Wood Fencing
Cedar or redwood privacy, the default answer for ranch-tract backyards off Devonshire and Nordhoff.
More on wood fencingFencing in Northridge, California
Fences built straight for the flat Northridge tracts, and set deep enough to stay that way.
Wood, vinyl, chain link, wrought iron, and pool fencing, all of it put in by licensed, insured crews.
Pricing first
What a fence costs in Northridge.
The price by the linear foot reaches you before anybody digs the first hole.
Installed ranges, counted by the linear foot. What lands in writing is measured to your run, your gates, and the material you pick.
| Fence type | Per linear ft installed | 150 ft run |
|---|---|---|
| Chain link | $18 to $40 | $2,700 to $6,000 |
| Wood privacy | $30 to $60 | $4,500 to $9,000 |
| Vinyl / PVC | $40 to $70 | $6,000 to $10,500 |
| Wrought iron | $50 to $120 | $7,500 to $18,000 |
Posts, panels, hardware, and labor sit inside those ranges already. Tearing out an old fence, deeper footings for the alluvial soil, a pool safety barrier, or a premium ornamental line will move you up. Financing is available.
Flat ground here, so what moves your number is the run length and the gates, not the terrain. We come measure both.
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Wood privacy $30 to $60 / linear ft installed
Licensed, insured crews
On-site estimate, no charge
What we install
Fence types for a Northridge lot.
Pick the material first, then read it back against the ranges above.
Vinyl Fencing
PVC that keeps its color through 100 degree Northridge summers and never asks for a paintbrush.
More on vinyl fencingChain Link Fencing
Galvanized or vinyl-coated, cheap by the foot, and right at home on side yards, dog runs, and CSUN-area rentals.
More on chain linkWrought Iron Fencing
Ornamental iron and powder-coated tubular steel, for frontage that has to look sharp and survive the sun.
More on wrought ironPool Fencing
Safety barriers at the code minimum of five feet, self-latching gate included, a regular ask on the ranch-tract pools.
More on pool fencingFence Cost Guide
Per linear foot numbers for Northridge, sorted by material and by run length, nothing held back.
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Careful work, priced so you can hold us to it.
- Licensed, insured crewsEvery post on your lot gets set by licensed, insured installers, a standing confirmed before day one on site.
- Backed by warrantyA written workmanship warranty covers the install itself, not only whatever the manufacturer promises about the material.
- Honest per foot pricingOne fixed quote by the linear foot, itemized down to posts, panels, gates, and tear-out.
- Footings done rightOn the alluvial soil here, we size and compact the footing so your fence stays plumb for the long haul.
On the ground in Northridge
The dirt under Northridge decides half the fence job.
Flat lots, drainage planned on purpose
Northridge is mostly flat, and that is good news for a fence. The postwar ranch tracts around Devonshire, Nordhoff, and Reseda Boulevard sit on the gently sloping alluvial fan that underlies Northridge, so post holes go in cleanly and a long run stays level without the stepped panels a hillside town needs. The catch is that flat ground does not drain itself. We plan the grade and the bottom gap on purpose so water moves away from the posts instead of pooling against them, which is what rots a fence line early.
Ground that still moves
The other thing about this ground is that it moves. Northridge is the town the 1994 earthquake is named for, with the epicenter near Reseda Boulevard, and the whole area sits on deep alluvial soil that shifts more than bedrock does. That is not a scare line, it is a build note. A fence set on a shallow or undersized footing telegraphs every bit of ground movement and starts to lean, while a fence on a well-compacted, properly sized footing rides it out and stays plumb. On this soil the footing is the part of the job that matters most, so it is the part we do not cut.
Sun hot enough to pick the material for you
Then there is the sun. Northridge summers run hot and dry, often 95 to 105 degrees, and that heat is hard on materials. Untreated wood checks and grays fast, cheap vinyl can chalk, and dark metal gets hot to the touch. So we steer homeowners toward cedar or redwood with a real seal schedule, UV-stable vinyl, and powder-coated steel that holds its finish. Most of these tracts are not in an HOA, which means the choice is yours, and we lay out the trade-offs plainly so you can make it. Out on the horse-property lots north of Devonshire the answer is different again, where ranch rail and no-climb wire do the work.
Questions
A detail most quotes miss: these tracts sit on wide flat lots outside any Hillside Area, and that combination lets the City allow eight feet at the sides and rear instead of six.
The Northridge shortlist.
What does fencing cost per linear foot in Northridge?
Chain link runs $18 to $40 per linear foot installed, wood $30 to $60, vinyl $40 to $70, and wrought iron $50 to $120. Six feet of wood privacy across a 150 foot run usually lands between $4,500 and $9,000. Post setting stays simple on the flat ranch tracts, so more of that budget goes into footings sized to hold plumb instead of into fighting a slope.
Do I need a permit to build a fence in Northridge?
Usually not, so long as it stays at or below the allowed height. LADBS does require one once a fence goes over what the lot allows, once a retaining wall is involved, or once the work touches the public right of way. Pool safety barriers answer to a separate section of the code. Most Northridge tracts sit outside an HOA, so the decision is generally the homeowner's alone.
Is the crew licensed and insured?
Yes. Every fence in Northridge goes in with licensed, insured crews, and that standing is confirmed in our files before the first post is set.
Book the free on-site estimate.
Somebody walks the property line with you, reads the soil and the drainage, sizes the footings to suit, and leaves a written price behind. Nobody leans on you afterward.