Serving ZIP 33186
The Crossings (ZIP code 33186) is built largely on zero-lot-line and narrow single-family lots, so fence layout here depends on recorded maintenance easements — we work from the plat rather than the grass line to keep every post legally placed.
The Crossings is a 1980s planned community running roughly between SW 127th and SW 137th Avenue from Kendall Drive south toward SW 152nd Street, organized around greenways, lakes and a network of interior streets. Lots are efficient, houses are close together, and fence lines are shared.
That geometry is the whole story of fencing here. On a zero-lot-line home, one wall sits on the property line and a maintenance easement gives the neighbor the right to access it. Put a fence in the wrong place and you have blocked a legal easement.
On a zero-lot-line lot, your fence usually cannot run down the middle of the visible gap between houses. It has to respect a recorded maintenance easement, typically 5 feet wide, that lets your neighbor access and maintain their wall. We pull the plat, identify the easement, and design the fence and gate so the easement stays usable — usually with a gate that swings clear and a latch reachable from both sides.
We put that layout in writing with the quote, including a sketch. It has settled more than a few neighbor conversations in The Crossings before they became disputes.
Nearly all original fencing in The Crossings has reached end of life. Wood posts set in shallow footings lean after a storm; early vinyl panels bow because they had no reinforcement. Both are worth replacing rather than patching once the posts are compromised.
Irrigation is the other constant. Zero-lot-line yards are dense with sprinkler lines running close to the property line, and we probe and hand-dig where we suspect a lateral. If we do nick a line, we repair it the same day as part of our written scope.
The Crossings was designed around continuous greenways, and the community protects those sight lines. Lots fronting a greenway or lake are typically restricted to aluminum picket, which also means pool barrier compliance is easy to achieve on that side with the right gate hardware.
Because greenway lines are association property, we keep the fence entirely inside your lot line. That sometimes moves the fence a foot or two inside where the previous fence stood — old fences in this community were frequently built over the line, and rebuilding in the same spot just inherits the problem.
The dominant approved privacy material on interior lines in The Crossings.
Traditional 6-foot privacy where the section's standards allow wood.
Lake, greenway and pool enclosure runs.
Replacing failed 1980s builder fencing section by section.
Outside any recorded maintenance easement, which is commonly 5 feet wide along the neighbor's wall side. We read your plat, mark the easement, and design gates so the easement stays accessible, then include the layout sketch with your written quote.
It depends on your section's covenants. Some sections still permit 6-foot wood privacy fencing on interior lines while others have moved to vinyl-only standards. We verify your specific section's written rule before quoting so you are not paying for material that cannot be installed.
It happens frequently with 1980s fencing in The Crossings. We build the new fence inside your actual line based on the survey and plat. Rebuilding in the old location inherits the encroachment and can force removal later.
Free on-site measure, itemized written quote, permits pulled, 10-year workmanship warranty. Quotes come back within one business day.