Planning guides written for Pottstown, the Upper Perkiomen Valley and nearby Berks County: what the local codes, ground and weather mean for the fence you choose, step by step.
Permits & rules
Property lines & neighbors
Rail lines, pipelines and easements: fencing next to the Colebrookdale Railroad, Norfolk Southern and Mariner East
Backyards along the Colebrookdale Railroad, Norfolk Southern and Mariner East, or over a drainage easement: where a fence can go and who to ask first.
Read the guide →Pennsylvania's Fence Law, line fences and loose livestock, in plain English
PA's 1905 Fence Law, line-fence cost sharing, the December–March rule, loose livestock and 21-year boundaries, explained for Berks and Upper Perk farmettes.
Read the guide →Materials & weather
Water, slopes & soil
Fences in flood country: the Manatawny, Perkiomen and Hay Creek
Ida set Perkiomen Creek records, the Manatawny flooded Pottstown in 2019, and Hay Creek tore through Birdsboro in 1987. How to fence a lot near these creeks.
Read the guide →Three kinds of ground: digging fence posts from Pottstown shale to Boyertown rock to Oley limestone
Red shale near Pottstown, Reading Prong rock around Boyertown and Bally, limestone karst in Oley and Exeter: how each changes the way fence posts go in.
Read the guide →Deer, wildlife & pets
HOAs & historic
Fence styles for High Street and Old Pottstown houses
Pottstown limits front fences to 4 ft picket or masonry, and its historic districts review fences seen from the street. Styles that fit and get approved.
Read the guide →Fences for the Oley Valley: stone farmhouses, hedgerows and the National Register
All of Oley Township is on the National Register. How to fence a stone farmhouse, respect old hedgerow lines, and build on Oley's limestone ground.
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