Most of Huntersville is fencing a back yard for a dog.
Which sounds simple until you look at the picket gap, the ground clearance and where the gate has to go.
Dog fence is a specification, not a style
Dog fence is the single most common request in this town, and it is the one where the details do all the work. A gap that a labrador ignores is a door for a jack russell. A bottom rail four inches off the ground is a tunnel for anything that digs. A gate that latches but does not self latch is a gate that gets left open once.
So the first question is always what breed and how determined. Picket spacing, ground clearance and hardware all move from that answer, and none of them can be changed cheaply once the fence is up.
One customer wrote that his very active German Shepherd loved the new fence because she could finally see the neighbor dogs she had been talking to for two years. That is the other half of it. Containment and a view are not always opposites.
Working inside a subdivision
Newer neighborhoods here mean close neighbors, shared lines, narrow side yards and an HOA. It also means access, because a back yard reached through a four foot side gate is a wheelbarrow job rather than a truck job, and that changes how long a build takes.
We look at access on the estimate visit. Where the material can be dropped, whether the trailer can get near it, and what has to be carried. It is not glamorous and it is one of the bigger drivers of how many days a job takes.
Utilities get located before we dig, every time. A subdivision back yard has more buried in it than an acre lot does, and irrigation lines in particular are almost never where anybody remembers them being.
Straight lines where every yard matches
In a neighborhood where six houses in a row have the same fence, yours is compared to theirs whether you like it or not. A run that waves, a top line that wanders, or a post out of plumb is visible from the street in a way it never would be on an acre.
That is a string line and a level rather than a talent. It is also the reason we do not rush the post day. Getting the posts right is most of getting the fence right, and everything after it is comparatively fast.
One customer who builds for a living wrote that we pulled an entire post and replaced it because a screw hole had gone in backwards, and said he wished all of his crews thought about quality that way.
Fencing a back yard in Huntersville?
Tell us the dog and we will tell you the fence.
What 184 homeowners said
Every quote below is a real review, word for word, from our Google profile.
I got multiple quotes, and he was the best priced as well. What I am most impressed with is that they put a screw hole in one of my posts backwards when installing a gate. Instead of just leaving the screw in, they removed the entire post and put a brand new one in. As a contractor myself I wish all of my crews would take a thought to quality like that.
If you're looking for high quality fencing, with superior craftsmanship, for a fair price, then look no further. I am an absolute perfectionist when building. These guys met every expectation and then some. They showed up on time, worked hard, cleaned up their work areas daily, and completed the job within my expectations.
Nick's Fencing was a lifesaver. They fixed a fence that had been installed incorrectly by another company, something many companies wouldn't even give us a quote to repair. Nick came out on a Sunday, was extremely responsive, professional, and truly went above and beyond to make sure everything was done correctly.
We had gotten five quotes from various fencing companies in the area and signed a quote with two of those companies who then did not show up or return our calls to install. Nick was installing a neighbor's fence so I asked him for a quote and he showed up within a few weeks and installed in basically one day. Fence looks great and quality is top-notch.
Nick and his crew made quick work of our old fence in just a few short hours. Within 2 short days later we had a fence to our liking and our very active German Shepherd Olive loves the new fence. All of his crew were very respectful and did great work. Pricing is very fair.
We were in a time crunch to pass homeowners insurance inspection. He graciously came out the next day to quote and his team fit us in within that first week. Without direction, they saved landscaped bushes and worked around them. I appreciated watching his team examine the fence slats to ensure there was no warping. His knowledge about pool fencing requirements was incredibly helpful.
Free written estimate in Huntersville, dog fence specified properly.
It changes the picket gap and the ground clearance, and sometimes the gate hardware. Tell us the breed and whether they dig, because none of that can be changed cheaply afterwards.
We look at access on the estimate visit. A back yard reached only through a narrow side gate is a carry rather than a drive, and that changes how many days the build takes.
Before every dig. Subdivision back yards have more buried in them than acreage does, and irrigation lines are almost never where people remember.
If you want it to. In a row of similar fences the thing that stands out is not the style, it is whether the line is straight and the top run is true.
We give you what a board normally asks for. Filing stays with you, and we can start as soon as it clears.
Most are a two day job. Access and ground can push that out, and we say so at the estimate rather than at the end.
Get a free estimate.
Tell us what you want fenced. We come and walk it and put a real number on it.