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Fence installation in Palm Beach typically runs $3,500 to $9,000 for a standard vinyl or wood fence, with aluminum and iron work landing between $4,000 and $10,000 depending on linear footage and gate hardware. Most projects on the island take two to four days once materials arrive, though ARCOM approval for oceanfront or historic properties can add weeks to the timeline before any post hole gets dug. If you live on the island, you already know the rule: nothing touches the ground without the Town of Palm Beach signing off first. We handle that paperwork for you, from the first ARCOM submittal to the final inspection. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate and we’ll walk you through what your specific street and setback require.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Palm Beach’s Preferred Fence Installation Company
Tom Barrett started this company in 1998, and his sons run the crews today. When we send someone to your property in Palm Beach, it’s not a stranger from a call center rotation. It’s one of Tom’s sons or a background-checked crew member who carries the Barrett & Sons name on their shirt and knows they’ll see you again at Publix. We answer our own phone around the clock, and when you call about a fence estimate, you reach a live person who can actually answer questions about ARCOM, wind loads, and salt-air hardware. That matters more on this island than almost anywhere else in Florida.
Our reputation in Palm Beach was built the slow way. We don’t run ads promising a $2,900 fence and then hand you a $7,400 invoice at the door. When Tom or one of his sons walks your property line, you get a written scope, written allowances, and a price that does not move unless you sign a written change order first. The Town of Palm Beach demands documentation for everything, and so do we. It’s the only way either of us can sleep at night.
Scheduling to Palm Beach is straightforward for us. Dispatch and scheduling are coordinated from our South Florida office in Miami, and our crews serve the island locally, so we’re not routing a truck from three counties away every time you need a gate hinge adjusted. If we tell you we’ll be there Tuesday morning, we’re there Tuesday morning. That’s been true for over 29 years, and it’s why homeowners in 33480 don’t have to gamble on a fence contractor they found through a billboard.
Our Fence Installation Services in Palm Beach
We install and repair every common fence type on the island, plus a few that only make sense in a place like Palm Beach. Here’s what we handle most often in Palm Beach.
Wood Fence
A wood fence in Palm Beach is a different animal than a wood fence in Lake Park. The salt air off the Atlantic chews through standard pressure-treated pine posts faster than most people expect, so we use hot-dip galvanized post brackets and stainless fasteners on every single post. For fences along South Ocean Boulevard or the Intracoastal, we recommend either premium cedar or a hardwood like ipe, which shrugs off the marine layer better than pine ever will. Expect to spend between $3,500 and $9,000 for a typical 150-foot run.
Chain Link Fence
Chain link remains the quiet workhorse of Palm Beach, especially for service yards, pool enclosures, and properties that need security without blocking the view. The island’s high-velocity wind zone means we stake every post deeper and use heavier gauge framework than code minimums. Galvanized chain link in Palm Beach runs about $2,800 to $6,500 for most residential lots, depending on height and whether you want privacy slats woven through.
Vinyl Fence
Vinyl has become the most common fence we install on Palm Beach estates that want clean lines and zero maintenance. It won’t rot in the humidity, doesn’t need painting after hurricane season, and holds its color for years of direct Atlantic sun. The catch on the island is wind load: a solid vinyl privacy panel grabs more wind than a picket with gaps, so ARCOM and the building department both care about the engineering. We spec thicker post walls and reinforced rails where the exposure is open. Vinyl fence installation in Palm Beach runs $3,500 to $9,000 for a full lot.
Aluminum Fence
Aluminum is the fence you see around the Mediterranean Revival estates along Worth Avenue and the lakefront, and for good reason. It reads elegant without blocking the view, it never rusts even with constant salt spray, and it pairs beautifully with the cast-stone columns and stucco walls that define Addison Mizner-era architecture. We install aluminum in both standard residential grade and heavier commercial sections where gates get daily use. Expect $4,000 to $10,000 for a typical Palm Beach property, more if you’re wrapping a corner lot with custom arched gates.
Beyond these four, we also handle iron fence restoration, privacy fence installation with sound-dampening materials, fence gates of every size, and full Fence Installation and teardown when an old fence needs to come out before ARCOM will even look at a replacement application. And if you’re already thinking about the driveway or the hardscape around a new fence, we also handle Driveway & Pavers in Palm Beach, which means one crew, one schedule, and one accountable name on the whole job.
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 Palm Beach
We don’t cut corners on materials, and we don’t install mystery brands off a van. On Palm Beach properties we work extensively with Simonton and PGT window and door systems when a fence project turns into a gatehouse or an outdoor kitchen enclosure, and our vinyl fence sections come from Ply Gem, a name you can look up and verify. We keep common gate hardware and replacement picket stock in our local inventory so a Palm Beach repair doesn’t wait on a freight order from the Midwest. If something fails under the 90-Day Done Right Promise, we can usually put it right the same week, not the same quarter.
Common Fence Installation Problems We See in Palm Beach Homes
Twenty-nine years of fence work in Palm Beach has taught us exactly what goes wrong. Here are the four most common problems we walk into on island properties:
- Rusted fasteners and brackets. The salt air between the ocean and the Intracoastal corrodes standard hardware within a few seasons. We see fences where the wood looks fine but every bracket is orange and failing. We use only stainless or hot-dip galvanized hardware on Palm Beach jobs, no exceptions.
- Posts set too shallow for wind loads. Palm Beach sits in a high-velocity wind zone, and a fence panel acts like a sail in a storm. Contractors who don’t work on the island routinely underset posts to save a few dollars. Our posts go deeper than code, especially for solid vinyl and aluminum privacy panels on open lots.
- Leaning gates on original columns. Many older estates have cast-stone or Keystone gate columns from the 1930s and 1940s. The original iron hinges have corroded internally, and the column itself may be cracked. We’re careful to preserve the original column rather than demo it, because ARCOM will not approve a modern replacement that breaks the architecture’s language.
- Fences that block the wrong sightline. On lots along South Ocean Boulevard or the Intracoastal, the town regulates fence height and opacity specifically to protect views. We’ve torn out brand-new fences that were quietly non-compliant. We check the zoning before we ever order material, so you don’t end up paying twice.
Pricing for Fence Installation in Palm Beach, FL
Here’s the straight number on what we bill in Palm Beach. A standard vinyl privacy fence around a typical island lot runs $3,500 to $9,000. Wood fences, depending on species, run the same broad range but lean lower for pressure-treated pine and higher for cedar or ipe. Aluminum fence installation lands between $4,000 and $10,000. Chain link is the budget workhorse at $2,800 to $6,500 for most residential applications. The main cost drivers on the island are linear footage, gate count, post depth requirements, whether ARCOM review is needed, and whether the old fence contains anything the town requires us to document before removal. We give every Palm Beach customer a written, line-item estimate before any work starts. No allowances hidden in the fine print, no surprise on the final invoice. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll measure your lot and put the exact number in your hand, free.
We Also Serve Cities Near Palm Beach
Our fence crews work regularly in West Gate, West Palm Beach, Riviera Beach, and Lake Park, where the code requirements are different from the island’s ARCOM process and the wind exposure varies street by street. If you’re just over the bridge or a few miles north, you get the same written pricing and the same 90-Day Done Right Promise. And if a fence project turns into something bigger, we also handle Home Additions & ADU in Palm Beach for properties that need a fence, a garage, and a guest suite all at once.
Serving Palm Beach, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Palm Beach 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 Palm Beach
We can typically have someone walk your Palm Beach property line within two to three business days of your call. Since our crews serve the island locally from our South Florida scheduling office, we’re not waiting on a truck from Orlando. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll find a time that works.
Yes. We prepare and submit the Architectural Commission application for any fence that requires ARCOM approval, which includes most fences visible from the street on the island. We manage the review cycles, including revisions if the commission asks for changes, and we don’t order materials until the approval is in writing. The permit inspector works for you, not for me, and we want that inspection to be a formality, not a fight.
Generally no. Fence installation in Palm Beach often runs slightly higher than mainland cities because of the ARCOM process, the wind load engineering requirements, and the premium on stainless and galvanized hardware that holds up to salt air. A vinyl fence that costs $3,500 in Riviera Beach might run $4,500 to $5,000 in Palm Beach for the same linear feet once engineering and review time factor in. The quote we give you is the price, in writing, before any work begins.
Not without your signature. If we uncover something under the ground, like an old Keystone foundation footer where a post needs to go, we’ll bring you a written change order before any extra work happens. The number on that change order is the number you approve, not a starting point. That’s the way Tom Barrett has run this company since 1998.
With proper materials, a well-built fence on the island should last 20 to 30 years, or longer for aluminum and ipe. The failures we see are almost always hardware failures, which is why we don’t use anything less than stainless or hot-dip galvanized on Palm Beach property. And because every job carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise on top of the manufacturer’s warranty, if something’s wrong, Tom comes back and makes it right. One call. Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule your free estimate.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Palm Beach and the surrounding communities since 1998.