The installation itself usually takes 2 to 3 working days for an average yard, spread across about a week so the concrete can set around the posts. More time goes to the steps before that: the estimate, the permit or HOA approval, the 811 notice and getting on the schedule.
What happens, in order
- Free on-site estimate with measurements and a written quote.
- Permit or zoning review, and HOA approval, where your address requires them.
- Arizona 811 request, at least two full working days before digging.
- Old fence removed, post holes dug, posts set in concrete and left to set.
- Rails, boards, panels or steel sections, then gates. Cleanup and a walk-through with you.
What slows a fence job down in Tucson?
- City zoning review, or a floodplain permit for a lot on a wash.
- HOA design committees that meet once a month.
- Caliche and rock, which can turn a quick hole into a long one.
- Summer heat, which shortens the working day, and monsoon storms in the afternoon.
- Custom steel fabrication, powder coating and gate operators.
- Tying new steel or gates into an existing block wall.
We are getting a dog in three weeks and have no fence. What is fastest?
Call now, because the approval steps and the 811 wait use up part of that time. Chain link and other in-stock materials go up fastest. If your yard already has block walls on some sides, closing the open side and adding a gate may be all you need. A small dog run can also be built first while the full fence is planned.
We are putting in a pool. Fence before or after?
Plan the barrier with the pool, and build it after the excavation. The digging equipment needs a way in, which often means part of a wall or fence is opened and closed again later. The barrier has to be complete and inspected before the pool is approved for use.
My association says fix the fallen panels by Monday and my contractor keeps delaying. Can a handyman patch it?
Yes. A handyman patch on your own fence is your choice and it usually satisfies a short deadline. Read your contract and tell the contractor in writing first. Remember that Arizona's handyman exemption only covers jobs under $1,000 that need no building permit.
Only a visit to your property gives a real number. The estimate is free. Call (520) 462-4332 or text us a photo of the fence line.