How high is a typical backyard fence?
4 to 6 feet with locks on the gate. Our fence is 6 foot and we
immediately increased our home owners/liability insurance. We have
lots of neighbors with children who would gladly swim in our pool
when we are NOT EVEN HOME!!!! The parents do not watch them
carefully enough. If you use an metal fence, make sure you have the
spaces between each bar small enough to keep small pets out. Keep
these thoughts in mind. Hopes this helps!
The law in most states is 4 feet high but some like Florida and
California are going to 5 feet high. The gate must be self-closing
and self-latching. The gate also needs to open out away from the
pool. Where you grab the latch to open the gate needs to be above
54 inches (60 inches in some areas). There can be no gap anywhere
in the fence that a 4 inch sphere can pass through. See the links
below for a pamphlet called "Blueprint for Pool Gate Safety".