A post lifted by frost or loosened in soft ground pulls the whole run out of true. We reset it to depth or replace it, so the fence stands straight and stays that way.
Your fence, back to standing straight.
We reset leaning posts, replace storm-torn sections, and rehang gates that drag, and we fix what caused the damage in the first place.
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The work
When a fence starts to lean, the panel is rarely the problem. The post is. When the ground freezes it swells and lifts any post that was set above the frost line, which runs to about four feet down in Massachusetts, and the fence tips with it. Wet ground and a hard wind finish the job.
So we find why yours moved before we fix it. If a post heaved, we reset it below the frost line. If it rotted at the ground, we replace it. Patch the panel and leave the post, and it holds only until next winter.
What we build
Every estimate is set to your property, but this is the shape of the work.
A post lifted by frost or loosened in soft ground pulls the whole run out of true. We reset it to depth or replace it, so the fence stands straight and stays that way.
A solid privacy fence catches the wind like a sail, and a gust on saturated ground can push a section flat. We re-anchor the posts and rebuild what the storm took.
Cracked boards, a broken rail, a caved-in section. We match the material and replace what failed, so the repair does not stand apart from the rest.
A gate hangs off one side, so its weight pulls the latch corner down until it drags and will not catch. We rehang it on a solid post and brace the frame so it swings true again.
Wood rots where it meets the ground, and steel and chain link rust at that same grade. We cut out what is gone and replace it before it reaches the next post.
How we work
The same order of operations on every job, so nothing gets undone later.
We start at the fence and look for why it moved: a post heaved by frost, wood rotted at the ground, hardware worn out, a section a storm took down. We tell you what failed and what it takes to put right, then reset the posts below the frost line, replace what is gone, and rehang the gates. The repair is built to outlast the weather that caused the damage.
Why AnyFence
A leaning panel is almost always a failed post. We repair the footing, so the fence does not lean back the same way next winter.
When we reset a post, it goes back below the frost depth, so the freeze that lifted the last one cannot lift this one.
We repair in the same material, height, and style you already have, so the fix blends in and the fence reads as one.
If a post is rotted through or a run is past saving, we say so. You get a straight answer on what to fix and what to replace.
From our work portfolio
Different yards, grades, gates, and property lines, built by AnyFence crews.
Materials
These are the materials for this service. Pick by look, upkeep, and budget, or let us recommend on the site walk.
Wood Privacy FencesSolid 6 ft cedar or pressure-treated pine, no gaps, stockade or board-on-board. Full coverage from grade up for overlooked yards, exposed decks, and pools. The most wind-loaded fence we build, so post depth carries the job.
Aluminum FencesThe rust-proof ornamental fence. Aluminum panels rack to follow a sloped yard, arrive powder-coated in black or bronze, and meet Massachusetts pool barrier code at 4 ft with self-closing hardware. Runs $28 to $134 per foot installed.
Chain-Link FencesThe budget and utility anchor of the metal family, and our most-installed metal fence at 29 projects. Galvanized or black vinyl-coated mesh, 4 to 8 ft, gates to match, from $11.50 to $48 per foot installed.
FAQ
Almost always the post, not the panel. When the ground freezes it swells and lifts any post set above the frost line, and the fence tips with it. Reset the post to depth and it stands straight again.
It comes down to the posts. A fence with sound posts and a few bad boards is worth repairing. When the posts are rotted through, more than about a third of them have failed, or a run leans past straightening, replacing is the better spend. We give you an honest call after we look.
Yes. A single post that has heaved or worked loose can be reset to depth or replaced on its own, without redoing the whole fence.
Often, yes. A solid fence catches the wind like a sail, and a gust on wet ground can push a section over without breaking the boards. We re-anchor the posts and rebuild the sections that gave way.
That grade line is where wood, water, air, and fungi all meet. A few inches down there is little air and the wood keeps, so posts fail at ground level first. We replace from below that point up.
Yes. We repair in the same material, height, and picket style, so the fix does not stand out from what is already there.
