Aluminum Fence for Swimming Pools | New Jersey & Pennsylvania
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Aluminum Fence for Swimming Pools | New Jersey & Pennsylvania
FS Landscaping Contractors, Inc. installs all types of pool code fences in Eastern, PA and all of New Jersey. With 16 years of experience and a combined 50+ years in the swimming pool industry it is important to us to provide our customers with not only the best product of fencing but the best reliable fencing service in the industry. We have the best fence prices in the industry with aluminum pool code fence installed as low as $18 per ft.
With 3 in-house fence crews, FSLC is there to promptly install your swimming pool fence in a timely fashion and prevent our clients from waiting at the end of the project to swim. With gunite pools taking 6-8 weeks to complete and fiberglass pools only 2 weeks or so to complete it is important to have the best fence company contracted for the work. Not having FSLC as your own personal project management team for your pool could cause more delay in the completion process of your pool project.
The most common swimming pool fence is aluminum fence. Below are some samples of the style that are most common to meet pool code (B.O.C.A) requirements. We also install all types of vinyl and wood fences for privacy if that is the application that best fits your property.
Split Rail fence is also a more cost effective solution to pool fence. However, in some townships and municipalities it does not meet pool code. The integrity and longevity of split rail fence is minimum. We use a pressure treated split rail fence that will last up to 15-18 years. Most split rail fences will only last 10-12 years, where an aluminum fence will last you a lifetime. Aluminum fence is clearly a better investment.
We have all different colors to choose from. Black being the most common, Bronze, white, green, gray, beige and we exclusively offer 3 different hammer tone colors for the custom look.
What is Pool Code or B.O.C.A code?
The Building Officials and Code Administrators (B.O.C.A.) is a national building code that outlines strong safety measures for swimming pool safety fences. Most, all townships and municipalities throughout the country have adopted these codes as their own in an effort to minimize and, hopefully, eliminate accidental drowning of children.
Below is a list of the basic measures that you will need to follow when installing a new fence around your swimming pool.
• Top of fence needs be at least 48″ tall from ground to top rail.
• The mid-rail must be at least 45″ above the bottom rail. Some fence style will need to be taller than 48″ to meet this requirement.
• The spacing between pickets must be less than 4″.
• The space between the bottom rail and the ground must be less than 2″.
• All gates must be self-closing.
• All gates must be self-latching.
• All gates need to open out away from the pool area.
• The top of opening mechanism of the latch must be at least 54″ above ground.
We use Tru-Close hinges to make the gates self-closing. We also install the Magna Latch so the gates are self-latching.
Contact FS Landscaping Contractors today for your FREE fence estimate!
