Make the yard secure first, document it properly for the claim, then rebuild the failed section so the next storm takes something else.
Get a Free QuoteAfter a line of storms the fast fix is to stand the leaning panels back up and re-use the same posts. Those are the posts that failed. They fail again in the next front, usually within the year.
We replace what actually gave way, set the new posts deeper than the originals were, and tie the repair into the standing run so it does not read as a patch. If a claim is involved we photograph before anything moves, because once it is cleaned up the evidence is gone.
Same-week temporary securing so the yard is closed while the claim runs.
Photos and a written scope in the format adjusters actually want.
Replacing what failed and tying it into the standing run.
When more than a third of the run is compromised, rebuilding beats patching.
Dallas County gets two storm seasons that take fences: spring hail and straight-line wind, and the occasional autumn front. Solid privacy fences catch the most wind because they are, in effect, a sail; the failures cluster on the exposed west and south runs. The other pattern we see is a fence that survived the wind but lost its pool barrier, which quietly puts the property out of compliance until it is fixed. If your damage touches a pool enclosure, tell us when you call and we will prioritise that section.
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What to do in the first day or two after a storm.
Photograph it first. Once a fence is tidied up, the evidence an adjuster needs is gone, and how it failed is part of the claim. Make the yard safe, especially around a pool, then leave the rest where it fell if you can.
Often, though it depends on the policy and the deductible, and that is a conversation with your carrier rather than with us. What we can do is document the failure properly so the claim is not decided on a bad photograph.
We can, and we will tell you when it is a false economy. The posts holding up a leaning run are the posts that already failed. Standing them back up puts the same fence in front of the next front that comes through.
After a North Texas storm the instinct is to clear the mess. That instinct costs money if a claim is involved, because once the debris is gone the evidence of what happened is gone with it. The first useful thing to do is document, and only then start deciding what gets rebuilt and what gets stood back up.
We will tell you honestly whether a run needs rebuilding or standing back up. There is no shortage of storm work without inventing any. We do not raise prices after a storm. The queue is real and we will be honest about where you sit in it, but the rate is the rate. Anyone quoting you a storm premium and asking for a large deposit on the doorstep is worth being careful with, particularly if they are not local.
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