Fence Installation and Repair in Woodland, CA
We build fences and gates for Woodland homes, businesses, and farm properties, and we repair and replace what’s already failing, as a licensed, bonded, and insured fence contractor with background-checked W-2 crews rather than day labor. Fantastic Fence handles professional fence installation in every common material: wood fencing, vinyl fencing, ornamental iron fencing, Durabond steel, chain link fence, pool safety fencing, and automated gates. Woodland is served from our Sacramento office on Fair Oaks Boulevard, roughly 19 to 20 road miles away, and our estimators and crews bring decades of combined hands-on experience to the property line before a single post goes in.
You get flat pricing with zero hidden fees, a written guarantee that the job isn’t finished until you give the thumbs up, and a crew that cleans up after itself. That’s the whole pitch. No change orders invented halfway through, no mystery charges at the end. Reliable service shouldn’t be remarkable, but if a fencing company has already let you down once, that’s the part worth reading twice.
Call us at (916) 248-5518 or book online to get a free fence estimate in Woodland.
Fence Services for Woodland Homes, Businesses and Acreage
We handle repair, replace, and installation for every fence type a Woodland property is likely to need, from leaning posts on a 1970s ranch lot to a full perimeter with automated access on west-side acreage. Choosing the right fence starts with how the property actually gets used, so we walk your fencing options with you before anyone talks numbers. Residential and commercial work runs through the same crews under the same standards, so the fence services a property manager gets on a dumpster enclosure are the fence services a homeowner gets on a backyard line. Here’s what we build.
Wood Fencing and Good Neighbor Fence Replacement
A wood fence gives you natural warmth, real privacy, and an affordable price that still looks like it belongs on the street. We use pressure-treated wood, premium materials at the hardware points, and we recommend a quality stain or finish, because Woodland summers are hard on untreated lumber and protective finishes help keep boards from warping, checking, and rotting. For shared lines, a good neighbor fence finished on both sides keeps the conversation with the neighbor easy. Wood fencing also takes customization well: a cap and trim detail, a lattice topper, or a horizontal board layout changes the whole look without changing the structure underneath. On older subdivision rebuilds, Bolt-Up Hidden Steel Posts give you the strength of steel with the clean look of an all-wood fence, and they sidestep the rot line at grade where wood posts usually surrender first.
Vinyl Fencing: Low Maintenance, Weather Resistant
Vinyl fencing is the option for homeowners who never want to repaint. It resists rot, pests, and fading, holds its color through long dry summers, and washes clean with a hose. In Spring Lake and Woodland’s newer developments, where an HOA may care how the fence looks from the street for years, vinyl stays looking new with almost no upkeep. Height, picket style, and color are locked in before the order goes out, so the planning conversation carries more weight with vinyl fencing than with wood fence work you can modify later.
Ornamental Iron, Wrought Iron and Aluminum Fencing
Ornamental iron fencing is durable, elegant, and the right visual match for Woodland’s historic core, where a solid wall would hide the house instead of framing it. You keep the sightlines, the architecture, and the security. Wrought iron styling with scrollwork or spear tops carries a timeless beauty that newer materials only imitate, and powder-coated pickets read as a clean black silhouette against a pale Victorian or Craftsman frontage. A custom wrought iron pedestrian gate ties the fence back to the porch instead of fighting it. Aluminum fencing is the lightweight, rust-resistant alternative at a friendlier price point, and either one can lift curb appeal enough to add real value to the property. Iron fencing is also a common choice around a pool, since it puts a barrier between the yard and the water without blocking your view of it.
Durabond Steel and Chain Link Fence for Commercial Property
Durabond steel is our high-security option: sleek, heavy-duty, and built to define a hard boundary around a commercial site. For a business owner weighing cost against coverage on a long perimeter, a chain link fence remains the most cost-effective security for industrial yards, equipment storage, and agricultural parcels, and chain link takes upgrades well, including privacy slats, windscreen, or a taller framework where a yard needs screening as well as containment. One Woodland caveat worth knowing before you shop: chain link fencing is prohibited in Woodland’s Residential and Downtown zones, so for a backyard inside city limits we’ll point you to wood, vinyl, iron, or steel instead.
Gate Installation, Custom Gates and Automated Openers
We install and repair swing gates, slide gates, custom gates in wood and wrought iron, and the automation behind them: gate openers, keypads, loop sensors, and solar powered systems for properties without convenient power. Residential and commercial gate openers get sized to the weight and width of the gate and to how many times a day it cycles, which is the detail most often skipped on a gate that fails early. Driveway gates in Woodland carry an extra step. The City requires adequate vehicle throat depth and Development Review Tier 1 approval, so we raise that with you during the estimate instead of after the gate is ordered.
Fence Repairs, Post Replacement and Retaining Wall Work
Yes, we take small repair jobs. A leaning post, a section knocked down by winter wind, a sagging gate that scrapes the concrete, a rotted bottom rail: those calls are how a lot of our lasting relationships start, and co-founder Steve Kempster still goes out on estimates himself. A small crew can usually handle the job quickly once materials are on hand, and we won’t pad the visit to make it worth more. We also handle commercial fence post replacement and retaining walls where grade changes need holding back. A repair call is a fair, low-risk way to see whether a fencing company does a fantastic job on something small before you hand it a full fence project.
Pool Safety Fence, Farm and Ranch Fencing for Large Properties
Pool safety fencing is where this company’s experience runs deepest, since Steve spent twenty years in pool safety fencing before co-founding Fantastic Fence. Barrier requirements are specific and they vary by jurisdiction, so we walk the pool enclosure with you and point you to the current local requirements rather than quoting a figure from memory. For west-side estate lots and unincorporated acreage outside city limits, farm and ranch fencing on large properties does the work of containing livestock and defining long boundaries affordably, with durable materials chosen for the length of run and the animals behind it.
Not sure which material fits your budget? Try the Fence Price Calculator on our site for a quick self-serve ballpark, then book a free estimate so an estimator can walk the actual property line with you. The ideal fencing solution is usually the one that matches how you use the property, not the one with the longest spec sheet. A free quote from us arrives in writing and itemized, which makes it easy to compare line by line against anything else on your kitchen table.
Why Woodland Property Owners Choose Our Fencing Company
Fantastic Fence exists because a homeowner got burned. In 2011, Dominic Vella hired fence contractors for his own property and got unreturned calls, crews that showed up whenever, and job sites left filthy. He and Steve Kempster started this fencing company on the premise that a fence contractor should answer the phone, arrive when it says it will, and leave the place clean. Fourteen years later, that’s still how the work gets measured here, for Woodland homeowners and commercial clients alike.
Here’s the proof behind that, in plain terms:
- Licensed, bonded, and insured. California CSLB License #979657, verifiable with the Contractors State License Board before you sign anything. Local licensing matters more than most Woodland buyers realize, because it is the only thing standing between you and an uninsured crew digging near a utility line on your property.
- Approximately 35 background-checked W-2 employees. Skilled professionals on our own payroll, in our own trucks.
- Flat pricing with zero hidden fees. The number on the written estimate is the number you pay.
- A written guarantee. The job is not finished until you say it is.
- Over 1,000 five-star reviews and BBB accreditation. Reviews are worth reading closely, by the way: patterns in punctuality, callbacks, and cleanup show up there long before they show up in a sales pitch. Great communication and a crew that sweeps up behind itself tell you more about a fencing company than any slogan on a truck door.
- Financing available for Sacramento-region residents, so a full replacement doesn’t have to wait for a lump sum.
We also do the local homework before the contract is signed, not after the posts are set. Woodland’s Planning Division verifies fence placement, height, setbacks, and materials, while the Building Division handles building-code review, and those two reviews catch different problems. Our estimator checks your height allowance, your setback, your material restrictions, and any easement crossing the line, and flags permit triggers up front. A local fencing company that already knows how Woodland’s process works saves you the round trip to 300 First Street and the redesign that follows a surprise. It also keeps your fence project on the schedule you planned around.
Quality Materials, Quality Craftsmanship, Zero Guesswork
Quality workmanship on a Woodland fence starts underground, which is why we judge fence construction by what’s below the dirt as much as what shows above it. The City requires fence posts to be set in concrete, and we evaluate footing depth per site rather than applying one spec to every parcel, because soil and drainage are not the same from the historic core to the newer southeast subdivisions. We don’t cut corners on footing depth to shave a few dollars off a bid. Post spacing, rail count, and fastener choice get the same attention, since a tall privacy panel on an open lot carries far more wind load than the same panel tucked between two houses. We match hardware and finishes to the property too: galvanized components, protective coatings on buried steel, and stains or sealers on exposed wood, all of it high quality materials picked for the site instead of whatever happens to be on the truck. The result should be structurally sound and visually appealing, and the exceptional craftsmanship should still read after the first wet winter.
A Written Guarantee and a Clean Job Site
Our written guarantee is simple: the job is not complete until you give the thumbs up. We understand we’re guests on your property, so the crew introduces themselves, works around your gates and pets, and conducts a thorough clean-up at the end, hauling away the old fence and the debris and leaving the entire area as we found it. Great workmanship includes what the yard looks like when the trucks pull out. You should not be sweeping up nails after a professional fencing company leaves.
Get a Free Fence Estimate: contact us today or call (916) 248-5518.
How We Build Your New Fence: A Stress Free 4-Step Process
Step 1: Initial Consultation and Free Estimate
Call or book online and we schedule an estimator to come to the property for an initial consultation. He measures the run, looks at grade and access, and talks through materials, gate placement, and how the fence meets the neighbor’s line. Most Woodland homeowners arrive at that conversation with a photo and a rough idea, which is plenty. Bring your actual fencing needs too, including what the fence has to accomplish: contain a dog, screen a county road, secure a yard full of equipment, or simply look right from the sidewalk. Steve Kempster, who co-founded the company, is still one of our most-requested estimators, which tells you something about turnover here.
Step 2: Flat Written Pricing and Code Review
You receive an itemized, flat-priced written estimate covering materials, labor, old fence removal, and haul-away, with any required permit work identified rather than buried. Quality work costs what it costs, and an honest estimate shows you exactly where the money goes. Ask any fence contractor for that level of itemization, including material costs, labor, and permits, before you compare bids. This is also where we review your height limit, setback, easement, and HOA architectural guidelines, since an HOA can be stricter than the City on both height and material.
Step 3: Professional Installation by Our Own Crew
Once you approve, we get you on the schedule and contact Underground Service Alert through 811 so buried utilities are marked before work begins. Safety on your property is a top priority, and that call is not optional. Our background-checked W-2 crew arrives, introduces themselves, sets posts in concrete to Woodland’s requirement, and cleans the work area at the end of each day. Installers are highly trained on the materials they’re setting, so a vinyl job isn’t someone’s first vinyl job. You’ll know what the professional team is doing the following morning before the truck pulls away, so you are never guessing whether the fence work is continuing. Where a City inspection applies, scheduling is straightforward: requests received before 3:30 p.m. are normally set for the next City business day.
Step 4: Final Walkthrough and Your Thumbs Up
We walk the finished fence line with you, gate by gate, panel by panel. Latches get tested, gate swing gets checked against the slope, and anything that isn’t right gets fixed then. The written guarantee means the job isn’t closed out until you say it is.
Fencing in Woodland: Neighborhoods, Codes and Climate We Build For
Woodland Fence Height, Setback and Permit Rules
Woodland limits solid fencing within a required front setback to roughly three feet six inches, while rear and interior side-yard fences behind that setback may generally reach seven feet. Several situations trigger a building permit: a fence over six feet, a retaining wall 36 inches or higher, and fences built from alternative materials such as block or masonry. Anything placed within the public right-of-way also requires an encroachment permit. Chain link is prohibited in Residential and Downtown zones, and posts must be set in concrete citywide.
We review all of this against your lot during the estimate so your fence is designed to comply from the start. Fence review inside city limits runs through the City of Woodland Community Development Department at 300 First Street, and final approval rests with the City, not with us. We’ll never promise you an approval we don’t control.
From the Historic Core to Spring Lake: Fences That Fit the Property
Woodland is really several different fencing markets inside one city, and the right answer changes by neighborhood.
- The historic core. Houses dating from the 1860s through the 1940s sit around City Park, College Street, Elm Street, First, Second and Third streets, North Third Street, and Beamer Park. Wrought iron styling, wood picket, and custom-built gates suit these homes, keeping the architecture visible instead of walling it off. A fence that fits the period can add noticeable value to a property like this.
- Ranch subdivisions. The 1970s and 1980s were Woodland’s two biggest building decades, and those single-story ranch homes are now on their second or third fence. Wood privacy replacement, good neighbor fence projects, and Bolt-Up Hidden Steel Posts are the usual prescription.
- West Woodland estate lots. Larger parcels mean long perimeters, driveway gates, and automated access, with a gate opener sized to the gate rather than the other way around.
- Spring Lake. Southeast of town, generally bounded by Gibson Road, County Road 102, County Road 25A, and County Road 101. Corner lots here commonly carry public utility easements seven to ten feet deep from the back of the sidewalk, and the City will not issue building permits inside them. We check the easement before we design the line, not after.
- Gibson Ranch. The City identifies this area, between I-5, East Gibson Road, Highway 113, and County Road 102, as having corrosive soil conditions, which matters for buried steel and hardware. We specify protection accordingly.
Fencing Solutions Built for Woodland Heat, Rain and Wind
Woodland’s hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters should drive the material conversation. Average July highs run near 95 degrees with essentially no rain, then roughly 20.5 inches of annual precipitation arrives mostly between November and March. That cycle of baking and soaking is what splits untreated wood and loosens shallow posts.
Treated and stained wood holds up well when the finish is maintained. High-grade vinyl resists rot, pests, and fading through the same cycle with no repainting. Ornamental metal and Durabond steel handle both extremes, and galvanized components protect the connections that usually fail first. On the structural side, the City’s criteria use an 85 mph minimum basic wind speed with Exposure B or C depending on the site, which is a real consideration for tall solid panels on an open lot. We evaluate post depth and footing parcel by parcel, since soil and exposure vary across Woodland and one citywide spec would be guesswork.
| Material | Best suited for | What to expect |
|---|---|---|
| Wood fencing | Privacy, shared lines, subdivision rebuilds | Stain or seal on a schedule so boards don’t check in summer heat |
| Vinyl fencing | HOA neighborhoods and low-maintenance owners | Washes clean, no repainting, color holds through dry summers |
| Iron fencing | Historic frontages, pool enclosures, open views | Wrought iron detailing, coated hardware, security without a solid wall |
| Durabond steel | High-security residential and commercial boundaries | Heavy-duty panels, sleek lines, long service life |
| Chain link | Commercial yards, agricultural parcels, long perimeters | Affordable per foot, optional privacy slats, not permitted in Residential or Downtown zones |
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a fence cost in Woodland?
It depends on linear footage, material, number of gates, old fence removal, and terrain, which is why we quote flat and in writing rather than publishing a per-foot number we’d have to walk back. A good itemized estimate should break out materials, labor, removal and haul-away, and any required permits. Start with the Fence Price Calculator for a ballpark, then book a free estimate for a real number and a free quote you can hold us to. We’re not the cheapest fencing company in the area; we’re the one that doesn’t change the number later.
Do I need a permit for a seven-foot fence in Woodland?
A building permit is required in Woodland for fences over six feet, so a seven-foot fence triggers one. Permits are also required for retaining walls 36 inches or higher and for fences built from alternative materials like masonry or block, and anything in the public right-of-way needs an encroachment permit as well. Review is handled by the Community Development Department at 300 First Street, and we flag permit triggers during the estimate so nothing surprises you later.
How tall can my front-yard fence be in Woodland?
Solid fencing within a required front setback is generally limited to three feet six inches in Woodland. Behind that setback, rear and interior side-yard fences may generally reach seven feet. If your property is in an HOA, check the architectural guidelines too, since HOA rules on height, material, and color can be stricter than the City’s.
Can I install a chain link fence in my Woodland backyard?
Not if your property sits in Woodland’s Residential or Downtown zones, where chain link fencing is prohibited. Wood, vinyl, ornamental iron, and Durabond steel all work as alternatives and most of them look considerably better on a backyard line anyway. A chain link fence remains a cost-effective security choice for qualifying commercial, industrial, and agricultural sites.
Do you handle both residential and commercial fencing needs?
We do. The same fencing company that rebuilds a backyard wood fence on a ranch lot also builds commercial iron fence, dumpster enclosures, corrugated metal screening, and automated access for business properties across the Sacramento area. Commercial clients tend to care most about licensing, flat pricing, and crews that show up as scheduled, and those are the same things we’re built around on the residential side.
Do you serve my area, and how do I know you’re a reliable fence contractor?
Yes, the Woodland area is well inside our service area, handled from our Sacramento office roughly 19 to 20 road miles away up I-5, and we also cover the greater Sacramento area plus Placer, El Dorado, Yuba, Yolo, and Nevada counties. If you searched for a fencing company near me and landed here, the things worth checking are license, insurance, and review patterns: we’re licensed, bonded, and insured under CSLB License #979657, our installers are background-checked W-2 employees, and we’ve earned over 1,000 five-star reviews. When you read those reviews, look for the verified badge, the small check mark a platform adds when it can confirm the reviewer was a real customer. A review saying the crew did an amazing job tells you less than one that mentions arriving on time and finishing clean.
Get Your Free Fence Estimate in Woodland
One call starts it. Flat pricing with zero hidden fees, so the estimate is the price. Licensed, bonded, and insured under California CSLB License #979657, and BBB accredited. A written guarantee that holds the job open until you’re satisfied, plus financing available for Sacramento-region residents.
If you’d rather not have crews working through winter rain or the worst of the summer heat, it’s worth getting on the schedule a season ahead. Call our Sacramento office at (916) 248-5518, at 3626 Fair Oaks Boulevard, Suite 126, or book online for a free quote on your Woodland fence.
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