Here is what a fence build day actually looks like, start to finish. No mystery and no surprises. You will know what the crew is doing in your yard and why.
We start by walking the line
A fence build day starts with the crew walking the property line with you. We confirm where the fence goes, where gates swing, and which posts land on slope. This is the moment to speak up about a gate you want moved or a low spot that puddles all winter. Five minutes here saves a lot of regret later. Then we get to work.
We call 811 before anyone digs
Before a shovel touches dirt, we call 811 and wait for the utility locates. They mark gas, power, water, and cable lines with paint and little flags. This is not optional and it is not us being slow. Hitting a gas line in Everett is a very bad day for everyone. Once the yard is marked, we know exactly where it is safe to dig.
Old fence comes out, holes go in
Next the old fence comes out, posts and all. Then we dig. Snohomish County dirt is not friendly. Under a few inches of topsoil you hit hardpan, ground packed so tight a shovel bounces off it, plus clay and the occasional rock the size of a microwave. We dig each post hole to depth anyway, because a shallow post is a leaning fence by next winter. The dirt gets hauled off, not left in a pile.
Posts get set in concrete
Every post goes in concrete. We set them plumb, line them up, and let the concrete cure before anything hangs on them. This is the step people want to rush and the one you cannot. Wet concrete plus a heavy panel plus a sky that rains more days than not equals a fence that walks out of line. So the posts sit and cure.
Panels, gates, and the final walk
With posts cured, we hang panels and set the gates so they swing true and latch clean. Then we haul away every scrap, sweep up, and walk the finished line with you. If a gate sticks or a board bugs you, we fix it before we leave. You get a written warranty, not a handshake. Doing it right the first time is cheaper than doing it twice.
Common questions
Everything above is how we run a fence job, from the 811 call to the final walk. The on-site quote is free, it's written down, and what's on that paper is what the job costs.
