We don't set 4x4s.

On top of that, the building code classifies all of Florida as a “Very Heavy” termite zone. That's the highest of four categories, and there isn't a county in the state that escapes it.

So when we tell you we build differently here, it isn't a sales angle. It's the climate.

Galvanized steel posts.

They install behind the pickets, so from either side you still see a wood fence. They don't rot, twist, warp or crack, and they carry a limited lifetime warranty from the manufacturer. When the pickets and rails eventually need replacing, you replace pickets and rails. The posts stay.

Welded steel gate frames.

Sixteen gauge, powder coated black. A wood gate frame sags. It's what wood does. A welded steel frame doesn't, so the gate still latches the way it did the day we hung it.

Pre-stained pickets.

Stained at the factory before assembly, which means every face and every end gets coverage. That matters more than it sounds like it should. Water enters end grain about a hundred times faster than it enters the sides of a board, and end grain is exactly what you can't reach once a fence is built.

At the wind speeds this city actually designs for, a wood post fence needs its posts almost twice as close together to do the same job. Most of them aren't built that way.

We should be straight about something, because you'll hear the opposite from people trying to sell you either way.

Pressure treated pine that's properly rated for ground contact is not going to rot out in five years. That's a myth, and the field data doesn't support it.

What actually happens is the post moves. Treated southern yellow pine warps, twists, checks and splits as it dries. Read any treated lumber warranty and you'll find warping, twisting, checking and splitting are specifically excluded from coverage. So the post is still “good” by the warranty's definition while your gate drags on the ground and your fence line has gone wavy.

Steel doesn't move. That's the argument. It isn't more complicated than that.

We schedule five days for a three day job. We'd rather have the room and not need it.

Because of that, and because of demand, we're currently booking about five to six weeks out, weather permitting. We know waiting isn't always ideal, but we believe building your fence the right way is worth the wait.

Every quote we send lays out the exact materials, the fastener type, the post spacing, the concrete per post, and photos of the style you're looking at. You'll know what you're buying before you agree to it.

If the lowest bid is what you're after, we're honestly not the right fit, and that's fine. There are people here who'll do it cheaper.