Fence Installation in Kittrell, NC

Kittrell is a handful of roads and a great deal of land. The properties along US-1 between Franklinton and Henderson run to acreage, a lot of them with animals on them, and the fence conversations here are about containment and boundaries rather than about screening a neighbor’s window. That means the walk-through matters more than the brochure. Before we quote anything we want to see where the line runs, what is on the property, and how a truck gets to the far end of it.

Horse property is a meaningful share of the work. Horses lean, rub and test a fence in ways that ordinary rail will not survive, so we build mesh-backed rail: horizontal rails a horse can see and respect, with a woven wire layer behind them so a leg cannot go through. Three-rail and four-rail configurations cover most situations, and both go in as pressure-treated wood or as vinyl rail if you would rather never paint a fence line again. For cattle, goats and general livestock, woven wire pulled tight and set close to the ground does the containing.

Gates deserve their own conversation on a property like this. The opening needs to fit your widest implement with the arms out, not the tractor by itself, and it needs enough room to make the turn into it. Anything past a certain width goes in as a double-drive gate rather than a single leaf, because a wide single gate sags under its own weight unless the post and hardware are sized for it. We spec that up front rather than discovering it later.

Near the house, the work looks like anywhere else. Vinyl privacy with PrivacyLock rails, or pressure-treated wood with StayStrong pickets and HeartWood board where you want real timber. Posts go in concrete on every job, because Vance County clay holds water, heaves in a winter freeze, and will push a tamped post out of plumb before the fence is paid off.

Call (919) 335-4008 to schedule a free estimate. We will meet you on the property and price the whole run before any work starts.