Several years ago I built a wood fence at out home in the great state of Florida. To say the least it was a pain in the ass as they have a very strict building code for fences. I now need to build a fence at our house in Colfax. I have scoured the internet but can not find a code or requirements other than height and setback restrictions. I am looking to build a standard 4' tall picket fence and was planning on posts every 6'. So are there any requirements?
Building Codes
- Thread starter gary.h
- Start date
- Joined
- Mar 19, 2005
- Location
- Raleigh
Building code is all IBC now, but fence is more likely covered under zoning or other local ordinance. Contact your local planning & inspections department.
frankenyoter
No Rain, No Rainbow
- Joined
- Mar 17, 2009
- Location
- DARK CITY
Make an anonymous call to permits/zoning department and speak hypothetically and politely. It's amazing what answers you will get.
I have done it several times with great results
I have done it several times with great results
- Joined
- Mar 24, 2005
- Location
- Stokesdale-Greensboro
I've paid 2 different fence companies to build fence around my yard at 2 different houses in guilford county, one in greenboro city limits with summerfield address and one in stokesdale. Both were built within inches of the property line, and I'm 99.9% no permits were filed, etc. I asked the first one if there were any permits or surveys required, he told me something like as long as I told him where the property line was, we'll be fine, he'll handle the rest, which I was getting the impression that the rest equalled nothing else. Never had a problem. Both fences are 6ft wood picket fences, posts every 8ft or less depending on grade. I don't even think they ever came up in our property tax record. We sold the first house in 2005, everything was legit enough to sell.