Fence Removal & Replacement
in Yorktown
& Across the Virginia Peninsula

Tear-out, haul-away, and a fence built to last, from the crew with the manpower and equipment to do it right. Family-owned, Virginia Class A licensed, bonded & insured.

Why Peninsula Fences Wear Out

Fences do not last as long in Tidewater as they do in a dry climate, which is a big part of why replacement is our most common job. Coastal humidity and salt air work on wood constantly, cycling it wet and dry until posts rot at the ground line and boards cup and gray. Near the rivers and the bay, a high water table keeps post bases damp, which speeds the rot that eventually drops a fence. Older Peninsula neighborhoods are full of fences that are decades old, set shallow by whoever built them, and sitting on property lines nobody has confirmed in years. And every hurricane season from August through October, plus the winter storms, takes another round of fences down, usually the ones whose posts were never set deep enough to begin with.

All of that adds up to a market full of fences at the end of their life. The good news is that a replacement done right, with the old footings removed and new posts set two feet deep in concrete, resets the clock for decades.

What Surprises People About Replacing a Fence

Homeowners expect a fence replacement to be a straight swap, old fence out, new fence in. The parts that surprise them are the parts that decide whether the job is done right, so here is what to know going in.

The first surprise is the old footings. Every post in the old fence is anchored in a lump of concrete in the ground, and getting those out is real labor. The temptation, and the corner low bids cut, is to leave the old concrete and set the new posts wherever there is room around it. That crowds the new posts, keeps them from being set to full depth, and means your brand-new fence is anchored no better than the old one. We dig the old footings out so the new posts get their own two-foot, concrete-set footing. The second surprise is the dump. Hauling off a torn-out fence is a cost, both the labor to load it and the fees to dispose of it, and it is a real line in an honest estimate rather than something that magically disappears.

The third surprise is the property line, and it is the one that can turn into a headache long after the fence is up. A fence that has stood for 20 years is not proof of where the line actually runs, and rebuilding on the old footprint can quietly put your new fence over the line. We re-check the line before we rebuild and, on a shared fence, help you and the neighbor sort out who owns and pays for what. When the fence is truly on a shared line, we can split the pricing for that side if both parties agree. Handling the footings, the disposal, and the line correctly is the difference between a replacement that ends cleanly and one that comes back to bite you.