What an aluminum fence costs and why quotes differ
Grade, style, height, gates, pool rules and what the quote includes. Here is what actually moves the number — and a free written itemized estimate so you can compare like with like.
Why we do not quote aluminum by the foot over the phone
Two black aluminum fences of the same length can be very different jobs. One is a four-foot flat-top run across a level yard with a single walk gate. The other is a five-foot pool enclosure on a slope, with self-closing gates and an old chain link fence to remove first. A per-foot number given before anyone sees the yard is a guess, and the correction comes later.
What we can tell you before we visit is what moves the price: the grade of the aluminum, the style, the height, the gates, whether it encloses a pool, the terrain, and what the quote includes. Understand those and you can read any quote you receive, including ours.
Then we measure and give you a written itemized estimate, with each part of the job on its own line. That is what makes quotes comparable — otherwise you are comparing totals for different jobs.
The four things that set the price of the fence itself
Before terrain and scope enter the picture, these decide what the aluminum itself costs per foot.
Residential, heavy or commercial
Aluminum fence comes in grades that differ in picket size, rail size and wall thickness. Two black fences that look the same from the street can be very different products — and the heavier grades cost more per foot.
Flat top, spear top, double picket
A plain flat-top picket is the most economical. Spear tops, finials, rings, double pickets for small dogs and accent gates each add to the panel price.
Four feet is not the same job as six
Taller panels use more material and need sturdier posts. Pool enclosures have their own height and spacing requirements, which can narrow the styles that work.
The most expensive few feet
Every gate needs its own posts, hinges and latch. Pool gates need self-closing, self-latching hardware, and a double drive gate is a real line item on its own.
What moves the total, up or down
Slope and terrain
Aluminum handles slopes well — many panels can be racked to follow the grade — but steep or uneven ground, rock and tight access still mean more time on site.
Pool enclosures
A pool fence has rules on height, picket spacing and gate hardware. We check the requirements for your town before recommending a style, and that can change the specification and the price.
Is there an old fence to remove?
Taking down an old fence, what happens to its concrete footings and hauling the debris is separate work, and it should appear as its own line on any quote. See fence replacement.
Length and corners
Price per foot falls as a run gets longer. Corners, ends and short jogs each need their own post, so a broken-up layout costs more per foot than a straight run.
Color
Black is the standard finish. Bronze, white and other powder-coat colors are available on many styles and can change the price or the lead time.
What the quote actually includes
Layout, help with the permit application, utility markout, cleanup and haul-away — what your estimate covers is written on it line by line. When you compare quotes, check whether the same items are on the other one.
From a phone call to a number you can hold us to
Free, on site, itemized — and the scope does not change after you sign it.
Tell us the yard
Rough length, height, style you like, whether it is around a pool and how many gates. Enough for a useful first conversation.
Free on-site measure
We measure the run, check the grade and access, look at anything that has to come out, and confirm your township's rules for that address.
Written itemized estimate
Panels and posts, gates and hardware, removal and disposal, permit help — each on its own line, so you can compare like with like.
Fixed scope, no surprises
The estimate is what you pay for the work described. If something genuinely changes underground, we tell you before we do it, not after.
Aluminum fence estimates across northern New Jersey
We quote and install in every county below. Each county page covers the towns it serves and the local rules that affect the specification.
0% interest financing available
Doing the whole run at once usually costs less than doing it in stages. Financing is how many of our clients get there.
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Aluminum fence cost questions, answered
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Is financing available for an aluminum fence?
Does the price include removing my old fence?
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Still choosing?
See the aluminum styles and aluminum installation, or compare every material on the fence cost guide. Building around a pool? See pool fences. Further reading: what a fence costs in New Jersey.
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