Fence Company / Hampton, VA

Fence Company
in Hampton, VA

Custom wood, ornamental aluminum, and chain-link fences across Hampton | A licensed family crew from right next door in Yorktown

Hampton is one of the biggest cities on the Virginia Peninsula, and it is right next door to us. From the historic homes of Olde Wythe and Phoebus to the waterfront in Fox Hill and Buckroe, from the neighborhoods off Mercury Boulevard to the families stationed at Langley and Fort Monroe, Hampton keeps a family fence crew busy.

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

Custom wood fence by Crusberg Fence in Hampton, VA
Aluminum waterfront fence in Hampton, VA
4.9 ★★★★★70 Google reviews

Crusberg Fence is a family-owned, licensed Virginia Class A contractor based minutes away in Yorktown, and custom wood, the fence Hampton's older neighborhoods are built on, is what we are known for. We honor a military discount, we set our posts two feet deep in concrete, and 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
A dozen neighborhoods

Fences Built for Hampton

Hampton is really a dozen different neighborhoods with a dozen different needs. The century-old homes in Olde Wythe and Phoebus want period wood that fits their character. The waterfront lots in Fox Hill, Grandview, and along the Salt Ponds sit low and close to the Chesapeake Bay and the Back River, where flooding and the water buffer shape what you can build. The big established subdivisions off Big Bethel and Todds Lane want solid privacy for families and pets. And with Langley Air Force Base, Fort Monroe, and NASA Langley all in the city, Hampton has a steady stream of military families setting up a new home and needing a fence around it, which is exactly why our military discount matters here.

Custom wood is what we are known for, but we build the full range Hampton needs: ornamental aluminum around pools and on the waterfront, and chain-link for yards, gardens, and dog runs. Wherever the fence goes, we build it to last in this coastal climate: finished side facing out, framework screwed instead of nailed, and posts set two feet deep in concrete so a long run stays true through the wet-to-dry swings and the wind off the water.

Historic-style picket fence in Hampton, VA
Aluminum fence on a Hampton waterfront lot
Local rules

What You Need to Know About Fencing in Hampton

Hampton is an independent city with its own zoning ordinance, and it does a couple of things differently from the counties around it. Here is the plain-language version we walk every Hampton homeowner through before we quote, because knowing it up front keeps a job from getting stopped or redone.

Six-foot board-on-board privacy fence built by Crusberg Fence in Hampton, VA
01

Hampton requires a zoning permit for a fence

Unlike some of its neighbors, Hampton runs fences through a zoning permit, the city's process for structures that do not need a building permit. You bring a copy of your survey or plat showing the fence, and the city reviews the location and height. We help you put that packet together so it goes in clean, and we handle it as part of the job rather than leaving you to sort out the paperwork.
02

Height and corner-lot visibility

In Hampton's standard residential districts, a fence may go up to six feet in a side or rear yard and up to four feet in a front yard, with no separate setback from the property line. On a corner lot, nothing can rise more than three feet above the curb within twenty feet of where two curb lines meet, so a driver's view stays clear. Hampton's boulevard business districts have their own look rules, front fences in a tighter height range and limited to materials like wood picket, wrought iron, brick, and stone, which we build to when a property falls under them.
03

The Chesapeake Bay overlay treats your fence as impervious area

Here is the Hampton rule that surprises people: under the city's Chesapeake Bay Preservation Overlay, a fence is counted as impervious area. On a waterfront or near-water lot in a Resource Protection Area, that means the fence can trigger a water-quality review, a delineation of the buffer, or an encroachment permit before it goes in. On the Bay, the Back River, and the tidal creeks, we plan the fence line and the dig around the buffer so a waterfront job does not stall.
04

Flood zones, encroachments, permits, and calling before we dig

A lot of Hampton sits in a mapped flood zone, especially Fox Hill, Grandview, Buckroe, and the low waterfront, and flood-area rules can add review to work there. A fence also cannot encroach into a city right-of-way or easement without written permission. Barbed wire is not allowed as an ordinary residential fence in Hampton. A standard fence needs no building permit, though a pool barrier does and carries its own forty-eight-inch standard. And on every job, we call Virginia 811 to get the underground utilities marked before we dig.
Neighborhoods

Hampton Neighborhoods We Serve

Hampton's neighborhoods each ask for something different, and we build across all of them. Here is how we approach the areas we work most.

01

Olde Wythe, Wythe, and the historic streets

The tree-lined blocks of Olde Wythe and Wythe carry some of Hampton's oldest homes, and they call for period wood, picket, and board fencing that fits a house with real character. This is exactly the custom wood work our family is known for, built to look like it has always been there.

02

Phoebus

Historic Phoebus, near Fort Monroe, mixes preserved older homes with a walkable downtown feel. Wood fencing that respects the historic streetscape is the usual answer here, and we build it to sit right with the block.

03

Fox Hill, Grandview, and the Salt Ponds

Hampton's classic waterfront and low-lying neighborhoods, close to the Back River and the Bay, where flood zones and the Chesapeake Bay buffer come into play, and salt air is hard on cheap hardware. We set these jobs for the wet ground, plan around the buffer, and lean toward powder-coated aluminum and quality fasteners near the water.

04

Buckroe Beach

Just off the Bay, Buckroe mixes cottages and newer homes a short walk from the sand. Aluminum and wood both have a place here, and the salt-air and flood considerations of a beachfront neighborhood factor into what we recommend.

05

Willow Oaks, Michaels Woods, Northampton, and the established suburbs

The settled subdivisions off Mercury Boulevard, Big Bethel, and Todds Lane are bread-and-butter privacy work, six-foot wood board-on-board or aluminum for families, pets, and pools, built straight and finished-side-out so it looks right to the whole street.

06

Langley, Fort Monroe, and the military community

With Langley Air Force Base, Fort Monroe, and NASA Langley all in Hampton, we work with a lot of military families getting a new home squared away, often on a tight timeline before or after a move. Our three percent military discount and same-day response are built for exactly that.

Our services

Our Fence Services in Hampton

Custom wood fence by Crusberg Fence in a historic Hampton, VA neighborhood Custom wood fencingBoard-on-board, classic picket, privacy, and period styles for Hampton's historic neighborhoods. Custom wood is the core of what we do, and Olde Wythe, Phoebus, and Wythe are natural homes for it. We build finished-side-out on posts set two feet in concrete so a long run stays straight through Hampton's coastal soil and wind.
Ornamental aluminum fence on a Hampton waterfront lot Ornamental aluminum fencingThe go-to on Hampton's waterfront and around pools, powder-coated aluminum gives a clean, low-maintenance line that keeps a water view and stands up to salt air far better than untreated metal. It is the practical choice in Fox Hill, Grandview, Buckroe, and any yard where you want security without a solid wall.
Chain-link fence installed by Crusberg Fence in Hampton, VA Chain-link fencingAffordable and practical for Hampton yards, gardens, and dog runs, chain-link encloses an area cleanly. On a low or waterfront lot, we set it with the drainage and wet ground in mind so it stays plumb.
Custom gate and storm repair by Crusberg Fence in Hampton, VA Gates, repair, and storm damageCustom wood and aluminum gates hung to swing true, plus repair of leaning sections, broken posts, and storm damage. Hampton's exposed, low, waterfront neighborhoods take a beating in a nor'easter or a tropical system, and our repair crew stays busy afterward setting sections and posts back to true.
Why Crusberg Fence

Why Hampton Homeowners Choose Crusberg Fence?

Why Hampton families hire the crew from next door:

01

We are based minutes away in Yorktown, so getting to you in Hampton, and back for a look years later, is no trouble.

02

Custom wood is our specialty, and Hampton's historic neighborhoods like Olde Wythe and Phoebus are exactly where it belongs.

03

We know Hampton's quirks, the zoning permit, the corner-lot rule, the Chesapeake Bay overlay that counts a fence as impervious area, and the flood zones, and we plan the job around them before we quote.

04

We honor a three percent military discount and respond the same day, which matters in a city built around Langley, Fort Monroe, and NASA.

05

We set posts two feet deep in concrete and screw our framework and gates, so the fence stays straight and the gates keep swinging through the coastal weather.

06

We are a licensed Virginia Class A contractor carrying full insurance, and Clint or Cole is on your job overseeing the work from the estimate to the final walkthrough.

Cost

What Affects the Cost of a Hampton Fence

We do not quote fences over the phone, because an honest Hampton price depends on what we find on site, and a city this varied has cost factors that change block to block. 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 building a fence in Hampton, VA
01 Neighborhood and style.A period wood fence in Olde Wythe is a different job from a plain privacy run off Todds Lane or an aluminum line on the water.
02 Waterfront and buffer work.A Fox Hill, Grandview, or Buckroe lot in the Chesapeake Bay buffer, where the fence counts as impervious area, can add review and planning to the dig.
03 Flood-zone and site conditions.Low, wet ground and flood-area rules take more care to build a fence that holds.
04 Material and length.Wood, aluminum, and chain-link price differently, and a long run uses more of everything.

Two things we can tell you 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, which comes up constantly in a city like Hampton. The estimate itself is always free.

Reviews

What Our Customers Say

SFrom a verified Google review · A board-on-board 6-foot privacy fence · craftsmanship start to finish ★★★★★

“Keith and his sons built an exceptional board on board 6 ft backyard privacy fence. Their skill and craftsmanship in building this fence was shown throughout the process from start to finish. From digging and setting each post, using screws for all the support rails, precisely attaching the pickets, using an extra support across the 6ft gate, and the finishing touches of the black hardware. Thank you Keith for this beautiful fence!”

— Sandra C., verified Google review
MFrom a verified Google review · A repeat customer · used them multiple times ★★★★★

“Crusberg Fence is the only fence company I would use. I recommend them to anyone looking for a great fence. They are reliable, honest, and very professional. I have used them multiple times and the finished product is always 10/10.”

— Michael W., verified Google review

The detail Sandra describes, screwed rails, an extra support across the gate, the black hardware, is exactly how we build in Hampton, and it is why customers like Michael keep calling us back. 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 Hampton's Conditions

Hampton is nearly surrounded by water: the Chesapeake Bay, the Back River, Hampton Roads, and the tidal creeks, and that shapes every fence in the city. What sets Hampton apart is how much of it floods: a nor'easter or a tropical system pushes tidal water into the low neighborhoods every year, on top of the usual coastal humidity and the winter swings across freezing. Ground that is soaked in spring firms up by late summer, and that movement is what pulls a poorly set fence out of line, which is why we go two feet deep in concrete and screw the framework rather than nail it. In the waterfront neighborhoods, salt air is hard on untreated metal and cheap hardware, so we lean toward powder-coated aluminum and quality fasteners near the water.

Hampton's flood-prone areas add their own consideration. In Fox Hill, Grandview, Buckroe, and along the Salt Ponds, a hard storm can put water across a yard, and standing saltwater is tough on the base of a wood fence and on gate hardware. Where that is a factor, we talk through raising the bottom of the fence, choosing rot- and rust-resistant materials, and setting hardware that will not seize, so the fence survives the water it is going to see rather than just the calm days.

Fence post set two feet deep in concrete in Hampton, VA
FAQ

Hampton Fence Questions, Answered

01 Do I need a permit to build a fence in Hampton? +
Yes, Hampton requires a zoning permit for a fence, with a copy of your survey or plat showing where it goes. A standard fence does not need a separate building permit, the exception being a pool barrier. We help you prepare the zoning permit packet as part of the job.
02 How tall can my fence be? +
In Hampton's standard residential districts, up to six feet in a side or rear yard and up to four feet in a front yard, with a three-foot limit within twenty feet of a corner intersection for visibility. The boulevard business districts have tighter front-yard rules. We confirm the limit for your exact address as part of the estimate.
03 My lot is on the water. Does that change anything? +
It can, and Hampton handles it in an unusual way: the city's Chesapeake Bay overlay counts a fence as impervious area, so on a Resource Protection Area lot the fence can trigger a water-quality review or an encroachment permit. We plan the fence line and the dig around the buffer so a waterfront job does not stall.
04 Is my neighborhood in a flood zone? +
Much of low-lying Hampton is, especially Fox Hill, Grandview, Buckroe, and the Salt Ponds. Flood-area rules can add review to work there, and beyond the paperwork, we build differently on ground that floods, keeping the wood off the water and using hardware that holds up. We will tell you honestly what your lot needs.
05 Do you offer a military discount? +
Yes. In a city built around Langley Air Force Base, Fort Monroe, and NASA Langley, our three percent military discount comes up all the time. Just let us know when you reach out.
06 How soon can you come out, and how far ahead are installs? +
We are minutes away in Yorktown, so we respond the same day and get out to measure quickly. Once you approve the estimate and put down a deposit, the build is usually scheduled a few weeks out, generally three to four.
Service area

Serving All of Hampton

Crusberg Fence covers the whole city of Hampton, from the historic neighborhoods to the waterfront to the suburbs, and the surrounding Peninsula. If your area is not listed, just ask.

Olde Wythe Willow Oaks Wythe Michaels Woods Phoebus Northampton Fox Hill Fort Monroe area Grandview Langley area Buckroe Beach Riverdale
Free estimate

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Call or text (757) 508-1782 or (757) 508-0538 for a free, on-site, written estimate anywhere in Hampton.

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