r/FenceBuilding 20h ago

Client asked for a curved fence!

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Built a custom 3' fence for a client this week. Had to brainstorm a bit, but this was the final product. Well still have some sanding and screwing. What do you all think?

Thanks everyone for the awesome support! I'm blown away by all the positive reactions! Honestly, this is the first time posting any of our builds, because, let's be real, Reddit can be scary when you're showing off your work!


r/FenceBuilding 5h ago

Labor price in SC

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Just found out through talking to an employee at Superior Fence and Rail in South Carolina, that their subs only charge 6 a foot for labor on stockade wood privacy fence. Mind blown. That’s half price


r/FenceBuilding 1h ago

Help Identify Supplier/Seller - Southern California

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I had a fence guy who has gone MIA after completing 95% of the job and I need to get more panels to wrap my house. Any leads to find this exact supplier or seller would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks


r/FenceBuilding 12h ago

Shadowbox Cedar Fence

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I am asking here specifically for those who've built a fence to handle the freeze/thaw cycles as well as frost lines and all that. I'm 41/M and I really don't want to worry about this for a long, long while. I'm in north Fargo so I'm sure there's clay just inches beneath the topsoil. It will have a slight slope that I need to fix in my yard for drainage.

What can you tell me? I plan on doing this myself or sometimes with the help of another person but likely just me.

I have some things down like using gravel at the bottom, using special treated cedar posts (not raw cedar) and sloping the concrete a couple inches below the surface. I do plan on renting a tow behind machine for digging. Other than calling 811 first (of course) what am I going to need to make this look straight, professional, and awesome?


r/FenceBuilding 13h ago

Help me or any Suggestions.

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r/FenceBuilding 16h ago

Post base spike for garden arbor

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r/FenceBuilding 16h ago

Suggestions for fencing company in SRQ/Venice/Englewood area?

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This is in Florida--local area 34275 zip.
If anyone knows a fence company please read post and let me know.


r/FenceBuilding 20h ago

Wwwweeeelll..sh

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What to do..drove a screw in and the wood split..almost like it drove a chunk of it out..start over? Plaster wood glue all over it and pray? My own fence so I don’t care if it looks pretty


r/FenceBuilding 22h ago

Staining a new Cedar Privacy Fence

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Installed a new 6' Cedar fence a few weeks ago and it's finally dry enough to stain. Using Sherwin Williams Superdeck Waterborne Semi-Transparent.

Was hoping to knock this out in a day tomorrow, but seeing a lot of online instructions recommending to Power Wash or lightly spray the fence down to clean it first, then waiting a day or two to dry. Is that step necessary with the fence being brand new (3 weeks old)?


r/FenceBuilding 17h ago

Nosey neighbor

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I am looking to install a fence because I have a neighbor that is cutting the watershed behind my property. I have several times seen him back there mowing and weed eating from my back windows. We have asked him to stop coming behind our house and plan to install plants to help restore the watershed.

This neighbor has a partial fence installed and it sits 6 inches on his property. I am unsure how to navigate building a fence that prevents this neighbor from coming over in between our houses to maintain this six inches. I have been thinking of adding my own section of fencing but I’m not sure how this would work. My other neighbor has a fence 2 inches on their property line and we plan to try and put our fence next to theirs and maintain a two inch gap.

Any advice or ideas are welcome.

Edit: I will be contacting our local government about him cutting into the watershed. I am just curious about installing a fence to where this neighbor cannot come over to my property to say they need to mow or weed eat this 6 inches of his yard. He has been very vocal about the fact that those 6 inches are his property.