Highland, Utah
Your dream yard. Done right. Done on time.
Tell us about your project. Jackson gets back to you fast.
Fences, decks and pergolas for Highland homes, from horse wire around a pasture to a cedar pergola over the patio, built to the city's fence and permit rules.
“They installed a concrete patio and pathway, decking, mulch beds, fencing, sprinklers, sod, etc…It is quality work all around!”
“I will definitely use you again for any future landscaping needs.”
Fencing, Decks and Pergolas in Highland
Highland lists what a fence can be made of, and chain link is not on the list. Development Code 3-612 allows vinyl, wood, wrought-iron look, concrete, stone, gabion and hog or horse wire. Fences top out at 6 feet, sit 14 feet back from the curb on street sides, and every post and footing has to stay on your own lot. Each fence also needs city approval before it goes in.
That list fits the town. On acreage lots like those in Timpanogos Ranchettes and Mitchell Hollow Acres, a fence may need to hold animals, and horse wire or rail does that job. Closer to the house, vinyl or wood privacy fence screens a patio. If you live along Alpine Highway, the city runs a fence replacement reimbursement you apply for along with the fence permit, so ask us about it before you pick a material.
Decks and pergolas have their own rules. Highland's permit sheet says a deck more than 30 inches off the ground needs a building permit, and so does a patio cover. We ask the city if your pergola design counts as one. On a big, open lot a pergola is often what makes the patio usable on a July afternoon. We plan the posts and footings for the soil under them.
Highland is the big-lot town on the bench above Lehi and American Fork, where many lots are an acre or close to it, courts and horse areas share the yard, deer browse the gardens and every retaining wall goes through the city first.
Know your Highland ground
The Highland challenges
Some fence quotes still show chain link around a court or a dog run. Highland prohibits it, so that fence can draw a notice later or fail when you go for approval. We price only materials the code allows, and we pick one that does the job you need.
Highland's own newsletter called deer damage to trees, shrubs and gardens a real problem, and the deer come down harder in tough winters and dry years. A 6-foot fence is the city limit, so we pair fencing with deer-resistant plants and protect young trees inside the yard.
A fence on a wall can reach 8 feet combined, measured from the lower side. A privacy fence that would go over that has to sit 4 feet back from the wall. Get it wrong and the fence may have to come down. We plan the wall and the fence together.
Fence and pergola posts set in silty spots on the bench can heave with frost and start to lean. We set footings deep enough for the frost and backfill so water drains away from the post. One leaning gate post on a long pasture run pulls the whole line out of shape.
The J&H approach
We look at setbacks, easements, corner sight lines and HOA rules, if you have an HOA, before picking a material. Then we submit for city approval. Posts stay on your side of the line, as Highland requires.
We dig footings to the depth the soil and the structure need and set them in concrete. Deck and pergola footings follow the permit plan when one is needed. Gates get extra support so they still swing true after a few winters.
A pergola on a Highland patio has to look right from far back on a large lot, so we size it to the house and the space as well as the table under it. Cedar, steel or a mix, anchored to footings that will not shift.
What homeowners say
"We had a really big project (full lot project) and a crazy timeline, and Jackson and his team were awesome. They are very efficient, work hard to get things done quick, and the quality of their work is top-notch. Great company. Great guys. I would highly recommend them for any landscaping needs."
"Jackson and his crew did a phenomenal job on our back yard. I had a vision and they brought it to life. We had them do a retaining wall, grading, underground trampoline, sprinkler system, and sod. They met deadlines, communication was on point, and the whole crew was friendly.…"
"…The job was completed quickly without sacrificing quality, and the results exceeded our expectations. We would absolutely hire this team again and recommend them to anyone looking for landscaping help."
Everything we do in Highland
Hiring in Highland?
Fencing, Decks and Pergolas near Highland
Highland questions
Your dream yard. Done right. Done on time.
Tell us about your project. Jackson takes a look and gets you an honest quote, no pressure.
