and latches on east-facing fences in Fort Myers corrode within 18 months due to the 75%+ year-round humidity and morning salt air. We use stainless or coated hardware on gate installs from day one, and we flag it in the written scope.
- Permit rejections tied to Zone AE reclassification: Lots that were Zone X before Ian are now Zone AE in parts of 33908. If a fence permit gets filed without the current elevation certificate attached, the city rejects it. We pull the certificate as part of the permit package, not a week later when the reviewer asks for it.
- Tight-lot moisture damage to neighbors: In older 33901 neighborhoods, a fence line set within five feet of a neighbor’s stucco wall traps humidity and produces bubbling paint on their side of the line. That becomes a liability claim if we aren’t careful about drainage and setback. We are.
Pricing for Fence Installation in Fort Myers, FL
Here are the current price ranges we quote for Fort Myers fence work. These reflect local material costs and Lee County permit fees, not national averages:
| Service | Typical Range |
|---|---|
| Vinyl Fence Installation | $3,500-$9,000 |
| Aluminum Fence Installation | $4,000-$10,000 |
What moves the number on a Fort Myers fence quote? Linear feet, gate count, and whether the lot sits in a reclassified flood zone that adds elevation documentation to the permit package. A standard vinyl perimeter around a Gateway 33913 lot lands in the mid range. A long aluminum run with double gates and a tight property line in McGregor runs higher. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate with a written line-item scope, or bring us another written bid and we’ll give you a free second opinion.
We Also Serve Cities Near Fort Myers
Our crews move through Lee County every week, so if you’re just outside the city limits, we’re already in your neighborhood. We serve Villas, Cypress Lake, McGregor, and Iona with the same written pricing and the same Fort Myers standards we bring to every site. No trip charge inside the county.
Serving Fort Myers, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Fort Myers 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 Fort Myers
Yes, in most cases you need a permit, and if your parcel was reclassified from Zone X to Zone AE, you’ll also need a current elevation certificate attached to the permit application. Lee County reviewers now reject fence permits on reclassified lots without it. We pull the elevation documentation as part of our scope before we file, so the permit doesn’t die in review and add weeks to your timeline. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll check your lot status for free.
Fort Myers restricts construction noise in residential zones to weekday daytime hours, typically 7am to 6pm, with tighter limits on weekends. We schedule post augering, the loudest part of the job, in the morning and keep quieter assembly work for later in the day. That respects the ordinance and keeps your neighbors from filing a complaint that slows us all down.
We can, but we do it carefully. In tight 33901 lots, a fence set right on the line traps moisture against the neighbor’s stucco and causes paint failure on their side. We build in proper drainage, we use hand digging and spotter-assisted auger passes where the wall is within two feet, and we talk to the neighbor before any post goes in. The written scope names the exact setback. Call (877) 610-1318 for a quote on your specific line.
Washout at the post base is the number one failure we see. When post concrete is poured and a typical afternoon thunderstorm hits before it sets, the top few inches of the hole wash soft, and the post starts leaning within one wet season. We time pours around the daily storm cycle and use fast-setting mix on summer jobs so the fence is anchored before the sky opens up.
A properly installed vinyl fence with deep-set posts and good panel clearance will handle sustained tropical storm winds and most hurricane gusts, but no fence is guaranteed against a Category 4 like Ian. What matters is the post embedment and the gap between panel and soil line. We over-depth our posts beyond standard spec on Fort Myers installs because we’ve seen what September 2022 did to shallow-set fences across Lee County. For an exact quote on your yard, call (877) 610-1318.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Fort Myers and Lee County since 1998.