Front Range wind, expansive soils, and freeze-thaw all work against a fence line. Posts are where fences fail, and post depth and setting are the parts nobody sees and everybody skimps on.
What Matters
Leaning panels, gates that stop latching, and sections that lift after a wet spring are all post problems. Set too shallow, in the wrong diameter hole, or without accounting for soil movement, and the fence starts failing in year two.
We set posts below frost depth, size the holes properly, and space them for the wind exposure the fence line actually sees. On acreage and open lots we build heavier than a sheltered suburban yard needs, because the loading is genuinely different.
Posts set below frost depth and sized for the span and exposure.
Property lines confirmed before we dig, not assumed from a fence that's already there.
HOA height, style, and material rules checked in advance.
Gates built and hung to keep swinging true through soil movement.
What We Build
Cedar and composite privacy fence where you want the yard to feel enclosed and the neighbours further away.
Powder-coated steel and aluminium for boundary definition without blocking a view worth keeping.
Post-and-rail, wire, and combination fencing for acreage, sized to what you're actually containing.
Storm damage, leaning sections, failed posts, and gates that have stopped closing the way they should.
Questions
Many jurisdictions require one above a certain height, and most HOAs have rules on style, material, and colour regardless. Both are worth confirming before building rather than after a complaint.
An existing fence is not proof of a boundary. For anything contentious or close to a neighbour we recommend a survey, because moving a fence afterwards is far more expensive than locating the line first.
Cedar costs less and weathers to grey unless you stain it every few years. Composite and metal cost more and ask nothing of you afterwards. At this UV level the maintenance difference is significant.
Often, if the posts are sound. If the posts are the problem, replacing panels around failing posts is money you'll spend twice, and we'll tell you that plainly.
If it's built for it. Solid privacy fence acts like a sail, so on exposed lots we adjust post spacing, depth, and sometimes the panel design to let some wind through.
Related
We'll look at the ground, the exposure, and the rules that apply, then give you a straight recommendation.
