Where do most people get pool fences? I think we would want metal with a minimum obstructive view. I had mentioned it to the ‘builder’ but think better to leave him out of it.
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I bought a black 5ft chain link fence through a fence dealer I've been using for several years. He dropped everything to come out to do my second fence. When I called him the 3rd time for the pool fence, he gave me the estimate, I paid him n he was on standby for when my pool builders were done with grading. I kept him updated and I think it looks great for being a chain link fence. It's got a self closing, outward swinging gate on it. It ran me $7,500. I asked him, if I'd of waited to pay you now, what would the price be? He said id be looking at about $10,000. So, prices are going up.
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I have a wood privacy around the perimeter of my yard. I got it specifically because I don't need neighbors watching me use my pool.
Thanks for the replies. I have both black chain link and wood in different locations but for the pool I am leaning toward aluminum with maximum view. We are in the middle of the woods and privacy is not a concern. Just want something for safety, that also meets code, and maintains the view. I see some online at the box stores but just seeing what options there are without going through the builder.
We're in a similar situation and went with this style. Bonus view of a buck...
I ordered mine at greatfence.com. They sell all styles of aluminum fences , including a line of pool fencing. They’ll make gates any size you need and supply the proper self closing hinges and gate latches. The quality is very good and easy to install. Everything came on a pallet and was packaged very well with no damage. Lead time was about 3 weeks , but that was precovid.
We did "wrought iron" style powdered coated steel fencing. Same person that installed our property line fence did our pool fence. Probably about $20-30/ft installed with current price surcharges (ours was on the bottom end of that range, but I know we got in right before a ~20% material price increase). Our property line install a few years ago was under $20/ft.
I went to link rcherf above posted, selected one of the commercial ones in an off white, 48"hx 6ft was $105 or about 17.50/ft. Didn't look at shipping cost. I am guessing it may be mid-range but they had lots of options. Thinner metal, thicker metal, different designs, heights,widths and colors. I'd probably have two sides that required fencing due to the heights of the retaining walls, totaling 60-70 feet. I have fenced in our entire property to meet the code requirements.
Sounds about right...which is why I wanted to share what it cost us to have one installed vs DIY. Ours came out to around $21.50/linear foot installed here in Dallas. That's powder coated steel, which is usually more expensive than aluminum (aluminum is great though, won't rust, it's softer than steel but hard enough IMO). We have pretty standard 4 foot flat top panels, but I know steel fence panels if I were to buy them myself I wouldn't really be saving that much. I considered DIYing for a while but just wasn't worth it to me. That, and digging fence post holes in our Texas Gumbo Soil here sucks....would've had to rent a hole auger. Now with prices where they are I doubt I could even buy my same steel panels to do it myself for the $21.50/ft I paid to have them installed. If you do call some fence builders to get quotes, be patient...they're slammed right now just like the PBs. I've used my contractor for years, great guy, great work, and it still took me calling him 3-4 times to get a quote and scheduled.
Something else I was going to mention, code here requires any horizontal bar on a fence to be minimum 4ft from the top of the fence...the photo of @salty87's fence wouldn't pass code. If you have another property line fence that passes code maybe that's not a problem, but the code is there for a reason. Personally, I don't want my kids trying to climb the pool fence, so I didn't want to put a non-code compliant fence around my pool even though I technically could since my other fences meet code. All up to you though, just
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.Our fence would be mounted to the deck but as much as 9 feet from deck to the ground. Would be required by code due to the height to ground. So not required for the pool but the height to ground. I can fabricate a steel fence and have but after materials may cost as much as just buying one. With pool house construction needing my time after they finish the pool, I don’t want to tackle a fence build. I had mentioned it to the pool builder saying we may want a while fence and he said they may only do black. I like steel but on top of a concrete deck I think aluminum may be a better option due to rust stains from steel.
Matt F 1
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- Pool Size
- 13000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
I also have different types of fences on 2 sides, but wanted a open veiw.
I went with WamBam Fence. They have an open aluminum fence that was pretty easy to put in.
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I went with WamBam Fence. They have an open aluminum fence that was pretty easy to put in.
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Your's is the type I was thinking about. Were you happy with it and is it fairly heavy duty? Ours will be mounted onto concrete along the edge of retaining walls and not installed into the ground. Did you compare pricing/quality to any others? Like HD or Lowes?I also have different types of fences on 2 sides, but wanted a open veiw.
I went with WamBam Fence. They have an open aluminum fence that was pretty easy to put in.
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Matt F 1
Well-known member
- Feb 1, 2020
- 191
- Pool Size
- 13000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Thanks for asking, I did look at HD and Lowes but those needed post holes dug with concrete. I our area where the frost is a problem some of the neighbors that have aluminum fences, Some have heaved because of the frost. With this type no concrete was needed, so I don't expect the post to move. As they where pounded in below the frostline.
It is pretty sturdy. But I did connect it to the neighbors fence and house at the ends. Aluminum is not steel.
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It is pretty sturdy. But I did connect it to the neighbors fence and house at the ends. Aluminum is not steel.
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We will be using http://www.dansfencecompany.com/ - mention me as a reference if you like. He is super easy to work with, and we feel we are getting a good price.
Deposit has been placed, and he has our fence stored for us, awaiting installation time.
-Tom
Deposit has been placed, and he has our fence stored for us, awaiting installation time.
-Tom
