Wood Fence Installation
Cedar and redwood privacy fencing built for San Diego's dry heat and coastal air. Apache builds good neighbor fence, board-on-board, cap-and-trim, …
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Fence company serving El Cajon, CA
El Cajon is ten minutes from our Santee yard and one of the areas we work most. The city has a lot of older housing stock, which means a large share of our El Cajon work is replacement: pulling out fence that was installed decades ago, dealing with posts that were set badly or not set in concrete at all, and rebuilding property lines cleanly. We install wood, vinyl, iron, and chain link, and we repair as often as we replace.
Local conditions
What fencing in El Cajon actually involves
El Cajon sits in a valley ringed by hills, and the valley floor traps heat — summer highs here run above the coast by a noticeable margin. That accelerates UV damage on wood and makes vinyl and iron popular. Older neighborhoods bring their own quirks: mature trees with root systems in the fence line, existing concrete that has to be broken out, and shared property lines where a neighbor's old fence is still standing.
- A lot of El Cajon jobs are teardown-and-replace, so we quote demolition and old post removal as part of the scope.
- Mature tree roots in the fence line change post placement — we work around them rather than through them.
- Valley heat is intense, which pushes many homeowners toward vinyl or toward staining wood immediately.
- On shared lines we will talk through who owns what before anything comes down.
- Chain link remains common here for back and side runs where cost matters more than looks.
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Fences we install in El Cajon
Vinyl Fence Installation
Vinyl is the most requested fence Apache installs, and most of the company's project photos show it: solid privacy panels, privacy with an open pic…
Details →Ornamental Iron Fence & Gates
Tubular steel and ornamental iron fencing and gates for front yards, pool code enclosures, courtyards, and commercial frontage. Iron keeps a view o…
Details →Chain Link Fence
Galvanized and black vinyl-coated chain link for property lines, dog runs, storage yards, and job sites. It is the most economical way to enclose a…
Details →Custom Gates & Hand Railing
Walk gates, wide double drive gates, and hand railing built to match the fence they belong to in wood, vinyl, or iron. Gates are where most fences …
Details →Fence Repair, Painting & Weatherproofing
Not every fence needs replacing. Apache repairs wind and storm damage, resets leaning posts, replaces rotted boards and failed panels, and rehangs …
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El Cajon questions
Asked by El Cajon homeowners
Can you replace an old fence and haul away the debris?
Yes. Replacement is a large share of our El Cajon work. Demolition, old post and concrete removal, and haul-away are quoted as part of the job so there is no surprise at the end.
My neighbor and I share the fence. How does that work?
It is worth agreeing before work starts on who is paying for what and exactly where the line sits. We are happy to walk the line with both parties during the estimate. If the fence is being stained afterward, Tom Sawyer offers a discount when both sides are done at once.
Do you repair fences in El Cajon or only replace them?
We repair. Leaning posts, rotted boards, storm damage, and sagging gates are all fixable, and on plenty of El Cajon fences repair is the honest recommendation rather than a full replacement. We will tell you which one your fence needs.
Fence estimate in El Cajon
About 10 minutes east from our Santee yard. Call or send the details and we will schedule a measure.