Pool fencing
Pool Fence Installation in Casa Grande, AZ
Bacson Landscaping installs permanent pool fencing for homes in Casa Grande and the surrounding Pinal County communities — wrought iron and metal pool fence panels, self-closing gates, and enclosures built around pools that are already in the ground.
A pool barrier has a job beyond looking right: it has to keep a child out of the water when nobody is watching. Arizona regulates residential pool enclosures under state law, and cities and counties can require more. We build to the requirements that apply to your property, and we’d rather tell you up front what the fence has to do than install something that fails an inspection.
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Materials
Wrought Iron & Metal Pool Fencing
Wrought iron is what we build our pool enclosures from, and for a pool it earns its place. Vertical pickets give you a barrier with nothing to climb from the outside, the picket spacing can be built to the opening limits a pool barrier requires, and you keep the sightline — you can watch the pool from the patio instead of staring at a solid wall.
Metal fencing gives pool enclosures a rigid, finished look while preserving sightlines. For property-perimeter and utility applications, see our chain-link fencing service. We’ll go over finish options with you when we quote the job.
Gates
Pool Gate Installation
The gate is the part of a pool barrier most likely to give trouble, because it’s the only part with moving hardware. A fence doesn’t swing open and get left that way — a gate can. We install pool gates with self-closing hinges and self-latching hardware, hung to swing outward away from the pool, with the latch set where the requirements put it.
We also replace failing gate hardware on existing enclosures. If your gate has stopped latching on its own, or the latch has been moved down within a child’s reach, that’s worth fixing regardless of what the rest of the fence looks like.
Existing pools
New Fencing Around an Existing Pool
Pool fencing often goes in around a pool that’s already there — a house bought without a compliant barrier, a rental being brought up to standard, or a family whose kids are now old enough to make it urgent.
We lay out the barrier line first, working around existing decking, pool equipment, planting and the distance the barrier has to keep from the water’s edge. Then we set posts and hang panels. Where the yard slopes, panels get stepped or raked so the height holds along the whole run rather than dipping at the low point.
Existing fencing
Replacing or Modifying Pool Fencing
An existing enclosure doesn’t always need to come out entirely. We replace rusted or damaged sections, add or relocate a gate, close a gap where a run stops short, and extend fencing to enclose more of the yard.
When an older fence has problems in several places at once — rust through the pickets, posts moving, spacing that no longer meets what’s required — replacing the run can work out cheaper over time than repairing it piece by piece. We’ll look at it and tell you which situation you’re in.
Combinations
Block Walls With Wrought Iron Panels
A lot of Casa Grande yards want both. Block handles the property line and the neighbors, wrought iron handles the pool side and the view. Block columns with iron panels between them is a common layout, and it lets the barrier around the pool stay open while the perimeter stays private.
Because we build block walls as well as fencing, the wall and the fence get planned together — column spacing, gate openings and panel runs worked out at the same time instead of one trade working around another’s finished work.
Requirements
Arizona Pool Barrier Requirements
Arizona sets statewide minimums for residential pool barriers in A.R.S. § 36-1681. It applies to a swimming pool or other contained body of water holding 18 inches or more of water at any point, wider than 8 feet at any point, and intended for swimming. In broad terms the statute requires an enclosure at least five feet high as measured on the exterior side, no openings a four-inch sphere can pass through, no openings, handholds or footholds on the exterior side that can be used to climb the barrier, a barrier at least 20 inches from the water’s edge, and gates that are self-closing and self-latching and open outward from the pool. The statute also lists exceptions, and sets separate provisions for cases where the house itself forms part of the enclosure.
Your city or county can require more. The statute expressly allows local jurisdictions to adopt ordinances that are equal to or stricter than the state minimums, so the rules that apply to your address may not be the state baseline. We build to the requirements that apply to your property and can coordinate with the local building department where the project calls for it — but we’re a fencing contractor, not the code authority, so confirm the specifics with your city or county before you rely on them.
The Arizona Department of Health Services publishes a plain-language summary of the statute if you want to read the requirements yourself.
Our process
How We Install a Pool Fence
Walk the property
We look at the pool, the deck, the equipment, the grade and where a barrier can physically run, and talk through what the enclosure needs to do.
Lay out the barrier line
The fence line gets marked around the pool area, accounting for clearance from the water and where gates make sense for how you actually use the yard.
Set posts
Posts are set and allowed to set up before anything hangs on them. A pool fence is only as solid as its posts.
Hang panels
Panels are set to height along the run, and where the yard slopes the run is built so the barrier height holds along its whole length.
Install gates and hardware
Gates hung to swing outward, with self-closing hinges and self-latching hardware fitted and adjusted.
Test and clean up
Every gate gets opened and released to confirm it closes and latches on its own, then the work area gets cleaned up.
Budget
What Pool Fencing Costs
Pool fencing is priced by the project, because the variables are large: total length of the run, height, how many gates, whether block columns are part of it, ground conditions where posts have to go in, access for equipment, and whether existing fencing has to come out first.
We measure on site and price the actual enclosure. The walkthrough is free, and if part of your existing fence can stay, we’ll tell you that rather than quoting a full replacement.
Common questions
Pool Fence Installation FAQ
Does my pool need a fence in Arizona?
Arizona’s state law on residential pool barriers, A.R.S. § 36-1681, applies to a pool or other contained body of water holding 18 inches or more of water at any point, wider than 8 feet at any point, and intended for swimming. The statute also lists several exceptions. Cities and counties can adopt their own ordinances that are equal to or stricter than the state statute, so the requirements that actually apply to your property depend on where you live. We build to the requirements that apply to your site — confirm the specifics with your city or county building department.
How tall does a pool fence have to be?
The state statute sets a minimum of five feet, as measured on the exterior side of the barrier. Local ordinances can require more. We measure your grade before quoting, because a sloped yard changes how a run has to be built to hold height along its whole length — how that’s measured on your property is worth confirming with your building department.
What kind of gate does a pool fence need?
Under the state statute, gates in a pool barrier must be self-closing and self-latching and must open outward from the pool. The latch must sit at least 54 inches above the underlying ground, or meet one of the alternatives the statute allows — a pool-side release mechanism positioned as the statute specifies, or a padlock or similar key, electric or combination device, which may be at any height. We install pool gates with self-closing hinges and self-latching hardware as part of the fence, not as an afterthought.
Can you install a pool fence around an existing pool?
Yes — most of our pool fencing goes in around pools that are already built. We lay out the barrier line around existing decking, equipment and landscape, then set posts and panels to enclose the pool area.
Can you replace or modify my existing pool fence?
Yes. We replace fencing that’s rusted, damaged or no longer meeting requirements, and modify existing enclosures — adding or relocating a gate, closing a gap, or extending a run to enclose more of the yard.
Can a pool fence tie into my block wall?
Yes, and it’s a common combination. Block walls or block columns handle the perimeter and the structure, with wrought iron panels where you want to keep the sightline to the yard or the mountains. We build both, so the wall and the fence get planned together.
Do you install removable mesh pool fencing?
Our pool fencing work is permanent wrought iron and metal fencing. If you’re specifically after a removable mesh barrier, tell us when you call and we’ll be straight about whether we’re the right crew for it.
Where we do this
Pool fence installation in Casa Grande, Eloy & Arizona City
Casa Grande, AZ · Eloy, AZ · Arizona City, AZ · Coolidge, AZ
Pairs well with
Other services to consider
Block Walls & Fencing · Pavers · Artificial Turf · Landscape Lighting
Pool decking, turf and lighting are usually part of the same project — see recent backyard builds for how these come together.
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