Hatboro Fence Company for Compact Lots

Hatboro is a walkable Montgomery County borough with a York Road downtown and compact residential lots. When your yard is small, a fence has to be planned carefully: the right height in the right spot, a gate where you’ll actually use it, and a look that works with the house next door. 76 FENCE BucksMont builds a lot of fences on lots just like yours.

Hatboro Borough permits

Hatboro Borough has its own zoning office and rules. Most fences need a permit, and on compact lots, placement and height rules come up fast. We check what applies to your address instead of guessing, prepare the application and file it. Then we submit the PA One Call (811) request at least three business days before digging.

Want to know what the permit process looks like? Our fence permit page walks through it.

Designing for a small yard

On a compact lot, it’s easy to end up with a fence that makes the yard feel smaller. A few ways around that:

• Use semi-privacy panels to let light and air through.
• Keep the front yard open with a low picket fence.
• Put full privacy only where you sit, like the patio side.
• Choose a lighter color to keep the space feeling open.

Gates and access

On a compact lot, the gate decides how you move through the yard. Think about the trash cans, the mower, bikes and the path to the driveway. A double gate might be worth it if you need to get a bigger item into the backyard. See our gates page for options.

Neighbors are close in Hatboro

Fences on small lots sit close to the neighbors. Talk before you build, especially if an old shared fence is coming out. Confirm the property line with a survey if you can. Many people put the finished side of the fence facing out. Our good neighbor guide has more ideas.

When an old fence needs to go

Plenty of Hatboro fences have been up a long time. Leaning posts, boards rotting at the bottom or rust along chain link all say it may be time. On a compact lot, removal takes care, since old posts may be set in concrete right next to a neighbor’s shed, garden bed or driveway. Our crew pulls the old fence, posts and footings and hauls everything away. If just a few sections are damaged, say after a spring storm, a repair may be all you need. When a storm took out five panels of Kim’s 35-plus-year-old privacy fence, our team “restored fence as good as new.”

Materials that fit

Weather and ground

Hatboro sees humid summers, freeze-thaw winters and heavy spring storms. Clay soils are common in low spots and near creeks, and they hold water. We set posts below the frost line, commonly around 30 to 36 inches in southeast PA, with local code having the final word, and we watch drainage around each post.

Nearby towns we serve

Hatboro is covered by our Lower Bucks & eastern Montgomery office at 610-477-7080. We also build in Horsham, Warminster and Southampton. See all areas we serve.