Fence Company in Salem, Oregon
Privacy fences, cedar, chain link, gates and repairs — built to your property line by a licensed Oregon contractor who answers his own phone. Free estimates.
- CCB #257281Oregon licensed & insured
- Locally ownedBased in Albany, working the valley
- You talk to the builderNot an out-of-state call centre
- Free estimatesWe follow up to learn the project
What we build in Salem
Fencing is the core of the business — not a sideline bolted onto a general remodelling company.
Privacy fences
Cedar dog-ear, board-on-board and shadow box, built to sit level along an uneven line.
Cedar & wood
Decorative tops, cap and trim, and horizontal styles when the look matters as much as the screening.
Chain link
Straightforward, durable containment for pets, yards and side runs.
Gates
Walk gates and double drive gates hung so they still swing true in a year.
Fence repair
Storm damage, leaning posts, rotted boards and sagging gates — repaired rather than replaced where that is the honest answer.
Decks & siding
The same crew handles decking and siding when the exterior needs more than a fence.
Salem's fence rules, in plain English
Most fence arguments in Salem come from height and from corners. Here is what the City actually requires, so you know before anyone digs a hole.
| Where the fence runs | Max height | Catch |
|---|---|---|
| Interior rear and side lines that don't border a street | 8 ft | The tallest you can go without a permit — 8 ft chain link, or 7 ft for anything else. |
| Rear and side lines that do border a street | 6 ft | Backing onto a road drops you two feet. |
| Within 10 ft of a front line bordering a street | 4 ft | The top 18 inches must be see-through. A solid 4 ft panel out front does not comply. |
| 10–20 ft back from that front line | 4 ft | Still 4 ft — the limit doesn't lift until you're 20 ft back. |
When you need a building permit. Chain link over 8 ft, or any other fence over 7 ft. Below that, no building permit — but the zoning heights above still apply.
How height gets measured. From finished grade to the top of the fence. Along a public right-of-way it's measured from the sidewalk, or from the curb if there's no sidewalk, or from the finished shoulder grade if there's no curb.
Corners are the one that catches people. Vision clearance is required where streets, alleys and driveways meet, and fence construction is limited inside those areas. The diagrams live in Salem Revised Code Chapter 805 — worth checking on a corner lot before you commit to a height.
Materials. Fencing has to be made of material manufactured for fencing. No barbed or electric wire, upturned barbed edges, broken glass or spikes. Chicken wire is only allowed in a Residential Agriculture zone, for livestock.
Call 811 first. Contact the Oregon Utility Notification Center two business days before digging. That's every post hole.
Source: City of Salem — Build a Residential Fence. Summarised here in good faith and current as of July 2026; the City is the authority, and rules can change. On anything unusual — corner lots, retaining walls, an HOA — confirm with the City before you build.
Fences we've actually built
Real jobs, photographed as they finished. No stock photography.
Questions Salem homeowners ask
How tall can my back fence be in Salem?
Eight feet along interior rear and side lines that don't border a street. If that line backs onto a road, six feet. You'd only need a building permit above eight feet for chain link, or above seven feet for anything else.
Why can't I put a solid 4 ft fence across my front yard?
You can go to four feet within ten feet of a front property line bordering a street — but the top 18 inches has to be see-through. That is why front fences in Salem often have a lattice or spaced-picket top section. We will build it so it complies and still looks deliberate.
Do you pull the permit?
Most residential fences don't need a building permit at all — only chain link over eight feet or other fences over seven. If your job does need one, we'll tell you before we start rather than after. The zoning height limits apply either way, permit or not.
I'm on a corner lot. Does that change things?
Usually yes. Vision clearance rules restrict what you can build where streets, alleys and driveways meet, and corner lots often have two street-facing sides — which pulls the height limit down. It is worth a look at the property before settling on a design.
Are you licensed and insured?
Yes — Oregon CCB #257281, and insured. You can look the licence up yourself on the Oregon Construction Contractors Board site. Oregon requires contractors to put that number on their advertising, so if you're comparing quotes and someone doesn't show theirs, that's worth asking about.
Do you charge for an estimate?
No. Request a free quote and we'll follow up to learn more about the project — what you want built, repaired or replaced, and where the line runs.
Are you actually local?
Yes. Live Your Future Construction LLC is an Oregon company based in Albany, working Salem and the mid-Willamette Valley. When you call, you get the person who'll be building your fence — not a scheduler in another state.
Get your Salem fence quoted
Tell us what you want built, repaired or replaced. Free estimate, straight answers, and a real licence number you can look up.