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Fencing tips & guides · Page 5 of 11

# More fence guides for CT & NY homeowners

Older guides from the archive. [Back to the latest posts](https://myfenceguyct.com/blog/).

- [What Happens If You Build a Fence Without a Permit in Connecticut?](https://myfenceguyct.com/blog/building-a-fence-without-a-permit-ct/): Built a fence without a permit in Connecticut? How town enforcement works, how to apply after the fact, and how an unpermitted fence can surface at a sale.
- [When Is the Best Time of Year to Install a Fence in Connecticut?](https://myfenceguyct.com/blog/best-time-to-install-a-fence-ct/): The best time to install a fence in Connecticut is usually late spring or early fall. Winter installs, permit and 811 lead times, and how far ahead to book.
- [Choosing the Best Fence for Your Dog](https://myfenceguyct.com/blog/best-fence-for-dogs/): Choose a fence for your dog by how it jumps, digs, climbs and chews. Heights by behavior, dig guards, gate latches, materials and invisible fences compared.
- [Does an Above-Ground Pool Need a Fence in Connecticut?](https://myfenceguyct.com/blog/above-ground-pool-fence-ct/): Above-ground pools in Connecticut: when the pool wall counts as the barrier, the 24-inch water depth rule, ladders and decks, and when a permit applies.
- [Railings in Southbury, CT: Guards, Handrails, and Safety](https://myfenceguyct.com/blog/railings-southbury-ct/): Thirty inches off the ground is where a railing stops being optional in Southbury, CT. Guard height, baluster spacing, and how the attachment gets built.
- [Railings in Sherman, CT: What the Code Actually Requires](https://myfenceguyct.com/blog/railings-sherman-ct/): Railings almost never break in the middle. They let go where they meet the deck. What that means for railings in Sherman, CT, from ledger to post base.
- [Railings in New Fairfield, CT: Guards, Handrails, and Code](https://myfenceguyct.com/blog/railings-new-fairfield-ct/): A guard and a handrail are not the same part, and the code treats them differently. Railings in New Fairfield, CT: heights, spacing, and the 4 inch rule.
- [Estate Gates in Southbury, CT: Plan the System, Not the Panel](https://myfenceguyct.com/blog/estate-gates-southbury-ct/): Estate gates in Southbury, CT: who opens it, how it fails safe, and what happens in a power cut. Operators, access control, and entrapment protection.
- [Estate Gates in Sherman, CT: Swing, Slide, Safety, and Cost](https://myfenceguyct.com/blog/estate-gates-sherman-ct/): The gate is the easy part. Estate gates in Sherman, CT depend on the driveway grade, a foundation below frost, and getting power out to the road.

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