How Does Having a Security Fence Affect My Insurance?

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If you need a particular kind of fence in order to achieve your desired insurance rates, Hercules Fence can work with you to provide the perfect fence for your needs.

Insurance policies for homes and business are based on dozens of factors. The location of the home, the neighborhood’s history for natural disasters, vandalism, or  burglary, and what the homeowner is attempting to ensure all have different influences on the cost of your payments. One of the things that you can do to possibly reduce the price of your payments and improve your home or business security is install a fence.

How Does Installing a Fence Help?

Home that have fences are proven to have fewer claims of vandalism and burglary. Not only does a fence keep thieves and vandals from reaching your home, they are a proven deterrent to people who might even consider committing the crime. Insurance underwriters will see a fence as a step towards securing your home – the less they have to worry about replacing your possessions, the smaller your insurance payments will be.

If you have a pool, hot tub, or water feature on your property, having a fence will help prevent people from entering your property without your consent to use these features. This will reduces your liability for their possible injuries, and thus your carrier’s liability. Simply adding a perimeter fence to prevent unwanted guests can lower your insurance rates.

Most insurance companies will have lower rates for those choosing to add a fence, but make sure to check with your specific carrier before taking the next step. Once you’ve checked with your insurance carrier, consider calling in a professional fence contractor. If you need a particular kind of fence in order to achieve your desired insurance rates, Hercules Fence can work with you to provide the perfect fence for your needs.

Interested in a high-security fencing solution to your problem?

Contact Hercules Fence for your fencing needs. We have decades of experience in the fencing industry and can offer you the best in ornamental steel, chain link, welded fences and more. Our dedicated teams of fencing professionals are highly trained, skilled and experienced in providing quality fence installations of any type. We’ll work with you to find a fence that bests suits your needs and budget.

We have six convenient locations and there is a Hercules Fence professional ready to serve you from Maryland and the Washington Metropolitan area to North Carolina. Our branch offices are in Manassas, Richmond, Newport News, Norfolk, Virginia, Maryland, and North Carolina.

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