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Maintenance-Free Outdoor Solutions has installed vinyl, aluminum, steel and composite fence around Festus, Missouri for three decades. No city permit, and seven feet allowed in the back yard. Festus gives you more room than almost anywhere in the metro.
If you have been told what you cannot build somewhere else in this metro, Festus will come as a relief. The city does not require a building permit for a fence, and the rear yard limit is seven feet.
That is taller than Chesterfield, taller than Creve Coeur, and a full foot above what Ballwin allows in solid panel. If privacy is the reason you are fencing, Festus is the easiest place in the region to actually get it.
We have installed in Jefferson County since 1994. We are family run, A+ rated with the BBB, and we do not work in anything but vinyl, aluminum, steel and composite.
Why Customers Choose Maintenance-Free Outdoor Solutions
The rules are generous here. The ground is not. Festus sits where the soil survey maps rock outcrop at the surface alongside cherty, rock-filled ground and low wet bottoms, sometimes inside the same block. That is what decides how a post hole goes, and it is the single biggest reason two quotes for the same fence can differ.
- Seven Feet, No Permit. Festus allows seven feet in the rear yard and requires no building permit for a fence. We design to the full allowance when privacy is the point, rather than defaulting to six because that is what the next town over allows.
- 25 Years To Lifetime Warranties. All our vinyl fencing products carry at least 25-year manufacturing warranties, most of them lifetime.
- Installed By Our Own Crews. Your fence is built by our own people rather than handed to a subcontractor. The crew that quotes it is the crew that stands behind it.
- Rock Is Our Problem, Not Yours. The survey maps rock outcrop and cherty ground across Festus. When the auger stops early, the figure on your quote does not move. That is what our hard hole policy means in practice.
- We Find The Line Before We Build. Festus puts the responsibility for locating property lines and rights-of-way on the owner, and the whole fence has to sit on your land. We check it with you rather than assuming the old fence was right.
- Financing Available. Financing through Synchrony for qualified buyers.
Which Fence Type Fits Your Festus Property?
With seven feet available at the back and four at the front, Festus gives you a genuine choice rather than a compromise. We match material and height to what the fence is actually for.
What Fence Styles Are Popular for Festus Homes and Businesses?
Festus is one of the few places around here where you can build the fence you actually wanted.
Seven feet of vinyl or composite privacy is permitted in the rear yard, and it is a noticeably different result from six. On a sloping Jefferson County lot that extra foot is often what closes the gap between screening a patio and merely suggesting it.
At the front the limit drops to four feet, and Festus defines the front yard by the face of your home rather than the property line. That catches people out on deep lots, where a fence you thought was in the side yard is legally in the front. Ornamental aluminum handles that height well.
For businesses along the highway corridor, ornamental steel gives a commercial perimeter genuine strength with a finish that still looks deliberate, and aluminum covers lighter screening.
A Clear Fence Installation Process for Festus Properties
No permit means fewer steps here than in most cities. The order still matters, because the property line and the corner rules do the work the permit office does elsewhere.
Free
Estimate
We come out, walk the run with you, and price it against what the ground is likely to do. No charge.
Onsite
Consultation
Grade, gates, access, utilities and the vision triangle on any corner all get looked at in one visit.
Layout and Quote
Review
You see the run, the heights front and back, the materials and the final number before anything is ordered.
Property Line and Setback Check
Festus needs no building permit, but the entire fence must sit on your property and clear any right-of-way. We confirm the line with you before we dig.
Scheduling and Installation
We book the date and our own crew shows up to build it.
Cleanup and Final Walkthrough
We take the old fence away, tidy the line and walk the finished run with you.
What Should You Know About Festus Fence Rules?
Festus asks less of you than most cities in this metro. The rules that do apply are worth knowing precisely, because there is no permit review to catch a mistake.
The City of Festus does not require a building permit to install a fence. That is unusual in this metro and it removes a step, but it also means nobody reviews your plan before you build it.
Height is where Festus is generous. The rear yard limit is seven feet, or eighty four inches. The front yard limit is four feet, or forty eight inches. If you want to understand how that compares with the rest of the region, our guide to fence height regulations lays the local limits out side by side.
The definition of front yard is the part people get wrong. Festus counts anything forward of the face of your home, the addressed street side, as front yard. On a deep lot that can put a run you think of as the side of the house into the four foot bracket.
Corner lots have their own rule. Measure fifteen feet from the intersection in each direction and connect the points with a diagonal. Inside that triangle nothing may sit between three feet and twelve feet in height, so sight lines stay clear for drivers.
Every part of the fence has to remain on your property. Some lots do not run all the way to the curb or the sidewalk because of the right-of-way, and the city puts the responsibility for finding that line on the owner. We check it with you before anything goes in the ground.
What Do Festus Customers Say?
Jefferson County customers ask direct questions and expect direct answers, which suits how we quote.
We hold a 4.7 star average on Google. Read the reviews on Google.
★★★★★
Outstanding job and at a very reasonable price. The stronger posts and deeper holes for the gates make a big difference. I got bids from well known firms 50% higher that did not include this attention to detail. Best of all, MFOS installed our fence several weeks ahead of their original estimate.
John CroninGoogle review
★★★★★
Griffin and Shawn were so nice and very easy to work with! They explained everything before, during and at the end, they were respectful of my home and yard, cleaned up after themselves each day, did the install in the promised time, and we are super happy with everything!
Missy BridgesGoogle review
★★★★★
Shane and Griffin did a great job installing our fence. The team was professional and very friendly. Our house is arranged oddly on our lot and Shane did a great job working with us on positioning that was unclear in the preliminary drawing. We love the fence. It has transformed the look of our yard.
Bob BalassiGoogle review
What Does a Fence Cost in Festus?
With no permit fee to budget for, a Festus quote comes down to material, height, gates and what the ground does when we dig.
The height allowance matters more here than elsewhere. Seven feet uses more material than six, so a full privacy run costs more than the same run in a city capped lower. Most people decide it is worth it, but you should see both numbers before choosing. Ground conditions are the other variable, and in Festus they swing further than most, which is why our quotes carry a hard hole policy rather than a caveat.
For current per-foot ranges by style and height, see our 2026 vinyl fence pricing guide, or the guides for pool fencing and aluminum. After that we measure up and hand you a written price that does not move, free of charge.
Fence Planning FAQs
Call us on 636-464-1144. The Festus question we hear most is how tall people can actually go, and the answer is usually taller than they expect.
Do I need a permit for a fence in Festus?
No. Festus does not require a building permit to install a fence. Zoning rules still apply, and the whole fence has to sit on your property and clear any right-of-way, but there is no permit application and no fee.
How tall can a fence be in Festus?
Seven feet, or eighty four inches, in the rear yard. Four feet, or forty eight inches, in the front. Festus defines the front yard as anything forward of the face of your home on the addressed street side, which on a deep lot can include a stretch you think of as the side. On a corner lot, nothing may sit between three and twelve feet in height inside the fifteen foot vision triangle at the intersection.
Why do some Festus quotes come in higher than others?
Almost always the ground. The soil survey maps rock outcrop at the surface in parts of Festus, along with cherty, rock-filled ground and low wet bottoms. A contractor who prices for easy digging can add a hard hole charge when the auger stops early. We quote a hard hole policy instead, so the number you approve is the number you pay.
Ready to Plan Your Fence Project?
Tell us how much privacy you actually want. In Festus you can probably have more of it than you were expecting.