My address says Wayne. Which township actually issues my fence permit?

That follows the parcel, not the mailing address. Most of Wayne village is in Radnor Township, Delaware County. A large part of the 19087 area, including Chesterbrook and the Strafford side, is in Tredyffrin Township, Chester County, and the northern edge runs into Upper Merion in Montgomery County. We confirm which township your lot is in before we quote, then file the permit for you.

A contractor told me my back yard was too rocky to dig. Was that true?

Usually not. The Main Line sits on weathered schist, so an auger stopping on stone at two feet is normal in Wayne. We break the hole out, get down to full depth and size the footing to suit what we find. What we will not do is shift a post off the line to look for softer ground, because that shows in the finished fence.

My yard drops off toward the creek. Will the fence follow the slope or step down?

Both get used, and the material decides which. The ground in Radnor Township falls hard toward Ithan Creek and the Darby Creek headwaters, so on those runs we rack aluminum and vinyl panels to follow the slope. Solid cedar privacy panels step down instead. Stepping keeps the top line level and leaves small gaps at the bottom, and a kickboard closes those off.

We are putting in a pool. What does the barrier fence have to do?

It has to stop a child getting over it or under it, and your township reviews the barrier along with the pool. That means the height your township requires, picket spacing tight enough that there is no foothold, no climbable horizontal rail on the outside face, and a gate that self-closes and self-latches with the latch on the pool side. We confirm the current requirement with Radnor, Tredyffrin or Upper Merion before we order anything.

Our Chesterbrook association has to approve the fence first. Can you work with that?

Yes, and we plan the job around it. Chesterbrook is in Tredyffrin Township under a Wayne ZIP, and its associations review material, height, color and placement before anything goes in the ground. We put together the spec and drawing the committee asks for, hold the install date until the approval comes back, then pull the township permit. Same with the condo associations along Lancaster Avenue.

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Our Wayne office is on Old Eagle School Road, a short run off Lancaster Avenue. Wayne is a postal address, not a municipality. The 19087 ZIP covers Radnor Township in Delaware County, a long stretch of Tredyffrin Township in Chester County, and a piece of Upper Merion Township up in Montgomery County. Your parcel sits in one of those townships, and that township reviews the fence and sets the setback rules. We establish which one before we quote.

The houses change from one part of Wayne to the next. North Wayne and South Wayne are mostly late-1800s twins and singles on deep, narrow lots, with mature trees and old stone walls sitting right on the property line. St. Davids and Strafford run more to stone colonials on wider ground. Chesterbrook is a planned community, and the associations there review the work before it starts. Out toward Ithan and Villanova the frontages get long and the driveways get gated.

We do installation, repair and replacement out of this office, on houses and on commercial sites. Cedar and vinyl for privacy fence, aluminum and wrought iron for ornamental. We also put in picket, split rail, chain link and pool barrier fence. Gates come with the work, and that includes automatic operators and intercoms for the driveway entrances on the larger Radnor and Villanova properties. Call (610) 472-7161 and we will come out and walk the line with you.

How we build a fence in Wayne

The Main Line sits on Wissahickon schist. You get eight or ten inches of silt loam and then weathered rock, and in Wayne the auger finds that rock often. We break through it. We do not slide the post line over to easier digging, because a post set out of line shows in the finished run. Footings go below frost depth, which in this part of Pennsylvania is deeper than most homeowners plan for and deeper than a rental auger will reach.

Yards in Radnor Township often fall away toward water. Ithan Creek and the headwaters of Darby Creek run through the township, and the ground near them is heavy clay that will hold a post hole full of water while you are working in it. On those runs we rack aluminum and vinyl so the panels follow the grade, and we step solid privacy panels so the top line stays level. Before anything gets dug we walk the survey pins with you and call in the 811 locate. The 811 locate marks public utilities. It does not mark an irrigation line or a buried pet-containment wire, so we ask you about those separately.

Material follows the house. Board-on-board and shadowbox cedar sit right behind the older Wayne twins, where the neighbor sees as much of the fence as you do and the finished face matters. Flat-top aluminum is the usual answer for a pool barrier, and for a front yard where you want to keep the sight line. Wrought iron and ornamental panels suit the stone properties toward Villanova. Split rail still fits the open frontages near Ithan. On the longer drives we fit gate operators and intercoms, and we come back to service those gates.

Fencing considerations around Wayne

The soil is silt loam over Wissahickon schist, so expect rock in the hole. Footings still go below the regional frost line, which is deeper than most homeowners plan for.
Yards drop toward Ithan Creek and the Darby Creek headwaters. Panels get racked or stepped on those runs, and wet clay changes how a footing gets poured.
Behind the older North Wayne and South Wayne twins the lots are deep and narrow. St. Davids and Strafford have wider stone-colonial ground, and the frontages toward Ithan and Villanova are long and often gated.
Chesterbrook and many of the Lancaster Avenue condo associations require architectural review before work starts. The permit then goes to Radnor, Tredyffrin or Upper Merion, depending on the parcel. We confirm which reviews apply to your property and file what is required.

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Wayne Fencing FAQs

My address says Wayne. Which township actually issues my fence permit?: That follows the parcel, not the mailing address. Most of Wayne village is in Radnor Township, Delaware County. A large part of the 19087 area, including Chesterbrook and the Strafford side, is in Tredyffrin Township, Chester County, and the northern edge runs into Upper Merion in Montgomery County. We confirm which township your lot is in before we quote, then file the permit for you.
A contractor told me my back yard was too rocky to dig. Was that true?: Usually not. The Main Line sits on weathered schist, so an auger stopping on stone at two feet is normal in Wayne. We break the hole out, get down to full depth and size the footing to suit what we find. What we will not do is shift a post off the line to look for softer ground, because that shows in the finished fence.
My yard drops off toward the creek. Will the fence follow the slope or step down?: Both get used, and the material decides which. The ground in Radnor Township falls hard toward Ithan Creek and the Darby Creek headwaters, so on those runs we rack aluminum and vinyl panels to follow the slope. Solid cedar privacy panels step down instead. Stepping keeps the top line level and leaves small gaps at the bottom, and a kickboard closes those off.
We are putting in a pool. What does the barrier fence have to do?: It has to stop a child getting over it or under it, and your township reviews the barrier along with the pool. That means the height your township requires, picket spacing tight enough that there is no foothold, no climbable horizontal rail on the outside face, and a gate that self-closes and self-latches with the latch on the pool side. We confirm the current requirement with Radnor, Tredyffrin or Upper Merion before we order anything.
Our Chesterbrook association has to approve the fence first. Can you work with that?: Yes, and we plan the job around it. Chesterbrook is in Tredyffrin Township under a Wayne ZIP, and its associations review material, height, color and placement before anything goes in the ground. We put together the spec and drawing the committee asks for, hold the install date until the approval comes back, then pull the township permit. Same with the condo associations along Lancaster Avenue.

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“Absolutely recommend this company. Very quick response time to my initial inquiry with onsite evaluation completed same week. Quote/pricing was very reasonable. Their team took care of permits. Once my fencing was in the team was on site and finished the projects quicker than I had expected. The fence looks great. Whole team were friendly and professional. My dog loves his new space:)”
Heather Mascio
“Jim, the owner, was very responsive to all my questions, and took care of everything from start to finish. The material they used was clearly superior to what you would buy at a home center, or get installed from other fence companies. The price was competitive, and the finished product looks great. I would recommend them to anybody looking for a new fence.”
Chandler Liero
“Amazing work by the crew! Perfect match to my neighbors fencing! Very good value, crew showed up on time, cleaned up after the job and no issues! Kind and friendly crew”
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