Fencing in Cobb County

Fence Company in Smyrna, GA

Older streets and newer infill sitting side by side. In Smyrna the fence job depends entirely on which of those two your house is.

Pool and concrete deck before the enclosure went in, Dallas, Georgia

27,040 homes on narrowing lots

Smyrna has been rebuilt one lot at a time, not one block at a time, and there are 27,040 homes in it. That produces a specific condition: a new house on an old lot, with side yards narrow enough that the fence line is close to the wall and access for anything wider than a wheelbarrow is limited. It changes how a fence gets built more than the material does.

Fences that have already been patched twice

Smyrna is half older than 1990 and half newer, and in a market that turns over as often as this one a fence has often been patched by two owners before it reaches a third. What that leaves is a run where a third of the posts are original and the rest aren't. Where enough of it is sound, repair and gate work is the honest answer. Where it's not, a new wood fence built as one job outlasts a fourth patch.

Access, and why it belongs in the estimate

On a narrow infill lot the crew has to get posts, concrete and panels down a side yard that may be four feet wide with a heat pump in it. That's not a small detail. It decides whether material goes in by hand or by machine, and it's the most common reason a Smyrna fence takes longer than a Woodstock fence of exactly the same length.

Further detail

A description of the trade itself, without a town attached to it, is on the fence company page. Leaning posts, sagging gates and staining are in the wood fence maintenance guide, and style options in the fence styles guide. Decks, porches and walls here are on the Smyrna page, the county page is Cobb, and send a note about access along with the length.

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Jobs from around northwest Georgia

White vinyl privacy fence with braced gate, enclosing a wooded rear garden, Dalton, Georgia

Dalton

White vinyl privacy fence with braced gate, enclosing a wooded rear garden, Dalton, Georgia

Finished wood privacy fence line seen from the gravel fire-pit area, Ringgold, Georgia

Ringgold

Finished wood privacy fence line seen from the gravel fire-pit area, Ringgold, Georgia

Panels and posts laid out along the line before assembly, Stockbridge, Georgia

Stockbridge

Panels and posts laid out along the line before assembly, Stockbridge, Georgia

Black wrought-iron style pool enclosure fence set on a graded slope, Dallas, Georgia

Dallas

Black wrought-iron style pool enclosure fence set on a graded slope, Dallas, Georgia

The side yard is very tight. Is that a problem?

It's a scheduling factor, not an obstacle. Narrow access means material moves by hand, which takes longer, and it's better priced in at the start than discovered on the day.

Smyrna fence to replace?

Forty-nine road miles, the southern edge. Call 706-879-8873 about timing.