Last updated: 2026-08-16
Jerome Idaho Fence Pros is a fence company serving Jerome and the Magic Valley, and pool fence installation is one of the services we build most. This page covers what the work involves here specifically — the ground, the climate, the code, and what it costs — rather than what it involves in general.
What we do on the first visit
The first visit is a measure, not a sales call. We walk the fence line with you, check the grade and how the ground drains, and test how deep the basalt sits — Jerome County is Snake River Plain lava rock capped with three to ten feet of windblown loess, and which of those your posts land in changes the job. We confirm where the property line actually runs, count the gates, and note whether equipment can reach the line. Then you get a written per-foot price with removal and gates as separate lines.
If we think repair is the better spend than replacement, or a different material suits your situation better, we say so on that visit — including when it means the smaller job for us.
What's included
- Barrier layout reviewed against pool-barrier requirements before anything is ordered
- 811 Digline utility locate scheduled and confirmed before we dig
- Picket spacing specified so a small child cannot pass through
- Non-climbable design — no horizontal members that create a ladder
- Barrier height held consistently, including across grade changes
- Self-closing, self-latching gate hardware with the latch at compliant height
- Gates that swing away from the pool
- Function test of every gate before we leave the site
What this costs in Jerome
Pool Fence Installation runs $30–$60 per linear foot installed in this area. Installed ranges for aluminum and ornamental pool-barrier systems with compliant gate hardware. The things that move a job up its range are gate count, how much old fence has to come out, whether we can get equipment to the line, slope, and how shallow the rock is. If you want a number before you call, the fence cost calculator will get you close.
When it needs doing
- Gate not self-latching reliably
- Barrier height lost at a grade change
- Horizontal rails on the outside face
- Gaps wide enough for a small child
Related reading
These go deeper on the questions that come up most on this job: