Fence Company / Chesapeake, VA

Fence Company
in Chesapeake, VA

Custom wood, vinyl, aluminum, chain-link, and farm fencing across Chesapeake | A licensed family crew, active in the fast-growing south near the North Carolina line

Chesapeake is one of the busiest fence markets in Hampton Roads, and the south end, from Great Bridge and Hickory to the new subdivisions in Grassfield near the North Carolina line, is going up fast. We have built plenty of fence out that way, where whole neighborhoods are new, and every backyard needs one.

Free on-site estimate in Chesapeake: (757) 508-1782 or (757) 508-0538 · We respond the same day

New privacy fence by Crusberg Fence in Chesapeake, VA
Horse fencing by Crusberg Fence in Chesapeake, VA
4.9 ★★★★★70 Google reviews

Crusberg Fence is a family-owned, licensed Virginia Class A contractor, and we build the full range Chesapeake asks for: privacy wood and vinyl for the new subdivisions, ornamental aluminum, chain-link, and board and split-rail horse fencing for the rural south. When you call, a real person answers and comes out to look at the job in person.

4.9 ★ / 70 Google reviews
Virginia Class A Contractor #2705194192
Family-owned & operated
Free on-site estimates
3% military discount
Several cities in one

Fences Built for Chesapeake

Chesapeake is really several cities in one, and the right fence changes with each. The south end around Hickory, Grassfield, and the North Carolina line is booming with new construction, where new homes on fresh lots want privacy wood or vinyl, and a lot of them want it at once. The central suburbs, Greenbrier, Western Branch, and Deep Creek, are settled neighborhoods that lean toward privacy and aluminum. Historic South Norfolk answers to a design-review board. And the rural far south, out toward Fentress and the Dismal Swamp, is horse and farm country, where board fencing and livestock enclosures do the work. A fence company that covers Chesapeake has to build all of it.

We are honest that Chesapeake is a haul from our Yorktown base, across the water on the Southside, but it is a market we are genuinely active in, especially the new-construction south. Custom wood is the core of what we do, and we bring the same build quality across the water that we bring next door: finished side facing out, framework screwed instead of nailed, and posts set two feet deep in concrete so a long run stays true in Chesapeake's wet, low ground.

Privacy fence at a new-construction Chesapeake, VA home
Board and split-rail horse fencing in rural south Chesapeake, VA
Local rules

What You Need to Know About Fencing in Chesapeake

Chesapeake runs a more formal fence process than a lot of Hampton Roads, and it has a couple of rules you will not meet elsewhere. Here is the plain-language version we walk every Chesapeake homeowner through before we quote.

New fence line laid out on a Chesapeake, VA lot
01

Chesapeake requires a fence permit, and the threshold is low

Chesapeake requires a zoning fence permit for installing or replacing more than eight linear feet of fence, which means nearly every real fence job needs one. The permit asks for a survey or a scaled site plan with the fence drawn on it, the height, length, material, and an estimate of cost. We prepare that packet as part of the job so it goes in clean, rather than leaving you to sort out the paperwork. Any fence used as a pool barrier goes through the building-permit process instead and must meet the forty-eight-inch barrier standard.
02

Height, corner lots, and the buffer-yard catch

A fence between the house and any street is capped at four feet, and interior side and rear fences may go to six. The catch is on corner lots: a fence taller than four feet in the second, street-facing yard has to be set back at least ten feet, kept to six feet, built finished-side-out, and it can trigger a landscaped buffer yard, a ten-foot strip with a set number of shrubs or trees between the fence and the road. Most homeowners have never heard of the buffer-yard rule until it holds up a corner-lot job, so we check for it before we quote.
03

Fences and Chesapeake's drainage easements

Chesapeake is laced with canals, ditches, and drainage impoundments, from the Dismal Swamp to the Intracoastal Waterway, and a lot of lots carry a public drainage easement. If your fence has to sit in one, the city requires a signed acknowledgment: the fence cannot drop below the top of the bank or block underground lines, and you have to let the city remove and reset it for maintenance. We read the plat for those easements up front so a fence does not go in somewhere the city can make you move it.
04

Historic South Norfolk, the Bay buffer, and calling before we dig

In the South Norfolk historic district, a street-visible fence needs a certificate of appropriateness, and the design guidelines call for wood picket or iron and steer away from vinyl and chain-link, which is exactly the kind of period wood work our family does best. Waterfront lots along the rivers and canals can fall in a Chesapeake Bay Resource Protection Area that needs review first. And on every job, we call Virginia 811 to get the underground utilities marked before we dig, which matters on Chesapeake's utility- and canal-crossed lots.
Areas we serve

Chesapeake Areas We Serve

Chesapeake's neighborhoods each ask for something different, and we build across the city. Here is how we approach the areas we work most.

01

The new-construction south: Hickory, Grassfield, and toward the NC line

This is where Chesapeake is growing fastest, and where a lot of our work is. New subdivisions on fresh lots mean backyard after backyard that needs a fence, usually privacy wood or vinyl, and a builder-clean install that looks right the day the family moves in. We are set up to handle new-construction volume without cutting the corners that make a new fence lean in a year.

02

Great Bridge and the established center

Historic Great Bridge and the settled neighborhoods around it want quality privacy and aluminum on established lots with mature trees. We build to fit a street that has been there a while, straight and finished-side-out.

03

Greenbrier, Western Branch, and Deep Creek

The central and western suburbs, family neighborhoods where six-foot wood privacy and aluminum around pools do most of the work. Deep Creek's low ground near the canals brings drainage and the easement rules into play, which we plan around.

04

South Norfolk

The older, historic north end, where the South Norfolk design-review district governs street-visible fences and points to wood picket and iron. This is the custom wood work our family is known for, built to the district's guidelines.

05

Fentress and the rural south: horses and farms

Out toward Fentress and the Dismal Swamp, Chesapeake turns agricultural, and the city allows livestock fencing in the districts zoned for animals. This is where our board and split-rail horse fencing and pasture fencing belong, on the big rural lots that need to contain animals and mark long property lines.

Our services

Our Fence Services in Chesapeake

Custom wood and vinyl privacy fencing by Crusberg Fence in Chesapeake, VA Custom wood and vinyl privacy fencingThe bread and butter of Chesapeake's new subdivisions and established backyards. Custom wood is what our family is known for, and low-maintenance vinyl is a popular choice on new homes; we build both finished-side-out on posts set two feet in concrete. Outside the South Norfolk historic district, where the guidelines steer away from vinyl, either material is fair game.
Aluminum waterfront fence in Chesapeake, VA Ornamental aluminum fencingClean, low-maintenance, and the go-to around pools and on the waterfront lots along Chesapeake's rivers and canals. Powder-coated aluminum keeps a view and stands up to the humidity and salt without rusting.
Chain-link fence installed by Crusberg Fence in Chesapeake, VA Chain-link fencingAffordable and practical for yards, gardens, and dog runs across the city. On the low, wet lots common in Chesapeake, we set it with the drainage and the easement rules in mind so it stays plumb and legal.
Board and split-rail horse fencing by Crusberg Fence in Chesapeake, VA Farm, horse, and rural fencingFor the agricultural south around Fentress, board and split-rail horse fencing, pasture fencing, and livestock enclosures, built where the city allows them to contain animals. Long rural runs are a lot of what these properties need, and we build them to stay straight end to end.
Custom gate and storm repair by Crusberg Fence in Chesapeake, VA Gates, repair, and storm damageCustom wood, vinyl, and aluminum gates hung to swing true, plus repair of leaning sections, broken posts, and storm damage after a nor'easter or a coastal blow, which low-lying Chesapeake sees its share of.
Why Crusberg Fence

Why Chesapeake Homeowners Choose Crusberg Fence?

Why Chesapeake homeowners call us across the water:

01

We are genuinely active in Chesapeake, especially the fast-growing south, and we are set up to handle new-construction backyards without cutting corners.

02

We build the full range the city needs: privacy wood and vinyl for the subdivisions, aluminum for pools and waterfront, and board and split-rail horse fencing for the rural south.

03

We know Chesapeake's particular rules, the eight-linear-foot permit threshold, the corner-lot buffer yard, the drainage-easement acknowledgment, and the South Norfolk historic district, and we handle them before we quote.

04

We set posts two feet deep in concrete and screw our framework and gates, so a fence stays straight in Chesapeake's low, wet ground and the gates keep swinging.

05

We are a licensed Virginia Class A contractor carrying full insurance, which a lot of crews chasing new-construction work skip. A license holds us accountable to you.

06

Clint or Cole is on your job overseeing the work and standing behind the result, from the estimate to the final walkthrough.

Cost

What Affects the Cost of a Chesapeake Fence

We do not quote fences over the phone, because an honest Chesapeake price depends on what we find on site and which of the city's rules touch your lot. We come out, measure, and hand you a free written estimate you can compare against any other bid on the same scope.

Crusberg Fence crew unloading material on a Chesapeake, VA job
01 The permit and the paperwork.Chesapeake's fence permit, survey, and possible buffer-yard landscaping on a corner lot add steps a simpler locality does not.
02 Drainage easements and wet ground.A lot in a drainage easement or on low, soft ground takes more care to set posts that hold and stay legal.
03 Material and length.Wood, vinyl, aluminum, chain-link, and horse fencing all price differently, and rural runs get long.
04 Historic and waterfront review.A South Norfolk address or a Bay-buffer lot can add a review step.

Two things up front: we take a deposit to schedule, typically around twenty percent, or closer to fifty percent when a job needs special-order materials, with the balance due on completion, and we offer a three percent military discount, common across Hampton Roads. The estimate itself is always free.

Reviews

What Our Customers Say

JFrom a verified Google review · Owners on the job · built exactly what we wanted ★★★★★

“Three words: professional, precise, and flawless. This company should be at the level of high-end fencing companies, but we like the family atmosphere. The owners made sure they visited their workers and checked the quality of the work. We are so happy with our fence; they totally took what we wanted and made it happen. Fantastic job!”

— Jason L., verified Google review
KFrom a verified Google review · A privacy fence replaced · best quote of the bunch ★★★★★

“I recently had my privacy fence replaced by Crusberg Fence and couldn't be happier. Communication was quick and professional from start to finish, and their pricing was very affordable compared to other quotes I received. The finished fence looks great and exceeded expectations. Highly recommend!”

— Kody F., verified Google review

Owners on the job checking the work, and a competitive price on a clean privacy build, are exactly what Chesapeake homeowners and new-home buyers tell us they want. Our Google rating sits at 4.9 stars, and the live review feed can run right here so you can read the rest.

Local conditions

Building for Chesapeake's Conditions

Chesapeake is low, wet, and green, wrapped around the Dismal Swamp and threaded with rivers, canals, and drainage ditches, and that ground is the first thing a fence has to survive. The water table sits high, the soil holds moisture, and a hard coastal storm can put water across a low yard, so a post set the lazy way works loose in a season. It is why we go two feet deep in concrete and screw the framework rather than nail it, and why on the wettest lots we talk through the right material and layout rather than force a fence the ground will not hold. The seasons pile on too: humid summers, winters that cross freezing, and the nor'easters and tropical systems that push wind and rain through every year.

New construction adds its own wrinkle. On a fresh subdivision lot, the ground has been graded, filled, and driven over by heavy equipment, so it settles unevenly for a while after the house goes up. We account for that when we set a new-construction fence, so the line that is straight the day we build it is still straight a year later once the lot has settled.

Fence post set two feet deep in concrete on a low Chesapeake lot
FAQ

Chesapeake Fence Questions, Answered

01 Do I need a permit for a fence in Chesapeake? +
Almost certainly. Chesapeake requires a zoning fence permit for more than eight linear feet of new or replacement fence, which covers nearly every real job, and it asks for a survey or site plan with the fence drawn on it. A pool-barrier fence goes through the building-permit process instead. We prepare the permit packet as part of the job.
02 What is the buffer-yard rule I keep hearing about? +
It applies on corner lots. If you want a fence taller than four feet in the second, street-facing yard, Chesapeake can require a landscaped buffer, a ten-foot strip with a set number of shrubs or trees between the fence and the road, along with a setback and finished-side-out construction. We check whether it applies to your lot before we quote so it is not a surprise.
03 My lot has a drainage ditch or easement. Can I still fence it? +
Usually, but carefully. Chesapeake is full of drainage easements, and a fence in one requires a signed acknowledgment: it cannot block the drainage or the underground lines, and the city can make you move it for maintenance. We read the plat for those easements and place the fence so it holds up and stays legal.
04 Can I put up a vinyl or chain-link fence in Chesapeake? +
Almost everywhere, yes, and vinyl is a popular low-maintenance choice on new homes. The one exception is the South Norfolk historic district, where the design guidelines steer away from vinyl and chain-link toward wood picket and iron. Outside that district, the material is your call, and we will help you pick what fits.
05 Do you do horse and farm fencing in south Chesapeake? +
Yes. Out toward Fentress and the rural south, the city allows livestock fencing in the districts zoned for animals, and we build board and split-rail horse fencing, pasture fencing, and livestock enclosures for those properties, along with the long property-line runs rural lots need.
06 You are on the Peninsula. Do you really come to Chesapeake? +
We do. It is a haul across the water, and we are honest about that, but Chesapeake, especially the booming south near the North Carolina line, is a market we work in regularly. We respond the same day, and installs are usually booked about three to four weeks out. We also offer a three percent military discount.
Service area

Serving Chesapeake

Crusberg Fence covers Chesapeake, from the fast-growing south to the established center and the rural farmland. If your area is nearby and not listed, just ask.

Great Bridge Deep Creek Hickory South Norfolk Grassfield Fentress Greenbrier Edinburgh Western Branch Las Gaviotas
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