Meet Your Fence Designer & Installer
in New Canaan, Connecticut
New Canaan, Connecticut Fence Design is Unique
Whether you’re enhancing curb appeal, creating a safe space, or ensuring privacy, our expertise and commitment to quality make us New Canaan’s trusted fencing partner. At Pro Fence Design, we understand that New Canaan’s diverse and magestic properties deserve fencing solutions as unique as the town itself.​
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New Canaan’s neighborhoods, from historical estates to expansive properties, require tailored designs that complement the area’s natural beauty. Design and installation by any local fence contractor requires a solid understanding of the styles of properties in town and the willingness to provide white-glove service to the residents who own them. While land types and home types differ widely across New Canaan communities, a designer must maintain a broad scope of ideas. For this reason, it is important to provide homeowners with all the material and design options to connect their purpose for fencing to the uniqueness of their properties. We are here to help you in that process. This skill requires a high level of familiarity with the area, knowledge of the topography of home plots, construction expertise and insight into New Canaan's fence and railing trends. ​
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Suggestions for Planning Your Project
1. Continue Your Exploring Your Options
You may already have an idea of what you want and like and may have considered styles and materials. This is an important first step and you should continue to reseach the many models available by manufacturers and installers. You, or your home's designer/architect, will find a wide array of materials, configurations, and finishes that will keep you entertained for hours online and in catalogs. While doing this research, it is also prudent to find local installers; visit thier sites, read reviews, and confirm which groups are licenced, insured and accredited.
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2. Survery Your Surroudings
Take cues from the fencing trends in your area. New Canaan homes often feature classic picket fences, wood privacy fences, and modern vinyl designs. For more expansive properties, split rail and ranch rail are common for front and side yards and deer fence or privacy fence for large backyards.​
3. Tailor to Your Home's Needs
Every home in Weston has unique considerations—architectural style, land placement, and specific fencing purposes. Do you have a modern or historical home. Do you border homes that may require you to consider greater privacy? Determining how much of your backdrop - or neighbors - you want to see is a primary consideration in fence design. Another item to contemplate is animals. Does your home back up to wooded areas? Our deer fencing will be a good fit. Do you have a dog? If so, your dog's size has an effect on the height of your fence and picket spacing.
4. Collaborate with Your Design Engineer
Once you start your initial review, you will likely develop a small obsession of all the possibilities. Not to worry! Your fence design engineer has solutions to help you through the process. We’ll refine your vision, address technical challenges, and recommend materials and styles that align with your property. This collaborative process ensures your fence is as functional as it is beautiful.
3-RAIL LOCUST
split rail is a popular desing and often includes a wire weld mesh backing in New Canaan
VICTORIAN PICKET
with curved and staight secions finished off this home design on Colonial Court
WALL TOP, OLD ENGLISH
lattice provided the view of the garden at his Huckelberry Hill Road home
WALL TOP IRON
with stunning 4" H finials was the perfect choice for this estate on Ridge Road
Material & Style Trends in New Canaan
Vinyl
Vinyl fencing is a top choice for New Canaan homeowners due to its durability and versatility. Though New Canaan is set in from the coast, the climate through the seasons can take it's toll. With options like matte finishes and a range of colors, vinyl fences can complement any home. Victorian picket panels are a timeless favorite for front yards, adding longevity, charm, and elegance to your property.
Wood
When considering the wood species options in; cedar, spruce or pine, combined with dozens of models available, choices for your New Canaan home are endless. Wood panels also provide the greatest flexibility to trim and contour the panels to hug land grades which are common for New Canaan homes. Wood fences are also commonly seen on wall tops around town with the "good neighbor", tongue and groove, cap and trim fence panel being the most prefered privacy wood panel. The most common wood species choice in New Canaan is white cedar which is durable and ages to a tanned silver over time. Wood fences are also stained to match home colors and tones.
Metals
For sleek, long-lasting designs, metal fences are a go-to solution. Black aluminum picket fences are especially popular around New Canaan’s homes with pools and flat properties, while chain link and steel-core black vinyl-coated fences are trusted for dog enclosures. Near wooded areas, we offer deer fencing. which, when installed correctly serves as dog fence and even meets pool-code. For a more decorative touch, we also offer mixed-media designs, combining wood posts with welded wire panels or black mesh for a modern look.
Bespoke
Some homes in New Canaan want something "bespoke". These one-off designs are common to homes that have unique grading challenges, height requirements, or material requests that span from exotic hardwoods to stainless steel cable railing. Another bespoke design you will see in town are custom colored wood fence or railing sections that are solid-stained or two-tone finished. Black fence is also a growing trend in town which can be built in all materials for contemporary and modern farmhouse homes in New Canaan. With elegance, you can make your home stand out.
Start Your Fence Project with New Canaan’s Experts
Your New Canaan home deserves a fence that enhances its character and meets your specific needs. At Pro Fence Design, we specialize in crafting custom fences and railings that elevate your property’s beauty, functionality, and value.
Ready to get started? Call us today to speak with our local design and installation experts, and let’s bring your vision to life.