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York County, SC

Fence Repair in Lake Wylie, SC

Wooded lake lots, long fence runs along county roads, and storms that leave limbs on the fence every summer. Send photos and rough sizes, and we send a written quote.

Fence repair in Lake Wylie, SC: leaning posts, broken pickets and boards, sagging gates and storm damage, $225 to $600 per repair visit, installed, plus tax, confirmed after the final measure. New fences: wood $35 to $42 per linear foot, vinyl $69 to $76 per linear foot, aluminum $66 to $80 per linear foot, installed, plus tax. You send photos and rough sizes, and we send a free written quote. Most jobs are quoted from your photos, with no visit. Lake Wylie is in York County (zip 29710). Call or text (704) 750-9173.

Most fence repairs $225-$600 per repair visit installed, plus tax, confirmed after the final measure

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What Lake Wylie does to a fence

Lake Wylie is not one town but a long shoreline of neighborhoods and country roads on the York County side of the lake. Lots are wooded and often big. A fence here can run a few hundred feet along a road, turn into the trees, and come out at the water. Much of it is pine privacy or split rail, and a lot of it was built by whoever owned the place before you.

Trees are the story. Oaks and pines stand close to the fence lines, and every summer storm drops limbs on them. A limb across a privacy fence snaps a rail and a handful of pickets. A bigger one takes a post with it. Under the trees the ground stays damp, roots push on posts, and leaves pile against the bottom boards and hold water there until they rot.

The newer subdivisions off Highway 49 and Highway 274 look more like the rest of the metro: standard privacy fences, walk gates, HOA rules. The older lake places are a mix. We match what is there, whichever kind you have.

Worth the drive

Lake Wylie is about twenty minutes from our base in Waxhaw on county roads. We plan the visit so the drive stays out of your quote, and we bring what the photos tell us we need.

Under the trees

Keep leaves and mulch off the bottom boards and away from the posts. It is the cheapest thing you can do for a fence in the woods.

What we do in Lake Wylie

Fence repair

Rotted posts under the trees, bottom boards gone soft, rails pulled loose.

Gate repair

Wide drive gates and walk gates that sag or will not latch.

Storm damage repair

Limbs cleared, broken posts and sections rebuilt.

New wood fence

Privacy toward the road, rail along the drive, quoted from photos and the layout.

New vinyl fence

Privacy that does not care about damp shade.

New aluminum fence

Open pickets toward the water that keep the view.

Permits, setbacks and HOA approval in Lake Wylie

Lake Wylie is unincorporated York County, so the county handles zoning, setbacks and building permits. A repair in the same place usually needs nothing. For a new fence, call York County first, and ask about the shoreline buffer if the fence runs toward the water. They have the final word.

The older lake places often have no HOA. The newer subdivisions do, and most require approval before a new fence. Check with your HOA early and ask for the form, which usually wants a plan with the fence line, height, style and gate. We help with that drawing from your sizes. The steps in our HOA approval guide apply in York County too.

Before we dig for a new fence we call 811 so the gas, water and cable lines are marked for free. On a lake lot, tell us where the well, the septic field and any dock power line run; 811 does not mark private lines. The county has the final word on permits and setbacks, and the HOA on its own rules.

Prices and how it works

  • Fence, gate and storm repairs: $225 to $600 per repair visit
  • New wood, vinyl and aluminum fences: see the cost page for the per-foot ranges

Every price is installed, plus tax, confirmed after the final measure. See what moves the price on our fence cost page.

Text us two or three photos and the rough sizes, or upload them here, and we send a free written quote. The work day is usually 6 to 10 days after you accept the quote, and it goes in writing. After you say yes, we confirm the exact sizes on site as part of the job. No free visit to quote.

South Carolina projects over $5,000 go through our licensed partner.

Frequently Asked Questions

A limb is still lying on the fence. Do I move it before I send photos?
No. Take the photos first, with the limb where it fell, for your insurance and for us. Then, if it is small enough to lift by hand, move it off the fence so it does not keep pushing the posts over. A tree that is too big to move is a tree job first; we repair the fence after it is cleared.
My fence is a long run through the woods. Can you reach it?
Usually. We walk in with the tools and carry the posts and concrete to where they are needed. Tell us how far the damaged section is from where a truck can park, and send a photo of the path, so the quote covers it. A repair visit is $225 to $600, installed, plus tax, confirmed after the final measure.
Who approves a fence near the shoreline?
Lake Wylie is unincorporated, so York County handles zoning, setbacks and permits, and a fence near the water can also sit inside a shoreline buffer with its own limits. Ask the county before you plan a new fence near the lake, and check with your HOA if you have one. They have the final word.
Do you install new fence on a lake lot?
Yes. Wood, vinyl and aluminum are quoted after we see photos and the layout. Many lake owners pick aluminum picket toward the water so the view stays open and privacy toward the road. Before we dig we call 811 so the utilities are marked for free.

Get a Free Written Quote

Tell us about the fence and we text or call you back during business hours, usually the same day. Photos get you a faster quote: send them here.

Not sure what to measure? See our 1-page measuring guide.

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Our Fence Services

Fence repair, gate repair and storm damage repair, plus new wood, vinyl and aluminum fences, across south Charlotte, Union County and York and Lancaster County, SC.

Cities We Serve

Cities with their own page. We also serve the towns around them, and larger fence projects up to about an hour from Waxhaw, NC. If you do not see yours, call us.

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Text us two or three photos and the rough sizes, and we send you a free written quote. No visit needed to quote. We answer during business hours, usually the same day.

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Not sure what to measure? See our 1-page measuring guide.