Fence Installation in Niagara
Wood and chain link fences, built by LawnJunkie in five Niagara towns, with any municipal permit and the Ontario One Call locates handled for you. Old fence out, new fence and gates in, one quote. Sold on its own — no landscaping project required.
Fences across Niagara, in one screen
- Service
- Fence installation and replacement — wood fences, chain link fences, gates, old fence removal and haul-away.
- Where
- St. Catharines, Thorold, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Niagara Falls and Jordan. Not Welland.
- Permits and locates
- If your fence needs a permit, we handle it, and we book the Ontario One Call locates. You don't chase either.
- Not offered
- Vinyl, aluminum and pool-code enclosures. We say so up front.
- Pricing
- Quoted per job. Length, material, gates and whether an old fence comes out set the number. No price list.
- Booking
- The form on this page or 905-401-7600. A reply within one business day.
- Who
- LawnJunkie, based in Thorold, fully insured, working Niagara since 2021.
Last updated September 2026
What we build, and what we don't
Two materials, done properly. Wood fences — pressure-treated or cedar — when you want privacy and a finished look. Chain link when you want a clear boundary or a dog run that costs less and needs almost nothing from you afterwards. Gates built to match either, single or double, wherever you need them. And when there's an old fence in the way, we take it down and haul it away as part of the same job.
We don't build vinyl or aluminum, and we don't do pool-code enclosures. That's a deliberate choice: two materials done well rather than five done adequately. If what you need is one of the others, we'll tell you in the first reply.
Fences are sold on their own. Most of what we do is lawns — sod, seed, fertilizer programs, whole-yard design-build. But you don't need any of that to book one, and we'll happily quote both together.
Permits, locates and the neighbour: what we handle
The municipality. Every one of the five towns has its own fence rules, and they differ more than people expect: back-yard height caps run from 2 metres in St. Catharines, Thorold, Niagara-on-the-Lake and Lincoln to 2.5 metres in Niagara Falls; front-yard caps and corner sight-triangle rules differ again; Niagara-on-the-Lake adds a heritage district in Old Town where a fence can need a heritage permit; and Lincoln keeps its fence rules inside the zoning bylaw rather than a fence bylaw. Each town page below spells out its own rules with a link to the official page. If your fence needs a permit, we handle it. Where a rule isn't stated plainly on a municipality's site, the page says so rather than guessing.
Locates. Ontario law requires a locate for buried gas, hydro, water and telecom before anyone digs, fences included. We file the Ontario One Call request — locators have up to five business days to mark the lines — and nothing gets dug until it's back. Free, legally required, and ours to do rather than yours.
The neighbour. When a fence sits on the boundary and two owners can't agree on sharing it, Ontario's Line Fences Act is the framework, and your municipality can explain how it applies locally. We build the fence and are happy to quote it to either owner or both. The conversation with next door is yours; we won't pretend to be lawyers about it.
Wood or chain link?
Honest answer: it depends what the fence is for, and often it's both — wood where you live, chain link along the long lines.
Wood is the privacy fence. Solid boards, full screening, the look most people mean when they say "new fence". It costs more, because there's more material and more labour in it. We build in pressure-treated and cedar. Cedar costs more and weathers naturally; pressure-treated is the budget-friendly option. Either way, wood wants staining or sealing every few years to stay looking new.
Chain link is the boundary fence. It keeps the dog in and the line clear, costs less on both materials and labour, and asks nothing of you once it's up. What it doesn't give you is privacy.
What sets the price on either: the length of the run, the material, the height, the number of gates, whether an old fence has to come out, and what the ground is like where the posts go. We look at all of that in person before we quote, which is why there's no price list.
How a fence job runs
Three steps, one point of contact, in every town.
Quote
You send the form or call 905-401-7600. We come out, walk the line with you, talk material and gates, and give you one number.
Locates and permit
We book the Ontario One Call locates, and if your fence needs a permit, we handle it. Nothing gets dug until the locates are back.
Build
Old fence out if there is one, new fence and gates in, site cleaned, debris gone on our truck.
Find your town
Each town's page has its own fence rules in plain words, with a link to the official page, and the local detail that decides what your fence looks like.
Pair it with
A new fence and a new lawn are one project, not two.
Landscape design & build
Fence, grading and sod or seed on one schedule, with one person to call.
Spring & fall cleanups
Leaves, beds, cut-backs, gutters and haul-away in the same five towns.
What our customers say about the work
Fences are new on our books, so none of our Google reviews mention one yet. These are Niagara homeowners on the lawn work, word for word from our Google profile.
The team at Lawn Junkie did a phenomenal job laying sod and fertilizing our property. Extremely professional, punctual and exceeded our expectations!!
Josh and his crew were fantastic!!! He over delivered on everything he did. From start to finish, they did a great job. Highly recommended for your lawn care needs!! These guys know lawns!!
Fence questions, Niagara-wide
Including the ones where the answer is no. Each town's rules are on its own page.
Do I need a permit for a fence in Niagara?
Usually not for an ordinary fence — Niagara-on-the-Lake, Thorold and Niagara Falls each say so on their own sites — but pool enclosures always need one, Old Town Niagara-on-the-Lake can need a heritage permit, and St. Catharines and Lincoln don't state it plainly. You don't have to work it out: if your fence needs a permit, we handle it, and we book the Ontario One Call locates either way.
Do you build vinyl or aluminum fences?
No. Wood and chain link only. We'd rather do two things well than five things badly.
Which towns do you build fences in?
St. Catharines, Thorold, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Niagara Falls and Jordan. Not Welland or Fonthill for fences, even though we do lawn work there.
How much does a fence cost?
Quoted per job. Length, material, height, gates and whether an old fence comes out are what move the number, so we look at the property before we give you one. There's no price list, and the quote is free.
Do I need a landscaping project to book a fence?
No. Fences are sold on their own. If you want the lawn done too, we'll happily quote both together, but one without the other is fine.
Can you take the old fence away?
Yes. Removal and haul-away of the old fence is part of the job when you need it. No bin rental, no dump run.
How soon can you start?
You get an estimated start date with your quote. Weather can push outdoor work back, so it's an estimate rather than a fixed date, and we'll keep you posted if it moves.
Something not covered? Call 905-401-7600 or email info@lawnjunkie.ca.
Get your fence quote
Which town, rough length of the run, wood or chain link, how many gates, and whether there's an old fence to remove. We reply within one business day. In a hurry? Call 905-401-7600.