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Most of Mountain View's single-family homes were built during the postwar housing boom of the 1950s and 1960s. Many of the fences on those properties are original to the homes, which means they have been through 50 to 70 years of the Bay Area's wet winters and dry summers. The primary culprit behind failing fences here is not just age - it is the clay-heavy soil that runs through much of the Santa Clara Valley. Clay expands when wet and shrinks when dry. That repeated seasonal movement gradually pushes posts out of alignment even when the wood above ground looks fine. A contractor who sets posts at standard depth without accounting for local soil is setting up a fence that will start to lean within a few seasons.

Mountain View also has a significant share of renter-occupied housing, particularly in multi-family buildings along El Camino Real and near the Caltrain corridor. Landlords and property managers in this city often need fencing that holds up between tenant turnover cycles without requiring frequent repairs. The city's permit requirements add another consideration: fences over certain heights need a building permit, and an unpermitted fence can become a liability issue in a real estate market where buyers and their inspectors look closely at everything. Knowing the Mountain View permit process, the typical soil conditions, and the building stock here is not something you can fake.

Mountain View is a city of roughly 82,000 residents in Santa Clara County, bordered by Sunnyvale to the south, Los Altos to the southeast, and Palo Alto to the north. It is most widely known as the home of the Googleplex, the sprawling main campus of Google that sits along Amphitheatre Parkway near the northern end of the city. That tech presence has made Mountain View one of the most expensive housing markets in the country, with median home values well above $1 million. The city is roughly split between owner-occupied homes and rentals, with multi-family buildings concentrated along El Camino Real and near the Caltrain corridor.

The residential character of Mountain View is shaped largely by the postwar ranch homes built in the 1950s and 1960s. These single-story houses sit on modest lots, typically 5,000 to 7,000 square feet, with small yards and homes sitting close together. Castro Street runs through the heart of downtown as the city's main social hub, lined with restaurants, shops, and a weekly farmers market that residents have gathered around for decades. Shoreline at Mountain View anchors the northern edge of the city with its park, lagoon, and amphitheater on the bay. Our crew has worked on properties throughout all of these neighborhoods, and we also serve neighboring Los Altos for homeowners whose projects cross the city line.