Walnut Cove Fence Installation

Walnut Cove is a small town in southern Stokes County sitting at the junction of the routes that carry most of the local traffic, with the Dan River bottoms to the north and Belews Lake off to the southeast. Fence work here splits fairly cleanly between two kinds of property, and the two do not want the same thing.

In town, it is residential and it is straightforward: privacy board behind the house, picket along a side yard, vinyl for anyone who is done with staining, and chain link for dog containment. Black vinyl-coated chain link is worth asking about, because it does the same work as galvanized without announcing itself against a treeline. On wood, StayStrong pickets are the specification that decides whether the fence still looks straight in year five.

Outside the town limits it turns agricultural fast. Field edges, pasture division, woven wire on braced corners for cattle, mesh-backed rail wherever horses are kept, and gates sized for a tractor rather than a truck. The single most common regret we hear about is a gate that was built one size too small.

The weather here is the standard Piedmont mix and the two events that matter for fencing are summer thunderstorms and winter ice. Storms load a solid fence like a sail. Ice loads the rails and every limb hanging over them. Neither one is a problem for a fence with concrete footings below the frost line, cleared overhead, and correctly spaced posts on the exposed runs. Both are a problem for one built quickly.

Call (336) 646-7288 whenever it suits you, including nights and weekends, and we will schedule a free on-site estimate.