Fence Company Serving Tanner, AL

Tanner sits just south of Athens in unincorporated Limestone County, close enough that it counts as a local job for us. The work here mixes residential yards with rural properties on larger lots, and the two get fenced differently.

County rules, not city rules

Tanner is unincorporated, so your property answers to Limestone County requirements instead of the City of Athens rules covered elsewhere on this site. That distinction matters before you order material, because the thresholds that trigger a permit are not the same. Confirm with Limestone County, and check any subdivision covenants separately.

Residential fencing

Back yard work here looks much like Athens. Six foot wood privacy is the common request, with vinyl going to people who would rather wash a fence than stain one, and chain link where cost per foot rules or a dog run is the whole point.

Lots run larger than in town, so expect longer runs and more footage than a subdivision yard behind the same size house.

Rural properties and mixed fencing

On acreage the usual pattern is two fences doing two jobs: a yard fence near the house for dogs, children and privacy, and a boundary or stock fence further out. Those are different builds at different prices per foot, and planning both together costs less than adding the second a year later.

Field fence, high tensile wire and board fencing for horses all sit on the farm fencing page.

Dog fencing on larger lots

A bigger lot changes how we plan a dog fence. Fencing the whole property costs a lot and rarely earns it, so we usually build a secure area near the house sized to the dog instead of the boundary.

Height follows the individual dog, and diggers need the fence buried or aproned at the base. Both cost less built in than retrofitted. The dog fencing page has the detail.

Wind on long runs

Open lots catch more wind than a yard ringed by houses, and a solid privacy fence on an exposed run takes real load. Shadowbox handles it better than a solid panel because air passes through instead of pushing against it, which is worth weighing on a long exposed line.

Drainage and low ground

Where a fence line crosses a low spot that holds water, the posts sit wet for longer and the bottom boards never fully dry. Keeping timber clear of the soil and putting steel posts through the wet section both help. We look for those spots while walking the line, instead of finding them once the fence is up.

Ground and access

Larger lots usually mean room for a post driver, which speeds a long run up. Where the line runs through trees or across a wet low spot, posts go in by hand and the price reflects it. We check both at the estimate and tell you which parts of your run will cost more before you see the number.