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Fencing, gates and exterior projects

Building the edge of a property, not just a fence

Cedar fencing, gates that still close in year three, walkways and small exterior projects, built as one edge rather than as separate trades that happened to finish near each other.

Weathered grey side gate between brick house and garage, warped and hanging off a rotted top frame

A warped, silvered gate wedged between the house and the garage, hanging off a frame that had rotted at the post. Rebuilt in cedar, hung square, latching properly. See how it was done

What you are actually buying

What the work
includes.

No packages, no tiers. This is the work itself, and anything on your property that does not need doing will be said so at the quote.

  • Fence lines set before posts go inAny wander in a post line shows along the whole run, and worst on horizontal boards where every course repeats the error.
  • Gates built to the openingOpenings are rarely square. A gate built to the actual gap clears at the bottom and closes flush at the latch, which is the difference between a gate and a thing you lift.
  • Consistent reveal through the runThe gap between boards is the detail that carries a cedar fence, held constant through the gate so it disappears into the run when closed.
  • Planting and surfaces landed togetherWalkway, mulched strip and turf meeting on one line, so the boundary reads as designed.

Timing

Fall is a good time to build

Ground work is easier before it freezes and the yard is not in use, so a fence built in the fall is finished and settled before the next growing season rather than disrupting it.

Anything involving posts, grade change or a retaining wall needs the protected-area check first. Inside a regulated area that work needs a permit before it starts, whichever city you are in.

Questions

Worth knowing
before you book.

Do I need a permit for a fence?

The fence itself usually follows local height rules, but the ground work is where permits appear. Inside a conservation-regulated area, regrading, retaining walls and imported soil are development activity and need approval first. On a Bathurst-fronting property north of Steeles the boulevard belongs to York Region, so anything in that strip needs a Regional permit.

Can you match an existing fence?

Usually. Board width, spacing and cap detail can be matched so a replaced section does not announce itself.

Real work

What this looks like on a property.

Gate and fence workThe gate everyone in the house used, and nobody could closeThornhill, Vaughan Fencing, gates and exterior projectsBuilding the edge of a property, not just a fenceDownsview, Toronto Cleanup and bed resetThe bed had not grown. It had spread.Thornhill, Vaughan

WhereFencing, gates and exterior projects across Toronto, Vaughan, Markham and Richmond Hill. Which city you are in changes the rules, and the quote accounts for it. See every area we serve.

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