# A Fence for a New Construction Home Near Hammond: An Illustrative Walkthrough > An illustrative walkthrough of a fence for a new construction home near Hammond, LA: jurisdiction, recorded restrictions, survey pins, drainage and a sample budget. URL: https://palisadeshammondfence.com/blog/fence-for-new-construction-home/ Illustrative Walkthrough An illustrative walkthrough, not the record of a real job: how a first fence for a newly built house in Tangipahoa Parish moves from closing papers to a finished line. Last Updated: November 1, 2026 On a new lot, most of the fence decisions are made from paperwork before anyone digs. Mon to Fri 8 to 6 · Sat and Sun 9 to 2 > An illustrative walkthrough > > This post describes what a typical job looks like from start to finish. It is not the record of a specific completed project. A first fence for a new construction home starts with paperwork rather than post holes. Before anything is dug, three things get settled: which government issues the permit, what the subdivision’s recorded restrictions allow, and where the survey pins put the lot lines. The layout then works around the drainage the builder graded into the yard. [Palisades Hammond Fence](https://palisadeshammondfence.com/) installs privacy, picket, vinyl and chain link fences across Hammond, Tangipahoa Parish and the nearby towns of western St. Tammany and eastern Livingston Parish. What follows is an illustrative walkthrough of how a fence for a newly built house typically comes together. The house, the lot and the numbers are examples, not a completed project. ## Why new homes deserve their own plan Much of the area’s new housing is going up outside city limits. Tangipahoa Parish building permits for new residential construction dated January 1, 2021 through April 1, 2026 total about 2,750, and by mailing address they cluster around Ponchatoula (1,431) and Hammond (685), followed by Robert, Loranger and Tickfaw ([TanGIS](https://tangis.tangipahoa.org/)). Those are parish permits, so those homes sit in unincorporated Tangipahoa Parish even when the mailing address says Hammond. That one fact changes the permit path for the fence. It is also why a new-home fence starts by checking the jurisdiction rather than assuming the city’s rules. ## The example: a first fence for a new house Picture a newly built single-family house on a subdivision lot with a Hammond mailing address. The owners want a 6 ft privacy fence around the back yard for a dog, with a walk gate on each side of the house. The back line runs along a shallow drainage swale, and the closing package includes a survey with pins at the rear corners. ### Step 1: Confirm who issues the permit The first check is whether the parcel is inside the City of Hammond. Inside the city, a fence permit is required before any fence goes in, the city approves the location from a survey or parcel map, and fences behind the front of the house can reach 8 ft, measured from the lower side. Outside the city, the parish sets the rule, and it is confirmed for the address. The [fence permit guide](https://palisadeshammondfence.com/guide/fence-permits/) covers both paths. ### Step 2: Read the recorded restrictions Louisiana Civil Code articles 775 to 777 let an owner record building restrictions under a general plan, and they bind later owners much like a servitude. The parish’s subdivision map layer, maintained by its planning department, holds 891 platted subdivision records, 173 of them within or touching the City of Hammond. A plat alone doesn’t prove an HOA or a fence rule, so the restrictions recorded with this subdivision are read before a style is chosen. ### Step 3: Find the pins and set the line The survey pins are protected markers: Civil Code article 791 makes removing them without court authority a source of liability. The fence is staked from them, not from a neighbor’s fence or the edge of the sod. Setting it just inside the line keeps it the owner’s fence, while a fence on the boundary is presumed common under article 685. The [Louisiana fence laws guide](https://palisadeshammondfence.com/guide/louisiana-fence-laws/) explains that choice. > Leave the pins alone > > A post hole dug on top of a corner pin can disturb it. Posts near a corner are placed beside the pin, and the pin stays where the surveyor set it. ### Step 4: Work with the drainage, not against it The swale along the back line was graded to carry water, and the plat may show a drainage servitude along it. A solid fence with boards to the ground can dam that flow and send water back toward the house. In this example, the fence runs on the house side of the swale with a gap under the boards. The [drainage easement guide](https://palisadeshammondfence.com/guide/fence-drainage-easements/) covers what can and can’t go in a servitude. Flood zone matters on low lots. The new-construction permits above were mostly recorded in Zone X, but 209 were in Zone A and 115 in Zone AE. Where a lot sits in a mapped flood hazard area, an open or gapped design lets water pass instead of loading the panels. ### Step 5: Choose the fence and the gates For a dog, the details are the gaps and the bottom edge. A solid [privacy fence](https://palisadeshammondfence.com/privacy-fence-installation/) in pressure-treated pine or [vinyl](https://palisadeshammondfence.com/vinyl-fence-installation/) blocks the view of the street, and the bottom stays close enough to the grade to stop digging without sitting in wet soil. The [best fence for dogs guide](https://palisadeshammondfence.com/guide/best-fence-for-dogs/) goes through the options. Gate width is set for the mower or any trailer that has to reach the back yard. ### Step 6: Build it in order The process is the same on a new lot as on an old one: 1. The first visit walks and measures the line, gates, slopes, soil and drainage. 2. The permit drawing is prepared and the permit applied for. 3. Louisiana 811 is notified at least 48 and no more than 120 hours before digging, weekends and holidays excluded. New service lines to the house still need a locate. 4. Posts are set and allowed to cure before rails, boards or gates go on. 5. Gates are adjusted, the site is cleaned up, and the job ends with a walkthrough. There is no old fence to tear out, which removes one cost line from a new-home job. ## An illustrative budget These figures use typical Hammond-area ranges and are illustrative arithmetic, not a quote. Suppose the fenced line is 180 ft with two walk gates. | Option | How it adds up | Illustrative total | | --- | --- | --- | | 6 ft pressure-treated pine privacy | $2,700 to $8,100 for the fence plus $300 to $1,200 for two gates | $3,000 to $9,300 | | 6 ft vinyl privacy | $3,600 to $10,800 for the fence plus $300 to $1,200 for two gates | $3,900 to $12,000 | The upper part of both ranges crosses $7,500, the point where the contractor needs at least a home improvement registration from the state, as the [post on hiring a fence contractor in Louisiana](https://palisadeshammondfence.com/blog/hiring-a-fence-contractor-in-louisiana/) explains. The [privacy fence cost guide](https://palisadeshammondfence.com/guide/privacy-fence-cost/) shows what moves a job within each range. Call Palisades Hammond Fence at [(985) 866-3827](tel:+19858663827) or [request an estimate](https://palisadeshammondfence.com/contact/) to start with a walk of the new lot. ## Questions about this post ### Can the survey from closing be used to lay out a fence? Usually it is the best place to start, as long as it shows the lot lines, the corner pins and any servitudes. Inside the City of Hammond, the city approves a fence's location from a survey or parcel map. If a pin can't be found or the survey and the ground disagree, a surveyor settles it before the line is staked. ### Do new subdivisions have fence rules beyond the city or parish code? Often. Louisiana lets a developer record building restrictions with the subdivision plat, and those can limit fence height, material and style even where the code would allow more. A platted subdivision is not proof of an HOA or of fence restrictions, so read the recorded restrictions and any HOA rules before choosing a design. ### Should the fence go in before or after new landscaping? Plan them together and set the posts first where possible. Digging holes, mixing concrete and carrying materials across the yard is hard on new sod and beds, and irrigation lines are easier to route around marked post locations than to repair after an auger finds them. ## Keep reading Decision Guide How Do You Plan a Fence Around Hammond, LA? The order that keeps a fence project from stalling: where the line is, which rules apply, how the run and gates are laid out, what gets located before digging and what the ground asks of the posts. Learn Can You Put a Fence in a Drainage Easement? What a drainage or utility servitude on your plat means for a fence, who answers for a ditch between two lots, why a solid fence can't dam natural runoff, and how fences are planned on flood-prone ground. Learn What Are Louisiana's Fence Laws for Property Lines and Neighbors? What the Louisiana Civil Code says about enclosing land, fences on a shared line, boundary markers and long possession, and where city codes take over for height and front yards. Decision Guide What Is the Best Fence for Dogs in a Hammond Yard? Match the fence to the way your dog gets out, fit it to Hammond's height rules and wet ground, and treat the gate as the part most likely to let a dog through. Cost Guide How Much Does a Privacy Fence Cost in Hammond, LA? What a 6 ft solid fence costs in each common material, why a closed face prices differently from an open one, and how height, corners and a shared line change the total.