Fence Company / Yorktown, VA

Fence Company
in Yorktown, VA

Custom wood, ornamental aluminum, and chain-link fences across Yorktown and York County | Your local family fence builder, right here in town

Crusberg Fence is not a company that drives into Yorktown from somewhere else. This is home. Our shop sits right here in York County; we grew up in this trade in this town, and when your fence goes up in Tabb, Grafton, Seaford, or on a lot off Route 17, someone from the crew is overseeing it.

Board-on-board wood privacy fence built by Crusberg Fence in Yorktown, VA
Crusberg Fence crew building a fence in Yorktown, VA
4.9 ★★★★★70 Google reviews

Custom wood is what our family is known for and what we love building most, and we back it with a Virginia Class A contractor license, full insurance, and posts set two feet deep in concrete. When you call, a real person answers, and we come measure the job in person.

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Virginia Class A Contractor #2705194192
Family-owned & operated
Free on-site estimates
3% military discount
Local & family-owned

Your Hometown Fence Company

Being based in Yorktown is not a marketing line for us; it changes how the work goes. We know which York County neighborhoods sit on the old clay and which back up to the York River marsh; we know the wind that comes off the water in a nor'easter, and we know the county offices by name. When a fence leans, or a gate sags a year later, we are ten minutes away, not an hour across a bridge. That closeness is the whole reason a lot of York County families call the local family instead of a regional outfit.

The styles York County leans on run the full range, from period wood near Historic Yorktown to clean aluminum around a pool in Kiln Creek or Running Man to chain-link on the bigger lots out past Lackey and Dare. Custom wood is the heart of our shop, and we build it the way that lasts here: finished side facing out, framework screwed instead of nailed, and posts set two feet in concrete so a long run stays true through the wet-to-dry swings this ground goes through every year.

Board-on-board privacy fence built by Crusberg Fence near Yorktown
Ornamental aluminum fence installed by Crusberg Fence
Local rules

What You Need to Know About Fencing in York County

York County keeps its fence rules in the zoning ordinance rather than in one tidy handout, so here is the plain-language version we walk every homeowner through before we quote. Knowing it up front is what keeps a job from getting stopped or redone.

Custom wood privacy fence built by Crusberg Fence in York County, VA
01

Height: York County is generous in the back

In York County's single-family districts, a fence in a front yard may not exceed four feet, a side-yard fence may go to six feet, and a rear-yard fence may go all the way to eight feet, which is higher than most localities allow and gives you real options for privacy and wind screening in the backyard. On a corner lot, every yard facing a street counts as a front yard, though the zoning administrator can allow up to six feet on a second frontage to give a side or rear yard some privacy.
02

The finished side faces your neighbor

When a fence has a smooth side and a rail-and-post side, York County requires the finished side to face outward toward the neighbors and the street. We build that way as a matter of course, so your fence looks right from both sides and satisfies the rule without a second thought. Barbed wire and electric fencing are off the table here unless you are running a genuine agricultural operation.
03

Historic Yorktown and the Route 17 corridor

If your property sits in the Yorktown Historic District, a fence is one of the things that needs a certificate of appropriateness before it goes up. New fences along a street frontage or side line go before the Historic Yorktown Design Committee, while a new fence in the rear can often be handled administratively. Along the Route 17 and Tourist Corridor overlays, fences in front of a building are discouraged and, when used, are expected to be landscaped or styled to blend in. We know which of these applies to your address and plan around it.
04

York River waterfront, permits, and calling before we dig

If your lot runs down to the York River or a creek, part of it likely falls in a Chesapeake Bay Resource Protection Area, where digging and clearing in the buffer can need review first. A standard fence does not need a building permit in Virginia, with the exception of a pool barrier, but zoning height, historic review, and the Bay buffer can still apply. On every job, we call Virginia 811 to get the underground utilities marked before a shovel goes in the ground.
Areas we serve

Yorktown and York County Areas We Serve

York County is really a string of distinct communities, and we build across all of them. Here is how we think about the areas we work in every week.

01

Tabb, Grafton, and the York County suburbs

The heart of our residential work: established neighborhoods like Running Man, Marlbank, Yorkshire Downs, Coventry, and the streets around Tabb and Grafton, where wood privacy and ornamental aluminum do most of the work. These are settled lots with mature trees and neighbors close by, so a straight, well-set line and the finished-side-out rule make the fence look right to everyone.

02

Historic Yorktown, Riverwalk, and the waterfront

Down by the river and the Battlefield, homes carry real historic character and often fall under the design committee's review, where period wood picket and board fencing fit best. This is exactly the custom wood work our family is known for, and we build it to the district's material and finished-side expectations.

03

Seaford, Dare, and the water's edge

Out toward Seaford and Dare, the lots back up to the creeks and the York River, which brings the Chesapeake Bay buffer and wetter ground into the picture. We set these jobs with the water table and the buffer in mind so the fence holds and the permit does not stall.

04

Lackey, Lee Hall edge, and the larger lots

On the bigger and more rural York County parcels, chain-link comes back into play for enclosing acreage, dog runs, and back property lines, alongside wood and aluminum. A property line out here can run a long way, so we sight it carefully and set the corners first to keep the whole run true.

Our services

Our Fence Services in Yorktown

Custom wood board-on-board fence by Crusberg Fence Custom wood fencingBoard-on-board, classic picket, privacy, and period styles for Historic Yorktown homes. We build custom wood fencing most often. With York County allowing up to eight feet in the rear, we can build real backyard privacy and wind screening, finished side out and anchored to stay straight over a long run.
Powder-coated ornamental aluminum fence by Crusberg Fence Ornamental aluminum fencingThe go-to around pools and in neighborhoods like Kiln Creek and Running Man, powder-coated aluminum gives a clean, low-maintenance line that reads refined and needs little upkeep. It is also the right call on a sloped or wooded York County lot where you want a sight line without a solid wall.
Chain-link fence installed by Crusberg Fence Chain-link fencingPractical and affordable for the larger and more rural York County lots out past Lackey and Dare, chain-link fences acreage, dog runs, and back property lines. We will tell you honestly when a setting calls for wood or aluminum instead.
Custom wood gate built and hung by Crusberg Fence 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 downed limb, which the tree cover around Yorktown produces plenty of. We also build custom decks for existing fence customers, finishing the yard as one project.
Why Crusberg Fence

Why York County Homeowners Choose Crusberg Fence?

Why your neighbors hire the local family:

01 01

We are based right here in York County, so we know the neighborhoods and the county offices, and we are close by if anything ever needs a look years later.

02

Custom wood is our specialty, and York County's eight-foot rear-yard allowance lets us build the privacy and wind screening a lot of backyards here actually want.

03

We know the difference between a plain York County lot, a Yorktown Historic District address, a Route 17 corridor parcel, and a York River buffer, and we plan the job around it before we quote.

04

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

05

We are a licensed Virginia Class A contractor carrying full insurance, which a lot of 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 Yorktown Fence

We do not quote fences over the phone, because an honest York County price depends on what we find on site. We come out, measure, and hand you a free written estimate you can compare against any other bid on the same scope. A few things move the number here:

Crusberg Fence crew measuring and building a fence in Yorktown, VA
01 Length and terrain.Larger York County lots and long runs out toward Seaford, Dare, and Lackey mean more material and labor than a small suburban yard.
02 Height and privacy.The eight-foot rear-yard allowance opens up taller privacy builds, which use more material than a standard six-foot line.
03 Historic and corridor review.A Yorktown Historic District or Route 17 corridor address can add design detail and a review step.
04 Waterfront and buffer work.A York River or creek lot in the Chesapeake Bay buffer can add planning and care to the dig.

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

Customer review

What Our Customers Say

JFrom a verified Google review · repeat customer · three separate jobs ★★★★★

"I can't say enough about these guys! Their work is amazing and they're a great team. They were on time and finished on time all three different times I've had them do work for me. Highly recommended is an understatement when I preach their work!"

— James T., verified Google review

We hear that loyalty from York County homeowners more than anywhere else, because this is home and a lot of our work comes from the same families coming back and their neighbors calling next. 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 York County's Conditions

York County sits between the York River and the James, and the water shapes the work. Summers are hot and humid, winters cross back and forth over freezing, and nor'easters and tropical remnants push hard wind and rain through every year. Ground that is soaked in spring can be hard by late summer, and that movement is what pulls a poorly set fence out of line. It is why we set posts two feet deep in concrete rather than tamped dirt, and why our screwed framework matters more here than in a drier climate. Near the river in Seaford and Dare, the higher water table gets factored into how we set the line.

The Yorktown area also carries real tree cover, and mature hardwoods mean two things for a fence: roots to work around on the dig, and limbs that come down in a storm. When we lay out a line, we plan around the big roots rather than fight them, and our repair crew stays busy after every serious blow, setting storm-damaged sections and posts back right.

Fence post set two feet deep in concrete by Crusberg Fence
FAQ

Yorktown Fence Questions, Answered

01 How tall a fence can I build in York County? +
Four feet in a front yard, six feet in a side yard, and up to eight feet in a rear yard, which is more generous than most localities. Corner lots treat every street-facing yard as a front yard, though the county can allow six feet on a second frontage. We confirm the limit for your exact lot as part of the estimate.
02 Do I need approval if my home is in Historic Yorktown? +
Likely yes. In the Yorktown Historic District, a fence needs a certificate of appropriateness; new street-facing or side-line fences go before the Historic Yorktown Design Committee, while a rear-yard fence can often be handled administratively. We help you figure out which applies before we quote.
03 Do you need a permit to build my fence? +
A standard residential fence does not require a building permit in Virginia, except for a pool barrier, which has its own code. Zoning height, historic review, and the Chesapeake Bay buffer can still apply even when no building permit does.
04 My lot backs up to the water. Does that change things? +
It can. Lots along the York River and the creeks often fall partly in a Chesapeake Bay Resource Protection Area, where digging and clearing in the buffer may need review first. We plan the fence line around it so the job does not stall.
05 How fast can you get to me, and is there a discount? +
Since we are based right here, 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 Yorktown and All of York County

Crusberg Fence is based in Yorktown and covers all of York County and the communities around it. If your street is nearby and not listed, just ask.

Yorktown Lackey Tabb Historic Yorktown Grafton Kiln Creek (York) Seaford Running Man Dare Marlbank
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