Sun-split pickets matched, posts reset, sagging gates rehung square. Priced on the call, usually finished in one visit.
BBBAccredited BusinessKaminskiy Care and Repair repairs wood fences and gates across San Marcos, from San Elijo Hills and Discovery Hills to Lake San Marcos, Twin Oaks Valley and the Richmar streets. Pickets the inland sun has split are matched, posts the sprinklers have rotted are reset in fresh concrete, and gates that drag are rehung square, usually in one visit. You get the price on the call, in writing, before anything is scheduled, and we keep every board that is still sound. Since 2005, from our San Diego office.
Eight repairs, one crew, priced before we come out.
Hot inland summers, hillside wind and the sprinklers at the base of every post wear a San Marcos fence down from both ends. We reset the posts, match the wood and the stain, and rehang the gate so it latches with one hand. Same fence, standing straight.
AFTERBEFORE
Post Reset
Picket & Plank Swap
Gate Rescue
New Wood Gate
Section Rebuild
Storm & Wind Damage
Hinges & Latches
Stain & SealSplit redwood, a post the sprinkler soaked, a gate that swings on its own: quick jobs for us anywhere in San Marcos. We price it on the call and one trip usually covers it.
Priced and on the calendar during the first call.
A written quote you approve before anyone drives out.
One visit, truck stocked, warranty in writing.
A one-year workmanship warranty, in writing, follows every San Marcos fence and gate repair, from Richmar to San Elijo Hills.
The sun, then the water. San Marcos summers bake redwood and cedar until the boards check and split along the grain, and a picket that has taken ten of them breaks when you lean on it. At the ground, the sprinklers keep the posts wet and subterranean termites finish them below grade. On the hillsides, a hot east wind takes the weakest section. The fix is new posts in concrete and matched boards, not a new fence.
A like-for-like repair needs nothing. California exempts fences up to seven feet from a building permit, and San Marcos keeps a fence in the front setback to about three and a half feet and the rest to six; anything taller goes through the city's planning counter. We check before building anything new.
Reset posts and matching pickets fix most fences for a fraction of the cost of a new one, and that is the work we do. Whole-fence replacement, vinyl and iron are not our lane. If that is what the fence needs, we say so on the call, and we still fix the gate and the sections that can be saved.
A pool gate should close and latch on its own, with the latch release at least 60 inches up. That is the standard in California's Swimming Pool Safety Act, and it is the first thing we check on a pool fence. The gap the dog found at the bottom is a rail and a picket, fixed in the same visit.
Newer HOA neighborhoods on slopes, with long side-yard runs that carry their own weight downhill and a hot east wind that works any weak post loose. A builder-set post that was never deep enough lets a section rack. We reset it deeper in concrete, re-plumb the run and match the profile the association expects.
Older fences on posts set in soil, with decades of sprinklers and termites behind them. The pickets often look fine; the fence leans because the posts are gone at grade. Resetting the failed posts brings the whole line back straight without replacing the fence.
Younger fences, smaller fixes: a gate that never latched right, a rail screw that backed out of pressure-treated wood, a picket split by the sun. One-visit work, with materials that are still easy to match.
Text a photo of the split run or the gate that swings, or just describe it. We give you the price on that call, in writing, and the schedule comes after you have it.
Concrete, posts, rails, pickets and gate hardware are on the truck before it leaves for San Marcos, which is why a rotted post or a dragging gate is usually done the first time we come.
Past rehanging means a new gate: one wood gate up to four feet wide, built on site in boards that match. A section that is on the ground is rebuilt on the existing posts.
Everything we pulled out, posts, boards and concrete, leaves on the truck. The yard is left clean, and the one-year workmanship warranty is set down in writing on your paperwork.
California exempts fences up to seven feet from a building permit. San Marcos's zoning keeps a fence in the front setback to about three and a half feet and a side or rear fence to six feet, with anything taller going through the city's planning counter. A like-for-like repair changes nothing, and we check with the city before building anything new.
California's Swimming Pool Safety Act expects a pool barrier gate to close and latch on its own, with the latch release at least 60 inches above the ground. If your pool gate drags open or the latch no longer catches, that is the first thing we fix.
San Elijo Hills, Discovery Hills and most of the newer villages are association communities, and most do not need to approve a repair that matches the existing fence. A new gate, a new section or a different stain sometimes needs a form. We can give you the materials and finish in writing for it.
Can't find your answer? Call 858-330-5590 and ask us anything.
Call 858-330-5590Priced on the call and usually scheduled within days. The technician comes to San Marcos with posts, rails, pickets, hinges, latches and concrete already loaded, so a post, a run of pickets or a gate is normally put right in one visit, whether the fence is in San Elijo Hills or down by Lake San Marcos.
Yes. Most of what a San Marcos fence needs is handyman work by definition: a post reset, a rail or a picket replaced, a hinge or a latch swapped. Kaminskiy is licensed, bonded and insured, and a section rebuilt from the rails up or a gate built new is in scope as well.
The price follows three things: the posts that have gone, the boards split past saving and how steep or tight the run is. A long slope fence in San Elijo Hills takes more than a flat side yard off Barham Drive. Text a photo or tell us about it on the call, and the price comes back in writing before a date is set.
No. Wood is our lane, and only wood: pickets, posts, rails, gates, sections and stain. We do not take on whole-fence replacement, vinyl, iron or electric gate openers. When a San Marcos fence needs one of those, we say that on the call, then repair the gate and any section that is sound.
Yes. We match the picket profile, the spacing and the stain. New pressure-treated boards weather to match the rest of the fence within a season, or we stain them to match on the day.
A repair that matches the existing fence rarely needs anything. California exempts fences up to seven feet from a building permit, and San Marcos keeps side and rear fences to six feet. A new gate, a new section or a different color sometimes needs an HOA form, and we can put the materials and finish in writing for it.
All of San Marcos, including San Elijo Hills, Discovery Hills, Lake San Marcos, Richmar, Twin Oaks Valley and the Cal State side, plus Vista, Escondido, Carlsbad, Encinitas and Oceanside. Call 858-330-5590 to confirm your address and get on the schedule.
Describe the fence or gate, or text a photo of it, and we call back with a written price and a time. Calling is still faster: 858-330-5590.
Priced on the call, fixed in one visit, warranted in writing.
We answer in under three rings, 24/7.No price games. You get a clear written quote before any work begins, backed by our workmanship warranty.
