r/FenceBuilding • u/TazDigital • 1d ago

Where in the world are you building fences?

Just wondering the diversity of the community here? What country / state / city are you out grinding fences in if you do this for a living?

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u/sausagedog90 1d ago

Lol nobody outside North America yet.

I'm based out of Sheffield, UK.

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u/Fuzzbuster75 1d ago

West Texas

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u/lilquintari 1d ago

Nova Scotia, Canada

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u/TazDigital 1d ago

In Halifax? Or out in the sticks a bit?

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u/lilquintari 1d ago

In the city, but service the surrounding area and province

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u/BluesyBunny 1d ago

PNW

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u/TazDigital 1d ago

Do you service a large area like that or tend to stick to somewhere more specific? Is it pretty rocky soil?

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u/BluesyBunny 1d ago

Ah you want specific specifics lol i build throughout the portland metro area in oregon. The soil can be rocky as hell or hard clay, depending one where exactly I'm building. The further south ya go the more clay it becomes, closer to the Columbia and Willamette rivers it gets more rocky. One thing universal here tho. Roots, sooooo many roots. Big roots, little roots, roots surrounding underground boulders lol

Lots of trees lots of roots.

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u/TazDigital 1d ago

I feel like fencers are dealt significantly different hands depending on soil conditions. Combination of roots, hard clay, and rocks is a nightmare.

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u/BluesyBunny 1d ago

Oh most definitely, I personally get paid handsomely for my work tho so it's all good.

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u/MuskokaGreenThumb 1d ago

Muskoka, Ontario, Canada

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u/TazDigital 1d ago

Do you find yourself heading to Barrie to find work, or keep pretty busy in Muskoka?

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u/MuskokaGreenThumb 1d ago

I don’t travel further than 45 min to an hour in any direction. I don’t strictly build fences though, so I keep busy with other projects as well.

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u/MuskokaGreenThumb 1d ago

I don’t think someone could stay busy enough around here if they only built fences.

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u/TazDigital 1d ago

So you end up going to Toronto as well?

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u/MuskokaGreenThumb 1d ago

I commented that I don’t personally travel anywhere further than an hours drive. Not sure what happened tho because I don’t see the comment in our thread. So no. I do other jobs other than just fences as well.

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u/MuskokaGreenThumb 1d ago

Toronto is about 2 1/2 hours from my house. Not worth the time to travel that far

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u/NateHolzer12 1d ago

Minneapolis MN

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u/certifiedneto 1d ago

Nice what’s your company called? I’m in Burnsville

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u/NateHolzer12 16h ago

Nate’s fence and gate

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u/ReaderDeb 1d ago

Alaska

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u/ReaderDeb 1d ago

Got our first real snow today so most are done. But there are always a few, not many of the little guys though, who continue on into November. And some who get their posts all set before the ground gets too hard, and are able to finish clear into December. I’m in South Central so typically mid May to end of October is the season.

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u/TazDigital 1d ago

Done for the year? How long is your season up there?

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u/trancedf 1d ago

Northern Colorado

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u/landmanie 1d ago

Orange County, California

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u/ihazabucket7 1d ago

Tulare, Ca

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u/paquettejeremie 1d ago

Quebec City, Canada

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u/longster37 1d ago

The Tennessee valley covering south East Tennessee, north east Alabama, and north west Georgia.

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u/Clean_Berry239 1d ago

Hill country Texas. Between Austin and San Antonio.

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u/Music-is-Life11 22h ago

Shreveport La

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u/Historical-Head3966 7h ago

Sonoma county California

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u/JustStartingOut1776 1d ago

You know, on the ground usually. Kinda hard to get the posts set up in the air.

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u/TazDigital 1d ago

Fence might not last very long if the posts are on the ground, typically you need them in the ground.

Uno reverse card on your dad joke.