Front Yard Fences in San Jose

A front yard fence is the line people see from the street. Meza's Fence builds these for San Jose homes, pickets, custom entries, and runs that meet an arbor or gate. Family-owned since 2001. Licensed .

What it is and who it is for

Front fences are usually lower or more open than a backyard privacy wall. They mark the lot, hold a gate, and have to sit comfortably with sidewalks, driveways, and any rules that apply to your street. Photographs here show a stained flat picket run, a custom entry fence, and an arch gate with arbor and split rail. Those are Meza jobs.

This page is for owners who want curb presence without blocking the house, who need a walk gate that matches the fence, or who are replacing a tired front line. For a solid side or rear fence, see good neighbor fences. For the lumber, see redwood fences.

Options

Most popular front-yard styles: picket and horizontal. Photographed work also includes custom entry fronts and arbor-framed gates. Front setbacks are usually lower than side/rear privacy lines. Confirm height rules for your street with the city.

Price guidance

For standard fencing in San Jose and the South Bay, jobs typically start at $42–$75 per linear foot. Typical San Jose / South Bay fence range. Final price depends on landscape, materials, scope, design, gates, and permits.

Neighborhoods with harder digs or older utilities, including Country Club and Almaden, often move toward the higher end of the range. Send photos and the property address for a free estimate. We reply within one business day.

What changes the price (why we estimate on site)

South Bay fence and deck numbers are ranges, not a flat catalog price. These are the variables that decide where your job lands. That is why the free on-site estimate matters.

• Landscape and site conditions: Hard ground, rocks, steep grades, turf, vines, boulders, or trees that force hand work instead of machinery.
• Underground obstacles: Irrigation, electrical lines, or old concrete. Common in neighborhoods such as Country Club and Almaden Valley.
• Material selection: Standard boards versus premium heartwood or high-end composites such as Trex.
• Project scope: Linear footage for fences, square footage for decks, and how much tear-out is needed.
• Design complexity: Standard good-neighbor or picket lines versus custom horizontal or modern designs.
• Gates: Walk gates are typically about 42 inches. Driveway gates are often about 10 feet; RV openings near 14 feet often need a metal frame so the leaf does not sag.
• Regulatory factors: City permits (for example San Jose side/rear fences over 6 feet plus 1 foot of lattice usually need review), and city business licenses where required.

Photos

Reviews that mention entry gates

Public reviews that name a gate or entry door on a fence job. Quotes are attributed text only.

• Angi ★★★★★

  “Great. New door, posts put in concrete, new hardware, looks great.”

  John L. · Angi review

• Diamond Certified ★★★★★

  “Basically the whole experience was excellent. They made two gates for me that were phenomenal and people comment on them all the time.”

  Michelle M. · Diamond Certified survey

• Angi ★★★★★

  “They did a great job and were very prompt on the estimate. They gave good choices and showed pictures of different gates and fences. They were very professional and left the site with everything cleaned up. I would absolutely recommend them.”

  Vharin V. · Angi review

A front fence has to work with how you enter the house every day. Send photos of the walk, the driveway edge, and the existing posts. We serve San Jose and Santa Clara County from the South 10th Street shop.

Related: gates, arbors, estimate form.

Front lines, walks, and the street

A front-yard fence is public-facing. It has to leave room for the walk, the driveway apron, and how a car or a guest actually enters. The stained picket photo on this page is a lower, open run. The custom entry photo is a more closed face with a gate in the composition. The arch-and-arbor photo is a front that is also an outdoor room. Those are three different jobs. Tell us which one you are closer to, or send a photo of a fence you like that we built, not a catalog image we did not make.

San Jose front setbacks and any HOA rules are yours to check. We will not invent a height limit for your street on this page. If you already have a letter from the city or an HOA, mention it in the message. If you need a matching gate, use the service dropdown for front yard fences and describe the opening width.

Take photos from the sidewalk, from the porch, and of the existing posts. Include the mailbox, the walk, and the neighbor’s front fence if the new line has to meet it. We accept HEIC. The shop answers within one business day. Licensed, bonded, Diamond Certified, BBB A+ since 2008, family-owned since 2001.

A front fence that fights the house is a daily annoyance. A front fence that matches the gate and the walk is the first thing people see. We will not promise a timeline or a price here. We will look at the photos and tell you whether this is a picket job, an entry job, or something that should wait until a deck or arbor is decided.