Fence Repair & Installation in Brownfield, TX

Down the Brownfield Highway

Brownfield is the seat of Terry County, about 40 miles southwest of our shop. The road is the one Lubbock calls the Brownfield Highway, US 62/82, through Wolfforth and on across the cotton country of Terry County. Blake has done fence work in Brownfield, and when we are already working in Wolfforth the rest of the drive is an easy add.

We pair Brownfield trips with Wolfforth work when the schedule allows. When you call, tell the receptionist what you have, cedar or chain link, roughly how long it is and what is wrong with it. If a section is down and the yard is open, say so first thing. A fence on the ground with dogs behind it gets worked in as early as the schedule allows.

Common fence problems in Brownfield

Loose Terry County sand gives a fence post very little to lean on, and Brownfield wind tests every one. Here is what to look for.

• A wood post that wobbles in a hole grown too wide for it. Wood fence post replacement and repair trades it for steel in concrete.
• Several panels down at once after a windy night. Storm and wind damage repair gets the yard closed again.
• Posts gone at the soil line all the way down the fence. If every one moves, ask about replacing the fence on the same line.
• Chain link fabric shoved out at the bottom where a dog works on it daily. Chain link fence repair re-tensions the bottom wire.
• A gate that drags across the sand and misses its latch. Gate repair and re-hanging covers it.
• Boards scoured grey by sun and blowing dust. Re-sealing a weathered fence evens the color out on sound wood.
• Fresh cedar nobody has stained yet. Ask about oil-based fence staining.
• A shop lot or acreage boundary that needs a see-through fence over a long distance. Read about chain-link fence building.

Fence repair in Brownfield

Fence repair in Brownfield starts with every post in the run, not just the one that leaned, because one loose post in sand usually has neighbors headed the same way. Bad posts are reset or replaced, never propped, since a panel leaned back against a failing post is only waiting for the next blow. After the posts are right, the smaller work follows: new rails where the old ones cracked, new cedar pickets where boards split or went missing, chain link fabric and top rail where wire was bent. No fencing job is too small, and a short repair gets the same care as a long one. Everything we fix is listed on the fence repair page.

New cedar fences in Brownfield

A new cedar fence in Brownfield is cedar pickets on steel posts, because we do not build with pine pickets. Cedar pickets cost more up front, but they stay straighter in the sun, take an oil-based stain better and do not split the way pine pickets do after a couple of Brownfield summers. Rails are fastened to the steel posts, and gates hang on welded steel frames so they do not sag. Privacy fences are 6 ft or 7 ft in dog ear, gothic point or board on board, and Blake will point you toward a style once he hears what the fence is for. Begin with cedar fencing, then look through the three privacy fence styles.

Chain-link, gates and acreage in Brownfield

Chain link is the practical Brownfield fence for dogs, shop lots and long property lines, and we build it galvanized or in black vinyl. It keeps animals in without closing off the view, and its height can be sized to the breed if you tell Blake who the fence is for. Long acreage runs are bid from a line he has measured in person, corners and gates counted. Walk and drive gates go on welded steel frames, single or double, wide enough for the trailer you pull through, and we re-hang gates that drag. Details are under chain-link fencing and new gates and gate repair.

Staining and weather treatment in Brownfield

Staining and weather treatment in Brownfield seals cedar with an oil-based stain, because sun and blowing dust are hard on bare wood here. Dust works on the face of a board like fine sandpaper, and unsealed cedar turns grey. Once the cedar has dried we recommend a stain and seal, which our weather treatment crew can do on a later trip. The oil-based stain soaks into the wood instead of sitting on top, so there is nothing to peel. Fences that have already gone grey can be re-sealed as long as posts and rails are solid, and we replace broken boards before any oil goes on. A pergola can be done alongside the fence: see pergola staining.

Sandy soil and the fence post problem

Terry County soil is sandy, and loose sand is the enemy of a wood post. The post rocks a little in every wind, the hole widens, water gets in and the post rots at the soil line. Every fence we build in Brownfield goes on steel posts in concrete at full depth, and we let the concrete cure before hanging anything on it. On a fence repair call, we check every post in the run, not just the one that leaned.

What does that look like on build day? Post holes are dug first, and no rail or picket is touched until every steel post is standing in concrete at full depth. Then the crew waits. In loose sand a post depends on its cured concrete footing to keep from rocking, so loading it early would undo the work. Rails and pickets follow once the footing is hard. How far apart the posts sit is decided with West Texas wind in mind, and it is the step of a build that gets the most of our time.

Gate posts in sand deserve their own mention. Each one holds up a gate that swings daily, so it is a steel post in its own concrete, and the gate is built on a welded steel frame to keep it from sagging. When a Brownfield gate starts to drag, that hinge post is the first thing we push on.

Guides for Brownfield homeowners

If you want to size up the fence before you call, the Learning Center is the place to start. For a yard on sandy ground, these three are the ones to read.

• Should you repair or replace a leaning fence?: count how many posts move, and you will know which job you are asking us to bid.
• The cedar and pine picket comparison: the longer version of why there are no pine pickets on our trucks.
• When to stain a new cedar fence: timing for the stain visit that follows a build.

Lining up a Brownfield bid

Call (806) 535-5351 and tell us about the fence: how long, what type, how many gates, and whether anything is down right now. Blake, the owner, drives down to measure and writes the bid himself, the way he does on every job, and the crew that builds it has been with him for over 10 years. Free estimates cover Lubbock addresses, so for Brownfield, ask about the trip when you call. Say you saw our website and we knock 5% off a repair, up to $200. We are open seven days a week, 7:30 AM to 8:00 PM, and the contact page is there if you would rather describe the fence in writing first.