Fence Company / Smithfield, VA

Fence Company
in Smithfield, VA

Custom wood, ornamental aluminum, and chain-link fences across Smithfield and Isle of Wight County | A licensed family crew that knows the historic district

Smithfield is one of Virginia's best-preserved historic towns, and that character shapes every fence built here. In the historic district, the town points homeowners toward white wood picket, the very fence our family is known for building.

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

White picket fence by Crusberg Fence in Smithfield, VA historic district
Aluminum waterfront fence in Smithfield, VA
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Out in the newer neighborhoods and across Isle of Wight County, the range opens up. Crusberg Fence is a family-owned, licensed Virginia Class A contractor, and we build to fit both worlds. When you call, a real person answers and comes out to look at the job in person.

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Historic character

Fences Built for Smithfield's Character

Walk Main Street in Smithfield, and you see why fencing here is its own thing: blocks of preserved Victorian and colonial homes above the Pagan River, a town that takes its historic look seriously enough to write design guidelines about fences. The town's guidelines point new fences in the historic district toward wood picket, cast iron, and brick, painted or stained white, and specifically away from vinyl and chain-link. That happens to line up perfectly with what our family does best. Custom wood, and a proper white picket in particular, is the heart of our shop.

Beyond the historic core, Smithfield and Isle of Wight County open up to newer subdivisions, waterfront neighborhoods along the Pagan and the James, and rural land toward Windsor. There the material is wide open: wood privacy, aluminum, chain-link, whatever the property calls for. Wherever the fence goes, we build it to last here: posts set two feet deep in concrete, framework screwed instead of nailed, finished side facing out.

White wood picket fence at a historic Smithfield, VA home
Wood privacy fence in Isle of Wight County, VA
Local rules

What You Need to Know About Fencing in Smithfield

Smithfield is a town with its own zoning ordinance, sitting inside Isle of Wight County, and both regulate fences. Which rules apply depends on your address, so here is the plain-language version we walk every homeowner through before we quote.

Period white picket fence built to Smithfield historic district guidelines
01

Town of Smithfield height limits

Inside the Town of Smithfield, a fence in a front or side yard may not exceed forty-two inches, and a rear-yard fence may go up to six feet. A rear fence taller than forty-two inches can extend up to the front corners of the house. Corner lots have a visibility rule: anything over three and a half feet that blocks sight lines has to be kept back from the intersection. The town also requires a zoning permit for a fence, a modest fee, and a survey or plat with the fence drawn on it, which we help you prepare.
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The historic district and the Board of Historic and Architectural Review

If your home is in Smithfield's Historic Preservation Overlay, a new fence needs a certificate of appropriateness from the Board of Historic and Architectural Review. The town's design guidelines call for fences compatible with the district in height, transparency, and material, naming wood picket, cast iron, and brick as the most appropriate materials, advise against vinyl, PVC, concrete, and chain-link, and ask that new fences show the finished side out and be stained or painted white. Front-yard fences are kept under forty-two inches, while a rear privacy fence can go up to six feet. This is exactly the kind of period wood picket we love to build, so in the historic district you get the fence the board wants and the fence you want at the same time.
03

Isle of Wight County, outside the town

If your property is in the county rather than the town, Isle of Wight requires a zoning permit for a fence with a site plan showing its location, size, and type. County rules allow up to six feet in side and rear yards, limit a solid front-yard fence to two and a half feet, or four feet if it is at least half open, and route historic-overlay properties through the county's architectural review. We know which set of rules your address falls under and handle the difference.
04

Waterfront, permits, and calling before we dig

Lots along the Pagan River, Cypress Creek, and the James can fall in the hundred-foot Chesapeake Bay Resource Protection Area buffer or a flood overlay, where disturbing ground needs review first. A standard fence needs no building permit, though a pool barrier does. On every job, we call Virginia 811 to get the underground utilities marked before we dig.
Areas we serve

Smithfield and Isle of Wight Areas We Serve

Smithfield and the surrounding county are a mix of historic town, waterfront, and rural land, and the right fence changes with each. Here is how we approach the areas we work in.

01

The Historic District and downtown Smithfield

The preserved streets above the Pagan River, where the Board of Historic and Architectural Review governs and white wood picket is the classic answer. This is the custom wood work our family is known for, built to the district's material and finished-side guidelines so it is ready for review and looks like it belongs.

02

Gatling Pointe, Founders Pointe, and the waterfront neighborhoods

The newer waterfront communities along the Pagan and the James want clean aluminum around pools and yards to keep the water view and privacy wood where a backyard needs it. Bay-buffer considerations come into play on the water lots, which we plan around.

03

Battery Park, Rescue, and Carrollton

The communities out toward the water and the county line mix suburban and rural lots, where wood, aluminum, and chain-link all have a place depending on the property. Carrollton in particular, with its mix of waterfront at Founders Pointe and established family lots, is an area we like working.

04

Windsor and the rural county

Out toward Windsor and the farms of Isle of Wight, the lots open up, and the work turns to acreage, gardens, dog runs, and property lines, where chain-link and larger runs do the job alongside wood and aluminum.

Our services

Our Fence Services in Smithfield

Classic white picket fence by Crusberg Fence in Smithfield, VA Custom wood fencingClassic white picket, board-on-board, and privacy, built finished-side-out on posts set two feet in concrete. Custom wood is what we build most, and Smithfield's historic district, which points to wood picket painted white, is a natural home for it. We build the period-correct look the Board of Historic and Architectural Review wants to see.
Ornamental aluminum fence in a waterfront Smithfield, VA neighborhood Ornamental aluminum fencingClean, low-maintenance, and the go-to for the waterfront neighborhoods and pool enclosures around Gatling Pointe and Founders Pointe, powder-coated aluminum keeps a water view and holds up to the salt air off the Pagan and the James.
Chain-link fence on a newer Isle of Wight County lot Chain-link fencingPractical and affordable for newer subdivisions and rural county land toward Windsor, chain-link fences enclose yards, gardens, and dog runs. We are upfront that it is not the fit for the historic district, where the town steers away from it, so we point historic-district homeowners to wood or aluminum instead.
Custom gate and storm repair by Crusberg Fence in Smithfield, VA Gates, repair, and storm damageCustom wood 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 a riverfront town like Smithfield sees its share of.
Why Crusberg Fence

Why Smithfield Homeowners Choose Crusberg Fence?

Why Smithfield and Isle of Wight homeowners hire us:

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The historic district points to white wood picket, and custom wood is our specialty, so you get the fence the board wants and the fence you want in one.

02

We know the difference between a Town of Smithfield address, an Isle of Wight County lot, and a historic-overlay property, and we handle the zoning permit and review path each one needs.

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We build the full range beyond the historic core too, wood, aluminum, and chain-link, for the newer neighborhoods and rural county land.

04

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

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We are a licensed Virginia Class A contractor carrying full insurance, which many crews 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 Smithfield Fence

We do not quote fences over the phone, because an honest Smithfield price depends on what we find on site and which rules your address falls under. We come out, measure, and hand you a free written estimate you can compare on the same scope.

Crusberg Fence crew building a fence in Smithfield, VA
01 Historic-district requirements.A certificate of appropriateness and the district's material and finish standards, painted white, finished side out, can add design detail and a review step.
02 Material.A period white picket, a waterfront aluminum run, and a rural chain-link line all price differently.
03 Waterfront and buffer work.A Pagan River, Cypress Creek, or James lot in the Chesapeake Bay buffer can add planning to the dig.
04 Length and terrain.Larger county lots toward Windsor mean longer runs and more material than a town backyard.

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 the Peninsula we serve. The estimate itself is always free.

Customer review

What a Smithfield Customer Said

MFrom a verified Google review · Smithfield · a new-home fence ★★★★★

“Came out to my new home in Smithfield and installed a real nice picket rail style vinyl fence. I am pleased with the quality of the product and how a great job was done installing. I recommend if your in need of a fence, give them a call!”

— Marc K., verified Google review

In Smithfield's historic district, the design guidelines point to wood picket painted white, which is exactly our specialty. That job was a newer-neighborhood home outside the district, where the material is wide open, and a homeowner can pick what suits them. Either way, the through-line holds: a real Smithfield home, a clean install, and a homeowner glad they called. 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 Smithfield's Conditions

Smithfield sits on the Pagan River where it opens toward the James, so the town and the county around it live with coastal weather and a lot of water. Summers are hot and humid, winters cross freezing, and nor'easters and tropical remnants push wind and rain through every year. Ground that is wet in spring firms up by late summer, and that movement is what pulls a poorly set fence out of line, which is why we set posts two feet deep in concrete and screw the framework. On the waterfront lots along the Pagan and the James, salt air is hard on untreated metal, so we lean toward powder-coated aluminum and quality hardware there.

The historic district adds its own consideration. Older homes and mature street trees mean roots to work around and a look to respect, so a fence there is as much about fitting the streetscape as about the build. Smithfield takes that character seriously, from the preserved storefronts on Main Street to the parkland along the Pagan River at Windsor Castle, and a fence that fits in is part of it. We plan the line to sit right with the house and the neighbors, and we build it to the district's guidelines so it is ready when it goes before the board.

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

Smithfield Fence Questions, Answered

01 Do I need historic district approval for my fence? +
If your home is in Smithfield's Historic Preservation Overlay, yes. A new fence needs a certificate of appropriateness from the Board of Historic and Architectural Review, and the town's guidelines call for compatible materials: wood picket, cast iron, or brick, finished side out and painted or stained white. Outside the overlay, that review does not apply. We help you figure out which applies before we quote.
02 Can I put up a vinyl or chain-link fence in Smithfield? +
In the historic district, the town steers away from vinyl and chain-link, and toward wood picket, cast iron, and brick, so we would guide you to a wood or aluminum design there. In the newer neighborhoods and out in the county, the material is open, and those fences are fine. We match the fence to where you live.
03 How tall can my fence be? +
In the Town of Smithfield, forty-two inches in a front or side yard and up to six feet in the rear, with a rear fence over forty-two inches able to extend to the front corners of the house. Isle of Wight County handles it a little differently. We confirm the limit for your exact address as part of the estimate.
04 Do I need a permit? +
The Town of Smithfield and Isle of Wight County both require a zoning permit for a fence, which we help you prepare with the survey or plat they ask for. A standard fence does not need a separate building permit in Virginia, except for a pool barrier.
05 How fast can you come, and is there a discount? +
We respond the same day and get out to measure quickly; installs are usually booked about three to four weeks out. We also offer a three percent military discount, common across the Peninsula we serve.
Service area

Serving Smithfield and Isle of Wight County

Crusberg Fence covers the Town of Smithfield and Isle of Wight County, along with the communities around them. If your area is nearby and not listed, just ask.

Smithfield Rescue Isle of Wight County Windsor Carrollton Gatling Pointe Battery Park Benns Church
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