Fence Repair in Troutdale, OR

When an east wind lays a run of fence flat, we close the yard in first, then rebuild the damaged posts stronger than the ones that failed.

Here the busiest time for fence repair is right after a winter east-wind event. NOAA describes easterly gap flow out of the Gorge as able to bring strong, damaging wind to the Portland–Vancouver area, and the town sits at the western end of it. When we arrive after a storm, the pattern is usually the same: one weak post gives way, the panels on either side fold with it, and the gate on that run rips at the hinges.

The first job is closing the yard in, especially for families with dogs. We stand up what is sound, brace or temporarily panel the gaps, and clear broken boards. Then we write up the real fence repair: which posts snapped at the soil line, which were simply too shallow, and which sections can go back up with their original boards.

Putting the same post back the same way invites the same failure next winter. Where a run faces east, we replace failed posts with steel posts or heavier wood set deeper, and may suggest an airflow board pattern for the rebuilt section.