The Queens Fence Company serves Astoria, NY for fence installation, fence repair and gates, with free estimates and written quotes. Call (718) 550-3411 or text a photo of the job.
Fence Installation & Repair services in Astoria
Most Astoria houses touch their neighbors. Blocks of attached and semi-attached brick homes, many with two or three families inside, leave a small paved court in front and a rear yard that can only be reached through the house or the basement. That shapes every fence job here. Panels, posts and bags of concrete are carried through by hand, and the old fence leaves the same way. Front courts usually get a low steel or aluminum fence with a gate, because city zoning keeps front yard fences low. Rear yards are short runs between party walls, often on top of concrete, so posts are core drilled or mounted on plates where there is no soil to dig. Wind comes off the East River and Hell Gate, and solid panels near the water need stronger posts.
Neighborhoods we cover in Astoria
- Steinway
- Astoria Heights
- Old Astoria
- Ravenswood
- Hallets Point
Permits and local rules
In Astoria's residence districts the New York City Zoning Resolution limits a fence in a front yard to 4 feet above the adjoining grade. Side and rear fences at one- and two-family houses can go to 6 feet without a Department of Buildings permit. Larger apartment and mixed-use buildings are handled differently, so we check the building type first.