Florida law requires a safety barrier around residential pools to help prevent accidents. If you're installing or replacing a pool fence, here's what generally applies.
Key requirements
- At least 4 feet tall
- No gaps that a small child could pass through
- Self-closing, self-latching gates that open away from the pool
- Latch placed out of a child's easy reach
We handle the details
Codes can vary by city and change over time, so we stay current and install barriers that pass inspection the first time. Reach out and we'll make sure your pool fence is fully compliant.
Can my house wall count as part of the barrier?
Good question, and one we hear a lot from Port St Lucie homeowners updating an older pool area. Florida's pool safety law does allow the house to serve as one side of the barrier, but only if every door leading to the pool has an approved alarm or a self-closing, self-latching mechanism, or the pool itself has an approved safety cover. Most homeowners find it's simpler and more reliable to just enclose the whole pool area with a dedicated fence, since alarms get switched off or ignored over time and inspectors know it. If your yard is currently a patchwork of an old fence and a house wall, our pool safety fence team can tell you exactly what's missing before an inspector does. Got a fence that's seen better days? Our fence repair crew can shore it up fast.