Fences for Containment / Security

For residential fences, Containment is usually about keeping your dogs and/or kids in; Security is usually about keeping other people’s dogs and kids out.

Containment fences are generally 4 to 6 feet high. Depending upon site lines, you might choose to install a 4′ high containment fence on some parts of your property with a complimentary 6′ high privacy fence in other areas.

Chain Link

Why is Chain Link our #1 selling Fence?

Price Starting at $17 per foot for 4′ high galvanized, chain link is our least expensive fence. Chain Link is your most affordable option for containing kids and dogs.

Versatility Residential chain link is available heights of 3′, 4′, 5′ and 6′. It conforms very well to sloped, rolling or even steep terrains. Nothing beats chain link for dog containment.

Strength and Durability We install commercial grade posts and chain link, not the lightweight tubing and “chicken wire” sold at home improvement centers. Our posts are typically set 30″ deep in 120 pounds of concrete. The chain link fences we installed 20 years ago are still plumb, straight and true.

Colors Many customers who resist chain link because it looks too institutional often change their minds when they consider “Total Vinyl Chain Link” available in black, green and brown. The chain link fabric and fittings are vinyl coated. The post and rails are powder coated. We even spray paint the nut and bolts to match the color of the fence. Prices start at $19 per foot for 4′ high Total Vinyl Chain Link

: We built this 4’ high black vinyl chain link fence the day after the pool was installed. We installed an inexpensive wire fence behind the hedge where no one can see it.

: This one was a challenge – How to get Rover off the deck into a fenced enclosure. Simple! The fence is a 4’ high black vinyl chain link. We remove some deck railing, built a ramp complete with no-slip outdoor carpeting and added some lattice work.

: This is a 4′ high green vinyl chain link we installed in Oneonta in 2003.

: Unadilla – This 4′ high by over 1000′ long fence provides plenty of running room for two dogs.

: Unadilla – This 4′ high by over 1000′ long fence provides plenty of running room for two dogs.

: Otego 2014. Our most economical fence. Plenty of room to run for three black labs.

Cedar

Our horizontal rails feature 2″ ends to fit securely into 2″ bored out holes in each fence post. This Doweled installation is much stronger than the conventional Nail On method, because of the weight of the fence sections rests on 2″ dowels rather than on a few nails or screws.

We also use 5×5 posts rather than the standard 4×4’s used by most fence companies. That one inch may not sound like much, but if you do the math, you’ll find that it works out to about 50% more wood per post!

: COOPERSTOWN 2011 We built this 6’ Economy Cedar fence around a vegetable garden to keep the deer out. The custom arbor was designed to support new grape vines.

: We think the inside of our Custom Cedar fence’s look even better than the outside. The horizontal rails are molded 2×4’s fabricated from #1 Northern White Cedar.

: We call this an off-grade fence section. It steps down from 6′ high to 4′ high.

: We custom designed this gate and stationary section to create a continuous concave sweep.

: Lattice tops can be criss-cross, checker board, or just horizontal like this one at The Inn in Cooperstown.

: We installed this 4′ concave cedar picket fence in Cooperstown in 2015

Aluminum

Think of wrought iron; then make it lighter, less expensive and maintenance free. Unlike iron, aluminum does not rust. Not only is aluminum maintenance free, but it comes in many colors. Residential aluminum fences are available dozens of styles and in heights of 3′, 4′, 4 1/2′, 5′ and 6′.

: A simple 4’ high Ornamental Aluminum pool enclosure. The fence is a nice compliment to the stone wall sculpture in the area.

: Aluminum is a great choice for swimming pools. This is a 52” high Jerith “Bravo” that we installed in 2007 at the August Lodge near Cooperstown.

: This is a 48” Jerith “200” we installed in 2009 in Fly Creek. As you can see, aluminum fences can work very well on slopes.

: We installed the 6′ high fence in the City of Oneonta to keep the deer out.

Vinyl

Almost any style wood fence van be duplicated in vinyl. Most of the vinyl fences you have seen are probably white, but tan and gray are also popular. Along with the traditional smooth finish, wood textures are available in several colors.

Unlike wood fences, vinyl fences are maintenance free. Even when well maintained, our best wood fences will need to be replaced after 15 or 20 years. Our vinyl fences come with a lifetime warranty. As we say in the trade – “Vinyl is final”.

We are an exclusive dealer for Bufftech, probably the biggest and best known vinyl fence company in the country. You can see all of their fence styles at www.certainteed.com

: This is a 6’ high vinyl privacy fence with a lattice accent. Vinyl fences offer two great features. There is no maintenance ever and there is no front or back – they look the same from both sides.

: Installing a 6’ high vinyl privacy fence along a property line is pretty routine. The charm here is the “cut-out” which spared the overhanging limb of the fruit tree so both sides still have access to fresh, juicy pears.

: Oneonta, 2015. This concave picket fence dips from 48″ high to 42″ high at the bottom of the swoop.

: Otego 2014. Notice the gate latch.. It’s set at 54″ above grade in compliance with pool code.

Split Rail

: We installed this fence with matching gate in Walton in 2019. The top rail finishes at 3′ above grade.

: We installed this dog containment fence in Norwich in 2019. The top rail finished at 4′ above grade. The wire prevents the dogs from escaping between the rails.

Post & Wire

We installed this 2000′ long fence in Wells Bridge for dog containment. The ends and corners are round pressure treated posts with horizontal rails and diagonal tension wire. This design allows us to pull the woven wire fence under high tension to prevent your dog (or goat?) from pushing out and under. The line posts are simple iron T-posts which don’t require any hole digging. Add a simple tube gate and you’ve given Rover plenty of room to run.

This post & wire concept is also an inexpensive way to define your property boundaries while keeping out hunters, snowmobilers and other trespassers.

Post & Board

: If you look close, you can see the wire stapled to the inside for dog containment.

: If you look close, you can see the wire stapled to the inside for dog containment.

: We used full dimension 2″x6″ rails and 6″x6′” posts for this horse fence.

: We used full dimension 2″x6″ rails and 6″x6′” posts for this horse fence.

: We installed this horse fence in Laurens. It is fabricated from full dimension, rough sawn hemlock. The posts are 4×4’s and the rails are 2×6’s.

: The rails are set 10″ apart with the top rail at 48″ above grade. We set the posts on 8′ centers. We alternate our 16′ long rails for extra strength.

: The rails are set 10″ apart with the top rail at 48″ above grade. We set the posts on 8′ centers. We alternate our 16′ long rails for extra strength.

Deer Fence

: We installed this 8′ fence in East Meredith in 2016. The property owner was planning to add a combination of in-ground and raised beds for flowers and vegetables

: We installed this 8′ deer fence in Hartwick in 2018 with chain link access gates.

: We installed this 8′ deer fence in Hartwick in 2018 with chain link access gates.