Check your pool fence for code compliance
California Title 24 pool barrier code is strict and flagged on every home sale inspection. Here is how to check whether your San Diego pool fence passes.
What you'll learn
- The 60-inch minimum barrier height and what counts as a climbable opening
- Self-closing, self-latching gate requirements (latch release at 60+ inches)
- Why a 4-inch vertical opening rule fails most older fences
- What home inspectors flag first during real estate transactions
Step by step
- Measure barrier height, must be at least 60 inches above grade.
- Check openings, nothing wider than 4 inches anywhere in the fence.
- Check the bottom, no more than 2 inches between fence and ground.
- Test the gate, releases from one hand inside the pool area, above 60 inches.
- Confirm gate opens outward (away from the pool area).
Non-compliant pool fence is flagged at resale and by insurance renewals. It's also a real safety issue for kids and pets. We do pre-listing code inspections free.
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