Fence Repair & Installation in Wolfforth, TX

Where Wolfforth sits on our map

Wolfforth is in Lubbock County, roughly 12 miles southwest of our shop by way of the Brownfield Highway, US 62/82. It is one of the shortest drives we make outside the city. Blake has done fence work in Wolfforth, and the drive has never been a reason to turn down a job there.

A Wolfforth job gets the same owner and the same builders as one in town. Blake drives out to bid it himself, one of our two crews of two builds it, and nothing is handed to a subcontractor.

Fences on Wolfforth lots

Wolfforth has grown quickly, and a good share of its fences went in with the houses. Fences built that way tend to share a few habits: pine pickets, wood posts and panels bought in bulk. After enough West Texas summers the pickets are grey and cupped and the posts are soft at the ground. We see that fence often, and the fix is usually a rebuild on steel posts with cedar pickets rather than another patch.

You can usually tell which fence you have from the back side. A wood post, pickets nailed edge to edge with gaps that have opened up, and a gate framed in lumber all point to a fence that went up with the house. Push on a post at the ground. If it rocks, that post needs replacing, not another patch.

Common fence problems in Wolfforth

Wolfforth calls follow a pattern, because so many of the fences are the same age and the same build. If one of these sounds like your yard, the linked page explains the fix.

• Pine pickets turned grey and cupped away from the rails, all the way down the line. That is a tear-out and rebuild in cedar.
• Wood posts gone soft at the ground, so a panel wobbles when you lean on it. Swapping a rotted post for steel is a repair, not a new fence.
• The west run tipping toward the house after a windy week. See wind damage repair.
• Gaps opened between the boards wide enough to see the neighbors through. Board on board, one of our privacy fence styles, has no gap to open.
• A side gate that scrapes the ground or will not catch. Gate repair usually starts at the hinge post.
• A cedar fence a few summers old that never got a coat of anything. Weather treatment cleans it and seals it.
• A dog working the bottom of a chain link run loose. Chain link repair tightens it back to the ground.
• A pergola gone grey beside a newer fence. Pergola staining brings both to one tone.

Fence repair in Wolfforth

Fence repair in Wolfforth fixes the sections that failed and leaves the rest of the fence standing, because not every tired fence has to come down. When most posts are still firm and the trouble sits in two or three sections, the work stays small: new cedar pickets matched to the width and top cut of the old ones, a cracked rail tied back into its post, a rotted wood post pulled and a steel one set in concrete. The crew brings the materials on the truck, and mentioning our website takes 5% off work like this, up to $200, repairs only. Start with wood fence repair, or see every repair we do.

New cedar fences in Wolfforth

A new cedar fence in Wolfforth replaces the fence the builder left with cedar pickets on steel posts. We pull the old posts, footings included, haul the pine away and set steel posts in concrete on the same line. Then rails and cedar pickets go on, never pine pickets, 6 ft or 7 ft tall, as dog ear or board on board to match the street. A cap and trim board will finish either one. Our cedar fencing page walks through the build, and fence replacement covers tear-out day.

Chain-link, gates and acreage in Wolfforth

Around Wolfforth we build galvanized or black vinyl chain link for dog yards and long property lines, with gates to match. Outside the city limits the lots turn to acreage, and out there a fence is mostly about distance: chain link covers it with far less material than cedar, and you can see through it. Blake walks or drives the line, measures the real footage and puts gates where the truck and trailer actually go. Walk gates and drive gates hang on welded steel frames, and we also fix gates that sag or will not latch.

Staining and weather treatment in Wolfforth

Staining and weather treatment in Wolfforth seals cedar with an oil-based stain against sun and blowing dust, which a fence on the open side of town takes from the day it is finished. New cedar goes up bare, so we return once the boards pass the water test, when a sprinkle soaks in within a minute, and put on the first coat of oil-based stain. That visit is fence staining. Faded fences and pergolas are repaired, cleaned and re-sealed instead. Both jobs sit under our staining and weather treatment service, and Blake can price the stain on the same bid as the fence.

Wind off the open country

Wolfforth sits on the edge of farmland with nothing to the west to slow the wind down. A privacy fence on a lot that borders open ground gets hit harder than one tucked into the middle of a city block. We account for that when we build: steel posts set in concrete, rails fastened to the post, and gates on welded steel frames. When the wind does win, our fence repair crews reset posts and replace rails and pickets one section at a time.

On an exposed lot, what sits under the pickets matters more than the pickets. Posts are spaced for West Texas wind, and the concrete is left to cure before any rail goes on, so nothing loads the footing while it is green. Gate posts are set heavier than line posts, since a gate the wind swings all afternoon works on its hinge post every time. When Blake walks the line, show him which side of your yard faces the fields.

Guides for Wolfforth homeowners

Three guides in our Learning Center fit Wolfforth fences. Each takes a few minutes.

• Cedar vs pine in West Texas: why the pine that went in with the house twisted, and what cedar does differently.
• Is a leaning fence worth fixing? A quick way to tell a patch job from a rebuild before you call.
• When to stain new cedar: the water test, for anyone with a fresh fence on a newer lot.

How a Wolfforth bid works

Call (806) 535-5351 and tell us what you have. The free estimate is an in-Lubbock offer; for Wolfforth, ask about the trip when you call. Blake, the owner, sets a time to drive out, walk the fence line with you and write the bid on the spot. If you mention our website when you call, we take 5% off a repair, up to $200. We are open seven days a week, 7:30 AM to 8:00 PM, and once you approve the bid the same crew that has built with Blake for over 10 years does the work. You can also reach us through the contact page.