Top-Rated Fence Contractor in Emeryville CA - Built for Urban Properties

Emeryville covers just over one square mile, making it one of the smallest cities in California by land area. That small footprint is packed with high-density residential buildings, commercial and biotech campuses, and a handful of older single-family homes near the Oakland border. The property types here are different from what you find in a typical suburban city - and so are the fencing challenges. Most of the residential buildings are condos or apartment complexes governed by HOAs, which means any exterior work requires coordination with property management and approval of materials, colors, and layout before installation begins.

The city's proximity to San Francisco Bay adds a layer of difficulty that homeowners and property managers inland do not deal with. Salt-laden air, persistent morning fog, and afternoon winds off the water wear down exterior surfaces faster than the same materials would last in San Leandro or Hayward. Metal fencing corrodes more quickly. Untreated wood develops soft spots and rot at the base earlier than expected. Choosing the right material for the site - aluminum or vinyl over bare steel or untreated wood - is the most important decision a property owner in Emeryville makes before installing a fence. We help you make that call based on where on the site the fence sits and how directly it faces the Bay.

Emeryville is one of the smallest cities in California by land area - just over one square mile - tucked between Oakland to the south and east and Berkeley to the north along the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay. For most of the 20th century the city was an industrial hub, home to canneries, chemical plants, and manufacturing facilities. Beginning in the 1980s and 1990s, those sites were redeveloped into high-density condominiums, office parks, biotech campuses, and retail centers. The Pixar Animation Studios campus, which has been located in Emeryville since 2000, sits near the north end of the city and is the most well-known employer in the area. Bay Street Emeryville is the primary shopping and entertainment center and draws visitors from throughout the East Bay.

Most of Emeryville's housing stock is condos and apartments in mid-rise buildings constructed after 1990 - newer construction by Bay Area standards, built under California's post-Northridge seismic codes. A smaller number of older single-family homes exist near the Oakland border, some dating back to the early 1900s, and they tend to have more maintenance needs than the newer buildings around them. The city is sandwiched between two much larger neighbors: Oakland to the south and Berkeley to the north, both of which we also serve regularly.