Aluminum Fence Installation Palm Bay FL

Aluminum Fencing for Palm Bay Pools and Open Yards

Black metal fence pickets with pointed finials against a gray sky

Around a pool deck, across a front yard or along a canal bank, Palm Bay Fence & Gate handles aluminum fence installation throughout Palm Bay. Aluminum is the open, picket-style fence that keeps the water and the yard in view while still marking a clear boundary.

It also suits front yards, corner lots and back yards that face a canal, a pond or a preserve, where a solid fence would block the very thing the house was bought for.

On the visit, we look at the layout of the pool deck and the yard, the doors that open toward the water, where gates belong and how the fence ties into the house or the screen enclosure.

Pool barriers carry their own rules. Your city or county building department can tell you what your pool needs, and it is worth asking before the style and gate hardware are chosen.

Call 321-635-0242 or send the form for a free aluminum fence quote.

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Where Aluminum Fencing Makes Sense

Around a pool. The classic use, enclosing the deck without closing it in.
Facing water. Back yards that look out over a canal, a retention pond or the Indian River Lagoon.
In the front yard. A low, decorative fence that defines the property without hiding the house.
Where wind is a worry. The open pickets let air pass, so the fence doesn’t catch wind the way a solid panel does.
Next to other fencing. An aluminum section can join a vinyl or wood privacy fence where the view matters.

Aluminum fence installation isn’t the answer for privacy, though. If you want to block a neighbor’s view, look at vinyl or wood for those sides of the yard.

Pool Fences: Questions to Settle First

A pool fence has a different job from a yard fence. It is there to keep small children away from the water when no adult is watching, so the details count. Pool barriers have their own rules, and your city or county building department is the place to confirm what yours needs. These are the questions to bring:

How tall does the barrier need to be, and how is that measured from the ground?
Which way should the gates swing, and do they need to close and latch on their own?
How high should the latch sit, and on which side of the gate?
How wide can the gaps between pickets be, and how big can the gap at the bottom be?
Do doors and windows of the house that open toward the pool need alarms or other measures?

Once you have the answers, the fence and the gate hardware can be chosen to match. A screen enclosure, a wall of the house and the fence often work together as one barrier, and the layout should account for each.

How Aluminum Fence Installation Is Done

Measuring and layout

The line is measured from the survey markers or, around a pool, from the edge of the deck and the house. Gate locations come first, and panel widths are planned around them so short filler sections are kept to a minimum.

Setting posts in soil or a deck

Posts are usually set in concrete in the ground. Where the fence crosses an existing pool deck or patio, posts are often core-drilled into the slab or mounted on it with a base plate, depending on the deck and the design.

Panels and gates

Panels are fastened to the posts with brackets or slid into routed posts, and racked or stepped to follow any grade. Gates are hung and fitted with their hinges and latches, then adjusted so they swing freely and close fully.

A final check

Gates are usually tested by letting them swing shut. On a pool fence, it is worth watching that test yourself.

Aluminum, Vinyl or Chain Link for the Back Yard

If the back yard is the question rather than the pool, aluminum isn’t the only open option. Here is how the common choices compare for a Palm Bay yard.

Aluminum looks finished, keeps the view, and is a common sight near salt air. It offers no privacy.
Chain link is plain and practical, and the mesh holds in pets well. It reads as utilitarian next to a pool.
Vinyl or wood privacy hides the yard completely but blocks the breeze and the view.

A mix is common: privacy panels along the neighbors’ sides and aluminum across the back where the yard faces a pond or a canal. Chain link is covered on the home page, and it can be quoted on the same visit.

Galvanized chain link fence with a back yard and garden beds behind it

White vinyl privacy fence running along a sloped lawn under shade trees

Row of new wood privacy fence panels with lattice tops in front of houses

What Aluminum Fence Installation Costs in Palm Bay

Around a pool, small layout details move the price as much as footage does. Aluminum fence installation is quoted free once those are measured, and these are the main drivers:

Length of fence. Counted in panels, plus the posts between them.
Height and grade of aluminum. Taller fences and heavier residential or commercial grades use more metal.
Style. Flat tops, pressed spear tops and decorative finials vary.
Gates and hardware. Pool gates with self-closing hinges and special latches add to the figure.
Mounting. Posts set in the ground differ from posts drilled into or mounted on a pool deck.
Tie-ins. Joining the fence to the house, a screen enclosure or another fence.

If you are also thinking about privacy fencing for the sides of the yard, have both quoted on the same visit.

Looking After an Aluminum Fence

Aluminum needs little attention, but not none. Rinse off salt and dirt from time to time, particularly on the east side of town nearer the lagoon. Keep sprinkler spray from hitting the same posts all day. Check gate hinges and latches every so often, and adjust them if a gate stops closing on its own.

After a storm, look along the fence for bent pickets or panels knocked out of their brackets. Those can usually be repaired; the fence repair page has more.

Aluminum Fence Questions

Is aluminum strong enough to keep a dog in?

For most dogs, yes, as long as the pickets are close enough together and the fence is tall enough for the dog. Small dogs can slip between widely spaced pickets, and some styles have extra pickets at the bottom for that reason. Diggers are a separate problem for any fence.

Does an aluminum fence need painting?

The powder-coated finish is baked on at the factory, so it isn’t painted in the yard. Washing off dirt and salt now and then, especially near the lagoon, keeps it looking right. A scratch can be touched up with matching paint.

Can aluminum fencing go on a slope?

Many aluminum panels can be racked so the rails follow the ground while the pickets stay upright. On a steeper grade, the sections are stepped. Expect the slope to be measured before the panels are chosen.

Planning a pool fence or an open yard fence? Call 321-635-0242 or use the form.

The Rest of Our Palm Bay Fence Work

Vinyl fences for solid privacy panels, picket fronts and gates in white or a color.
Wood fences for board-on-board, shadowbox and stockade privacy fences and wood gates.
Fence repair for leaning posts, broken boards or panels, dragging gates and storm damage.

For chain link and a look at every material side by side, see the home page, and the contact page lists the number.