A backyard pool puts a fence to work. It has to screen the yard for privacy, hold a secure boundary around the water, and keep pets contained, all in a material that does not demand yearly upkeep. Fence Haven recently answered that combination on a Knoxville property, installing a white vinyl privacy fence around a home with an above-ground pool and a wooded side yard.
Fence Haven has served the Knoxville area since June 2025 as an owner-operated family business, and it holds a 5.0 rating across 250 Google reviews. The company is licensed and insured, and it installs wood, vinyl, aluminum, and chain-link fencing for both residential and commercial properties. Owner Logan Tharp runs the design process on every job and matches the fence to how the property is actually used.
Roughly 80 percent of the company's work comes from dog owners, and pool projects bring both priorities into one job: a family wants the water screened from neighbors and the yard closed off so pets cannot slip out near the pool. A fence that looks solid from the street can still leave a gap at a gate or a soft spot in a corner, which is where a determined dog gets through. Fence Haven designs each layout around those weak points before the first post goes in.
The Knoxville project centered on a residential backyard where an above-ground pool sat beside a wooded side yard. The homeowner wanted full-height privacy screening around the space, a secure boundary next to the pool, and a yard the family dogs could run in without finding a way out. Fence Haven installed white vinyl in a full privacy style, with two matching vinyl gates sized to the property: a double gate for driveway and side-yard access and a single gate for the pool side. The wooded side yard set the line on one edge, and the driveway gate had to be wide enough for equipment and vehicles to pass.
The crew removed and hauled off the property's old fence before setting the new line, and finished the tear-down and full installation in a single day. Vinyl fit the setting because it holds its finish around pool splash and sun without staining or sealing, and its smooth panels leave no gaps or sharp edges where a dog could push through or get hurt. Once the panels were up, the backyard became a space the homeowner's dogs could use freely, with no worn boards or loose posts left to work free over a season. It also skips the yearly repainting or restaining that a wood fence needs to hold a white finish through Tennessee summers.
"Most people think a pool fence just has to look private, but the part that fails is the bottom," said Logan Tharp, owner of Fence Haven. "A dog will test the corner by the pool before anyone finishes their coffee. We build the whole line tight to the ground and pick a material that will not warp next to the water, because a fence that only encloses the yard is not the same as one that actually keeps the dog in it."
Homeowners planning a fence around a pool, or a yard that has to keep a dog in, can reach Fence Haven at (865) 300-0574 or fencehaven.com for a free estimate, including on weekends when most families are home. Recent installations, including this pool project, are visible when homeowners view the company's Google profile.
About Fence Haven
Fence Haven is a family-owned, owner-operated fencing company serving Knoxville, Farragut, Maryville, and surrounding communities since June 2025. The company installs wood, vinyl, aluminum, and chain link fencing for residential and commercial properties, with a design process built around how each yard is used, including secure containment for dogs. Fence Haven is licensed and insured and holds a 5.0 rating across 250 Google reviews. The company offers free estimates and financing through Hearth. More information is available at fencehaven.com.
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For more information about Fence Haven, contact the company here:
Fence Haven
Logan Tharp
(865) 300-0574
office@fencehaven.com
1500 Cline St NW, Knoxville, TN 37921