Reno Solid Fence passes replacement requests to independent fence contractors who hold Nevada State Contractors Board licenses. Replacing a fence is a new fence with an extra first step, getting the old one out, and a chance to fix whatever made the old one fail.
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Signs it is time
- Posts rotted at the soil line along much of the run, not just one or two.
- Repeated leaning after every windy season.
- Boards split, cupped and gray throughout, with fasteners pulling out.
- A fence that no longer meets the HOA's current color or material rules, or that you want to change to a different material.
What the job includes
- Locate and mark. Property line confirmation and an 811 utility locate, which Nevada law requires at least two working days before digging.
- Tear-out and haul-off. Panels, rails and posts come out; old concrete footings are broken out or, where they are sound and in the right place, sometimes reused for steel posts.
- New posts. Set to the depth and spacing the new fence needs, below the 24-inch frost depth Washoe County uses.
- New fence and gates. Built, hung and adjusted.
- Cleanup. Debris, concrete chunks and nails removed from the yard.
Ask whether removal and disposal are in the price or separate, and how the contractor handles old footings that sit in the way of new post locations.
Changing materials
Replacement is the natural time to switch from wood to vinyl, add steel posts behind wood boards, or go to a horizontal design. It is also the time to bring the section next to the house into line with Washoe County's wildland-urban interface rule: any part of a fence within 5 feet of a building must be noncombustible or as fire-resistive as the exterior walls.
Permits and HOA review
Inside the City of Reno, replacing a fence means a permit with a plot plan showing each segment's length, height and material, gates, easements, property lines and HOA approval if your neighborhood has an association. In unincorporated Washoe County, replacing boards on up to 100 linear feet of damaged fence in the same place is exempt, while pool barriers and required screening fences always need a permit; confirm anything else with the county. If your old fence was taller than today's limits, the new one may have to come down to them.
Cost
Replacement costs the new fence's installed price plus removal. National ranges for the new fence are in the Reno fence cost guide; removal is usually quoted per foot or as a line item. Long runs on a shared line can sometimes be split with the neighbor; get that agreement in writing before work starts.
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