Fence Lines
Wood Fencing
Privacy, picket, shadowbox, split-rail, post-and-rail and lattice, built in cedar, cypress, pine, redwood or spruce.
The wood you pick decides how the fence ages, not how it looks day one
A wood fence looks nearly identical on the day it goes up no matter what species is under the stain. The difference shows up in year four and year eight, once San Antonio's summers have had a chance to work on it. Our own line on this: cedar, redwood and pressure-treated pine give the most longevity, and that is what we steer most residential jobs toward. Cypress and spruce still have a place on the right budget or the right look, we just say so plainly rather than upselling around it. Style is a separate decision from wood. A privacy fence solid-boards a yard, a picket fence marks a front-yard line without hiding it, shadowbox alternates boards so both sides look finished, split-rail and post-and-rail read as ranch fencing more than security fencing, and lattice tops off any of the above where you want a few extra inches without a solid wall. We will walk the property line with you and match the style to what the fence actually needs to do, whether that is keeping a dog in or keeping a sightline out.
Sun, rot, and the maintenance conversation nobody else has upfront
Wood in this climate takes on rot and insect pressure differently than it does further north, and repeated 100-degree summers are hard on a stain or sealant coat. We talk through repairs, sealing and staining cadence, and rot and insect resistance before you pick a wood, not after the fence is already in the ground. Cedar carries natural insect resistance that pine does not, which is part of why it is the default recommendation. None of this is a warranty term, it is what the wood itself does under sun and rain, and we would rather you know it going in.
Certified crew, over 200 years of combined experience, free estimates and permits pulled by us. Call (210) 433-8932.
Posts have to answer to the ground before the boards go up
A wood fence is only as straight as the posts it hangs on, and San Antonio's blackland clay expands and contracts enough across a wet spring and a dry summer to work a shallow post loose within a couple of years. Where the caliche and limestone underneath a lot make the hole hard to dig at all, cutting the depth short is the fastest way to a fence line that leans by year three. We set posts to the ground in front of us rather than to a fixed depth on paper, which is part of why a wood fence from this shop still reads straight well after the first heave season.
Ranch fencing is its own conversation, not a smaller privacy fence
Split-rail and post-and-rail get grouped under wood fencing on paper, but the job is closer to ranch and property-line work than to a backyard privacy build. The spacing answers to livestock or sightlines rather than to hiding a yard, and the wood choice leans toward what holds up to open weather over years, not what looks finished from the street. If the goal is closer to security or a more finished look at the front of a property, our wrought iron fencing is worth a look alongside wood before you decide.