Professional Fence Installation & Repair in Arvada, Colorado

Choosing the right fence for your Arvada property

Fence material decides most of what a project costs and how much upkeep it needs later. Cedar and wood remain the most common choice across Arvada's older neighborhoods: they take stain well, blend with mature landscaping, and individual boards can be swapped out as they weather. Composite costs more up front and does not need re-staining, which suits homeowners who would rather not repeat that job every few seasons. Aluminum and metal are the usual answer where a fence has to stay slim and see-through, such as pool enclosures, front boundaries, and anywhere a solid panel would block a view. Split rail and ranch fencing mark a boundary on larger lots without walling them off, and deer fencing is the practical option where a garden backs onto open space.

What a quote actually depends on

Linear footage is only the starting number. Slope matters, because a fence that steps down a grade needs more posts and more cutting than the same run on flat ground. Post depth matters too: Colorado's freeze-thaw cycles and spring wind loads work on posts that were not set deep enough. Gates carry their own cost, since a driveway gate or an electric gate involves hardware, and sometimes power, that a plain panel run does not. Taking down and hauling away an existing fence is separate work again, and so is any repair to a retaining wall or grade the old fence was holding.

Permits, HOA rules and property lines

Height limits, setback rules and which side of the fence faces the street are set locally, and they differ between Arvada, Westminster, Wheat Ridge and unincorporated Jefferson County. Many Arvada subdivisions also carry HOA covenants that restrict material, height or color regardless of what the municipal code allows, so both need checking before material is ordered. Confirming the property line before anything is dug is worth the trouble as well, because a fence built a few inches over the line is expensive to move later.

Repair or replace

A fence that is leaning is not always a fence that needs replacing. Where the panels are sound and only the posts have failed, post replacement restores the run at a fraction of the cost of a new fence. Rot concentrated at ground level, panels that have pulled apart along most of the line, or a fence that has already been patched several times are the cases where replacement is usually the cheaper answer over the following few years.

Where we work

Arvada, Denver, Aurora, Boulder, Broomfield, Centennial, Commerce City, Glendale, Golden, Lakewood, Louisville, Northglenn, Thornton, Westminster and Wheat Ridge.