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Wellborn Fence Installation: The Woodland Hills Owner’s Guide
Wellborn fence installation in Woodland Hills typically runs $3,500 to $9,000, depending on the material, linear footage, and whether we’re pulling an old fence out first. We’ll install Wellborn-compatible fencing and gate hardware across Woodland Hills, and we can usually start within the week once we’ve walked your property and taken measurements.
Most of the time, a homeowner calls us because a section of fence blew over during a Santa Ana wind event, or a gate suddenly drags across the concrete and won’t latch. You might notice a post leaning after the winter rains softened the soil around it. In some cases, the fence boards themselves have warped or split from years of dry heat and direct sun along the west side of a Woodland Hills yard. Whatever the exact failure, the fix usually means more than swapping one board. It means checking what’s happening underground and at the corner posts, because that’s where fence problems almost always start.
Which Wellborn Models This Applies To
Wellborn is better known in the cabinet world, and their name appears on a fairly narrow line of fence products carried through regional building suppliers. We work with these when a homeowner wants to match an existing Wellborn fence or replace a section without visibly mismatching the neighbors’ side. The install itself follows the same structural standard regardless of the label on the boards or panels.
Before we order anything, we check for the manufacturer stamp on the back rail or the bottom edge of a board. If the stamp is gone, we measure the board thickness and profile. Wellborn fence products in our market are mostly 5/8-inch redwood and cedar boards, and their post spacing often follows 6-foot centers with steel post-to-beam connectors. One compatibility gotcha we see in Woodland Hills: if the original fence was built to 6-foot center spacing, you cannot just swap in plastic/composite boards from a big-box store, because those carry more flex over the same span and will sag within a year or two. We source materials to match the original spec or upgrade to a heavier post and rail system where the old one was underbuilt for the wind load.
On OEM versus aftermarket: Wellborn doesn’t sell direct to the public, so local stocking distributors are the practical source. We use OEM-matched boards and hardware where the goal is matching an existing fence. Where the original material has proven underbuilt, we’ll quote an aftermarket equivalent with better post hardware or a thicker board, and we’ll show you both prices before you choose.
Styles & brands we work with
Signs Your Wellborn Fence Installation Is Failing
- Posts leaning more than a couple degrees. This almost always means the concrete footing is too shallow for the soil type or the post was set without enough concrete around the base. In Woodland Hills, decomposed granite and clay can expand and contract enough to loosen a shallow-set post within a few seasons.
- Gate dragging or failing to close. The gate post has shifted or the hinge screws have stripped out. The gate is the heaviest moving part of a fence and the first place any install error shows up.
- Boards splitting vertically. Cedar and redwood will split under the Valley’s dry heat if they were installed without enough room for expansion or if the nails were driven too close to the edge. Once a board starts splitting, water gets in and the split runs the full length within a year.
- Rusted or broken post-to-beam brackets. On older Woodland Hills fences, cheap electro-galvanized brackets corrode at the point where the wood meets metal, especially where irrigation overspray hits the fence line. The bracket fails before the wood does.
- Fence sections waving or sagging between posts. The rail spans are too long for the board thickness, or a center rail was skipped to save money. This is the single most common shortcut we fix from other installs across the west Valley.
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AfterReplacement Cost & What’s Included
Full Wellborn-style fence installation in Woodland Hills runs $3,500 to $9,000 for a typical backyard, depending on linear feet, gate count, and post replacement. A straight run of 40 to 60 feet with one gate usually lands between $4,200 and $6,800. Short sections, like a 20-foot side-yard return, can come in under $4,000. Longer runs with multiple gates, or jobs that require full post excavation and new concrete, push toward the top of the range.
Every quote is written and line-itemed before work starts. That means you see the cost of materials, labor, post removal, concrete, and hardware separately. The price we hand you is the price on the final invoice. No change orders unless you add scope. Our 365-Day Done Right Promise applies to the finished fence: if a post shifts, a gate sags, or a board splits within a year of completion, we make it right at no cost to you.
What’s included in every fence installation:
- Written line-item quote before any work begins
- Post removal and new concrete footings where needed
- Match or upgrade of Wellborn-compatible boards and rails
- Post-to-beam steel hardware rated for the Valley’s wind load
- Gate hinges, latch, and alignment
- Written guarantee with coverage terms stated plainly, 365 days from the completion date
DIY or Call Us?
Some parts of a fence job are safe to inspect on your own. You can check whether a gate latch is loose, whether boards are cupping, and whether a post has visibly shifted. But setting new posts in concrete, pulling old concrete footings, and squaring a gate are physically demanding, and they go wrong in ways that aren’t obvious until the fence is standing and the first wind hits it.
Fence work isn’t as dangerous as dealing with high-tension springs or wiring, but it can still hurt you. A rotted post can snap sideways with enough force to knock someone over. Old concrete footings weigh more than they look. A gate that comes off its hinges while you’re working alone can pin a leg. If we’re being honest, the bigger issue in Woodland Hills is the soil and wind. A fence that isn’t set deep enough or anchored with proper hardware will fail in two seasons, and you’ll pay more to fix it than you saved.
If you want to walk your fence line and tell us what you’re seeing, call (831) 290-6866. We’ll price the repair or the full renewal, in writing, and you can decide from there.
FAQs
A properly installed cedar or redwood fence in Woodland Hills lasts 15 to 25 years, with the gate hardware needing attention every 5 to 8. The two things that kill fences early in this climate are shallow post footings and irrigation overspray against the wood. We see both constantly. If your fence is failing before year 10, it’s usually one of those two causes, not the wood itself. Call (831) 290-6866 and we’ll tell you what you’re dealing with.
Yes, and in about half the jobs we quote, the right fix is replacing posts and hardware while reusing sound boards. The post is the structural heart of the fence; the boards are the skin. If your boards are still straight and unsplit, we can often rebuild the structure underneath them for a fraction of full replacement. The only way to know is to walk the line and look at the footings, which we do as part of the free estimate.
A standard Woodland Hills backyard fence, 40 to 80 linear feet, takes 2 to 4 working days from the first post excavation to the final gate adjustment. Concrete needs time to cure before we hang a gate on a post, so gates get hung on day 2 or 3, not day 1. Weather can shift things, but we’ll give you a schedule in writing before work starts.
We stock common post brackets, gate hinges, and hardware on our trucks, plus a selection of cedar board profiles that match what’s installed in most Woodland Hills neighborhoods. Wellborn-branded boards and panels are ordered per job to match your existing fence. The supplier we use for that is the same distributor that serves most contractors in this part of the Valley, so wait times are short. When you call (831) 290-6866, we’ll tell you whether your job is a truck-stock fix or an order-first job.
No. The written price we give you before work starts is the price you pay, unless you ask us to add scope mid-job. If we find rotted posts that weren’t visible at quote time and we told you they were solid, we’ll still handle it and hold the price. That’s the point of a written line-item quote: you don’t carry the risk of our misreads.
Call (831) 290-6866 to schedule your free fence estimate in Woodland Hills. We’ll walk the fence line, tell you what it needs, and hand you a written price.
Written by Isaac Pruett, Owner, Mason Remodeling Co – Woodland Hills, CA at Mason Remodeling Co Woodland Hills, serving Woodland Hills and nearby areas.
