The Cleveland Fence Company serves Lakewood, OH for fence installation, fence repair and gates, with free estimates and written quotes. Call (216) 238-3677 or text a photo of the job.
Fence Installation & Repair services in Lakewood
Lakewood packs a lot of houses into a small space between Lake Erie and the Rocky River valley. Much of the housing went up in the early 1900s: two-family doubles, big front-porch singles and apartment blocks, set close together on deep, narrow lots. Many neighbors share one driveway that runs between the houses to garages at the back. That shapes almost every fence here. There is often no room for a machine, so holes along the drive are dug by hand, and a gate has to leave the shared drive clear for both cars. Back yards are small, so a privacy fence does a lot of work for its length. Near the lake, wind and spray are harder on wood and plain steel. In Birdtown and along the rail line, old chain link is the fence we replace most.
Neighborhoods we cover in Lakewood
- Birdtown
- Clifton Park
- Gold Coast
- Downtown Lakewood
- Lakewood Park area
- Madison Avenue area
Permits and local rules
Lakewood requires a permit to install, replace or modify a fence, under Chapter 1153 of its Codified Ordinances. Rear and side yard fences may be up to 72 inches. Front yard fences are limited to 36 inches and to a few positions, and corner side yards to 48 inches with no chain link. The finished side faces the neighbors and the street, the fence goes next to the property line and not on it, and the owner must tell abutting neighbors in writing.