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Fence Company in Spokane, WA: Installation, Repair & Gates

Homeowners searching for a fence company near me in Spokane usually want the same thing: a crew that knows why fences fail here, not a call center reading a script. Spokane Fence is a local shop serving Spokane, Spokane Valley, Liberty Lake, Cheney, Airway Heights and the surrounding areas. We install wood and privacy fencing, vinyl and PVC, chain link, and aluminum and ornamental iron. We repair storm-damaged runs, reset and replace posts, and build and fix gates, manual and automatic.

The ground here shapes the work. Rocky, gravelly soil over basalt makes posts hard to dig and sometimes means setting them into rock. Freeze-thaw cycles heave footings, wet snow loads lean panels, and dry summers crack unfinished wood. In the newer subdivisions off Indian Trail, Five Mile Prairie and out toward Liberty Lake, every lot seems to be fenced, and HOA standards often dictate height, material and color. If you want an honest read on what your fence needs, start with a free estimate.

Why Fences Lean in Spokane: Clay Soil and Rotted Posts

Most leaning fences in Spokane are a post problem, not a panel problem. The soil here is thin, rocky and gravelly over basalt in many places, and where there is clay it swells when wet and shrinks when dry. That movement works a post back and forth season after season until it racks out of plumb. The other culprit is moisture at the ground line, where wood stays damp at exactly the point carrying the load. When a homeowner calls about one section, we walk the whole fence line, test every post rather than the one that moved, and check whether the concrete footing itself has heaved or the post has failed inside a sound footing.

That assessment drives an honest call. A fence with sound pickets and rails and a handful of failed posts is worth repairing: resetting or replacing those posts saves the rest of the run. A fence where the posts have gone at the ground line along the whole run is at end of life, and repairing it section by section costs more over five years than replacing it once. We say that plainly and quote both when both are real options. For rotted wood, we replace what has decayed. Moisture at the ground line is the cause. We do not perform termite or pest inspections, apply treatments, or carry out pest control, which is a separate regulated trade.

If your fence is leaning or a gate is dragging, call (509) 352-1315. We will tell you what is failing, why, over what timescale, and what it costs to put right. Start with Fence Post Repair & Replacement or Fence Repair, or reach out for a free estimate.

Storm Damage Fence Repair in Spokane

Inland Northwest windstorms push whole runs over on the same line, snap posts at grade and take panels down, and wet snow loads lean fences that were already marginal. When a fence is rebuilt after a storm, it should come back with better posts than the ones that failed, set to proper depth and spacing for this ground. We provide a free damage assessment, photographs section by section, and a written estimate the homeowner may choose to give their insurer. We help document the damage. Coverage decisions rest with the carrier, not with us.

We do not dramatize storm work and we do not sell with fear. If a repair will hold, we say so. If replacement is the better spend, we say that too. For storm-related damage, see Storm Damage Fence Repair.

Cedar, Pine, Vinyl or Chain Link: Choosing for This Climate

Material choice should follow the job, not a sales pitch. Cedar is naturally rot-resistant and takes stain well; pressure-treated pine costs less and is the smarter budget call when the fence line is long and the budget is fixed. Vinyl is low maintenance and genuinely beats wood where you want no refinishing, but it does not suit every style or every grade change. Chain link is the toughest per dollar, and gauge and mesh size matter more than most homeowners realize; galvanized versus black powder-coated changes both look and lifespan. Aluminum and ornamental iron suit pools and front yards, and racked installation lets panels follow grade instead of stepping.

Under this sun and this freeze-thaw pattern, a cedar fence wants cleaning and re-staining every two to three years, and that cycle is what decides whether it lasts closer to ten years or closer to twenty. We quote by the linear foot and do it on site, because slope, access, tear-out and gate count change the number. Compare Wood & Privacy Fence Installation and Vinyl & PVC Fence Installation for the two most common paths.

Permits, HOA Rules, Property Lines & Pool Barriers

Permits and height rules vary across Greater Spokane. In most jurisdictions, some fence work requires a permit and some does not, and many cities in the area set height, setback and corner-visibility limits. Requirements vary by city and county, so verify before you build. In master-planned communities, deed restrictions and HOA architectural standards commonly govern height, material and color, and approval is usually needed before work starts. We install on the line the homeowner identifies, working from their existing survey or plat. Determining a boundary is the work of a licensed land surveyor, so confirm the line and any neighbor or association consent in writing beforehand. Pool fencing is installed to meet the pool barrier codes that apply at the address, with self-closing self-latching hardware. Final determination rests with the local building official, and no barrier replaces supervision.

Setting posts is excavation, and we request Washington 811 utility locates before digging. Locates cover participating operators only and do not mark private lines such as irrigation or landscape lighting, so tell us about those. We encourage any homeowner to verify a contractor's insurance themselves. Requirements vary, always verify with the Spokane building department and your HOA before starting your project. Reach out through our free estimate page when you are ready.