Rotted posts reset, cedar pickets 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 Portland and the west-side suburbs. Posts rotted at the ground line are reset in fresh concrete, broken cedar pickets and rails are matched, and sagging gates 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 Hillsboro office.
Eight repairs, one crew, priced before we come out.
Eight months of rain, moss on the north side and posts standing in wet clay wear every Portland fence down. We reset the posts, match the cedar, and rehang the gate so it latches with one hand, in the dry window or between showers. Same fence, standing straight.
AFTERBEFORE
Post Reset
Picket & Plank Swap
Gate Rescue
New Wood Gate
Section Rebuild
Storm & Wind Damage
Hinges & Latches
Stain & SealEvery line on that list is a repair, and Portland has a lot of them. Describe the fence, get the price on the call, and expect the usual job 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.
Portland fence and gate repairs carry a one-year workmanship warranty, set out in writing on every job.
Water, from below. Portland gets its rain from October to May, the clay soil holds it, and a post set in dirt or thin concrete sits in a wet sleeve for eight months a year. The post rots at the ground line while the pickets above it still look sound, so the whole run leans. Moss and algae on the shaded side hold the water against the wood and finish the job on the boards.
Not for a repair, and usually not for a new wood fence. The City of Portland does not require a building permit for a wood fence up to seven feet, though zoning still limits a fence in the front setback to three and a half feet. The one exception is a pool barrier, which needs a permit at any height. We check before building anything new.
Reset posts and matching cedar 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.
Oregon's residential code wants a pool barrier gate that closes and latches on its own, with the release out of a small child's reach, and Portland asks for a permit on any pool barrier. If a pool gate drags open, that is the first thing we fix. The gap the dog found at the bottom is a rail and a picket, fixed in the same visit.
Cedar fences on small lots, many of them decades old, with posts set in soil or a thin collar of concrete. Shade from big trees keeps the north side wet, so the moss comes first and the rot follows at the ground line. The fix is a new post in fresh concrete, new bottom rails where they have gone soft, and the sound pickets kept.
Slopes, retaining walls and long runs that carry their own weight downhill. One rotted post lets a whole section rack, and winter wind storms finish what the slope started. We reset the post, re-plumb the run and brace the gate so it stops dragging on the walk after the rains.
Newer neighborhoods with HOA fence standards and a lot of good-neighbor cedar. The failures are smaller and more alike: a gate that never latched right, a rail screw that backed out, a builder-set post that was never deep enough. One-visit fixes, with materials that are easy to match from our Hillsboro office.
Say what the fence is up to, or text a picture, and the price comes back on the same call, written down. Nothing is scheduled until you have said yes to it.
The truck leaves our Hillsboro office with posts, rails, cedar pickets, hinges, latches and concrete, so a post reset in Woodstock or a gate rehang in Alberta is usually finished on the first visit.
A gate past saving is replaced by a single wood gate, built on site and no wider than four feet. A section that is down goes back up on your existing posts if they are still sound.
Old posts, rotted boards and rusted hardware leave on the truck, and the yard is swept. The one-year workmanship warranty is in writing before we go.
The City of Portland does not require a building permit for a wood fence up to seven feet, a masonry fence up to four feet, or chain link up to eight; anything taller needs a permit and engineered posts. Zoning still limits a fence in the front setback to three and a half feet. A like-for-like repair changes nothing. The suburbs have their own numbers, and we check before building anything new.
Oregon's residential code expects a pool barrier gate to close and latch on its own with the release out of a small child's reach, and Portland requires a permit for any pool barrier even when a plain fence needs none. If your pool gate drags open or the latch no longer catches, that is the first thing we fix.
Most Portland neighborhoods have no association. The west-side suburbs often do, 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, and we can put the materials and finish in writing for it.
Can't find your answer? Call 971-571-5787 and ask us anything.
Call 971-571-5787Priced on the call and usually scheduled within days, rain or shine. The truck comes from Hillsboro carrying concrete, posts, rails, pickets and hardware, so a post reset in wet clay, a run of new pickets or a gate rehung square is normally finished in one visit anywhere in Portland. Posts set in concrete cure in the wet. Only staining waits for a dry stretch.
Yes. Rails, pickets, posts, hinges and latches are handyman work, and on a Portland lot that is nearly everything a fence needs. Kaminskiy is licensed, bonded and insured, and the same cover applies when a section is rebuilt or a wood gate is built on site. The exception is a pool barrier, which the city permits at any height, and we say so before we touch it.
The number of posts that failed, the amount of cedar to replace and how hard the fence is to get to are what set the price. A long run on a West Hills slope with a retaining wall costs more to reach than a small east-side lot. Text a photo or describe it, and the figure is yours on the call, in writing, with nothing scheduled until you have it.
Yes. Posts are reset in concrete that cures in the wet, and a picket swap or a gate rehang takes a few hours between showers. Staining and sealing wait for a dry stretch, and we tell you which part of the job that is.
No. Wood fence and gate repair is what we do: posts, pickets, rails, sections, gates and stain. A whole-fence replacement, a vinyl or iron fence put up, or an electric opener hung is someone else's trade, and we say so on the call instead of at the house. The gate and the sections of a Portland fence that can be saved, we still save.
Yes. We match the picket profile, the spacing and the stain. New cedar weathers to match the rest of the fence within a season, or we stain it to match on the day.
Not a like-for-like repair. The City of Portland does not require a building permit for a wood fence up to seven feet, and only a pool barrier needs one at any height. A taller fence or a fence in the front setback has limits, and we tell you that on the call.
Portland and the west-side suburbs from our Hillsboro office, including Sellwood, Woodstock, Hawthorne, Alberta, St. Johns, Hillsdale, Multnomah Village, Beaverton, Hillsboro, Tigard, Tualatin, Lake Oswego, West Linn and Sherwood. Call 971-571-5787 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: 971-571-5787.
Priced on the call, fixed in one visit, warranted in writing.
We answer Monday to Friday, 8 to 4:30.No price games. You get a clear written quote before any work begins, backed by our workmanship warranty.
