The installation itself usually takes 2 to 3 working days for an ordinary yard, spread across about a week so the concrete around the posts has time to set. The steps before that add time: the estimate, any approvals, the 811 notice and getting on the schedule.
What happens, in order
- Free on-site estimate with measurements and a written quote.
- A check of city or county rules, and any HOA approval your address needs.
- USA North 811 ticket, opened at least 2 working days before digging, not counting the day of the call.
- Old fence removed, posts set in concrete, and time for the concrete to set.
- Rails and boards or panels go on, then the gates. Cleanup and a walk-through with you.
What slows a fence job down in Fresno?
- Hardpan in the post holes, which has to be broken through hole by hole.
- Extreme heat. On the hottest summer days work starts early and stops early.
- Winter rain and soaked ground, when holes fill with water.
- Flood irrigation days, when the yard or the neighbor's yard is under water.
- HOA approval, or city review for a fence over 7 feet or on a corner lot.
- Custom gates and special-order materials.
- A neighbor's reply to a shared-fence notice.
We are getting a dog in three weeks and have no fence. What is fastest?
Call now, because the rule check and the 811 notice use up some of that time. Chain link and standard wood fences are built from stocked materials and go up quickest. If the full yard cannot be done before the dog arrives, fencing a smaller area first gives you a safe space to start with.
We are putting in a pool. Fence before or after?
Plan them together and finish the fence after the pool is dug. The excavator and concrete trucks need a way into the yard, so the section in their path stays open or comes down. The barrier then has to be complete and inspected before the pool is signed off.
My association says fix the fallen panels by Monday and my contractor keeps delaying. Can a handyman patch it?
Yes. A handyman patch on your own fence is up to you and usually satisfies the deadline. Read your contract and tell the contractor in writing what you are doing. In California an unlicensed person may only take jobs under $1,000 that need no permit, and may not use employees.
We only know the real price after we measure your yard. The estimate is free and comes in writing. Call (559) 719-6557 or text us a photo of the fence line.