Wood Fence Contractor in San Fernando
What to know before you book wood fence contractor in San Fernando
How long will a new fence last in San Fernando?
It depends on the material and, more than anything, on the posts. A properly set fence in good timber or vinyl runs decades here; the same fence on shallow footings starts leaning after a couple of wet winters.
What Wood Fence Contractor San Fernando usually involves
The visible part of a fence is the cheap part. What we spend time on in San Fernando is the posts, the footings and the framing, because those are what decide whether the run is still straight in ten years.
Every run is different. We measure the line, check what the ground is like, look at access for materials, and work out whether the existing posts can stay. That last question decides most of the price.
What Wood Fence Contractor costs in San Fernando
Price comes down to size, material, access and what has to come out first. A straight run on flat ground with a driveway beside it is quick. The same job down a narrow side return with a hedge in the way is not.
There is no useful phone price for this. What moves the number is the length, the height, the ground conditions and whether there is an old fence or gate to remove. We look, then we put it in writing.
What Los Angeles County weather does to it
Santa Ana winds do the visible damage. A solid privacy fence is a sail, and all of that load goes into the posts, which is why a footing that seemed fine for years fails in one October night.
The ground moves through the year. It bakes hard through summer and softens through the winter rains, and a post set shallow will start to lean after the first wet season.
Choosing someone in San Fernando
Get the material spec in writing, not the brand name. Ask whether the bottom rails are reinforced on long spans, and whether there is ground clearance under the boards.
Ask how deep the post holes are going and how much concrete goes in each one. Ask what fixings they are using. Those two answers tell you whether someone is thinking about year ten or Friday afternoon.
Do you take the old fence away?
Yes. Removal and disposal is priced as part of the job rather than sprung on you at the end, and it is a real cost when there are concrete footings to break out.
Working across Los Angeles County
Most of our work is within a short drive of San Fernando — Pacoima, Sylmar, Mission Hills and the rest of Los Angeles County. We are not sending someone across the county to look at your fence.
We cover San Fernando and the surrounding communities including Pacoima, Sylmar and Mission Hills, so we are rarely far away when something needs looking at quickly.
Will a new fence match my existing one?
We match material, spacing and finish as closely as we can. New timber next to weathered timber will not be an exact match until it has aged a season, and we will say so up front rather than after.
What Wood Fence Contractor San Fernando usually involves
The visible part of a fence is the cheap part. What we spend time on in San Fernando is the posts, the footings and the framing, because those are what decide whether the run is still straight in ten years.
Every run is different. We measure the line, check what the ground is like, look at access for materials, and work out whether the existing posts can stay. That last question decides most of the price.
