Matthews Fence Installation: Wood, Aluminum and Chain Link Fences in Southeast Mecklenburg

What Matthews Lots Do to a Fence

Mature trees are the defining condition. Oaks, pines and sweetgums planted when the subdivisions were new now stand over the property lines, and they do two things to a fence. Falling limbs break sections every storm season, and roots lift or block post holes. A replacement in Matthews often uses the old line but not the old post locations, because the tree has grown into where the post was.

Shade and leaf litter keep the bottom of a wood fence damp. Pickets that touch the ground wick water and rot from the bottom up, so we hold them off the soil. In heavily shaded yards a steel post behind a wood fence solves the problem of wood posts rotting at grade.

Creeks run through much of the town. Four Mile Creek and its branches have greenway and floodplain along them, and lots that back up to a creek usually carry a buffer or an easement on the plat. A fence can often go to the edge of that area but not into it, which is something to read off the survey before the line is chosen.

On the Union County side, toward Stallings, Indian Trail and Weddington, lots get larger and newer. Aluminum around pools and three-rail or split rail fence with wire along a long rear line both show up there.

Types of Fences We Install in Matthews

Wood, chain link and aluminum lead the list in Matthews. Here are the specific types that suit the town's shaded, tree-lined lots and the larger properties toward Union County. The full list is on our fence types page, and material choices are compared in the fence materials guide.

• Wood Fences With Metal Posts
• Dog-Ear Fences
• Stockade Fences
• Black Chain Link Fences
• Pressure-Treated Pine Fences
• Board-on-Board Fences
• Dog Fences
• Garden Fences
• Pool Safety Fences
• Split Rail Fences
• Trampoline Fencing
• Lattice-Top Fences
• Semi-Privacy Fences

Google Reviews for the Office That Serves Matthews

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Matthews Fence Approval: Town, County and HOA

Zoning in Matthews belongs to the Town of Matthews, under its own development ordinance, and the town's Planning and Development office is where fence height and placement questions are answered. Building permits, when one is needed, come from Mecklenburg County Code Enforcement. Fence height numbers for Matthews that appear on other websites are not always current. Call the town with your address and ask what applies.

Across North Carolina the pattern is lower fences in front yards, taller ones allowed in side and rear yards, and a clear sight triangle at corners and driveways. Expect Matthews to follow that general shape, and confirm the specifics.

Older Matthews subdivisions sometimes have recorded covenants but no active association, while newer ones have a committee and a form. Find out which you have. North Carolina also requires three full working days of notice to NC811 before digging, and the locate is scheduled as part of the job.

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

Is It Time to Replace a Thirty Year Old Matthews Fence?

Age alone does not condemn a fence, but the signs are easy to read. Look at the posts where they meet the ground. Dark, soft wood there, or a post you can rock with one hand, means the structure is done even if the pickets look passable. Look along the top line too. A fence that waves or leans is telling you several posts have let go.

If the posts pass and the trouble is one section under a tree, repair it. If they fail, replacing the whole run costs less over the next decade than patching it a section at a time, and it gives you the chance to move to steel posts or a different material.