Chain Link Fencing: Galvanized and Black Coated for Yards and Sites

A chain link fence is woven steel mesh stretched tight between terminal posts and tied to line posts and a top rail. It keeps dogs in and people out, it does not block light or air, and it stands up to weather with almost no attention.

QC Fence Contractors installs chain link across the Charlotte metro, from a four foot backyard fence to tall security fence around a plant. The job photos on this page include backyard fence, gates and chain link partitions inside warehouses.

• Galvanized: the familiar silver finish, and the workhorse for commercial and industrial sites.
• Black vinyl coated: coated mesh on black framework. It recedes against trees and shrubs and is the usual choice for homes and parks.
• Privacy slats: strips woven through the mesh to screen a yard or enclosure.
• Top rail or tension wire, and bottom tension wire or rail where the fabric must not lift.
• Barbed wire or razor wire on commercial and industrial fence, where zoning allows.
• Walk gates, double drive gates and cantilever sliding gates.

At a home it suits dog fences, kennels and runs, and long back property lines where privacy is not the goal. For businesses it covers parking lots, storage yards and dumpster enclosures. For recreation it is the standard for tennis courts and ball fields.

What separates a good chain link fence from a poor one is the framework: post diameter and wall thickness, how the corners are braced, and how tightly the fabric is stretched. Light framework is where low bids save their money, and it shows within a few years as leaning corners and slack mesh.