As the Atlantic hurricane season approaches its statistical peak, Hurricane Fence is expanding storm-season response for property owners and facility managers across Hampton Roads. The company is directing coastal clients to temporary perimeter fencing that closes off damaged sites quickly and to coastal-grade fence replacement for properties where wind or flooding has brought a fence down.
The National Hurricane Center identifies mid-September as the climatological peak of Atlantic hurricane activity, the stretch when Hampton Roads carries its highest risk of tropical storms and the wind and tidal flooding that arrive with them. A downed fence is more than a cosmetic problem. An open perimeter leaves a yard, a pool, a construction site, or a commercial lot exposed, and owners are often left closing the gap before any permanent work can begin.
Temporary fencing is the company's first response for sites that need to be closed off quickly. The panels are free-standing sections that set in place without permanent post holes, so a homeowner, a contractor, or a facility manager has a secured boundary within a short window while a permanent replacement is scheduled. The company installs these panels for construction sites, event grounds, and storm-affected properties throughout the Hampton Roads market.
For permanent rebuilds, the company installs materials chosen for the coast rather than standard stock. Salt air corrodes untreated metal and speeds rot in ordinary pressure-treated pine, so the Portsmouth crews build wood fences in cedar and steer most coastal customers toward vinyl and aluminum. One aluminum line the company installs carries a factory coating rated for three times the salt protection of the industry standard, a specification that matters within a few miles of the water, where ordinary finishes fade and pit.
Hurricane Fence has worked the Tidewater market since 1994 and holds a Virginia Class A contractor license, the state's highest general contracting classification. The company runs residential and commercial crews out of its Portsmouth office and handles commercial perimeter security, dumpster and generator enclosures, and automated gates through an in-house gate operator division, which lets a storm-damaged access gate be rebuilt and re-automated by the same company that installs the fence.
The company's response begins on the phone. A live person answers calls during business hours rather than an answering service, and Hurricane Fence guarantees a callback within 24 hours on every inbound request, which the company says matters most in the days after a storm when owners are working through a list of contractors. In-person estimates remain standard, because a crew has to see how a fence failed and what the ground and drainage look like before recommending a replacement.
Co-owner Mike Kelly framed the seasonal push around what property owners face first. "After a storm, the first call is usually about the hole in the perimeter, not the fence itself," he said. "People need the site closed off before they can think about what the permanent fence should be, and a temporary line buys them that time without forcing a rushed decision."
Property owners and facility managers in Hampton Roads can reach the Portsmouth office at (757) 853-5669 or through www.hurricanefenceinc.com to request an in-person estimate. Reviews from the company's customers across the Hampton Roads area can be found on its Google reviews page.
About Hurricane Fence
Hurricane Fence is a residential and commercial fence contractor founded in 1994 and serving Virginia and the Mid-Atlantic for more than 30 years. The company operates offices in Richmond, Portsmouth, Northern Virginia, and Dunn, North Carolina, and installs vinyl, aluminum, wood, and chain link fencing along with commercial perimeter security, temporary fencing, and automated gate systems. Hurricane Fence holds a Virginia Class A contractor license (CIC FIC & HIC #2705024990), carries an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau, and is an American Fence Association Blue Ribbon company. More information is available at www.hurricanefenceinc.com.
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For more information about Hurricane Fence Company, contact the company here:
Hurricane Fence Inc.
Tina Estep
(804) 353-6030
testep@hurricanefence.com
1300 Dinneen Street, Richmond, VA 23220
