Fence Repair & Installation in Levelland, TX

West on 114 to Levelland

Levelland is the county seat of Hockley County, about 31 miles west of our Lubbock shop along State Highway 114. It is one of the larger towns we work in outside Lubbock, home to South Plains College and to a mix of oil-field and farm families. Blake has done fence work in Levelland, and we schedule those trips in blocks so the crew can finish a job in one go.

Planning for that starts on the bid visit. Blake measures the line himself, and we group Levelland trips so the crew arrives with everything loaded. Thirty-one miles is a long way to go back for one bundle of pickets. The people who unload in Levelland are our own crew, the one that has built with Blake for over 10 years. We never subcontract, in Lubbock or out here. Other towns we cover are on the service areas page.

Common fence problems in Levelland

Most fence trouble in Levelland traces back to two things: sandy Hockley County ground and South Plains wind. If one of these sounds like your fence, the fix is often smaller than a rebuild.

• Posts that rock when you push on them because the sand has let go. Wood fence repair swaps a loose wood post for steel set in concrete.
• A section leaning hard, or flat on the ground, the morning after a front. Start with wind and storm damage repair.
• A gate that scrapes a groove in the dirt or has to be lifted to latch. That is a job for gate installation and repair.
• Pickets gone silver-grey, dry and split along the grain. Fence weather treatment repairs, cleans and re-seals a fence that is still sound.
• Cedar that went up bare and was never sealed. A first coat is covered under fence staining.
• Chain link with a bent top rail, or mesh a dog has pushed out along the bottom. See chain link fence repair.
• Wood posts soft at the ground from one end of the yard to the other, with rails cracking at each of them. At that point Blake prices a fence replacement next to the repair.
• A shop lot, dog run or acreage line with no fence yet, or wire that has rusted through. Look at new chain-link fencing.

Fence repair in Levelland

Fence repair in Levelland resets or replaces the posts that have let go, and it begins with a hand on every post in the damaged run, because in sand the post that fell is rarely the only one that has loosened. A rotted or snapped wood post comes out and a steel post goes in its place, set in concrete. Panels that are intact go back up on those posts. Cracked rails are replaced and tied back into the post, and split pickets are swapped for new cedar, matched to the old width and top cut where we can. Even one post is worth a call. Details are under wood fence repair, or chain link fence repair if your fence is wire.

New cedar fences in Levelland

A new cedar fence in Levelland is cedar pickets on steel posts, put together on site to fit your lot. Levelland gets the same hard sun as the rest of the South Plains, and pine pickets grey and split under it fast, so we build with cedar pickets, never pine pickets. You pick dog ear, board on board or gothic point, at 6 ft or 7 ft, and a cap and trim board along the top if you want a finished line. The cedar fencing page walks through the build, and wood privacy fence styles shows how the three looks differ.

Chain-link, gates and acreage in Levelland

In Levelland we build galvanized or black vinyl chain link for yards, dog runs, shop lots and acreage, with drive and walk gates on welded steel frames. Not every fence has to block the view. A top rail ties the posts together, the fabric is stretched tight, and a bottom tension wire holds it at the ground so a digger cannot push under. On acreage, Blake walks or drives the line with you and puts gates where the trucks and trailers actually go. Start at chain-link fence installation. A gate that has dropped can be repaired without touching the fence around it: see gate installation and repair.

Staining and weather treatment in Levelland

Staining and weather treatment in Levelland seals cedar with an oil-based stain so the sun does not grey it. New cedar goes up bare and starts greying within a season. We recommend an oil-based stain once the new fence has dried out, then a re-seal when the color starts to fade. Stain is a separate visit from the build, since oil cannot soak into wood that is still wet. An older Levelland fence that has gone grey gets its loose pickets and soft posts fixed first, then a cleaning, then the treatment. Our staining and weather treatment crews make the Levelland trip for stain jobs as well as builds, and pergola staining can be done on the same visit so the yard matches.

Sand, wind and fence posts

The ground around Levelland is sandy, and sand is the hardest soil to keep a post straight in. A wood post set in dirt will work loose in the wind. Our answer is the same one we use everywhere, but it matters more here: steel posts, concrete around every one, full depth, and time to cure before the panels go on. When a fence is already leaning, resetting the posts is usually the first thing we look at on a fence repair call.

Here is what sand changes on the job. Loose ground does not grip a post the way heavier soil does, so each steel post depends on its concrete footing. That is why nothing gets hung on a post until its concrete has cured. Rails go on next, then pickets, and the fence goes up straight and stays that way. Posts are spaced for West Texas wind, and laying them out is the part of a build we spend the most time on.

Gate posts matter even more. A gate is the only part of the fence that moves, and its hinge post carries that weight every day while the wind swings it open and shut. Every gate post we set in Levelland is steel in concrete, and the gate hangs on a welded steel frame that cannot rack out of square. Chain link follows the same rule: corner, end and gate posts are concreted in, because they hold the stretch for the whole run.

Guides for Levelland homeowners

Our Learning Center has short, plain guides written from the way our crew builds and repairs fences. These three fit Levelland yards.

• Our guide for a fence the wind has laid down: how to secure the yard and what to tell us on the phone, since wind damage is the biggest repair category in West Texas.
• Repair or replace a leaning wood fence?: a push test for posts that shows whether a sand-loosened fence needs a few new posts or a new line.
• When should a new cedar fence be stained?: the water test for knowing when bare cedar is dry enough to seal.

Setting up a Levelland bid

Call (806) 535-5351 and give us the basics: footage, fence type, how many gates. Blake, the owner, drives out to measure and writes the bid himself. He bids every job, and the crew that builds yours has worked with him for over 10 years. Free estimates are an in-Lubbock offer, so for Levelland, ask about the trip when you call. On repair work, mentioning our website saves you 5%, up to $200. We are open seven days a week, 7:30 AM to 8:00 PM, and you can also start with the contact form. Finished fences are in the project gallery.