Every winter in York Region runs the same experiment on every fence line: freeze-thaw cycles heave the ground, wet springs soften the soil, wind loads panels like sails. The fences that survive are the ones whose posts were set deep enough in concrete to argue back. Most fence repair calls are really post calls wearing a board costume.
Rhodex starts where the failure starts. A craftsman walks the line and checks each post for movement, then tells you whether the job is a board swap, a post re-set, or, when the rails are tired everywhere, a straight answer that repair has stopped making sense.
What the job actually involves
Board and picket replacement is the light end: matching the material, cutting to the bay, screwing or nailing into sound structure. Post work is the part that matters. The failed post comes out, the hole gets re-dug to proper depth, fresh concrete goes in, and the post gets braced plumb while it cures. Gates get their own attention, since a sagging gate usually needs the hinge side re-anchored and the frame squared, not just a new latch.
Storm damage is its own category. When a fall wind lays several sections flat, the assessment question is how many posts actually failed versus just lost panels. That's the difference between a $500 week and a multi-thousand-dollar rebuild, and the difference is only visible on site.
What changes the price
As general market estimates (not Rhodex prices), a US cost guide puts typical fence repairs at $200 to $850, averaging around $500 for a panel replacement. What moves the number:
- What failed. Posts run roughly $150 to $400, gates $150 to $500, picket sections $100 to $300, and a leaning run $200 to $800 depending on how many posts are involved.
- Material. Wood repairs average $400 to $600, vinyl $200 to $700, chain link $300 to $600. Different materials mean different parts and different labour.
- Rot versus wind. Rot at the post base runs roughly $300 to $1,000 because the post comes out; storm damage ranges $300 to $2,500 with the section count.
- Length. Most fence work is priced per linear foot (roughly $10 to $50 across materials), so a longer damaged run scales the job.
- Matching. Finding boards and posts that match an older fence takes sourcing; the closer the match, the better the repair disappears.
Rhodex's own prices are never published online. The quote comes from an on-site look at what actually failed, itemised with labour, materials and HST.
Quick answers
How much does fence repair cost?
As general market estimates, typical fence repairs run roughly $200 to $850, with a full panel replacement averaging around $500. Post work $150 to $400, gates $150 to $500, and extensive storm damage can reach $2,500.
Why does my fence keep leaning in the same spot?
Because the problem is underground, not at the board. A post set without enough depth or concrete, or set in soil that stays wet, moves every freeze-thaw cycle. Re-setting the post properly costs more than screwing in a new board, and it's the only fix that lasts.
Who owns the fence between two properties?
It depends on who built it and what's on your survey or property title; there's no automatic rule that a boundary fence is shared. We work on the side we're hired for. The ownership conversation is between neighbours, and it goes a lot better after a straight, repaired fence exists and both sides can see the posession question answered on paper rather than argued over a leaning post.
Repair or replace the whole fence?
Count the posts. If most posts are sound and the damage is boards and pickets, repair wins easily. If several posts are failing and the rails are tired throughout, you're subsidising a rebuild one repair at a time, and a replacement quote is the honest comparison.
Does a fence repair need a permit?
Like-for-like repairs generally don't. New fences can, depending on municipal height and material bylaws and where the fence sits relative to property lines. We flag it during the quote when the scope crosses into new-fence territory.
How Rhodex handles fence repair
Send photos of the damage and, if you know it, the fence material and age. An office manager prices the job and will say plainly when replacement is the better math. You approve the quote before anyone is dispatched. The finished work carries a 365-day warranty on workmanship.
Where we repair fences
Fence crews work Etobicoke and Mississauga in the west; Vaughan's Woodbridge, Maple, Concord and Thornhill; and north through King City, Aurora, Newmarket, Richmond Hill, Markham and Stouffville.
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Walk the line and count what's leaning. Or just send photos. (647) 205-7554, 8:30 am to 10:30 pm, every day.
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