Fence Companies on Hilton Head Island

Where they are

None of the fence companies on this page has an office on the island. Palmetto Fence Co. is in Beaufort and AMI Ironworks and Bluffton Fence & Gutter Company are in the Bluffton area, and each lists Hilton Head as a place it works.

Homes used part of the year

About 1 in 4 homes in the Town of Hilton Head Island is held for seasonal, recreational or occasional use, and about 1 in 3 in the south island’s ZIP 29928 (as of 2024), so many fence jobs are ordered by owners who are not on the island.

Approval

Palmetto Fence says it helps with HOA and architectural review approval. In a gated community the review board approves style, height and color before work starts; ask the Town’s Community Development Department (843-341-4757) about permits.

Materials

Palmetto Fence lists aluminum, vinyl picket and privacy, wood privacy and lattice, chain link, living fence and ranch fence. AMI Ironworks builds custom iron gates and railings, and Bluffton Fence & Gutter lists aluminum fences and automatic gates.

Weather

August is the wettest month at 7.6 inches of rain and July and August highs average 89°F, which is hard on wood. Hurricane season runs June 1 to November 30.

Before anyone digs

South Carolina law asks you to contact SC811 (dial 811) before digging post holes, even for a small project; the standard notice is three full business days and the call is free.

A fence company for a Hilton Head address comes from off the island. Palmetto Fence Co. says it was founded in 1959 and serves Beaufort, Hilton Head and Bluffton; AMI Ironworks builds custom iron gates and railings from Bluffton; and Bluffton Fence & Gutter Company lists aluminum fences and automatic gates, with Hilton Head Island first among its service areas. Because the crew crosses the bridge, ask whether a trip charge or minimum applies, and how long the wait is for an estimate.

The twin guide for the mainland, fence companies in Bluffton, adds Quality Fence, which lists Bluffton only. For the rest of the house, the Hilton Head home services guide lists the trades by type, and painters covers staining and painting a fence.

Palmetto Fence lists ornamental aluminum, vinyl picket and privacy, custom wood privacy and lattice, chain link, living fence and ranch fence. Bluffton Fence & Gutter lists aluminum, and AMI Ironworks builds in iron. With July and August highs averaging 89°F and August rainfall averaging 7.6 inches, wood needs regular care and aluminum, vinyl and powder-coated iron need less.

On the island, most neighborhoods sit inside a community with its own rules, such as Sea Pines, Palmetto Dunes and Shipyard. The architectural review board usually approves the fence style, height and color first, and Palmetto Fence says it helps with that application. For the Town’s own requirements, ask Community Development at 843-341-4757 whether a fence at your address needs a permit, and keep the approval letter with your records.

Post holes are digging. South Carolina asks anyone who digs to contact SC811 first, with three full business days’ notice, and the company doing the excavation should place the request; confirm it has. Utilities mark public lines only, so a private line to a well, a septic tank or a shed is yours to locate. Ask how deep the posts go and whether they are set in concrete; the concrete guide lists the island concrete companies.

Bluffton Fence & Gutter lists automatic gate installation and repairs, which makes it the one company here that names gate repair. AMI Ironworks builds custom iron gates, and a reviewer describes a courtyard gate designed with the owner; Palmetto Fence lists security gate access among its services. Ask each whether it repairs a gate it did not install.

Before you call, find out who owns what. The entry gate of a gated community such as Sea Pines is run by the community, and the opener on your own driveway gate is a separate system with its own power and remote. A sagging hinge, a worn opener and a rusted frame are three different jobs, so describe which you have.

None of the three companies lists fence repair as a service of its own, so ask when you call: Bluffton Fence & Gutter lists gate repairs, and AMI Ironworks lists powder coating and refinishing for iron. After a storm, photograph the damage for your insurer before anything is moved, and ask whether the posts are set in concrete and how deep. Ask how soon a crew can schedule after a storm; see the hurricane guide for how the island prepares.

An invisible fence is a buried-wire or GPS boundary that keeps a dog in the yard, not a fence the companies above build. Invisible Fence® Brand lists a dealer for Savannah and Hilton Head, and the dealer’s page names Hilton Head Island, Beaufort, Okatie and Ladys Island among its core cities of service, with in-ground and GPS systems and training; its number is (704) 862-4830. DogWatch Hidden Fences, which lists Savannah and Hilton Head Island, lists an Okatie address on Indigo Plantation Road.

Ask any installer about the training, the boundary around pool decks and marsh-front yards, and whether your community’s rules allow a buried wire. For a wood, vinyl or aluminum fence that keeps a dog in physically, use the companies above, and for a vet, see pets on Hilton Head.

About 1 in 4 homes in the Town of Hilton Head Island is held for seasonal, recreational or occasional use, and in ZIP 29928, the south island, it is about 1 in 3. Ask for the estimate by email with photos and a written scope, and have the approval letter from the community in hand before the crew is booked. A property manager can often let a crew in and check the finished fence.

The Town of Hilton Head Island’s Community Development Department issues building permits and answers questions at 843-341-4757; its permit pages say a project has to meet the building codes and the Town’s municipal code whether or not a permit is needed. Whether a fence at a given address needs a permit, and how tall it can be, depends on the zoning and the lot, so ask the Town before you sign. A community with an owners’ association adds its own approval on top, and the fence company may handle that application.