Bethesda, MD
Super Fabrications builds fences across Bethesda and Montgomery County — vinyl privacy runs, black aluminum front fences, and wood enclosures around Edgemoor, Westmoreland, and the hillside streets off Wisconsin Avenue. We are licensed, bonded, and insured, we pull DPS permits, and every estimate happens free on your property.
Fence installation in Bethesda
Bethesda lots pack real yards behind tight setbacks, so what you build shows from the sidewalk and from the neighbor's deck. Most of our work here is privacy. A 6-foot white or tan vinyl run down the side yard, board-on-board wood across the back, and walk gates placed where the grill and the trash cans live. Longer parcels toward the Capital Crescent Trail take the same panels in longer, cleaner lines.
Along the older streets near Edgemoor and Woodmont, open fence does the front-of-house work. Black aluminum at 4 feet keeps a clear view of the garden and the stone, and it steps cleanly with the grade where these blocks slope down toward Rock Creek. Where a yard drops toward a rear lot line, we split the run into stepped or racked panels so the top edge stays honest from end to end. Matching gates land at the garden path and the side yard, hung on hardware sized to the panel weight.
Corner lots and properties on the Chevy Chase line raise the height questions early, so we answer them at the estimate. Montgomery County caps residential fences at 6 feet 6 inches, and corner sections give back to 3 feet above the curb within 15 feet of the intersection. We measure that in the yard before we quote, never after the posts are set, and the layout is staked with you standing at the line. Civic and community guidelines get read the same day, so the design you approve is the design that gets approved.
Bethesda homeowners usually choose between vinyl fence installation for a finish that never asks for paint and aluminum fence installation for the open front-of-house look; we price both on the same visit so the comparison is real.
Repair and replacement
Bethesda fences age in two ways: vinyl rails pop loose in stiff soil after freeze-thaw, and wood privacy built a generation ago loses its bottom rail to moisture and mulch. We reset leaning posts, replace storm-blown panels, and say plainly when a repair is not worth the call. The working rule is simple — once damage passes about a quarter of the run, replacement usually returns more fence for the money. We quote both paths on the same sheet, and crews carry matching pickets and rail stock so a same-visit fix still matches the run.
Panels out of the frame, rails cracked, posts leaning after a night of gusts — we rebuild the section, not the invoice.
When a run is tired past the quarter mark, we pull the old fence, haul it away, and rebuild on the same line.
Sagging walk gates, dropped hinges, and operators that stopped answering the keypad — we service the hardware we install.
Recent work
The gallery shows fence lines our crews have set near Bethesda — aluminum shading a patio, vinyl closing a backyard, and posts going in plumb. Every project runs the same sequence: design and materials on your property, permits, Miss Utility locates, then stakes and lines before a single hole is dug. Materials are ordered only after the permit and the stakes are settled. If the estimate changes anything — a gate moves, a section drops — the quote changes before work starts, not after.
A full backyard run with a matching walk gate, set to close off the neighbor's sightline, on posts set below frost.
Open pickets along a garden front, tall enough to mark the line without closing the view, stepped with the grade so the top stays even.
Cost
Bethesda pricing sits at the top of the Washington market, and the honest driver is access — narrow side yards, terraced grades, and tree roots along the lot lines all add labor hours. Most vinyl privacy fences land between $40 and $70 per linear foot installed, and black aluminum between $40 and $75; your estimate confirms the number after we measure footage, gates, and any removal. A front-yard aluminum section reads smaller on the invoice than a full privacy run, and we break the quote out line by line.
| Wood privacy (per linear foot, installed) | $30–$60 |
|---|---|
| Vinyl privacy (per linear foot, installed) | $40–$70 |
| Aluminum open fence (per linear foot, installed) | $40–$75 |
| Walk gate | $600–$1,500 |
| Old fence removal | Quoted on the estimate |
Read the full fence cost guide for Northern Virginia and Maryland.
Permits
Every fence in Bethesda needs a permit — Montgomery County requires one for any fence, not only tall ones, through the Department of Permitting Services (DPS). Residential height tops out at 6 feet 6 inches. On corner lots, the cap drops to 3 feet above the curb within 15 feet of the corner. The application carries the plat and the proposed layout, we prepare both for you as part of the job, and we confirm the plat details with you before the file goes in, so nothing bounces.
Swimming pools carry a separate requirement: a 5-foot barrier around the water, with self-closing, self-latching gates. Before any post goes in the ground, we call in the Miss Utility locate so underground lines are marked — it costs nothing and the law requires it. Permit rules change, so we confirm current requirements with DPS at estimate time, and we file early enough that review never holds up your start date.
FAQ
Yes. Montgomery County requires a permit for any fence through the Department of Permitting Services. Residential fences top out at 6 feet 6 inches, and corner lots cap at 3 feet above the curb within 15 feet. We handle the DPS application and keep you posted as it moves.
Plan on $40 to $70 per linear foot for vinyl privacy and $40 to $75 for black aluminum, installed. Steep grades, tight side yards, and mature trees push the number up, and removal of an old fence adds to the quote. The free on-site estimate confirms the figure for your exact footage.
Wood stays damp longer under a full tree canopy, so we steer shaded lots toward vinyl or aluminum. Both shrug off the moisture that curls pickets and grays boards. If you want wood anyway, cedar is the pick we recommend, set with airflow around the boards and posts kept clear of the mulch line.
County setback rules decide, and the survey plat shows where your line actually sits. We build from the plat or a recent survey, set stakes with you before digging, and turn the finished face outward where the boundary is shared. If the plat is missing, we plan a locator visit before materials are ordered.
Yes — tight side yards and mature trees are normal work for us. We hand-dig near roots, splice new panels into existing runs, and match heights so the replacement reads as one fence from the alley to the front walk. Access gates get set where wheelbarrows and mowers actually fit.
Reviews
★★★★★
Ray and his team did a fantastic job installing our aluminum fence! They were communicative, responsive, and very helpful throughout the process. We really enjoyed working with them and are thrilled with the end result!
★★★★★
Super fabrications did a fantastic job on our fence! They were prompt, courteous, and price competitive. I highly recommend them if you're shopping for a fence.
Estimate
Tell us the Bethesda address, the fence you have in mind, and whether the old one comes out. If you would rather talk now, call (888) 820-6099.
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