Steilacoom sits on a bluff above Puget Sound at the western edge of Pierce County, reached mainly by Steilacoom Boulevard coming in from Lakewood. Getting there is easy. Getting a truck and a trailer of cedar down some of the older residential streets, particularly the ones dropping toward Sunnyside Beach and the ferry dock, takes more planning. We are a trusted fencing contractor that works the town often enough to know which runs need staging and which do not.
Getting to Steilacoom and What That Means for Your Job
Goodrow’s Fence & Deck is based in Spanaway, so Steilacoom is a straightforward run for our crew, and we schedule it like any other local job. What changes on the ground is the last hundred feet. Several streets here are narrow, some have on-street parking on both sides, and the bluff lots often sit above or below the road rather than level with it. We sort out where material lands and how it reaches the fence line during the estimate, not on the morning of the install.
Fence Work Around the Historic District
Steilacoom is the oldest incorporated town in Washington, and a good number of properties sit within its historic area. That can bring extra design expectations around style, height, and materials, so we suggest confirming what applies to your address before settling on a look. Where a property calls for something more open than a solid privacy fence, ornamental iron fencing tends to suit the older streetscape better than a six-foot board fence, and it holds up well against the salt air coming off the Sound.
What We Bring to Every Steilacoom Job
Posts set to the depth the ground actually needs, not a standard number applied everywhere. Material stacked out of the road. A crew that clears its own offcuts. We have run 500+ projects across Pierce and Thurston County since 2006, and the parts customers notice are rarely the fence itself. They are whether we showed up, whether the site was tidy at the end of each day, and whether the price at the finish matched the price at the start.
Why Local Customers Call Us
Most people here have already had one quote before they call us. What tends to bring them across is that the estimate happens in person, on the property, with someone who can answer questions on the spot. Goodrow’s Fence & Deck holds an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau and won the Angi Super Service Award in 2023. Hearth financing is available for larger projects, and a 5% discount up to $300 applies to military, first responders, and seniors.
About Steilacoom
Steilacoom is a small waterfront town of around 6,700 people west of Lakewood, with the ferry terminal serving Anderson Island and Ketron Island at its lower edge. Housing runs from restored period homes near the town center to newer builds on the bluff. Lots are often irregular and sloped, and a fair number have views worth protecting, which is why partial-height and open-style fencing comes up here more than it does in most of Pierce County.
FAQ
Will a fence block my view of the Sound?
It depends on the style and where the run sits. On bluff lots we often propose a lower fence along the viewside and full height only where privacy is actually needed. We will mark out the line at the estimate so you can see it before committing.
Does salt air damage fencing here?
It affects some materials more than others. Untreated ironwork and certain fixings suffer over time, so we specify finishes and hardware appropriate to a coastal setting rather than fitting the same components we would use inland.
My street is narrow. Where will the crew park?
We work that out at the estimate. On tight streets we bring smaller loads more often rather than blocking the road with a trailer all day.
Plenty of Steilacoom properties have a deck or a set of steps that has aged at the same rate as the fence, and bluff-side timber takes a harder beating than most. We handle both, so if the railing is going the same way as the fence line, our deck building services can be scoped into the same contract rather than bringing in a second trade.
Want a number for your property? Request your estimate and we will come out and walk the line with you.
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