Fence or deck costs in Bridgeport
Here’s the ballpark for common fence or deck jobs around Bridgeport, CT. Want one for your own project? A photo is all it takes.
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What it usually costs
- Build a wood fence$16 – $48 per linear foot
- Build a vinyl or metal fence$16 – $64 per linear foot
- Build a chain-link fence$11 – $43 per linear foot
- Build a wood deck$16 – $53 per sq ft
- Build a composite deck$27 – $86 per sq ft
A ballpark, not a quote. All of these are national averages adjusted for Bridgeport prices, so your job could land outside them.
Fence or deck in Bridgeport
Much of the Bridgeport metro sits on Long Island Sound, and Connecticut's Coastal Management Act names Bridgeport, Stratford, Fairfield, Westport, Norwalk, Darien, Stamford and Greenwich among its coastal towns. Within those towns, the coastal boundary runs to whichever line is farthest inland: the 100-year coastal flood zone, 1,000 feet from mean high water, or 1,000 feet from mapped tidal wetlands.
Building inside that boundary can call for a coastal site plan filed with the local zoning commission. State law lets each town's zoning commission exempt things like elevated decks, fences and walls by regulation, but it doesn't make them do it. So whether a new deck near the water triggers coastal review depends on your own town's zoning rules.
In the city of Bridgeport itself, the building department requires a permit to build or repair a deck, for fences over 7 feet and for retaining walls over 3 feet. One local rule catches people off guard. Under a city ordinance, the building department can't issue permits when property taxes or sewer user fees are delinquent, so clear any balance before your deck job is scheduled to start.
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