Fence Installation in Tigard, OR

New fences that use the extra height the city allows out back — up to 8 feet — engineered for the wind load that comes with it, and kept low and clear out front.

The first decision in a fence installation here is height, because the city gives you more room than its neighbors. Side and rear fences can reach 8 feet. That is a real gain for yards that back onto a busy road or a two-story neighbor, but every extra foot adds wind load at the base. A tall run means bigger or steel posts, deeper footings and closer post spacing, and once the fence goes past 7 feet it also goes through building review. We size the posts to the height you choose and show the plan in the estimate.

Front yards go the other way, with a 3-foot limit. The exception is a house facing an arterial or a major or minor collector street: there, a front fence up to 6 feet is possible with Planning Division approval. If that is your situation, we prepare the layout for that request before ordering materials.

Every run also has to respect vision clearance near intersections and driveways. On Bull Mountain lots, where the ground falls away from the street, we also plan stepped sections and longer posts on the downhill side.