A fence project starts with a goal: keep the dog in, keep the neighbors' view out, define the edges of the yard, add security around a pool, or elevate the curb appeal of a corner lot. The material and style that solves your specific goal is a different product than the one solving your neighbor's — which is why 'just quote a fence' isn't really a quote. Height, material, gate placement, utility locates (JULIE call before digging), HOA approvals, and municipal permits all matter, and all get handled wrong on cheap installs.
Dynasty Restoration installs the full fencing material range — wood, vinyl, chain link, and aluminum ornamental — throughout Chicagoland. Every post is set below the 42" frost line in concrete so the fence doesn't heave. We pull permits where required, call JULIE for underground locates on every project, and walk you through HOA submittals if your neighborhood requires them.
Our Installation Process
1. Goal & Layout
We talk about what the fence needs to do, walk the property line, identify gate locations, and sketch the layout.
2. Permits & JULIE
We pull municipal permits where required and call JULIE for underground utility locates. Digging without locates is illegal in Illinois.
3. Post Setting
Post holes dug to 42"+ for frost depth, posts plumbed, set in concrete, and braced until cure — typically 24 hours before panels go up.
4. Panel / Rail / Fabric Install
Panels fastened to posts with manufacturer hardware, rails leveled, chain link fabric tensioned correctly, gates hung on their hinges.
5. Gates & Hardware
Self-closing hinges (required around pools), latch hardware, and drop rods for double gates — all installed and tested.
6. Cleanup & Walkthrough
All spoil hauled away, sod replaced where possible, final walkthrough with you to confirm everything's right.
What Matters Most in a Fence Install
Post setting is everything. A fence with properly set posts lasts 20+ years even if the panels eventually weather and need replacement. A fence with shallow or improperly braced posts starts leaning within the first couple of winters as frost heave lifts and drops them each season. We dig below frost depth on every hole (42"+ in most of Chicagoland), set posts in concrete with the correct amount of backfill, and brace critical corner and gate posts until the concrete fully cures. It's the unsexy fundamentals that make the difference between a fence that looks great for decades and one that's already leaning by year three.