Buyer’s guide
Best Fence Companies in Delaware County, PA
The fence companies Google actually surfaces for Delaware County searches, ranked by published review volume with the averages shown as captured, plus the six things worth checking before you sign anything.
Google Business Profile data captured . Ratings change — check the current figure before you call.
Delaware County is two different fence markets wearing one name. East of the Blue Route the townships are dense and old — Clifton Heights, Darby, Glenolden, Collingdale, Havertown — with narrow side yards, fence lines that have been replaced more than once in the same trench, and property corners nobody has laid eyes on since the original subdivision. West along Routes 1 and 3 it opens out through Media, Glen Mills, Newtown Square and Chadds Ford into properties with real frontage, architectural committees and pool enclosures. A crew that is good at threading a fence between two rowhome side yards is not automatically the crew you want laying out four hundred feet of post-and-rail on a slope, and a search result does not distinguish between them.
The list below is what Google publishes for this market, and the first thing it shows is that the county does not dominate its own search results. Nine of the ten listings with the deepest public record are based somewhere else — Montgomery County, Chester County, or across the state line in Delaware — and only one, Jensen Fencing in Clifton Heights, carries a Delaware County address at all. The second thing it shows is that the second-largest listing in the table is categorised by Google as a building materials store rather than a contractor, which means some share of the feedback behind that count is about buying material rather than about a crew setting posts in your yard. Both of those facts are worth more to you than the order of the rows.
How this list was built
Methodology
The source is Google Business Profile data, pulled through the Google Places API on 19 August 2026. We ran four searches against this market — fence company Delaware County PA, fence contractor Newtown Square PA, fence installation Media PA, and fence company Glen Mills PA — and kept the published business name, average, review count, street address, website and Google business category exactly as they came back. Nothing was edited, averaged across listings or filled in from a company website.
Ranking rule: any listing publishing an average below 4.0 was excluded, and everything above that floor was ordered by review volume, ties broken alphabetically. Rating sets the floor, volume sets the order, because volume is the part that tells you how much evidence is behind the number. A 5.0 built on three pieces of feedback is not stronger evidence than a 4.7 built on 191 — it is less. Anyone who weights the average more heavily can reorder the table in thirty seconds; the figures are all there.
One listing per company. Hoff - The Fence Contractors maintains three separate listings across this territory in this pull — Media, Wayne and West Chester — each with its own average and its own count. Because no single one of those listings represents the company and the counts cannot be added together, we have named it here rather than ranking one of its listings against companies that run only one. The same rule would apply to any other multi-listing brand in the market; in this pull, none of the others do it.
These are Google's numbers, not ours, and we have no way to audit what sits behind them. They are also a snapshot: averages and counts move every week, and a listing that reads 4.9 today can read 4.7 by the time you call. Check the current figure on the listing itself before you weigh it, and treat this page as a starting shortlist rather than a verdict.
What to look for
How to Choose a Fence Contractor
Installer or supplier
Google files some of the biggest listings in this market under building materials store rather than contractor. Feedback left for a supplier is feedback about a counter, a price and a delivery — not about whether the posts went in below frost line. Before you read a count as evidence of installation work, ask whether the crew that would build your fence is employed by the company you are calling.
PA Home Improvement Contractor registration and real insurance
Pennsylvania requires most residential contractors to register with the Attorney General's office and to put that registration number on the contract. Ask for the number and check it against the state register yourself. Then ask for a certificate of insurance sent directly by the carrier, showing general liability and workers' compensation, rather than a photocopy from the folder in the truck.
Who is actually setting the posts
Sales, layout and installation are three different jobs and are not always done by the same organisation. Ask whether the install crew is employed or subcontracted, whether the person who measured will be on site, and who you call in February when the gate has dropped and drags on the latch post.
Footing depth written on the estimate
A fence fails below grade long before it fails above it. The estimate should name hole depth relative to the local frost line, concrete footing, post size and how gate posts are treated differently from line posts. If it is a price and a linear-foot count and nothing else, you cannot compare it to anything.
Who files the permit — and what happens when the line is wrong
Most municipalities here require a zoning or building permit for a fence, and each township or borough sets its own height, setback and yard-type rules and adopts the state code on its own schedule, so the figures that govern your parcel come from your municipality rather than from any county-wide standard. In the older eastern townships an existing fence frequently sits inside the true line. Ask who files the application, and ask what the company does if the survey and the fence on the ground disagree.
How far away they actually are
Most of the listings below are based outside Delaware County — some of them well outside it. That is not disqualifying; good crews travel, and a company an hour out may still be the right call. But it changes the answer to a different question: what happens when a gate needs adjusting after the first freeze-thaw cycle, and how long does that trip sit in the schedule?
Fence Companies Serving Delaware County, PA
| # | Company | Google rating | Reviews | Based in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Fence Guys | 4.9 | 738 | 111 Domorah Dr, Montgomeryville, PA 18936 |
| 2 | The Fence Authority | 4.8 | 459 | 100 Colonial Way, West Chester, PA 19382 |
| 3 | Jannuzzio Group | 5.0 | 222 | 110 Ford Ave, Wilmington, DE 19805 |
| 4 | Rusticraft Fence Company | 4.7 | 191 | 439 E King Rd, Malvern, PA 19355 |
| 5 | Super Fence Company, LLC | 4.9 | 144 | 2717 Haverford Rd, Ardmore, PA 19003 |
| 6 | J&A Fence | 4.9 | 100 | 8997 Gap Newport Pike, Avondale, PA 19311 |
| 7 | Jensen Fencing LLC | 4.9 | 75 | 300 E Madison Ave, Clifton Heights, PA 19018 |
| 8 | Dunbar Fence, Inc. | 5.0 | 70 | 755 Shropshire Dr, West Chester, PA 19382 |
| 9 | Nomad Fence LLC | 5.0 | 61 | 91 Ruby Dr, Claymont, DE 19703 |
| 10 | LSG Fencing LLC | 4.9 | 55 | 1003 Greenbank Rd, Wilmington, DE 19808 |
1. The Fence Guys
4.9 on Google · 738 reviews · 111 Domorah Dr, Montgomeryville, PA 18936
The deepest public record of any listing that surfaced for this market by a wide margin — 738 pieces of feedback holding a 4.9 average.
On the published data alone this is the strongest listing in the roundup, and it would be dishonest of us to write the page and not say so. It is also the entry with the largest geographic gap: the address is in Montgomeryville, in Montgomery County, and it surfaced on the Newtown Square query rather than on the county-level or Media searches. Worth getting a number from, with a specific question about scheduling and callbacks at that distance.
2. The Fence Authority
4.8 on Google · 459 reviews · 100 Colonial Way, West Chester, PA 19382
Surfaced on three of the four Delaware County searches we ran, and is categorised by Google as a building materials store rather than a general contractor.
That category is the reason to read this count carefully rather than dismiss it. A materials-store listing collects feedback from people buying fence as well as from people having fence installed, and those are two different transactions with two different failure modes. The 4.8 is real and the 459 behind it is real; the question to ask on the call is who performs the installation and whether that crew works for the company.
3. Jannuzzio Group
5.0 on Google · 222 reviews · 110 Ford Ave, Wilmington, DE 19805
The only listing in this market holding a clean 5.0 with more than two hundred pieces of feedback behind it.
Based in Wilmington, and in this pull it surfaced on the Newtown Square query alone rather than on the county-level search, which suggests its pull into Delaware County is strongest at the western end. Google lists it as a general contractor rather than a fence specialist and the business name is not fence-specific, so it is worth asking directly what share of the work is fence and who runs that side of it.
4. Rusticraft Fence Company
4.7 on Google · 191 reviews · 439 E King Rd, Malvern, PA 19355
The lowest average in the top five at 4.7, carried across 191 pieces of feedback — one of the deepest counts in the market.
This is the combination a buyer should think about hardest, because it is the honest one. A 4.7 across 191 means a handful of jobs that went badly are visible in the average instead of being hidden by a small sample. Rusticraft is in Malvern, in Chester County, and in this market it surfaced only on the Glen Mills query — the northwestern corner of Delaware County, which is the part of it closest to them.
5. Super Fence Company, LLC
4.9 on Google · 144 reviews · 2717 Haverford Rd, Ardmore, PA 19003
The only listing in this top ten publishing Saturday hours, and the nearest of the deep-count listings to the county's northeastern townships.
Ardmore sits right on the Montgomery–Delaware county line, which puts this listing closer to the Havertown and Broomall end of the county than anything else near the top of the table. It surfaced on three of the four searches. Saturday availability sounds like a small thing until you are trying to get a site visit booked without taking a weekday off.
6. J&A Fence
4.9 on Google · 100 reviews · 8997 Gap Newport Pike, Avondale, PA 19311
Crosses into three figures on volume — 100 pieces of feedback at a 4.9 average.
The address is in Avondale, at the far southwestern edge of Chester County, and in this market it surfaced on the Glen Mills query alone. That is a long reach east, and it is the sort of listing where the useful question is not about the company's quality but about its willingness to schedule a small repair or a gate adjustment at that distance.
7. Jensen Fencing LLC
4.9 on Google · 75 reviews · 300 E Madison Ave, Clifton Heights, PA 19018
The only listing in this top ten with a Delaware County address, and the only entry in the table that surfaced on all four searches we ran for this market.
Clifton Heights is in the dense eastern half of the county, which is the half with the tightest side yards, the oldest fence lines and the most property-corner ambiguity — the conditions a contractor learns by working in them rather than by driving out to them. A 4.9 across 75 is a solid, mid-sized public record. If proximity is on your list of criteria, this is the entry that satisfies it.
8. Dunbar Fence, Inc.
5.0 on Google · 70 reviews · 755 Shropshire Dr, West Chester, PA 19382
Holds a 5.0 across 70 pieces of feedback and surfaced on three of the four Delaware County searches.
Seventy at a clean 5.0 is a genuinely strong signal for an operation of this size, and it is also the clearest illustration of why this table is ordered by volume rather than by average. A perfect score is far easier to hold at 70 than at 700 — which cuts both ways, and is an argument for reading the order as a measure of evidence rather than of quality.
9. Nomad Fence LLC
5.0 on Google · 61 reviews · 91 Ruby Dr, Claymont, DE 19703
A 5.0 across 61 pieces of feedback, from a Claymont address just over the state line from the southwestern corner of the county.
Claymont to Chichester or Chester Heights is a short trip, so the geography works. The thing to confirm rather than assume with any contractor whose base is in Delaware: a company performing residential home improvement work in Pennsylvania needs Pennsylvania contractor registration to do it, regardless of which state the truck is registered in. Ask for the PA number, not the Delaware one.
10. LSG Fencing LLC
4.9 on Google · 55 reviews · 1003 Greenbank Rd, Wilmington, DE 19808
A 4.9 across 55 pieces of feedback, and one of three listings in this top ten based in the state of Delaware rather than in Pennsylvania.
It surfaced on the county-level and Newtown Square searches but not on the Media or Glen Mills ones, which puts its centre of gravity toward the southwestern end of the county. Same registration question as any other cross-border contractor, and the same travel-time question as any other listing in this table that is not based in the county.
Disclosure
Where JHL Fence Company Fits
This guide is published by JHL Fence Company. We are a fence contractor in this market, so treat it the way you would treat any guide written by a company with an interest in the answer: the ratings above are third-party Google data you can verify yourself, and the criteria are the ones we would tell a friend to use.
JHL Fence Company is not in the table above, and the reason is worth stating in plain language: we hold no Google Business Profile for the fence brand, so there is no third-party number for us to put in those columns. We could have left the page unwritten, or we could have written it and put ourselves in it with a figure we invented. Publishing a comparison we cannot appear in was the only honest third option, and it is the one we took.
What we can be checked on is factual. We are family owned and not a national franchise. We carry Pennsylvania Home Improvement Contractor registration and we are insured, and we will hand over the registration number and a carrier-issued certificate on request rather than on completion. We work from two offices — 701 S Franklin St, Suite 107, West Chester, PA 19382, (610) 890-4988, and 12 Smedley Ln, Suite 107, Newtown Square, PA 19073, (610) 535-7481 — and Delaware County work runs out of Newtown Square, which is inside the county rather than an hour from it.
Against the rest of the criteria on this page: we prepare and file the township permit application ourselves, and the HOA architectural submission where the community requires one. Estimates are free and they are written, with the material grade, post size, footing depth relative to frost line, gate count and hardware, and demolition and haul-away named as line items so you can hold ours next to anyone else's and see what differs. Our workmanship is guaranteed. None of that makes us a better choice than the companies listed above — several of them have built a public record we simply have not. It makes us a company you can put through the same six checks and get written answers to.
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Common questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Which fence companies are actually based in Delaware County?
Fewer than the search results suggest. In this pull the listings with Delaware County addresses were Jensen Fencing LLC in Clifton Heights (4.9 across 75), GC Fence in Media (4.5 across 43), Cavalier Steel & Fence Co. in Darby (4.7 across 43, categorised as a building materials store), Hiloco Tradesmen Fence & Decks in Aston Township (5.0 across 29), Green Family Fence in Norwood (5.0 across 19), Allied Fence LLC in Eddystone (4.6 across 18), Delco's Finest Fence, LLC in Glenolden (4.5 across 15), Modern Reno Associates Limited in Broomall (5.0 across 13, no website published) and Suburban Fence Co in Upper Chichester (5.0 across 5). Hoff - The Fence Contractors also holds a Media listing at 4.9 across 84. Most sit below the volume cut for the table above rather than below the quality bar.
Does a higher Google rating mean a better fence?
It correlates with a better buying experience more reliably than with a better fence. A rating captures what the customer could see and judge — whether the estimate arrived, whether the crew showed up when it said it would, whether the yard was clean when they left. It does not capture footing depth, concrete volume, post size or whether the gate posts were set differently from the line posts, because nobody digs up a footing to check. Use ratings to build a shortlist. Use the written estimate to choose from it.
Do I need a permit to install a fence in Delaware County?
In most municipalities here, yes — usually a zoning permit, and sometimes a building permit as well. There is no single county-wide rule to quote, because each township and borough writes its own zoning ordinance and adopts and amends the state Uniform Construction Code on its own schedule. Height limits by yard type, setback from the property line, the treatment of corner lots and the rules for a pool enclosure all come from your specific municipality. Ask the township before you order material, and ask the contractor whether filing the application is part of the job or your responsibility.
How many fence quotes should I get, and how do I compare them?
Three is enough if you make them comparable, and they will not be comparable by default. Specify the same thing to each: material and grade, height, style, total footage, number and width of gates, hardware, whether the old fence is being removed and hauled away, and post footing depth relative to frost line. Then read the estimates side by side and look for what is missing rather than for the bottom line. The cheapest of three estimates is often the one that quietly left out demolition, permit filing or a gate.
What should be in a Pennsylvania home improvement contract before I sign it?
A written contract, signed by both parties, with the contractor's Pennsylvania Home Improvement Contractor registration number on it, a description of the work and materials, the approximate start and completion dates, the total price and payment schedule, and the contractor's insurance information. Pennsylvania also gives homeowners a short window after signing in which the contract can be cancelled. Confirm the current requirements with the Attorney General's Bureau of Consumer Protection rather than taking any contractor's word for them, including ours.
