Fence Companies in Sun Valley, NV

Sun Valley homes and fences

Sun Valley is a dense, family-heavy community: 21,178 people in the 2020 census on about 14.9 square miles, with more than 41 percent of households including children and 6,807 housing units. In a neighborhood like that, the typical fence jobs are practical ones: keeping kids and dogs in, screening a side yard for a trailer, or replacing a fence that has leaned for years.

That makes chain link with a walk gate, wood privacy fences and fence repair the jobs most likely to come up. Black vinyl-coated chain link is a cleaner-looking upgrade over galvanized for a front or side yard.

Permit path in Sun Valley

Sun Valley is unincorporated, so Washoe County's fence rules apply: up to 4½ feet within the front yard setback, up to 6 feet elsewhere, and the 18-inch limit in corner and driveway visibility triangles. Fences used for screening and pool barriers need a building permit.

When a Sun Valley project does need a county permit, Washoe County's submittal checklist routes the plans to the Sun Valley GID for review alongside planning, engineering and building, and to the Health District if the lot is on septic. Allow for that when planning the schedule.

Slope, wind and digging

Sun Valley sits around 4,725 feet, and its streets run from the valley floor up onto surrounding slopes. Fences on sloped lots step down in sections or rack to follow the grade, and retaining walls under a fence count toward height: Washoe County caps a combined fence and retaining wall at 6 feet in side and rear setbacks. Posts go below the 24-inch frost depth, and Nevada law requires an 811 locate at least two working days before digging.