When is a fence past repair?
Not every fence should be repaired. When most of the posts rock at the ground, the rails are cracking at every post and the pickets are grey and split from one end to the other, a repair only buys a season. The same goes for an old pine fence that has rotted at the soil line, or chain link whose fabric has rusted through along the bottom.
We are honest about the other side too. A fence that looks rough but still has solid posts often needs a few boards and a coat of stain, not a rebuild. Blake walks the line during the free in-town estimate and tells you which it is. If it is close, he bids both so you can put the repair price next to the replacement price.
What happens on tear-out day
A replacement starts by taking the old fence down and getting it off your property.
- Panels, pickets and rails come off and go straight onto the trailer.
- Old posts are pulled, concrete footing and all, rather than cut off at the ground and left to rot under the new fence.
- Everything is hauled off the same day. You are not left with a pile in the alley.
- If you have dogs, tell us. We plan the tear-out so the yard is not open any longer than it has to be.
Setting new posts on the old line
With the old fence gone, we lay out the new line, usually right where the old one ran, and set posts. For a cedar fence that means steel posts in concrete, spaced for West Texas wind, which is the part of the job we spend the most time on. The concrete cures, then rails go on, then pickets, so the fence goes up straight and stays straight. Chain link gets its own posts, top rail and a stretched run of galvanized or black vinyl fabric.
Replacement is also the moment to change what you have. A taller privacy fence, a wider drive gate for a trailer, a switch from chain link to cedar or the other way around all cost less to do now than to add later.
What can be reused?
Less than most people hope. Old wood posts never go back in, and old pickets that have split or cupped are not worth refastening to a new frame. What can stay: a steel post that is plumb and solid, a gate frame that is still square, and good chain link fabric when only the posts failed. We check each one on site and tell you what we would keep. The fence you end up with is new cedar on steel posts or new chain link, and you will know exactly who built it, because the same crew that has built with us for over 10 years does every job. We never subcontract.
After the build
New cedar goes up bare. Once it has dried for a few weeks, a coat of oil-based stain seals it against sun and water; our fence staining page explains the timing and the colors. For a closer look at the fence itself, read about our cedar fencing.
Estimates inside Lubbock are free and every bid comes from Blake. Open seven days a week, 7:30 AM to 8:00 PM. Call (806) 535-5351 or request a free in-town estimate for the replacement.
Replacement is worth pricing when
- Posts are failing all along the fence line
- The fence has been repaired many times and keeps leaning
- Wood is rotted, grey and splitting throughout
- You want a different height, material or layout
- A storm took out most of the fence
How the job runs
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Call or send the form
You will usually talk to Blake, the owner. He asks a few questions about the fence, wood or chain link, what broke, roughly how long the run is.
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Free in-town estimate
We look at the fence in person, check the posts, measure the run and talk through what you want. Estimates inside Lubbock are free.
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A quote before work starts
You get the price before anything is torn out or built. Reviewers have pointed out that the final bill matched the quote.
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The crew does the work
The crew repairs, builds or stains the fence, works around gardens and pets, and cleans up when the job is done.