Local Fence Company in Delaware County, PA: Hoff - The Fence Contractors

Media Fencing FAQs

My block has a rear alley and no driveway. Can you still get a fence in?

Yes. Most of our borough work gets done without a machine. We stage material on the street with your neighbors in mind, carry panels through the side yard, and dig the posts with a one-man auger or by hand. It runs slower than a township job and we quote it that way. When we come out to measure, tell us the alley width and whether the drive is shared.

We just put a pool in at our place in Middletown Township. What does the fence have to do?

A pool barrier comes down to the spacing and the gate hardware. Pickets or panels have to be set so a small child cannot pass through or climb them. The gate has to be self-closing and self-latching with the latch out of reach, and we hang pool gates to swing away from the water. Aluminum panel is the common choice on township lots around here. We confirm the current barrier requirement with your township before we order material.

Our yard in Nether Providence drops toward the creek. Will a privacy fence look crooked?

Not if it is laid out for the grade. On a fall like that we either rack the panels so the rails follow the ground, or step them in level sections with a drop at each post. Racking looks cleaner and leaves no gap underneath. Stepping suits a steeper fall and rigid panels that will not flex. We walk the line with you and settle it before anything gets dug.

We manage a commercial property off Baltimore Pike. Do you handle the gate and entry system too?

Yes. We install, repair and replace commercial and industrial fence, and we do gate installation, gate repair and gate replacement alongside it. That covers automatic gates, gate operators, intercoms and gate security systems. On a site with steady tenant or staff traffic we size the operator to the gate weight and the duty cycle it will actually see. Call the Painter Street office and we will come out and look at the entrance.

Our fence is original to the house and half of it has rotted. Repair or replace?

It comes down to the posts. If the posts are sound and set deep, we can replace rails and pickets and match the existing profile. That matters on a borough block where your fence sits in the same sightline as four neighbors. If the posts have rotted at the ground line, replacing the whole thing costs less in the end. We do both, so we will tell you which one your fence needs.