Ashbrook Fence Installation and Replacement Near Park Road in Charlotte

Fencing an Older Charlotte Lot

The first question on an Ashbrook lot is where the line is. Fences, hedges and chain link put up over the decades do not always follow the deed. When a house changes hands or gets rebuilt, the new survey sometimes shows the old fence a foot or two off. We build to the survey pins, and where the pins are missing we recommend having them reset before a new fence makes the old error permanent.

Old chain link is everywhere in this part of Charlotte, usually with its posts in concrete and vines grown through the fabric. Removing it is slower than removing wood, and the footings come out with it. Many owners replace it with wood privacy, which changes how the yard feels more than any other single project.

Privacy matters more after a renovation. When a one-story house next door becomes two stories, a six foot fence no longer screens the patio from the upstairs windows. A taller fence is not always allowed, so the fix is often placement: a privacy screen close to the seating area does more than a taller fence at the property line.

Trees and service lines round out the picture. Mature oaks set where posts can go, and older homes have utility services running across back yards in places newer subdivisions never would. Both get worked out before digging.

Types of Fences We Install in Ashbrook

Ashbrook owners mostly choose among wood privacy styles, with picket or metal toward the street. These pages explain each type and the differences between them. The full list is on our fence types page, and material choices are compared in the fence materials guide.

• Board-on-Board Fences
• Horizontal Fences
• Dog-Ear Fences
• Shadowbox Fences
• Lattice-Top Fences
• Stockade Fences
• Wood Fences With Metal Posts
• Pressure-Treated Pine Fences
• Garden Fences
• Dog Fences
• Driveway Gates
• Ornamental Steel Fences
• Black Chain Link Fences

Google Reviews for Our Ashbrook Office

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City of Charlotte Rules That Apply in Ashbrook

Fence height and placement in Ashbrook fall under Charlotte's Unified Development Ordinance, with different limits for front yards than for side and rear yards. Building permits are issued by Mecklenburg County Code Enforcement. In the neighborhood zoning districts, Section 17.2.D limits a fence to five feet in the front setback, six feet in the side setback and eight feet in the rear setback. Check the limits with the city for your lot, particularly if you want anything over six feet.

Corner lots need a second look. The City of Charlotte says a fence or wall built along a city street requires a no-cost fence and wall certificate from the Charlotte Department of Transportation and cannot stand in the sight distance triangle at an intersection. Ashbrook has plenty of corner lots where that applies.

Ashbrook is not one of Charlotte's local historic districts, so the historic review that applies in Dilworth or Wilmore does not apply here. North Carolina does require three full working days of notice to NC811 before any digging.

Rules change, and this page is not legal advice. Confirm the requirements for your address with the local office before building.

Which Privacy Fence Makes Sense After a Renovation in Ashbrook?

If the house has been updated and the fence will be seen from a new patio or deck, spend on the style, not the height. Board-on-board with a cap and trim looks finished from both sides and stays closed up as the boards dry. A horizontal fence suits a modern rebuild. Plain dog-ear does the same screening job for less and is the right call along a back line nobody looks at.

Put the money where you sit. One dressed-up run beside the patio and a standard fence everywhere else is a common and sensible split on these lots.