Fence Repair & Installation in Ransom Canyon, TX

Two lake communities in Yellow House Canyon

Ransom Canyon and Buffalo Springs sit in Yellow House Canyon east and southeast of Lubbock, each built around its own lake. Ransom Canyon is about 14 miles from our shop and Buffalo Springs about 10, both in Lubbock County. They are the only places in our close service area where the ground is not flat, and that changes how a fence has to be built. Blake has worked on fences in both communities.

A canyon lot is nothing like a flat lot in town: the ground slopes, and the water is often in view. That leaves a homeowner weighing three things at once: privacy from the road and the neighbors, a yard the dogs cannot slip out of where the grade drops, and a clear look at the lake.

Common fence problems in Ransom Canyon and Buffalo Springs

Canyon fences wear out in their own ways, because slope, rock and lake wind all work on them together. If one of these looks familiar, the link beside it shows how we handle it.

• Daylight under the fence where the ground drops, wide enough for a dog: a racked cedar fence that follows the grade.
• A gate that scrapes the uphill side or has to be lifted to latch: gate repair and metal-frame gates.
• Panels pushed over from the water side after a windy night: storm damage fence repair.
• Pickets on the lake-facing run faded to grey and starting to cup: weather treatment for a sun-beaten fence.
• One wood post that wobbles at the ground and lets its panels sag downhill: wood fence repair with a steel post.
• Chain link with its top rail bent or its fabric pulled loose where a limb landed: chain link repair.
• A solid fence standing between the patio and the water: black vinyl chain link that keeps the view.
• An old stepped fence with every panel out of level: tear-out and fence replacement.

Fence repair in Ransom Canyon and Buffalo Springs

Fence repair in Ransom Canyon and Buffalo Springs replaces failed posts with steel and stands the sound panels back up on the slope. A failed post takes the panels on either side with it, and on a slope those panels lean downhill, so a canyon repair begins with Blake checking the posts on the damaged run and the ones next to it. Rotted or snapped wood posts are replaced with steel set in concrete, intact panels go back up at the step or the rake they were built to, and broken pickets and rails are matched in cedar where the old wood allows. Our fence repair page covers the full list, and wood fence repair explains the post swap.

New cedar fences in the canyon

A new wood fence in Ransom Canyon or Buffalo Springs is cedar pickets, never pine pickets, on steel posts, the same as anywhere we build, but the layout is drawn for the lot. You choose the style, board on board, dog ear or gothic point, and Blake works out where the line steps or rakes. Board on board looks the same from both sides, which helps on a line shared with a neighbor above or below you. A cap board with trim under it finishes the top edge on any of the three. Compare them on the wood privacy fence styles page.

Chain-link, gates and acreage in Ransom Canyon and Buffalo Springs

In Ransom Canyon and Buffalo Springs we build chain link in black vinyl or galvanized, with gates on metal frames, and black vinyl is the one people choose for lake lots. Its coating covers fabric, posts and rail, so against trees or brush it all but disappears, and galvanized is there if you would rather hold the cost down. Either one runs to the ground with a bottom tension wire for dogs. Gates run from side-yard walk gates to drive gates sized for a boat trailer. Larger lots and acreage get the same chain link installation, measured on site, and the hardware is covered under gates.

Staining and weather treatment in Ransom Canyon and Buffalo Springs

Staining and weather treatment in Ransom Canyon and Buffalo Springs seals cedar with an oil-based stain, which matters most on a run that faces open water and takes the full sun and wind. South and west facing runs fade first on any fence, and a darker tone holds its color longer there. New cedar is sealed with an oil-based stain after it dries; fence staining lists the nine colors. Weathered boards get their repairs first, then a cleaning and a fresh seal, which is fence weather treatment. Patio pergolas that look out on the lake are handled as pergola staining.

Fencing a sloped lot

On the flat South Plains a fence runs level and the pickets line up. In the canyon, a lot might drop several feet from the street to the back line. We handle that one of two ways. A stepped fence keeps each panel level and drops in even steps, which looks tidy from the road. A racked fence follows the grade so there are no gaps at the bottom, which matters if you have dogs. We walk the lot with you and recommend one or the other before we price it.

That choice shapes the rest of the build. On a stepped fence every post has to stand tall enough to carry a level panel at the low end of its step, and the wedge of open ground left under each step is something to plan around if your dog is small. A racked fence keeps its pickets upright while the rails tilt with the hill, so the bottom edge stays close to the dirt. Gates are the exception to both. A gate has to hang level to swing and latch, so it gets its own steel posts in concrete and a metal frame that stays square.

Rock, views and lake wind

Rock comes close to the surface on some canyon lots, so post holes can take longer than they would in town. We set steel posts in concrete at the depth the fence needs, not the depth that is easy. Many homeowners down there also want to keep their view of the water, so we build a lot of chain link, galvanized or black vinyl, and lower cedar runs where privacy matters. Open water does nothing to slow the wind, and a lakeside fence takes it from the side; our storm damage repair crews see the results regularly.

Rock and wind both land on the posts. Where a hole hits rock the answer is more digging, never a shallower footing. Posts are spaced for West Texas wind, and a solid cedar run on the exposed side of a lot has to take everything the lake sends at it. Chain link lets that wind slip through, one more reason it earns its place on the water side.

Guides for Ransom Canyon and Buffalo Springs homeowners

Three short reads from our Learning Center are worth a look before Blake visits a lake lot. Each one takes a few minutes.

• Board on board vs dog ear vs gothic point: useful when one side of the yard needs privacy and the other faces the street.
• Cedar vs pine in West Texas: what full sun does to each wood, and why steel posts matter more than either.
• After the wind knocks a fence down: how to make the yard safe until the section is back up.

Bids in the canyon

Every bid in Ransom Canyon or Buffalo Springs is written by Blake after he has walked the lot, because the slope and the rock decide the job, and the fence is built by the crew that has been with him for over 10 years. Call (806) 535-5351 to set a time. Free estimates are an in-Lubbock offer, so for the lake communities ask about the trip when you call. Mention this website and your repair bill drops 5%, up to $200. We are open seven days a week, 7:30 AM to 8:00 PM, or you can describe the fence and the slope through our contact page.