Fence Installation in Sherwood, OR

New fences for subdivision lots, laid out around three city lines — the front yard, any public walkway or alley, and the street side of a corner — and your HOA's style sheet.

Many newer neighborhoods here are threaded with public pedestrian paths between lots. That changes a fence installation more than most people expect: a side or back fence that runs next to one of those accessways, or along an alley, is capped at 42 inches instead of the usual 6 feet. We walk the property edges first and mark which runs face a path, so the plan shows full privacy only where it is allowed.

Corner lots get one more line. On the street side, the fence has to sit at least five feet back from the sidewalk, and the corner itself has to stay open for drivers. Height is measured from finished grade six inches out from the fence to the very top, and any lattice or decorative topper counts, so a 6-foot fence with a topper has to total 6 feet, not 6 plus the lattice.

Then there is the HOA. The city tells owners to check with their association before building, and in practice most fence installation questions here come down to the style sheet: board pattern, cap, stain color and gate details. Send us your guidelines and we draw the fence to them.