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Fence installation in Pomona typically runs $3,500-$9,000 for a standard vinyl or aluminum fence, and wood privacy fencing lands around $30-$60 per linear foot. Those are real numbers for this market, and they reflect something most generic online estimates miss: Pomona isn’t an easy place to build a fence that stays straight. The Santa Ana winds that rip through the eastern pinch of the San Gabriel Valley plus the expansive clay soil under most of this city mean you need deeper posts, better hardware, and a crew that’s actually set posts here before, not a crew that read about it on a forum. Barrett & Sons Construction has been building in Pomona for years. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate, and we’ll walk your property line with you before we ever quote a dollar.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Pomona’s Preferred Fence Installation Company
We’re the owner-operated alternative to the big-budget TV jingle outfits. Tom Barrett founded this company in 1998, and his sons run the crews. When you call about Fence Installation, the person who answers is a real human being, not an out-of-state call center reading a script. You’ll see the same faces at the hardware store on Saturday that you saw on your job site on Tuesday.
We don’t do vague. Every scope item, every allowance, every price change arrives as a written change order before work happens. The permit inspector works for you, not for me, and we pull permits on every eligible job. If something isn’t done right, the 90-Day Done Right Promise is written on the contract, not whispered in a sales pitch. One call brings Tom back. We publish our name, address, and license number. Look it up before you sign anything.
Our crews serve Pomona directly. Dispatch and scheduling run through our Los Angeles office, but the crew members working your fence are the same ones who’ve set posts off Holt Avenue and in the 91766 ZIP. They know that a 24-inch post hole in Pomona clay is a lean waiting to happen.
Our Fence Installation Services in Pomona
Wood Fence
Wood privacy fences are the most common thing we build in Pomona, especially in the postwar tracts of the 91766 and 91767 ZIP codes. The homes here were mostly built in the 1940s through 1960s, and a good cedar or redwood privacy fence fits that character. We set pressure-treated posts at 30-inch depth minimum, with concrete collars, because Pomona’s expansive clay will shove a shallow-set post out of the ground within a few wet/dry cycles. Typical wood fence runs $30-$60 per linear foot for pressure-treated stock. Cedar and redwood sit at the top of that range, and we write the exact species and grade into your contract before we order a single board.
Chain Link Fence
Chain link is the workhorse for Pomona’s larger lots and commercial edges along Holt Avenue and the Route 66 corridor. It’s the cheapest option per foot, but the failure mode here isn’t the mesh. It’s the terminal posts. A chain link fence that’s tensioned properly is under constant lateral load, and if the terminal posts aren’t set deep with concrete, the whole run goes slack and sags. We set terminal posts at 36 inches where the clay has already shown movement, and we don’t skip the brace bands. You’ll get a fence that stays taut through wind season, not one that flaps like a loose sail.
Vinyl Fence
Vinyl holds up well in Pomona because it doesn’t wick moisture the way wood does at the soil line. That matters here, because Pomona’s clay holds water against post bases for weeks after winter rains. A typical vinyl fence in Pomona runs $3,500-$9,000 depending on linear footage, panel height, and gate count. We stock white and tan panels locally, and we can match most styles already on your block so the fence doesn’t stick out like a bad toupee.
Aluminum Fence
Aluminum works well for decorative fronts, pool enclosures, and any fence in Pomona where the soil tends to stay wet. It won’t rot and it won’t rust like cheap iron, which matters more than people think because Pomona’s smog plus soil moisture is rough on exposed metal. Aluminum fence installation in Pomona runs $4,000-$10,000 for a typical residential yard. We specify stainless steel hardware on every aluminum job, because the zinc-plated stuff that comes standard with most kits corrodes in this valley within a few years.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Pomona
We don’t show up with mystery materials off a van. For fences and hardscape edges we stock Techo-Bloc and Cambridge pavers where a retaining course or paver border ties into the fence line, and we use Quikrete concrete products for post footings. Brands you can look up, with published specs. That’s what you pay for when you hire a real contractor instead of a guy with a pickup and a handshake.
Common Fence Installation Problems We See in Pomona Homes
- Expansive clay heaving 4×4 posts out of the ground: Every wet/dry cycle in Pomona’s clay soil pushes shallow-set posts upward, leaving fence sections tilted and gates that won’t latch. We set posts deeper and collar them in concrete so the clay doesn’t get to play puppet master with your fence line.
- Santa Ana wind failing corner assemblies: Sustained gusts of 50-60 mph hit Pomona’s east valley every fall, and a corner post set 18-24 inches deep with no lateral bracing is a toppled fence waiting for a wind event. We design corners with extra posts and bracing tied into the runs.
- Zinc-plated gate hardware corroding early: Pomona’s soil moisture and smog eat cheap zinc hardware within a few years, leaving gates sagging and locks seized. We specify hot-dip galvanized or stainless steel hinges and latches on every gate we hang.
- Fence rot at the soil line in older wood fences: The 1940s-1960s tract homes in the 91766 and 91767 ZIPs often have original redwood fences where posts have rotted right at ground level after decades of contact with damp clay. We replace those posts and base boards with pressure-treated stock, not the same softwood that failed the first time.
Pricing for Fence Installation in Pomona, CA
A typical fence installation in Pomona runs $3,500-$9,000 for the full job. Wood privacy fence runs $30-$60 per linear foot for pressure-treated stock. Aluminum fence installation runs $4,000-$10,000. Vinyl fence installation runs $3,500-$9,000.
What moves the price: linear footage, gate count, whether we’re pulling old posts and concrete, and whether we hit rock or hardpan when we dig. The spec matters too. A coastal-spec fence with stainless hardware and deeper posts costs more than the inland spec. We’ll explain the difference, in writing, before you sign anything. Here’s the line-item breakdown:
| Item | Price Range |
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| Vinyl Fence Installation | $3,500-$9,000 |
| Aluminum Fence Installation | $4,000-$10,000 |
| Wood Fence (per linear foot, pressure-treated) | $30-$60 |
| Fence Gate (steel frame, stainless hardware) | $600-$1,800 |
Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate. We don’t charge a trip fee inside the county, and you’ll get a written line-item quote, not a handshake and a “trust me.”
We Also Serve Cities Near Pomona
Our fence crews work throughout Pomona and the neighboring communities. If you’re in San Dimas, La Verne, Charter Oak, or Diamond Bar, the same owner-operated crews set posts there too. The clay and wind conditions don’t stop at the city line, and neither do our trucks.
Serving Pomona, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Pomona 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 Pomona
Pomona sits on the alluvial fan at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains, where expansive clay soils shrink and swell with every rain cycle. That movement shoves shallow posts out of the ground, and the Santa Ana winds that funnel through the valley’s eastern pinch hit Pomona harder than Claremont, which sits closer to the foothills. A fence that stands straight in Claremont will lean, heave, or blow over in Pomona within a few seasons if the posts aren’t set deep enough. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll look at what’s already failing on your line.
In most cases, replacing an existing fence on the same property line in Pomona does not require a permit, but the city does enforce height limits and setbacks, and a new fence in a different location may need one. We handle the permit on every eligible job. The permit inspector works for you, not for me, and that’s why I like him. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll tell you exactly what your specific project needs before any work starts.
Pressure-treated pine or cedar with posts set at 30-inch depth with concrete collars and hot-dip galvanized post anchors survives Pomona’s Santa Ana winds, and we build corner assemblies with reinforced bracing. The cheap spec, shallow posts with zinc hardware, doesn’t. We’ve replaced enough of those in the 91767 ZIP to know exactly how they fail. Call (877) 610-1318 for a spec in writing, not a guess.
On a typical 100-foot fence run, the coastal-spec upgrade, stainless steel hardware, deeper posts, concrete collars, and pressure-treated base boards, adds about 15-20% to the materials cost. That’s the difference between a fence that fails in six years and one that stands straight through a decade of Santa Ana winds and wet clay. We’ll show you both specs in writing before you sign. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate.
Yes. The 1940s-1960s tract homes in the 91766 and 91767 ZIP codes have a distinct character, and we match fence style to the house, horizontal board privacy, classic dog-ear picket, or a clean aluminum front. We look at your neighbors’ fences too, because a mismatched fence hurts curb appeal and resale. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk the line with you.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Pomona since 1998.