Fence Contractors in Nutley, NJ

Many people looking for fence contractors in Nutley own their home and spend a lot of time in the back of it. Census estimates for 2020 to 2024 put Nutley's owner-occupied rate at 70.3%, higher than nearby Belleville (55.9%) or Lyndhurst (59.6%), with a median owner-occupied value of $516,300. When a family puts that kind of money into a house, the yard fence usually has a practical job: keep the dog in, keep the toddler away from the street, or screen a patio from the house next door.

Start with the purpose

We ask what the fence is for before we talk about material. A dog that digs needs a fence that sits close to the ground and perhaps a buried wire or gravel strip. A dog that jumps needs height. A young child needs a gate latch set high enough to be out of reach. A pool, if you have one, needs a barrier and a self-closing, self-latching gate that meet the pool barrier rules, and we check the details with the township's construction office before any work.

Privacy where houses sit close

With 30,143 residents on 3.37 square miles at the 2020 count, many Nutley homes have side yards measured in feet, not yards. A six-foot privacy fence in the rear, in wood or vinyl, is the most common request. Board-on-board wood gives full screening on both sides and looks finished from the neighbor's yard too. Vinyl in tan or a wood-grain finish avoids staining. Where only part of a yard needs screening, a few privacy panels around a patio with a lower fence elsewhere can cost less than closing in the whole lot.

Homes along the parks and the Third River

The Third River runs through Nutley's parks, which include Memorial Park I, II and III, Kingsland Park, Booth Park and others. Houses that back onto park land often want a fence that marks the line and keeps pets in without walling off the view. Black aluminum with a puppy-picket bottom section is a good fit, and its open design does not catch wind the way a solid panel does on an exposed lot.

A town with stone in its past

Nutley's first brownstone quarry is believed to have been operating by the early 18th century, and quarrying in the Avondale section employed many Italian and Irish immigrants, and mills along the Third River were the second major industry. Older parts of town can turn up rock, old foundations or fill when we dig post holes. We bring tools for breaking through, and if a hole hits something that cannot be moved, we adjust post spacing rather than leave a post short.

The Enclosure and older streets

Painter Frank Fowler started an artists' colony on The Enclosure in the late 1880s, and the township's historic buildings include Kingsland Manor and the Vreeland Homestead on Chestnut Street. On streets with older homes, a simple wood picket or ornamental aluminum front fence tends to look right. We avoid tall solid fencing at the front of an older house unless local rules and the owner both want it.

What we offer in Nutley

• Wood fence installation, including board-on-board and picket
• Vinyl privacy and semi-privacy fencing
• Aluminum and ornamental fencing, including pool-rated styles
• Chain link for rear lines, dog runs and budget projects
• Fence repair, new gates and gate hardware

Before the first hole

We confirm what the township requires for your fence and place a New Jersey One Call request at least three business days before digging. Then we mark the fence line with paint or stakes and walk it with you.

Call (551) 212-8142 or

Get a Free Estimate

. You get a written estimate with the layout, height, gate locations and hardware listed.