Fence Companies Detroit installs fences across St. Clair Shores, a lakefront community on Lake St. Clair with 26 miles of canals. You get a local crew, honest up-front pricing, and a fence built for Michigan: posts set below the 42-inch frost line in concrete, so it stands straight through every freeze-thaw winter instead of leaning by spring.
Built around your dog
A pet fence has one job: keep your dog safely home. We size the height to the breed, tighten the gaps for diggers and squeezers, and set gates that latch every time. Chain link, wood privacy and vinyl all work, and we will recommend the right one for how your dog actually behaves.
Every fence we build is set for Michigan. The frost line here runs about 42 inches deep, so we set posts below it in proper concrete footings. Posts set shallower get gripped by the freeze-thaw cycle in our clay-heavy soil and jacked out of plumb a little more every winter, which is why so many older fences lean. Ours do not.
Details that matter for dogs
- Height for jumpers - 5 and 6-foot options for athletic breeds.
- Dig defense - bottom rails, buried barrier or grade-hugging installation.
- Visibility choices - solid privacy calms fence-line reactive dogs.
- Gates that latch - self-closing hardware so a half-shut gate never loses the dog.
Match the fence to the dog, not the other way around
Jumpers and climbers (huskies, shepherds, athletic mixes) need 5 to 6 feet, and smooth faces with no horizontal rails on the dog's side to climb. Diggers need a bottom rail, a buried barrier or an install that hugs the grade so there is no starter gap. Fence-line reactive dogs, the ones that run the fence barking at everything that moves, usually calm down behind solid wood or vinyl privacy because they cannot see the trigger. Small dogs mostly need tight picket spacing and gates that latch, and a 4-foot fence does the job.
Material follows from there: chain link is the value pick for runs and big yards, privacy wood or vinyl for reactive dogs and shared lines, ornamental aluminum where looks matter and the dog is not a climber.
Why St. Clair Shores homeowners choose us
- Posts below the frost line, 42 inches down in concrete, so the fence never leans.
- Honest, itemized pricing with gates and tear-out priced clearly.
- Permits handled, including neighbor forms and HOA paperwork where they apply.
- Local crew that answers the phone and shows up when we say.
Serving St. Clair Shores and nearby
We cover St. Clair Shores and the surrounding Detroit-metro cities. Wherever you are within about 30 miles of Detroit, the standard is the same.
Common questions
What fence is best for dogs?
It depends on the dog. Jumpers need height, diggers need a bottom barrier, and reactive dogs often do better with solid privacy fencing that blocks the view. We ask about your dog and build for it.
Will a 4-foot fence hold my dog?
For small and calm medium dogs, usually. For athletic breeds, huskies, shepherds and escape artists, we recommend 5 or 6 feet. It is much cheaper to build the right height once.