Security Fencing in Knoxville & East Tennessee

When the fence is the security measure and not just the property line, the standards change. Loudon County Fence builds secure perimeters for utilities, federal and institutional facilities, industrial yards and commercial sites across East Tennessee.

A Security Fence Buys Time

No fence is impassable. What a security fence does is delay entry long enough for detection and response to matter, and make an attempt obvious while it is happening. That is why height, mesh selection, footing depth, top treatment and gate hardware are specified together rather than picked one at a time. A tall fence with a weak gate is not a secure perimeter; it is a tall fence.

What Goes Into a Secure Perimeter

• Height and top treatment — barbed arms, coiled barrier or an anti-climb top depending on the site and what the owner will accept visually.
• Mesh selection — tighter mesh resists cutting and climbing; standard chain link is faster and cheaper where the threat model is lower.
• Bottom detail — bottom rail, tension wire or a concrete curb so the fabric cannot be lifted.
• Footings — posts set to depth in concrete, engineered for wind load on solid or slatted fence.
• Gates and access control — cantilever slide gates, swing gates, operators, card and keypad access, knox boxes and emergency egress.
• Vehicle control — bollards and heavy gate posts where a vehicle is part of the threat.

Work We Have Done

Loudon County Fence secured the TRISO-X nuclear fuel facility in Oak Ridge, and has performed work for Lenoir City Utilities Board, the University of Tennessee, Neyland Stadium and Lindsey Nelson Stadium. That work is only available to contractors with the right license, and we hold a Tennessee Unlimited Contractor License (#54371).

Sites We Fence

Substations and utility yards, water and wastewater plants, federal and DOE-adjacent facilities, manufacturing and industrial storage, equipment and fleet yards, schools and campuses, self-storage, and construction sites needing temporary security fence. If you have a specification package, send it and we will price to it. If you do not, we will walk the site and write one.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a security fence?

A security fence is a perimeter built to delay and deter entry rather than simply mark a boundary. It combines height, cut- and climb-resistant mesh, a secured bottom edge, deep concrete footings, an anti-climb top treatment and controlled-access gates as a single specified system.

Who installs security fencing in Knoxville and East Tennessee?

Loudon County Fence installs security fencing for utilities, industrial sites, campuses and federal facilities throughout East Tennessee. Call (865) 988-9935 to discuss a project.

Does Loudon County Fence work on federal and utility projects?

Yes. Loudon County Fence holds a Tennessee Unlimited Contractor License (#54371) and has completed work at the TRISO-X fuel facility in Oak Ridge and for Lenoir City Utilities Board, the University of Tennessee, Neyland Stadium and Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

Can you install automatic gates and access control?

Yes. Loudon County Fence installs cantilever slide gates, swing gates, gate operators and card, keypad and emergency-access hardware as part of a secure perimeter.

Get a Free On-Site Estimate

Loudon County Fence has been building fences in East Tennessee since 1973. We are veteran-owned, Google Guaranteed, and hold a Tennessee Unlimited Contractor License #54371.

Call (865) 988-9935, stop by our yard at 5482 Hwy 321 N, Lenoir City, TN 37771, or request a free estimate online. We serve Loudon, Knox, Blount, Roane, Anderson, Monroe, Morgan, Sevier, Rhea and Meigs counties.