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Fence installation in Boca Raton, FL typically runs $3,500-$10,000 depending on material, linear footage, and whether your property falls under Architectural Review Board jurisdiction. Most standard residential jobs take 3 to 7 days once permits clear. We’re Barrett & Sons Construction, owner-operated since 1998, and we’ve built enough fences across Boca Raton to know the difference between a quote that will pass inspection and one that won’t survive the first storm. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate, and Tom Barrett will walk you through exactly what your street requires before a single post hole is dug.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Boca Raton’s Preferred Fence Installation Company
Tom Barrett puts his name, his address, and his license number on every contract. That matters in Boca Raton, where a fence is not just a boundary, it’s a design statement that has to pass the city’s Architectural Review Board. We’ve run hundreds of permits through Boca Raton’s building department, and we know the ARB submittal schedule well enough to tell you honestly whether your fence will be approved in one cycle or two. That’s the kind of thing you only learn by doing the work here.
Our crews are Tom’s sons and their teams, not a rotating cast of subcontractors. When we schedule a job in Broken Sound or Boca Pointe, you’ll see the same faces every day until it’s done. Every scope, every allowance, every price change arrives as a written change order before work proceeds. An allowance that isn’t on paper is a surprise waiting for a date, and we don’t do surprises.
We also answer our own phone. A live person picks up 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, no out-of-state call center. If something’s wrong with your gate in Woodfield at 9 p.m., you’ll reach someone who knows your job, not a triage script.
The Fence Installation work we do carries the same promise as everything else we build: the 90-Day Done Right Promise, written on the contract. If we didn’t get it right, one call brings Tom back.
Our Fence Installation Services in Boca Raton
Aluminum Fence
Aluminum is the workhorse of Boca Raton fencing, and for good reason. It handles salt air from the Atlantic far better than steel, and the ARB accepts dark bronze and black aluminum infill across most of its Mediterranean Revival palette. A properly specified aluminum fence in Boca Raton should carry a 150+ mph design-pressure rating; cheap inland panels won’t, and the first hurricane will prove it. We order aluminum panels with engineering documentation that matches what the city’s wind-load tables require, not just what a big-box shelf tag says.
Privacy Fence
A privacy fence in Boca Raton is as much about screening neighbors as it is about code compliance. If you’re east of Federal Highway in one of the older condo corridors or west in a gated community like Boca Pointe, the rules differ block by block. The ARB will reject certain privacy wall treatments fast; we know which ones. When we build a privacy fence in Boca Raton, we plan post depths around the water table, which sits just 2 to 4 feet below grade across most of the city. Skip that step and your concrete washes out before it cures.
Fence Gates
Gates fail faster than the fence itself, and in Boca Raton the two main culprits are wind loading on wide gate panels and repeated exposure to salt mist. We size gate posts for the full weight of the gate plus wind pressure, and we use hinges and closers rated for high-cycle coastal use. If you have a sagging gate on Camino Real or a magnetic lock that corroded from sea air, we can usually repair or replace it without rebuilding the whole fence line.
Wood Fence
Wood fences are allowed in some parts of Boca Raton, but they come with restrictions in ARB-governed neighborhoods, especially when the street-facing elevation is visible. Pressure-treated pine is common for rear and side yards where it’s screened from the street, but you’ll pay more upfront for stained cedar or a composite if the ARB requires a specific finish. Wood also fights a harder battle here than inland: the humidity, the salt, the bugs. We’re direct about whether wood is the right choice for your particular street before you spend a dollar on it.
What happens when you call
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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 Boca Raton
We install and service the brands Boca Raton homeowners can look up, not mystery panels off a van. For fence lines that need to blend with a stucco-and-barrel-tile home, we’ve matched aluminum finishes to the same dark bronze tones you see on quality custom homes throughout Broken Sound and Woodfield. When we’re working on a fence that ties into a kitchen or window project, the same brand depth that carries KraftMaid in kitchens and Andersen on windows carries into the fence hardware and fasteners we specify. Ask us about GAF and other premium lines if your fence project is part of a larger home exterior upgrade. We stock the parts, we know the local vendors, and we don’t make you wait on a freight order from another state.
Common Fence Installation Problems We See in Boca Raton Homes
- Post-hole concrete washing out from high groundwater. Boca Raton’s water table runs 2 to 4 feet below grade almost everywhere. Dig a hole, drop in a post, pour concrete without handling the water, and the concrete turns to soup. We pump or dewater holes before pouring, and we use a fast-set mix when conditions demand it. A lot of the leaning fences you see in this city started with that one skipped step.
- Wind-load failures on under-specified aluminum panels. A fence that met the old code in another county can fold over here. Palm Beach County tightened everything after Hurricane Andrew, and Boca Raton sits inside the 150+ mph wind-load zone. If your fence quote doesn’t reference design pressure, it’s wrong for this city.
- Salt corrosion at the base of fence posts. East of Federal Highway and along the canals in Camino Real and Boca Del Mar, the salt air and brackish water eat metal at the grade line. We see posts that look fine at eye level but are spalled and ready to snap at the base. If you’re within half a mile of the Intracoastal, every post and fastener should be marine-grade or better.
- ARB rejection and stop-work orders. This is the one we see too often, usually after someone hired an out-of-area crew. Boca Raton’s Architectural Review Board has to approve new fences and substantial fence alterations in covered areas, and the board has real design requirements. We’ve been called in more than once after a homeowner received a stop-work order because the contractor skipped ARB submittal. The homeowner ends up paying to remove the work, then paying us to do it right. That’s a cost you never recover.
Pricing for Fence Installation in Boca Raton, FL
Most residential fence installations in Boca Raton run between $3,500 and $10,000. A vinyl fence, for example, typically runs $3,500-$9,000, while aluminum runs $4,000-$10,000. What moves the number is linear footage, post depth requirements near the water table, wind-load-rated panels, and any ARB-mandated materials like smooth stucco pilasters or barrel-tile caps on privacy walls. Here’s how the two biggest categories break down:
| Service | Typical Boca Raton Price Range |
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| Vinyl Fence Installation | $3,500 - $9,000 |
| Aluminum Fence Installation | $4,000 - $10,000 |
We don’t quote over the phone and then show up with a different number. We come out, look at the property, check the water table conditions, confirm the ARB status, and hand you a written line-item estimate. That price is fixed until the scope changes, and every scope change is a written change order. Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule a free estimate in Boca Raton. No trip charge inside the county, and we honor a permanent 10% Senior & Veteran discount.
We Also Serve Cities Near Boca Raton
Our crews serve Fence Installation in Boca Raton and the surrounding communities every week, including Boca Del Mar, Deerfield Beach, Sandalfoot Cove, and Kings Point. If your property sits right at the city line, we’ll confirm which municipality controls your permits before quoting, because the requirements can change by the street.
Serving Boca Raton, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Boca Raton 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 Boca Raton
No, not every fence, but a lot of them do. The ARB has jurisdiction over properties within its specific review districts, and it mandates a Mediterranean Revival design language: smooth stucco or cast-stone pilasters, barrel-tile caps on privacy walls, dark bronze or black aluminum infill. A fence that passes in Delray Beach or Boynton Beach can absolutely be rejected here. We check ARB applicability before we quote anything, so there are no surprises. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll look up your property’s status.
Your fence panels and posts should meet a 150+ mph design-pressure rating under current Palm Beach County codes adopted after Hurricane Andrew. That’s higher than most inland Florida requirements and higher than what standard big-box fence panels are engineered to handle. We order fence material with manufacturer engineering documentation matching Boca Raton’s wind tables, and we keep that paperwork for you at the end of the job. If a quote doesn’t mention wind-load ratings, it’s not a complete quote for this city. Call (877) 610-1318 for a line-item estimate that covers the full code requirement.
Because the water table sits just 2 to 4 feet below grade across most of Boca Raton, and post holes often fill with groundwater before concrete can set. A dewatering line item means the contractor is planning to pump water out of the holes and use a mix that cures in wet conditions. Contractors who skip it end up with concrete washout and leaning posts within months. We include it because we build in this city, not in theory. Call (877) 610-1318 and ask us to walk your lot and price the real conditions.
When your fence is permitted and inspected, you can prove it was built to the current wind-load code. That documentation matters in a hurricane claim: an insurer can deny or reduce a payout if the work was unpermitted or if the installation predates the tightened code and was never upgraded. We pull permits, the permit inspector signs off, and we hand you the inspection records. The inspector works for you, not for me, and the paperwork is your protection. Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule a free estimate for a fully permitted fence in Boca Raton.
Wood is allowed in some applications, but it usually can’t be the street-facing primary fence in an ARB district, and the board can require a color, cap style, or stain treatment. Rear and side yards where the fence is screened from public view are easier to get approved. We’ll tell you upfront what wood can and can’t do on your specific street, because we’ve been through the approvals more times than we can count. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll check your property’s ARB status before you spend anything.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Boca Raton and surrounding communities since 1998.