A4 — Privacy fences

Custom privacy fences, built to last

A fence is the largest built object most people ever put on their property line — and it’s usually treated as a commodity. Ours are drawn: board spacing, post rhythm, gate hardware, the lot.

Photo TBD · horizontal-board fence detail, square-on (§9.1-10)
gapped boards — airflow, no trapped water steel posts · set below frost
CCB #138911 Licensed, bonded & insured 70+ projects since 2020 Portland & the east side 5-yr written workmanship warranty
A4.1 — scope

What we build — and what we don’t

We build

Horizontal good-neighbor fences in clear cedar, hardwood slat screens, gates with adjustable hardware that still swing true in a wet February, and fence-and-planter compositions that read as part of the landscape rather than a wall against it.

We don’t

Bargain panel replacement isn’t work we’re set up to do well — a $4,000 pre-fab panel job deserves a crew organized around exactly that, and we aren’t it. If that’s the project, we’ll say so on the phone and save us both a Saturday.

A4.2 — details

Why our fences are still straight in year ten

Fences in this climate fail from water and heave. The counters are all invisible on day one:

  • 01 Posts set below frost depth — steel on wet lines, because steel doesn’t rot at the grade line.
  • 02 Board gaps sized for airflow — a sealed board wall traps water and composts itself from the inside.
  • 03 Stainless or coated fasteners — cedar’s tannins eat cheap screws and streak the boards black.
  • 04 Gates built as furniture — diagonal-braced, adjustable hinges, latches that work with wet hands.
Next step

Draw the property line properly.

Fence consultations are usually shorter than deck ones — but the same rules apply: measured, drawn, priced in writing, and built to be ignored for a decade.