Storm Damage Fence Repair in Lincoln, CA
The big winter systems that roll through Placer County don't nibble at fences — they harvest them. A saturated January soil grips nothing, a 40 mph gust loads a six-foot privacy run like a sail, and by morning whole sections are laid over in a domino line. After every named wind event, our schedule becomes a map of who had the oldest posts.
The First 24 Hours
- Stay clear of anything tangled in lines or leaning on structures. A fence under a downed tree is under load; it moves when the tree does. Anything involving power lines is the utility's problem first and ours second.
- Photograph everything before touching anything. Wide shots of each damaged run, close-ups of breaks, and the tree or limb that did it. If an insurance claim happens, these are the photos that matter.
- Call us. Storm calls jump the queue. Where there's a pool, a dog, or a street-facing gap, we'll get a crew out to secure it — temporary bracing, panels stood and screwed, or temporary fencing across the gap — ahead of the full repair.
Secure First, Rebuild Right Second
Storm repair is two jobs. The first is closing the gap today. The second is rebuilding in a way that doesn't repeat next winter: posts reset in proper footings, panels re-hung on brackets, and the failure pattern read honestly — because a fence that went over in one storm usually went over for a pre-existing reason, and the wind just sent the invoice. Where rot was the real culprit, we'll show you, section by section, what's worth rebuilding and what belongs in a replacement conversation.
Insurance, Without the Runaround
Homeowner's policies often cover fence damage from falling trees and sometimes wind, minus your deductible — a determination only your insurer can make. What we do: document the damage in photos, write a clear itemized scope and quote suitable for a claim file, and repair on your schedule, whether that's before the adjuster (with everything documented) or after. What we don't do: inflate quotes for claims. The number is the number, whoever's paying.
Three Yards, One Fence Line
Storms don't respect property lines, and a downed boundary run is a shared cost under California's good-neighbor fence law (Civil Code §841). After a big blow we regularly repair one continuous line across two or three properties in a single mobilization — which is cheaper per household than three separate crews on three separate weekends. If your neighbors' sections went down with yours, mention it; we'll quote it as one job with clean per-owner splits.
What It Costs
Storm repairs typically run $300–$1,500 depending on how many sections and posts went down and whether tree removal is tangled into the job. Temporary securing is cheap; we'd rather brace your fence tonight than meet your dog on Highway 65 tomorrow.
Storm Damage Questions
How fast can you come after a storm?
Storm damage jumps our queue. Gaps with pools, dogs, or street exposure get secured first — often same-day temporary bracing — with full rebuilds following within days as materials are matched.
Will insurance pay for my storm-damaged fence?
Often partially — tree-fall damage is commonly covered, wind damage varies by policy, and your deductible applies. Only your insurer can say. We provide the itemized quote and photo documentation a claim file needs, and the quote is the same number whether insurance pays or you do.
A tree is still on my fence. Can you handle that?
Light limbs, yes — we cut and clear as part of the repair. A full tree or anything under tension is a tree service's job first; we coordinate timing so the fence rebuild starts as soon as the wood is off.
My neighbor's section went down too. Can we do it together?
Please do — one mobilization across adjoining properties is cheaper per household, and boundary fences are a shared responsibility under CA Civil Code §841 anyway. We write per-owner splits into the quote.
The fence went down but the wood looks fine. Why did it fail?
Almost always the posts: rot at the grade line that didn't show until the wind loaded it. That's also the honest repair answer — reusing sound panels on new, properly-footed posts is common and saves real money.
Related Services
- Leaning Fence & Post Repair — $150–$600
- Fence Panel & Section Replacement — $250–$1,200
- Full Fence Replacement — $2,800–$9,000