Fence & gate services
Fence Repair
Not every failing fence needs replacing. A leaning post, a storm-damaged section or a dragging gate is usually a repair — and it is worth knowing which yours is before you price a whole new fence.
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Fence Repair in Chester & Delaware County
We repair as well as replace, and we will tell you honestly which one your fence needs. The economics turn on the posts: if the posts are sound and the failure is in rails, boards, panels or hardware, repair is almost always the right call. If the posts have rotted at grade or heaved out of plumb along the run, you are rebuilding the fence one section at a time and replacement is cheaper.
The most common repairs we do are storm damage — a limb through a section after a summer thunderstorm — leaning or heaved posts after a hard freeze-thaw winter, rotted bottom rails where a fence line sits in a wet swale, and gates that have begun to drag.
On older fences the limiting factor is often matching. Board profiles, picket caps and rail dimensions get discontinued, so an exact match to a twenty-year-old fence may not exist. We will tell you upfront when a repair section is going to be visible rather than letting you discover it afterwards.
Options
Styles & Configurations
Storm and impact damage
Section replacement after a limb, a vehicle or wind damage, matched to the existing run where the profile is still available.
Post reset and replacement
Heaved, leaning or rot-failed posts reset in new footings without dismantling the whole fence.
Rail and board replacement
Rotted bottom rails, cupped or split boards, failed pickets — replaced in place.
Gate repair
Re-bracing a racked gate, resetting a gate post, replacing undersized hinges and latches.
What to expect
How the Installation Runs
- Assessment of the whole fence line, not just the visible failure — we check post condition along the full run before quoting.
- An honest repair-versus-replace recommendation with the reasoning.
- Material matching, including a straight answer on where an exact match is not available.
- Repair work, including new footings where posts are being reset.
- Walk-through.
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Common questions
Fence Repair Questions
Is it cheaper to repair or replace a fence?
It depends almost entirely on the posts. If the posts are sound and the damage is in rails, boards, panels or hardware, repair is substantially cheaper. If posts have rotted at grade or heaved along the run, you would be rebuilding section by section and replacement costs less overall. We assess post condition along the full line before recommending either.
Why is my fence leaning after winter?
Frost heave. Water in the soil around a post freezes, expands and lifts the post; repeated cycles walk it out of plumb. It happens when footings were set above the frost line, when the hole was undersized, or when drainage around the post is poor. Resetting the post in a properly sized footing below frost line is the durable fix.
Can you replace just one section of fence?
Yes, and it is routine after storm damage. The constraint is matching — board profiles, picket caps and rail dimensions get discontinued, and a new section will not match the weathered colour of an existing fence until it ages. We tell you before the work whether the match will be visible.
Do you repair fences you did not install?
Yes. Most of the repair work we do is on fences installed by someone else. We assess what is there on its own merits and quote the repair.
My fence posts are rotting at ground level. Why?
Rot at grade is the standard failure mode for wood posts, because that is where moisture, oxygen and soil contact meet. It is accelerated by footings that trap water against the post rather than draining, by mulch or soil banked against the post, and by untreated or under-treated lumber below grade. Replacement posts should be rated for ground contact and set to drain.
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