Posts reset, wood matched, 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 Mateo, from San Mateo Park, Baywood and Aragon to Hillsdale, Beresford Park, the Laurelwood hills and the Shoreview streets. Posts rotted at the ground are reset in fresh concrete, broken pickets and rails are matched, 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 Peninsula crew.
Eight repairs, one crew, priced before we come out.
Morning fog, shade from old trees and fences on hillside and bayside lots wear a San Mateo fence down. We reset the posts, match the wood, 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 & SealEach of these is a small job for a San Mateo technician. Tell us what the fence is doing and we price it on the call; most of the time the repair is done in one visit.
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.
Every San Mateo fence and gate repair carries a one-year workmanship warranty, and you get it in writing.
Damp that never quite dries. On the Peninsula the marine layer comes in most summer mornings and the winter rain soaks in under old trees, so the wood at the bottom of a San Mateo fence stays wet for months. The posts rot at the ground line, the boards go soft at the bottom, and on the hillside streets one bad post lets a section rack. The fix is new posts in fresh concrete and matched boards, not a new fence.
Not for a repair. San Mateo needs a building permit only for a fence over seven feet, keeps a front fence to three feet and a side or rear fence to six, and lets fences built before June 1993 stand as they are. A like-for-like repair changes nothing, and 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.
Big trees, deep shade and fences on their original posts. The bottoms of the boards go soft and the posts rot at grade. We replace what has gone, keep what is sound and match the wood. Old oaks are protected here, so new post holes near one we check first.
Sloping lots and terraced yards with fences that carry their own weight downhill. One rotted post lets a section rack. We reset it deeper in concrete, re-plumb the run and brace the gate so it stops dragging on the steps.
Wind off the bay and salt in the air work the hinges and latches loose. We replace rusted hardware with coated or stainless, rehang the gates square and reset the posts that have gone.
Describe what the fence or the gate is up to, or send a photo of it. You get a written price on that call, before we put anything on the schedule.
The truck carries posts, rails, pickets, hinges, latches and concrete to every San Mateo address, so the usual repair is finished the first time we come out.
A gate too far gone is replaced with a single wood gate, four feet wide at most, built on site. A section on the ground is rebuilt on the posts you already have.
The old posts, boards and hardware leave in the truck. Your one-year workmanship warranty is written down and handed over before we drive off.
San Mateo keeps a fence on a property line or in a required yard to six feet, and in a front or street-side yard to three, with a 3-foot limit near corners and driveways. Side and rear fences can go to eight when the neighbors apply together for a building permit and the top part is open. A building permit is needed only over seven feet, fences built before June 7, 1993 may stand as they are, and a like-for-like repair changes nothing.
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.
Most of San Mateo has no association; San Mateo Park, Baywood and the hills have their own deeper street-side yards and the city's heritage tree rules. A repair that matches the existing fence rarely needs approval, and we can put the materials and finish in writing if a neighbor or an association asks.
Can't find your answer? Call 650-744-0320 and ask us anything.
Call 650-744-0320Most San Mateo repairs are priced on the first call and go on the calendar within days. The technician arrives with posts, concrete, rails, pickets and hardware, so a reset post, a swapped picket or a rehung gate is done before he leaves. A rebuilt section usually fits the same visit.
Yes, and it is the right call for most of them. Posts, rails, pickets, hinges, latches: handyman work by nature. Kaminskiy is licensed, bonded and insured, and the same technician can rebuild a section or build a new gate when the fence needs more than a patch.
Three things set the price: the number of posts that have failed, the amount of wood that has to be replaced, and how easy the fence is to get to on a hillside or bayside lot. Describe it or text a photo and the price comes back in writing on that call, before anything is booked.
Yes. We reset the post deeper and in more concrete than the original, re-plumb the run against the slope and brace the gate. If the slope itself has moved, we say so on the call; that is a retaining-wall job, not a fence job.
No. Our lane is wood repair: posts, rails, pickets, sections, gates, stain. Whole-fence replacement is not ours, nor are vinyl fencing, iron work or electric gate openers, and we say so on the call. We still fix the gate and every section that can be saved.
Not a like-for-like repair. San Mateo needs a building permit only for a fence over seven feet, and fences built before June 1993 may stand as they are. New post holes near a heritage oak, or a taller fence, are the things we check with the city first.
All of San Mateo, including San Mateo Park, Baywood, Aragon, Hillsdale, Beresford Park, Laurelwood and Shoreview, plus Burlingame, Hillsborough, Belmont, San Carlos and Foster City. Call 650-744-0320 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: 650-744-0320.
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.
