Fence services
Privacy fence services for Ann Arbor homeowners
A solid fence is really a string of decisions made in order: where the line runs, how tall the local rules let it stand, which material suits the yard, and how deep each post sits before a Michigan winter tries to lift it. Every page below takes one of those jobs and works through it plainly, so you walk into a quote conversation already knowing what to ask.
Picking the right starting page
If nothing is built yet, begin with installation, which follows the whole project from survey pins to the last gate hinge. Torn between materials? The wood, vinyl and composite pages each make the honest case for one option and say plainly where it falls short. And if a fence already stands but leans, has heaved, or is going soft near the soil, the repair page explains when a post can be saved and when a section should come out.
Privacy fence Ann Arbor projects, planned from the survey pin to the gate latch
A solid fence is a bigger build than it looks from the sidewalk. Every panel catches wind like a sail, every post has to sit below a Michigan frost line, and the whole run has to land on your side of a property line that may not be where the old hedge suggests. This page walks through a privacy fence project in Ann Arbor and across Washtenaw County from first idea to the last latch: why people want one, who sets the height rules, how the line gets found and marked, what goes into the ground, how slopes and gates are handled, and what a quote should spell out before you sign anything.
Wood privacy fences for Ann Arbor yards, in cedar or treated pine
Wood is still the material most people picture when they think of a backyard privacy fence, and for good reason. It is easy to shape to a lot, easy to repair one board at a time, and it can be built in more styles than any panel system offers. It also weathers, moves with moisture and eventually rots if it is built or maintained carelessly. This page covers wood privacy fencing in Ann Arbor and across Washtenaw County: how treated pine and cedar differ, which lumber belongs in the ground, the common styles, how posts and fasteners should be chosen, why wood fails here and how a stain schedule slows it down.
Vinyl privacy fences in Ann Arbor, built to ride out Michigan winters
Vinyl earns its spot on a privacy fence because it never asks for paint, stain or sealer, and a well-made panel holds its color and shape for many seasons. The catch: plenty of vinyl products share a name and little else. A pair of fences that match on installation day can age in very different ways once they meet a Washtenaw County January, a summer of strong sun and a few storms shoving against a solid wall. Below: the resin recipe, wall thickness, how rails lock into posts, where aluminum stiffeners belong, how the material moves with temperature, and what to ask before anyone orders material for your yard.
Composite privacy fences for Ann Arbor yards: solid, quiet and stain-free
Composite fencing sits between wood and vinyl. It has the warm color and grain of boards, the dense, substantial feel of a heavy wall, and it never needs a brush of stain. It is also the heaviest of the common privacy materials, it moves with heat in its own particular way, and it carries a higher material bill than most wood. Whether it makes sense for your yard depends on how long you plan to stay, how much sun and shade the line gets, how the ground slopes and how you feel about upkeep. This page explains what composite boards are, how the post systems behind them work, what changes over the first few seasons and when another material is the smarter call.
Privacy fence repair in Ann Arbor for leaning posts, sagging gates and storm damage
A solid privacy fence takes more abuse than an open one. Every panel acts like a sail when a storm front crosses Washtenaw County, every post sits in soil that swells and shrinks through freeze and thaw, and every gate hangs its full weight on a handful of hinge screws. When something gives, it usually gives at the ground line or at the gate first. This page walks through the ways privacy fences fail around Ann Arbor, what each repair really involves, how a contractor weighs fixing a section against replacing the run, and what to send so the job can be judged before anyone arrives with tools. Start on the contact page with the address and a few clear photos.
What every privacy fence job here shares
Wet clay, sudden thaws after a hard freeze, and wind shoving against a solid face shape privacy fencing across Washtenaw County no matter what the boards are made of. That is why posts, footings and drainage keep coming up from page to page. Pricing comes up too, though only as the things that move it: length, grade, access, gates and material. The contractor puts a number on the job after walking the property, never before.
Still unsure which service fits your yard? Browse the communities this site covers or describe the yard and attach some pictures on the contact page, and we'll point the request where it belongs.
Talk through your site
Tell us where the fence goes and what it needs to hide, and a local contractor can take it from there.