Concrete walls & columns
A perimeter wall is a fence. It just happens to be made of concrete.
CBS and concrete perimeter walls, stuccoed columns, and column-and-panel systems — engineered for the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, permitted under our own specialty license, and closed against the property record.
What this is
Concrete wall and column fencing in Miami-Dade — what it is, and who can legally build it.
A concrete wall fence is a perimeter enclosure built from concrete block or poured concrete on an engineered footing — a CBS wall — that performs the same function as a fence: defining and enclosing the property line. Concrete fence columns are masonry piers set along that line, either carrying the wall itself or anchoring gates and spanning panels of aluminum, wood or PVC between them.
In Miami-Dade County, Allday Fence builds both under a specialty contractor license — Miami-Dade Certificate of Competency #08BS00863 — that covers fences plus concrete walls and concrete columns used as fencing. Most fence companies here hold a fence-erection scope only. Because all of Miami-Dade is a High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, a masonry perimeter wall needs engineered footings, reinforcement and wind-load design that a panel fence never triggers. We handle the engineering, the permit, the inspection and the close-out as one contractor of record. Scope note: perimeter walls and columns only — not retaining walls or structural building walls.
Why most fence companies can't quote this
The license is the difference.
Ask a Miami-Dade fence contractor for a concrete perimeter wall and one of three things happens: they decline, they subcontract it to a mason and mark it up, or they quote you a fence instead and hope you stop asking. That's not evasion — it's licensing. A fence-erection certificate does not cover masonry construction.
Allday Fence's specialty certificate covers fences, concrete walls and concrete columns, so the wall, the columns, the gates and the panels are all designed, engineered, permitted and warrantied by one contractor of record. One permit package. One inspection path. One company answering the phone when the inspector has a question.
What we build
Three ways concrete shows up on a property line.
Full CBS perimeter wall
Concrete block on an engineered footing, reinforced and stuccoed to match the house. Complete sound and sight blocking, no rot, no corrosion, no chalking — the longest-lived perimeter you can build in South Florida.
Columns with panels
Masonry columns at intervals with aluminum, wood or PVC spanning between. Architectural presence at the columns and gate posts, panel cost and airflow between — engineered and permitted as one system.
Entry columns & gate piers
Stuccoed piers framing a driveway or pedestrian entry, sized to carry gate hardware and operators. The detail that makes a fence line read as designed rather than installed.
Engineering & permitting
A solid wall meets the wind differently.
A picket fence lets wind through. A masonry wall doesn't — it presents an unbroken surface, which is why footing depth, reinforcement and wind-load design get calculated for the wall height at your specific address. All of Miami-Dade is a High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, so this is a real engineering step, not a formality.
Municipal review differs too. Several Miami-Dade municipalities review masonry walls under a separate section of code from fences — Coral Gables under §5-2401, Hialeah Gardens addressing walls abutting a property line at §78-95(a)(3). We confirm the governing rule for your parcel before quoting. See the Miami-Dade permit guide for who issues the permit in your municipality.
What we don't do
Perimeter walls — not retaining walls.
Our concrete scope is walls and columns that work as fencing — enclosing and defining a property line. Retaining walls, which hold back earth and carry lateral soil loads, and structural building walls are a different engineering discipline under a different licensing scope. If that's what your project actually needs, we'll say so and point you to the right trade. Being straight about scope is why our permits close.
Common questions
What people ask about concrete walls and columns.
Can a fence contractor build a concrete wall in Miami-Dade?
Only if the license covers it. Allday Fence holds a Miami-Dade specialty contractor license (Certificate of Competency #08BS00863) that covers fences plus concrete walls and concrete columns used as fencing. Most fence companies in Miami-Dade are licensed for fence erection only, which is why a concrete perimeter wall usually gets subcontracted out or quoted as a fence instead. We build and permit it under one contractor of record: Allday Fence.
What is a CBS or concrete perimeter wall?
A CBS (concrete block structure) wall is a masonry perimeter wall built from concrete block on an engineered footing, usually stuccoed and finished to match the house. It does the same job as a fence — defining and enclosing the property line — but as solid masonry rather than pickets or panels. It blocks sound and sightlines completely, carries no rot or corrosion risk, and typically outlasts every other perimeter material in South Florida.
Do concrete columns and a concrete wall need a different permit than a fence?
Yes, and this is where jobs go wrong. A masonry or concrete wall is not a taller fence — it requires structural engineering, an engineered footing, and wind-load design that a metal or wood fence never triggers, and several Miami-Dade municipalities review it under a separate section of code. Coral Gables handles CBS walls under §5-2401; Hialeah Gardens addresses concrete walls abutting a property line at §78-95(a)(3). If a contractor quotes a concrete wall on a plain fence permit, that is worth questioning.
Can I mix concrete columns with aluminum or wood fence panels?
Yes — it is one of the most requested builds we do. Concrete or stuccoed masonry columns set at intervals along the fence line, with aluminum, wood, or PVC panels spanning between them. You get the mass and permanence of masonry at the columns and gate posts, the cost and airflow of a panel fence between, and a finish that reads as architectural rather than utilitarian. The columns and the panels are engineered and permitted together as one system.
How much does a concrete wall cost compared to a fence in Miami?
A concrete or CBS perimeter wall costs meaningfully more per linear foot than any panel fence, because it carries a real footing, reinforcement, block, stucco and engineering. What it buys is permanence: no rot, no corrosion, no chalking, complete sound and sight blocking, and a service life measured in decades rather than years. Cost depends on height, linear footage, footing design for the soil, column count, gates and finish. We quote after the property-record pull and a site walk.
Do you build retaining walls?
No. Our scope is concrete walls and concrete columns used as fencing — perimeter walls and columns that enclose and define a property. Retaining walls, which hold back earth and carry lateral soil loads, and structural building walls are a different engineering discipline and a different licensing scope. If your project needs one, we will tell you straight and point you to the right trade rather than take the job.
Does a concrete wall need hurricane engineering in Miami-Dade?
Yes. All of Miami-Dade sits in the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, so a masonry perimeter wall requires engineered footing depth, reinforcement and wind-load design for the wall height at that address — a more involved calculation than a panel fence, because a solid wall presents an unbroken surface to the wind. Allday Fence handles the engineering and the permit together, and closes the permit against the property record.