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Mandeville is one of the most regulated places on the Northshore to build a fence, and honestly, that is part of why it looks the way it does. The city's land-use code (the CLURO) requires a permit for residential fences and sets real limits: 4 feet out front, 7 feet in the rear and side yards, sight triangles at intersections, and special allowances for decorative wrought iron. Add historic-district review in Old Mandeville, HOA architectural committees in neighborhoods like Greenleaves and The Sanctuary, and a tree ordinance that protects the live oaks your fence line may run beneath, and a simple fence becomes a project with paperwork. W2 Commercial Construction builds fences in Mandeville with all of that handled.
We are a licensed Louisiana contractor (LA Lic# 78829) out of Covington, ten minutes up Highway 190, with 20+ years on the Northshore. Wood privacy, ornamental aluminum, vinyl, chain link, and gates, plus decks and outdoor structures. The full list of what we do in town lives on our Mandeville page; this one is about fences done right.
The city's CLURO lists fences, residential and non-residential, among the accessory structures that need a development permit, and the fence section spells out the limits: a maximum of 4 feet between the front of the house and the front property line, 7 feet in side and rear yards, and 4 feet where a side or rear yard fronts a street. Decorative wrought iron gets an exception up to five and a half feet in front setbacks when it stays mostly see-through. Electric fences are banned citywide, and barbed wire is limited to a few commercial and industrial districts.
Two details bite people most. First, sight triangles: corners and driveways have zones where a tall or solid fence is simply not allowed. Second, servitudes: you cannot build in a utility servitude without written approval from the utility. The city amended the CLURO as recently as this summer and has a broader revision underway, so confirm current numbers with Planning and Development before building. We include the permit in the job and keep the drawings clean so approval moves fast.
Here is something the city makes explicit on its own permit form: Mandeville does not review your permit for HOA compliance. Clearing your association's covenants is on you, separate from the city. In covenant neighborhoods, Greenleaves with its wooded common areas, The Sanctuary's custom-home lots, Beau Chene, that means an architectural submittal before anything gets built. We supply the drawings, materials, and specs your review committee asks for, and we build to what gets approved.
Old Mandeville adds its own layer: the permit application carries a historic-district checkbox, and projects there get extra attention. And everywhere in town, the tree ordinance matters. Residential permits call for tree preservation details, including live oak locations and driplines on the survey. Where a fence line crosses major roots we adjust post placement and digging method so the fence and the tree both make it. That is normal practice for us, not an upcharge surprise.
Mandeville front-row property earns its view. During Hurricane Ida, a weather station in Mandeville recorded a peak gust near 110 mph, and the lake rose about 7 feet, over the seawall and into the lakefront blocks. The storm wrecked fences all over town, including the city's own, which had to fund a full fence-replacement contract afterward. We size posts, footings, and panel styles for that wind reality, especially south of Monroe Street and anywhere the lake breeze runs unbroken.
The quieter enemies are wet ground and termites. Parts of Mandeville sit on soils where the winter water table rises near the surface, so posts get gravel bases and footings that shed water instead of holding it. And with St. Tammany inside the state's Formosan termite quarantine, ground-contact wood needs to be treated at minimum. Where a client wants zero termite worry, ornamental aluminum and vinyl carry the day. We will lay out the real trade-offs on your lot, then build the one you pick.
Mandeville areas we serve: Old Mandeville, Beau Chene, Fontainebleau, Lewisburg, Greenleaves, The Sanctuary, Golden Glen.
Mandeville ZIP codes served: 70448, 70471.
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“Excellent work provided by reliable and honest folks. Dane can take care of any excavation, landscaping or building job. Highly recommended!”
“Best fence work I’ve ever seen. Highly recommended — reasonable prices, great people!”
“Knowledgeable, professional and friendly guy. He and his crew did a great job on my fence and gates. The two six-foot gates he built are very sturdy.”
A few of the questions we hear most about fence installation around Mandeville. Don’t see yours? Call us — we’re happy to help.
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