Fence Installation in Fairfield, NJ

Most fence companies drive into Fairfield to work here. We are already here. Solanos Fence is based at 1275 Bloomfield Ave, Building 3, Suite 51, and the shop on Bloomfield Avenue doubles as our materials pickup point and our installation crew's home base.

That means no middleman between the people who sell you the fence and the people who build it. We install fences throughout Fairfield — vinyl, aluminum, WPC, wood, post-and-rail and chain link — and we run the materials counter at the same address, so a Fairfield homeowner can price a professional install and a do-it-yourself materials package in a single visit.

Fairfield is the home base of our Essex County service area, and it's the one town where the installer and the materials yard are the same trip.

Fairfield's Fence Rules: Chapter 45 Zoning

Fairfield regulates fences through its zoning code, Chapter 45, enforced by the Township Zoning Department — and the first rule is simple: a zoning permit is required before a fence goes in. That applies to homes and to commercial properties alike. The key points:

Permit first, for every fence: The township's Zoning Department lists a fence permit among its required permits for both residential and non-residential properties. Building first and asking later is how fence projects get stopped in Fairfield.
$75 fee, and bring a survey: The township's zoning permit application charges $75 for a fence and requires a survey showing the fence location. The form records the fence type, height and yard location, and asks one question that matters for pool owners: is the fence a barrier for a pool?
Height and placement are checked against your zone: Fairfield's application is where height and yard location get reviewed under Chapter 45 for the zone your property sits in — residential, commercial along the highway corridors, or light industrial. We plan the style and height with that review in mind before anything is filed.
Route 46 corridor buffers: In the H-D U.S. Route 46 Special Highway Development Zone, §45-35.5 requires transition buffers where a nonresidential use abuts or faces homes, planted to produce a screen at least six feet high — and a fence or wall may be required inside the buffer. Fences within those buffers are capped at six feet in a side or rear yard and four feet in a front yard.
Pools need zoning approval for the barrier itself: Fairfield requires zoning approval for pools and pool barriers. An in-ground pool plan must show the fence type and location, and the fence must be pool code compliant. The pool zoning permit is $100, pools must sit at least 15 feet from side and rear property lines, 10 feet from the house and 6 feet from other accessory structures(45 feet from the side street line on a corner lot), and no part of the pool, filter or decking may sit in an easement.
Fences are a permitted accessory use: Chapter 45's zone regulations list fences and walls among the permitted accessory uses in Fairfield's zones — the permit and the zone standards are what govern how each one gets built.

Township reference: Fairfield Township Zoning Department — required permits and Township Code Chapter 45, Zoning.

Fencing Fairfield's River Ground and Commercial Corridors

Fairfield is really two fencing environments in one town. On the residential side — the neighborhoods off Hollywood Ave, Big Piece Road and the streets between them — most projects are backyard privacy fences and pool enclosures on established lots, where the survey the township requires settles the layout before the first post hole is dug.

Toward the Passaic River, the ground changes. Fairfield's low-lying western areas sit close to the river, lots can hold water, and soft, wet ground is hard on fence posts and on anything that rots. That's where materials and installation method matter most: every post set in concrete, vinyl or aluminum panels that won't absorb moisture or rot at the ground line, and gate posts sized for ground that never fully dries out. On a free estimate we check how your lot drains before we recommend a fence for it.

The other Fairfield is commercial: the Route 46 highway corridor, Clinton Road, and the light-industrial streets around them, including properties near Essex County Airport. Warehouses, contractors' yards and commercial lots need security and screening more than curb appeal — and where those properties back up to homes, the township's transition-buffer rules come into play, with their six-foot side and rear fence cap. We install for both sides of town, and because our shop is here, a commercial customer can walk the materials before signing anything.

Fence Styles for Fairfield Homes

Black aluminum fencing is Fairfield's pool and front-yard favorite: an open picket design that keeps sight lines clear and won't rust in the damp ground near the river. Our 54-inch black aluminum pool-barrier style is built for Fairfield pool projects, where the township requires the barrier shown on the pool plan to be pool code compliant — self-closing, self-latching gates included in the plan, not added as an afterthought.

For the backyard runs off Hollywood Ave and Big Piece Road, white vinyl privacy fencing is the standard answer: six feet of low-maintenance privacy that shrugs off Fairfield's wet seasons. Our standard panels are six feet high by eight feet wide with 2-inch by 7-inch rails, and every post is set in concrete — the installation detail that matters most in soft river-side soil.

WPC composite fencing delivers a modern solid look on 3-inch by 3-inch aluminum posts; wood and post-and-rail suit Fairfield's larger, greener lots; and chain link stays the practical workhorse. For Fairfield's commercial and light-industrial properties — Route 46 businesses, warehouse yards along Clinton Road and contractor lots near the airport — chain link is usually the right call: fast to install over long runs, secure, and easy to repair section by section if a vehicle ever clips it. We price these styles by individual estimate after reviewing your footage, gates and ground conditions.

Fence Installation Prices in Fairfield

Current installation specials start at $23 per linear foot for six-foot white vinyl privacy fencing and $28 per linear foot for 54-inch black aluminum pool-barrier fencing. Both offers require a 150-linear-foot minimum project and are subject to service-area restrictions. Gates and removal of existing fencing are priced separately. Other styles are priced by individual estimate.

See our fence installation deals for current terms.

Fence Materials for Pickup in Fairfield

This is the hometown advantage: Fairfield customers don't wait on a delivery or drive two counties over for materials. Our shop stocks the same materials we install, ready for pickup at 1275 Bloomfield Ave, Building 3, Suite 51, Fairfield, NJ 07004:

White vinyl privacy panels(6 ft × 8 ft): $85 each; posts with caps: $30 each
Pool-code black aluminum panels(54 in): $75 each; posts: $25 each
WPC composite packages(6 ft × 6 ft panel with 3 in × 3 in aluminum post): $230
Gates with hardware: $375 each

Bring your measurements or a sketch of the yard and we'll help you build the materials list — panels, posts, caps, gates and hardware — before you load up. Call ahead to confirm stock so your pickup is ready when you arrive.

Browse fence materials for sale for the full list.

Frequently Asked Questions About Fences in Fairfield

Do I need a permit to install a fence in Fairfield?

Yes. Fairfield requires a zoning permit for fences on residential and non-residential properties alike. The township charges $75 for a fence permit and requires a survey showing the fence location; the application records the fence's type, height and yard location for review under Chapter 45. We factor the permit step into every Fairfield installation we quote.

What does Fairfield require for a pool fence?

Zoning approval covers the pool barrier as well as the pool. Your pool plan has to show the fence type and location, and the fence must be pool code compliant. Fairfield also sets the pool itself back at least 15 feet from side and rear property lines, 10 feet from the house and 6 feet from other accessory structures, with nothing — pool, filter or decking — inside an easement. Our 54-inch black aluminum pool-barrier fencing is made for exactly this application.

How does materials pickup at the Fairfield shop work?

Stop by 1275 Bloomfield Ave, Building 3, Suite 51 — the same Bloomfield Ave shop we install out of. Bring your measurements or a yard sketch, we'll help you turn it into a materials list, and you load up on the spot: vinyl panels at $85, pool-code aluminum panels at $75, WPC packages at $230, posts and gates priced as listed above. Call 973-220-7638 ahead to confirm stock before you come.

Request a Free Fence Estimate in Fairfield, NJ

Call 973-220-7638 or contact Solanos Fence online. Tell us your approximate footage and the style you're considering — or stop by the Bloomfield Ave shop, see the materials in person, and talk the project through with the crew that will install it.

Solanos Fence, LLC| 1275 Bloomfield Ave, Building 3, Suite 51, Fairfield, NJ 07004 | NJ Home Improvement Contractor Lic. #13VH06388200

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