Fence Design and Installation in Southeastern Pennsylvania

A fence does more than mark a boundary. Done right, it adds privacy, security, and structure that ties the whole property together. Blue Tree designs and installs fencing as part of your landscape, not as a bolt-on, so materials, grade, and plantings work together. For 43 years, our team has built fences that hold straight and true across Southeastern Pennsylvania's clay soil and freeze-thaw winters.

What Sets Blue Tree's Fencing Apart

Most fence companies set posts and leave. Blue Tree designs the fence into the property, then installs it to last. A Blue Tree designer looks at how the fence relates to grade, drainage, plantings, the pool, and the lines of the house, then specifies materials and a layout that fits. Posts are set below the frost line and packed for our freeze-thaw cycles, so the fence does not heave or lean after the first hard winter. Blue Tree has installed fencing across Montgomery, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Berks, and Philadelphia Counties since 1983, handles township permits and property-line questions, and can soften the fence with planting from the same plan.

Written by John Mattiola, a Blue Tree landscape designer, and reviewed by senior designer Stephen Roehm.

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Our Fence Installation Process, Step by Step

From the first site visit to the final walkthrough, one team manages your fence. Here is how it comes together.
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Step 1: Free On-Site Consultation

A Blue Tree team member walks your property, confirms the fence line and how it relates to grade, drainage, plantings, and any pool, and talks through what the fence needs to do: privacy, security, code, or definition. We confirm property lines and the look you want. The visit is free with no same-day pressure. Timing: scheduled with the assigned designer.
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Step 2: Custom Design and 3D Renderings

Your designer specifies the fence style, height, and material, maps the run against the property, and where it matters, shows the fence in context with the rest of the landscape. You approve the layout and materials before anything is ordered. Timing: confirmed after the site visit and depends on the approved fence scope.
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Step 3: Materials, Proposal, and Permitting

Blue Tree sources the fence material, prices the project as one itemized proposal, and handles township permits and any setback or pool-code requirements. You see exactly what you are getting before you sign. Timing: depends on the municipality and review path.
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Step 4: Professional Installation

Crews set posts below the frost line, pack and brace them for our freeze-thaw soil, and hang panels or rails straight and level across grade. Gates are hung to swing true and latch cleanly. Timing: confirmed before installation and depends on the approved scope, material availability, access, site conditions, and weather.
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Step 5: Aftercare & Warranty

Blue Tree walks the finished fence with you, confirms gates and hardware, and reviews care and warranty terms in writing. Surrounding planting and bed work can be handled by the same team. Timing: scheduled at project completion.

Fence Styles for Every Property

The right fence depends on the job: privacy, security, pool code, or just defining a space. These are the fence types Southeastern PA homeowners ask Blue Tree for most.
A two-story house with beige siding and a gray roof stands behind a row of tall, trimmed evergreen trees, with a neatly mowed green lawn in front. The sky is partly cloudy, and sunlight casts shadows on the grass.

Privacy Fencing

Solid board, board-on-board, and panel fencing that blocks sight lines and softens road noise.
A clear blue swimming pool with a diving board, patio, and outdoor gazebo with seating, surrounded by trees and a black fence under a partly cloudy sky.

Pool Safety Fencing

Code-compliant fencing that keeps a pool area secure without walling off the view, planned with the pool design.
A modern backyard with a tall, dark wooden fence, green shrubs, and flowering plants alongside a stone pathway leading to steps and a door on a house. Mature trees provide shade and dappled sunlight.

Picket and Garden Fencing

Classic picket and decorative fencing that defines beds and front yards while keeping a property open.
Backyard patio with dining table, umbrella, fire pit, grill, and landscaped plants. A fenced-in pool, basketball hoop, and playground are in the background, surrounded by green grass and trees.

Aluminum and Ornamental Fencing

Low-maintenance metal fencing for security and a clean, formal look that lasts for decades.
A backyard pool with a stone edge, attached hot tub, waterfall feature, and swim-up bar. Blue chairs and an umbrella are in the shallow end. There’s a fence, greenery, and a small stream or pond in the background.

Post-and-Rail and Estate Fencing

Split-rail and estate fencing for larger properties, paddocks, and a relaxed, rural look.
A rectangular backyard pool with paver patio, surrounded by lush landscaping, sits in front of a large two-story white house at sunset. Two lounge chairs are placed beside the pool.

Privacy Screening with Planting

Where a living screen fits better than a fence, evergreen hedgerows planned and planted by the same team.

Built for Southeastern Pennsylvania's Soil and Winters

Fence performance starts with post layout and installation matched to material, grade, drainage, exposure, gate loads, and manufacturer guidance. Blue Tree confirms post depth and footing details for the actual site rather than using one universal specification.

Pool-barrier height, gate, latch, spacing, and access requirements vary with the adopted code and local authority. Blue Tree coordinates the fence plan with the pool design and confirms applicable requirements before installation. Product selection considers privacy, maintenance, corrosion resistance, wind exposure, and architecture.

Permit, setback, HOA, utility-location, and property-line requirements vary by municipality and parcel. Blue Tree identifies the applicable authority and documents those requirements in the project scope.

A curved stone walkway bordered by dark bricks winds through landscaped gardens with green shrubs, ornamental grasses, mulch, and solar path lights, leading to a patio area in a spacious yard.

Tie the Fence into the Rest of the Yard

Privacy Planting. Soften a fence or replace it with a living screen of evergreens. Explore native plantings.

Hardscape and Gates. Coordinate fencing with patios, walls, and pillars for a finished entry. Explore hardscapes.

Pool Enclosures. Code-compliant pool fencing planned with the pool itself. Explore pools.

Modern backyard patio with gray stone pavers, lush green plants, a wooden privacy fence, retaining wall, and outdoor seating area with cushions under tall trees on a sunny day.

Curated Transformations

Browse recent fencing and landscape projects from across Montgomery, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Berks, and Philadelphia Counties.

Everything Your Outdoor
Space Needs. One Team.

From the pool to the patio to the plants that frame it all. We handle the full picture so nothing falls through the cracks.
A luxurious backyard pool features stone walls with multiple cascading waterfalls, built-in lights, fire bowls, and surrounding lush greenery and flowers, creating an elegant and relaxing outdoor space.

Custom Pools & Water Features

Resort-style pools, spas, waterfalls, and grottos, designed for your property, not from a catalog
Stone outdoor kitchen with built-in grill built by Blue Tree

Patios, Walls & Outdoor Kitchens

Structures built to last generations by craftsmen who take pride in the details
A well-maintained front yard features neatly trimmed grass, vibrant flower beds, shrubs, and small trees in front of a stone house, all bathed in warm sunlight.

Landscape Design & Planting

Native plants, seasonal color, and designs that thrive in Southeastern PA's climate
A green fertilizer spreader sits on a neatly mowed lawn in front of a suburban house, surrounded by well-kept bushes and colorful flowers on a sunny day.

Lawn Programs

Science-backed fertilization, weed control, and aeration for the lawn your neighbors will notice
A large backyard with a lit swimming pool, lounge chairs, and landscaping at dusk. Trees and a house with glowing windows are visible under a darkening sky.

Landscape Lighting

Professionally designed LED systems that add safety, security, and ambiance after dark
A large, well-manicured green lawn in front of a stone house with landscaped flower beds, bushes, and small trees, surrounded by tall trees with autumn foliage.

Year-Round Care

Seasonal cleanups, pool service, and ongoing care that keeps everything looking its best

Common Questions

Fence pricing depends on material, height, linear footage, gates, grade, access, drainage, post system, utilities, permits, and restoration. Blue Tree compares appropriate materials and prepares a site-specific proposal after measuring the property and confirming the approved scope.

Aluminum, wood, and vinyl each have different maintenance, appearance, privacy, and durability tradeoffs. The right choice depends on exposure, drainage, grade, desired privacy, maintenance expectations, manufacturer specifications, and the property's architecture. Blue Tree evaluates the site and confirms post depth, fastening, gates, and applicable permit requirements before installation.

Fence permit, zoning, setback, pool-barrier, historic-review, utility, HOA, and property-line requirements vary by municipality and property. Blue Tree identifies the applicable requirements during site evaluation and coordinates the required submissions before installation.

Wet or clay-heavy soil can affect drainage, post selection, backfill, and long-term moisture exposure. Blue Tree evaluates the soil, slope, surface-water path, fence material, and manufacturer specifications before confirming the post and drainage details for the property.

Timing depends on property-line confirmation, approved material, utility locating, access, grade, manufacturer lead time, crew availability, weather, and any required municipal or HOA review. Blue Tree confirms the working schedule after those conditions are known.

A fence layout should not be finalized until the property boundaries, easements, utilities, setbacks, and applicable approvals are understood. Blue Tree uses the homeowner's current survey or other accepted boundary documentation and coordinates additional professional review when required before installation begins.

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