Chain Link Fence Installation in Columbia, MD
Galvanized and black vinyl-coated chain link for yards, pets, job sites, and commercial lots.
The Most Honest Dollar in Fencing
Chain link is the cheapest way to enclose a yard properly, and it is still the right answer more often than people expect. If the job is containing a dog, marking a boundary, or securing a lot, chain link does it for a fraction of a privacy fence and lasts decades with almost no attention. On Columbia's wooded rear lines — a lot of Owen Brown, Long Reach and Hickory Ridge back onto tree buffer — black vinyl-coated mesh visually disappears into the trees in a way white vinyl never will.
What we install
Chain Link Options We Install
Black vinyl-coated
Galvanized core with a bonded black PVC coating. Better corrosion resistance, softer on hands and paws, and far less visible against a tree line.
Galvanized
The traditional silver mesh. Lowest cost, longest track record, the standard for job sites and utility enclosures.
Residential heights
Four-foot front and side yard, five- and six-foot rear yard and pet containment.
Commercial and job-site grade
Heavier gauge mesh, larger diameter posts, top rail and bottom tension wire, with barbed arms where a site calls for it.
Privacy slats
Vertical slats woven through the mesh where you want the price of chain link with some screening.
Built tight
How We Keep a Chain Link Fence Tight
A chain link fence pulls sideways on its ends every day of its life. Almost every sagging, leaning run we are called out to fix failed at the terminal posts.
- Terminal, corner and gate posts sized heavier than the line posts, because those are the posts carrying the tension.
- All posts set in concrete below the frost line. A shallow terminal post will lean within a year.
- Tension bars and bands at every terminal, with the mesh stretched properly rather than hand-pulled.
- Bottom tension wire or a bottom rail where a dog digs, so the mesh cannot be pushed up from underneath.
- Mesh set to follow grade on sloped yards rather than leaving gaps under the bottom edge.
Chain Link and Columbia Covenants
Be aware that some Columbia village guidelines restrict where chain link can go, particularly in front yards and on visible frontage. Black-coated mesh is far more likely to be approved than galvanized in those locations. We check your specific village's guidelines before quoting so you are not applying for something that will come back denied.
Chain link questions
What Homeowners Ask About Chain Link
How long does chain link last?
Galvanized mesh routinely runs decades. Vinyl-coated lasts longer still, because the coating keeps moisture off the galvanizing.
Will it hold a dog?
Yes, with the right height and a bottom tension wire. For a digger we can run the mesh below grade or add a bottom rail. For a climber we go taller.
Can I add privacy later?
Slats can be woven in at any point, and you can plant against it. Both are far cheaper than replacing the fence.
Black or galvanized?
Black costs a little more and looks dramatically better on a residential lot, especially against trees. On a job site or storage lot, galvanized is the sensible choice.
Get a Chain Link Quote for Your Lot
Tell us the height, the gauge and what the fence has to hold, and we will put a flat written number on it.