Fencing in Tarzana, California
Two Tarzanas, one fencing standard. The flats to the north, the view hillsides south of the Boulevard.
Wood, wrought iron, vinyl, chain link, and automatic gates. Set by licensed, insured crews, priced by the linear foot, and quoted before anything goes in the ground.
Someone picks up the phone. The on-site estimate costs nothing.
Tarzana fencing, up close
Ventura Boulevard splits the work in two.
Ventura Boulevard splits Tarzana into two fencing jobs. North of it, the valley floor is flat: ranch and mid-century tracts on tree-lined streets, modest lots, standard driveways. A privacy fence there is honest, straightforward work, posts set plumb on level ground and a clean line down the block. South of the Boulevard the land climbs into the Santa Monica Mountains, and everything changes. Lots step up steep canyon streets, grades frequently pass 25 percent, and a fence line becomes an exercise in footings, retaining, and drainage before it is ever an exercise in looks.
Two facts shape almost every hillside fence here. The first is fire. The slopes south of the Boulevard sit in a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, so within the defensible space near the house we steer homeowners toward tubular steel, wrought iron, or block, and keep solid wood back from the structure. The second is the view. People buy above the Boulevard for the canyon and the city lights, so in the gated enclaves like Silver Hawk Ridge and Mulholland Park the fence of choice is open tubular steel that secures the line without walling off the reason the lot was bought.
Access and soil round it out. The mountain corridor carries expansive clay that shifts with the seasons, so slope footings are sized for movement, not just for load. The streets are narrow and winding, the estates are gated, and staging material up to a motor court above the Boulevard takes planning a flat tract never needs. All of it is City of Los Angeles jurisdiction, permitted through LADBS, which is where the hillside grading rules come in. We plan for that ground rather than discover it.
The Boulevard decides your height. On the north flats a wider lot can reach eight feet at the sides and rear, while south of it the hillside designation usually keeps it at six.
Our work
Fencing for the Tarzana property.
Six lines of work, listed the way we walk a Tarzana lot: the flat runs first, then the hillside and the drive gates, then the pool barrier. Every entry links through to its own page.
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Wood Fencing
Cedar and redwood privacy, the natural boundary for the ranch and mid-century tracts on the north flats.
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Wrought Iron Fencing
Tubular steel view fence that holds the canyon and city-light view, and stays non-combustible on the fire-zone hillsides.
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Vinyl Fencing
Low-maintenance PVC privacy that holds its color through the dry inland-valley summers.
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Chain Link Fencing
Galvanized or black-coated runs, quick and cheap, for side yards, pets, and back lines.
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Gates & Automatic Gates
Driveway gates and access control for the gated enclaves and long, sloped hillside drives.
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Pool Fencing
Safety barriers to the state code, five feet minimum with a self-latching gate.
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One Tarzana property often needs two of these at once, a wood line along the rear where the neighbors sit close and a steel view run where the lot drops away toward the canyon.
Pricing
Slope, access, and the final figure.
Installed ranges by the linear foot. The written estimate narrows them to your run, your slope, and your material.
| Fence type | Installed / linear ft | Typical 150 ft run |
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| Chain link | $18 to $40 | $2,700 to $6,000 |
| Wood privacy | $30 to $60 | $4,500 to $9,000 |
| Vinyl / PVC | $40 to $70 | $6,000 to $10,500 |
| Wrought iron | $50 to $120 | $7,500 to $18,000 |
Posts, panels, hardware, and labor sit inside those ranges. Old fence removal, slope footings on a grade over 25 percent, gated-enclave access, and premium ornamental lines push you toward the top. Financing is available.
View the complete cost guideA table gives the range. Your number comes off the measured line, the grade it crosses, and the access to it. Call (818) 555-0116 or have it put in writing.
Arrange an estimateWhat you can hold us to
Careful work, and a number that does not move.
Licensed, insured crews. Licensed, insured installers set every run, and we confirm that standing before the first day on site.
Backed by warranty. The workmanship carries a written warranty of its own, separate from whatever the material comes with.
Clear per foot pricing. A fixed per foot quote that names posts, panels, gates, and demolition as their own lines.
Built for the hillside. Slope footings, drainage, and view fencing engineered for the grades south of the Boulevard.
Questions
Hillside and flatland questions.
How much does a fence cost per linear foot in Tarzana?
Chain link installs at $18 to $40 per linear foot, wood at $30 to $60, vinyl at $40 to $70, and wrought iron at $50 to $120. Take a 150 foot run of six foot wood privacy on the north flats and you are generally looking at $4,500 to $9,000. The same line south of the Boulevard, on slope footings over a 25 percent grade, sits higher.
Do I need a permit to build a fence in Tarzana?
Not for a standard residential fence at or below the allowed height. LADBS does require one for anything over six feet, for a retaining wall, and for work in the public right of way. South of the Boulevard the hillside grading rules apply on top of that, and a gated view enclave such as Silver Hawk Ridge or Mulholland Park may add its own architectural review.
Are your fencing crews licensed and insured?
Yes. Licensed, insured crews set every fence in Tarzana, and we confirm that standing in our files before the first post goes in the ground.
Have someone walk the slope with you.
We walk the line, read the slope and the view, note the fire setback and whatever the enclave will want to see, then leave a clear written price behind. Nothing is owed for the visit.