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If privacy is the goal, Charleston backyards come with their own set of challenges. Between salty air, heavy rain, soft soil, and strong coastal winds, not every fence that looks good on day one holds up the way you expect it to. We hear this question all the time across James Island, West Ashley, Mount…

When you’re deciding between wood and vinyl fencing here, you’re not just choosing a look. You’re choosing how that fence will hold up against humidity, rain, wind, salt air, and years of unpredictable weather. So when people ask us about wood vs vinyl fences in Charleston, what they really want to know is this:Which one…

If you’ve lived in Charleston for any length of time, you already know this: our weather doesn’t play nice with fences. Between strong coastal winds, heavy rain, constant humidity, and salt air drifting inland, not every fence is built to last here. We’ve seen fences that looked great on day one start failing far sooner…

If you’ve spent even one full year in Charleston, you already know how this goes. Storm season rolls in, the wind picks up, the ground stays wet for days, and suddenly fences that looked “fine” start showing problems. We’ve seen it happen over and over again across Charleston neighborhoods — from James Island to West…

If you’ve lived in Charleston long enough, you already know this truth: fences here live a harder life than most people realize. Between humidity that never really lets up, sandy soil that shifts after every heavy rain, salty air drifting inland, and storm seasons that test everything in your yard, fence problems in Charleston SC…

This is usually one of the very first questions property owners ask us, and it makes sense also. That’s: How much does fence installation cost in Charleston SC? For most properties: Everyone wants a straight answer. Not a national average. Not a vague “starting at” number. Just a realistic idea of what fencing actually costs…

If you’ve lived in Charleston for more than a few seasons, you already know this: hurricanes and strong coastal winds don’t just show up once a decade. They’re part of life here. Every storm season, we get the same calls. Fences leaning. Panels ripped off. Posts pulled clean out of the ground. And most homeowners…

This is one of those questions I hear all the time, usually right after someone buys a house, and sometimes right after someone’s fence is already halfway built. So let’s just say it out loud: Do you need a permit for a fence in Charleston SC? The real answer? A lot of the time, no….

In Charleston, fences are never just about marking property lines. They affect privacy, curb appeal, safety, and in HOA communities, compliance. Many homeowners only realize this after they’ve chosen a fence style they love, only to be told it doesn’t meet HOA rules. This guide exists to prevent that moment. Whether you’re planning a new…