The installation itself usually takes 2 to 3 working days for an average yard, spread across about a week so the concrete around the posts can set. What comes before takes longer: the estimate, any city or HOA approval, the DigAlert notice and the contractor's schedule.
What happens, in order
- Free on-site estimate with measurements and a written quote.
- Check of the city height limit, plus any permit, historic review or HOA approval your address needs.
- DigAlert 811 ticket at least 2 working days before digging, not counting the day of the call.
- Old fence removed, posts set in concrete, then curing time.
- Rails, boards or panels and gates go on. Cleanup and a walk-through with you.
What slows a fence job down in Los Angeles?
- Hillside lots where materials are hand-carried and holes are hand-dug.
- Review for a historic overlay zone, a pool barrier or a wall that needs a permit.
- Working around or on top of an old block wall.
- Rock, roots and old concrete footings in the line.
- Custom driveway gates, operators and fabricated steel.
- Winter rainstorms, and red flag wind days in the hills.
- Waiting for a neighbor to answer a shared-fence notice.
We are getting a dog in three weeks and have no fence. What is fastest?
Call now. The rule check and the DigAlert notice use up some of those three weeks before a hole is dug. Stocked materials go up quickest, so think standard board fence, chain link or in-stock vinyl. If the full yard will not be done in time, we can fence a smaller area first so the dog has somewhere safe.
We are putting in a pool. Fence before or after?
Plan them together and build most of the fence after the excavation. The digging equipment needs a way into the yard, so that side stays open until the shell is in. The barrier then has to be complete and inspected before the pool is signed off.
My association says fix the fallen panels by Monday and my contractor keeps delaying. Can a handyman patch it?
Yes. A handyman patch on your own fence is your call and will usually satisfy the deadline. Read your contract first, and let the contractor know in writing what you are doing. Remember that an unlicensed person in California may only take jobs under $1,000 that need no permit and no hired help.
We can only give a real price after seeing the fence line. The estimate is free. Call (310) 361-5119 or text us a photo of the yard.