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Fast, Reliable Fence Installation Across Universal City

A new fence in our Universal City service area usually falls between $3,500 and $9,000, depending on material, linear footage, and whether we’re working along a steep hillside or a flat studio-adjacent street. Most wood and vinyl installs wrap up in two to four days once materials land, and chain link on level ground often goes faster. Tom Barrett and his sons live in the LA area and know the Cahuenga Pass, the studio security gates, and the County permitting quirks that slow other crews down. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll come measure, walk the slope, and put a written number in your hand before anything gets ordered.

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Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Universal City’s Preferred Fence Installation Company

Homeowners in Universal City don’t have time for a contractor who shows up late, quotes one number on the phone, and hands over a different invoice at the end. That’s the national outfit playbook, and this neighborhood has seen it enough. Barrett & Sons Construction has been owner-operated since 1998, and Tom Barrett’s name, address, and license number are published for anyone to look up before signing. When you call, a live person answers; when we say we’ll be on Barham or up by the hillside lots off Lankershim, that’s when we arrive.

We know the ZIP 91608 landscape well. Residential construction here is sparse and sits mostly on steep cut-and-fill lots in the Santa Monica Mountains foothills, where retaining walls and slope drainage aren’t extras – they’re the job. A fencing crew without hillside experience underestimates post depth and wind load. Our crews carry the Barrett name and have been on these slopes before. The 90-Day Done Right Promise is written on every contract: if it’s not done right, one call brings Tom back to make it right.

Our Fence Installation Services in Universal City

Fence work in Universal City runs the full range – decorative front fences on mid-century lots, tall privacy runs between hillside homes, and commercial perimeter fencing where the property line touches studio-adjacent parcels. While we’re best known for fencing, we also offer Kitchen Remodeling in Universal City and other home improvement services. Here’s what we install most in 91608.

Wood Fence

Wood remains the most common fence we build in Universal City because it fits the neighborhood’s 1950s-to-1980s housing stock and gives real privacy without feeling like a fortress. We use pressure-treated posts and cedar or redwood pickets where the budget allows, and we set posts below the hillside frost-and-erosion line rather than skimming shallow like a flatland crew might. On steep Universal City lots, that often means 2 to 3 feet of post in the ground with gravel drainage at the base so the wood doesn’t sit in water during Cahuenga Pass rain events.

Chain Link Fence

Chain link is the workhorse for Universal City hillside lots where you want a property line marked, a pool fenced, or a dog contained without blocking the view out toward the Valley. We install galvanized and vinyl-coated chain link, and we’re comfortable with the uneven grade lines that define so many 91608 parcels. Tension is everything on a hilly lot, and our crews set the terminal posts and pull the fabric correctly the first time so you don’t get a wavy top rail a year later.

Vinyl Fence

Vinyl fences handle the dry, windy conditions of Universal City well – they don’t rot, don’t warp in the Cahuenga Pass’s hot afternoon sun, and they clean up with a hose. We install solid privacy vinyl and semi-private styles with routed posts and steel inserts where a hillside wind load demands it. A vinyl fence on a Universal City slope needs reinforcement that a flat backyard in the Valley wouldn’t require, and we factor that into the written scope before we start.

Aluminum Fence

Aluminum gives Universal City homeowners a lighter, rust-free option that suits mid-century facades and pool enclosures alike. We install residential-grade and architectural-grade aluminum panels, and we’re careful with the gate hardware, which is where cheaper crews cut corners. On properties near the NBCUniversal campus, aluminum often gets specified for fire-hardening reasons: it doesn’t ignite, and it meets the VHFHSZ spirit that governs so much of what gets built in 91608.

Trusted Brands We Service in Universal City

We stock and install materials you can look up, not mystery brands off a van. In fence work, that means manufacturers like CertainTeed and national lines carried at local supply houses, so when we quote a vinyl fence for a Universal City hillside, you know exactly what product is going in. The same goes for every trade we touch – GAF on roofs, Andersen on windows, Belgard on hardscapes. If we recommend a material for fire resistance or slope stability, we’ll tell you why and show you the product sheet before you spend a dollar.

Common Fence Installation Problems We See in Universal City Homes

• Hillside post failure from shallow setting. On the steep cut-and-fill lots common in 91608, a post set 18 inches deep tips within a season or two. We saw this recently on a property off Barham Boulevard where a previous crew had set posts in uncompacted fill. We pulled them, set new posts below the fill line, and the fence hasn’t moved since.
• Fire-zone non-compliance. Universal City sits in a CAL FIRE Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, which means fences within certain distances of structures need ignition-resistant materials. We’ve replaced wood runs where a prior contractor ignored Chapter 7A requirements and the homeowner found out during a remodel inspection.
• County permit confusion. Because 91608 is unincorporated Los Angeles County, fence permits go through LA County Building & Safety, not LADBS. That catches out-of-area contractors constantly. We know which forms to file and which inspector will come out, so your fence doesn’t get red-tagged halfway through.
• Wind-whip on exposed ridgelines. Fences near the top of the Cahuenga Pass take real wind. We see panels flex and gates sag where crews didn’t add steel inserts or mid-span reinforcement. On ridgeline lots, we spec stronger posts and closer spacing as standard, not as an upgrade.

Pricing for Fence Installation in Universal City, CA

We Also Serve Cities Near Universal City

Our crews regularly work in Studio City, North Hollywood, Hollywood, and West Hollywood, and we know the boundary streets where one jurisdiction becomes another. If you’re in one of those neighborhoods and need Fence Installation, call us. And if your Universal City project grows into something bigger – like a Driveway & Pavers in Universal City job where the fence line meets the hardscape – we handle that too. For homeowners thinking about a fence as part of a larger property change, our Home Additions & ADU in Universal City team can coordinate the whole scope so you don’t chase three contractors.

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