Fence Installation and Repair in Redmond, Oregon

Redmond is drier and windier than Bend, and you can see it in the fences. Out here the landscape opens up into juniper and sagebrush, and there's less to slow the wind as it moves across town. Privacy fences catch it like a sail, and the posts on the windward side are usually the first to lean. The dry air works on wood year-round, and the sun is just as strong as it is twenty minutes south. Redmond has also grown fast over the last couple of decades, which means a lot of newer homes whose builder-grade fences are now hitting the age where boards split and posts start to rot at the ground. Add in the dust that blows through on dry days, and fences here take a steady beating.

We build and repair fences across Redmond, from neighborhoods along the Dry Canyon to newer subdivisions on the edges of town. Most Redmond calls are for new fence installation or fence repair on homes that are ten to twenty years old. Call or send the form for a free on-site quote. We'll look at the whole fence, not just the part that's bothering you, and give you a written price with the must-do work listed first.

Building Fences for Redmond Wind

Wind is the main thing we design around in Redmond. A 6-foot solid privacy fence takes a lot of sideways force in a big gust, and every one of those gusts rocks the posts a little in the ground. Over a few winters, with freeze and thaw loosening the soil, that's how a whole run ends up leaning the same direction. We set posts deeper and in concrete, use heavier posts at gates and corners, and pay attention to which way the fence faces the prevailing wind. On long runs, a board-on-board design or a small gap between boards lets some air through without giving up much privacy. Metal fences and open designs handle wind better still, which is one reason they're popular in front yards. Further north, in places like Terrebonne, acreage properties face the same wind with even less shelter, so we use many of the same techniques there. A fence built for the wind costs a little more up front and a lot less over its life.

Builder Fences Hitting Their Limit

A lot of Redmond fences went up fast, at the same time as the houses, and they were built to a price. Posts set shallow, sometimes without enough concrete, and boards nailed on with fasteners that rust in a few winters. Fifteen years later those fences tend to fail together: a few posts rot at the ground line, the run starts to lean, and the next windstorm finishes the job. If most of the posts are still solid, a repair makes sense. We replace the bad posts, set them properly, and refasten the boards with screws that hold. If the posts are going all along the line, a new fence usually costs less over time than patching the old one every spring. We'll check each post and tell you which side of that line you're on. Newer streets in Prineville have the same builder fences reaching the same age, and we handle them the same way.