Fencing in Southaven, MS —
Backed by a Lifetime
Workmanship Warranty
Southaven has its own front-yard fence rules, and a fence that ignores them is a fence the city can make you take down. North Slope Exteriors pulls the permit, builds to the yard-by-yard requirements, and sets posts for the soil this side of the state line actually has — so the run stays straight and stays legal. Every project starts with a free, no-obligation on-site quote — call (870) 218-4440 or schedule yours below.
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Fencing Built for Southaven's Own Code, Bonding Rules, and Soil
A Southaven fence is not a Memphis fence with a different address on it. The city writes its own front-yard rules, it requires the contractor pulling the permit to be bonded with the city, and the ground here is loess over sand and gravel rather than the Delta clay people expect. We work through all three before we dig. We confirm the current requirement with Southaven's Office of Planning and Development before we build.
Southaven's Front-Yard Fence Rules
Under Code of Ordinances Sec. 13-10(h), a front-yard fence must be a decorative style — picket, wrought iron, or split rail — set back at least 10 feet from the right-of-way and capped at 4 feet tall. Chain link is banned in front yards outright, and barbed wire is banned except on agriculturally zoned property. Rear and side yards are capped at 6 feet, and nothing may be placed in the sight triangle. We confirm the current requirement with Southaven's Office of Planning and Development before we build.
The City Bond Most Contractors Skip
Southaven requires any contractor pulling a fence permit to carry a ten-thousand-dollar bond with the city under Sec. 4-208. North Slope Exteriors holds that bond and pulls the permit correctly rather than skipping it. We confirm the current requirement with Southaven's Office of Planning and Development before we build.
Loess Soil, Not Delta Clay
Southaven was platted south of the old Whitehaven community by Memphis homebuilder Kemmons Wilson and incorporated in 1980, and it has grown into DeSoto County's largest city and the third-most-populous city in Mississippi per recent Census Bureau estimates. The ground tells you why the building patterns carry over from Memphis: this is loess over sand and gravel, shared with the rest of the Memphis area rather than the Delta clay further south. That soil moves with the wet and dry cycle, so we set posts for the active soil-moisture zone using ground-contact rated lumber. We confirm the current requirement with Southaven's Office of Planning and Development before we build.
Complete Fencing in Southaven — Every Style, Every Material
From full backyard privacy enclosures to custom gates, every fence we build in Southaven comes with the same lifetime workmanship warranty.
Privacy Fence
Full-height wood or vinyl privacy fencing for Southaven side and rear yards, where the city caps height at 6 feet. Board-on-board, shadowbox, or solid panel designs built to block sightlines and hold their line through the seasonal soil movement.
Get a Free QuoteWood / Cedar Fence
Western red cedar and pressure-treated pine fences with stainless-steel hardware. Wood in a picket or split-rail style is one of the decorative options Southaven allows in a front yard, which makes it a practical choice for a front run as well as a full privacy line.
Get a Free QuoteVinyl Fence
Low-maintenance vinyl fencing that never needs painting or staining. Impervious to termites, won't warp in Mid-South humidity, and available in privacy, semi-privacy, and picket styles — including the picket profile Southaven counts as decorative for a front yard.
Get a Free QuoteChain Link
Galvanized and vinyl-coated chain link for security, pet containment, and pool enclosures in rear and side yards. Southaven bans chain link in front yards, so we lay out chain link runs where the code allows them.
Get a Free QuoteAluminum / Ornamental
Powder-coated aluminum ornamental fencing with wrought-iron curb appeal and none of the rust. A natural fit for Southaven front yards, where wrought iron is one of the decorative styles the code calls out by name.
Get a Free QuoteGates
Custom driveway, pedestrian, and double-entry gates in wood, aluminum, or steel. Heavy-duty hinges and self-closing hardware, with the layout set to respect Southaven's 10-foot front-yard setback and the sight-triangle restriction at corner lots.
Get a Free QuoteWhat We Look For on a Southaven Fence Job
Every North Slope Exteriors fencing project in Southaven starts with a thorough site walk. These are the specific items we check before the first post hole is dug.
Southaven Fencing Questions, Answered
Yes. Southaven requires a fence permit, and any contractor pulling one must carry a ten-thousand-dollar bond with the city under Sec. 4-208. Our bond is on file with Southaven, so we pull the permit as part of the job rather than leaving you to handle it. We confirm the current requirement with Southaven's Office of Planning and Development before we build.
No. Chain link is banned in front yards under Sec. 13-10(h). Front-yard fencing must be a decorative style — picket, wrought iron, or split rail. Chain link is allowed in rear and side yards, which is where we lay those runs out. We confirm the current requirement with Southaven's Office of Planning and Development before we build.
Front yards are capped at 4 feet, and rear and side yards are capped at 6 feet. A front-yard fence must also be set back at least 10 feet from the right-of-way. Corner lots have an exception covered in the next question. We confirm the current requirement with Southaven's Office of Planning and Development before we build.
A corner lot with two front yards may use a 6-foot sight-proof fence in the yard that is not the entrance, while the entrance yard still follows the decorative front-yard rule. Nothing may be placed in the sight triangle either way, which is why we verify that triangle before staking any layout. We confirm the current requirement with Southaven's Office of Planning and Development before we build.
Fence pricing depends on the material you choose, the linear footage of the run, how many gates you need, and the grade of your site. Because those vary so much from one Southaven property to the next, we do not quote from a chart. We come out, measure your property, walk the grade, and give you a free written quote with exact pricing.
Yes, flexible financing options are available for qualified Southaven homeowners. Ask about them during your free estimate and we will walk you through what is available for your project.
Fencing Services Across Southaven & DeSoto County
We provide complete fencing services throughout Southaven and the surrounding DeSoto County and north Shelby County communities.
Southaven
38671, 38672
Olive Branch
Nearby community
Horn Lake
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Walls
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Memphis
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Whitehaven
Nearby community
Bartlett
Nearby community
Millington
Nearby community
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