Chesteen Home Repair And S&R Fencing: Experienced Fence Contractors Serving Sallis, MS 39160

The heavy clay soil around Sallis holds moisture against the base of wooden posts, combined with our hot, humid summers that accelerate rot. Over time, the ground also shifts as it dries and swells, pushing posts out of alignment. Chesteen Home Repair And S&R Fencing solves this by setting posts in a gravel base (rather than just backfilling with clay) and using pressure-treated lumber rated for ground contact. This method allows water to drain away from the wood and keeps your fence standing straight for years.

If the gate itself is still square and the frame is solid, but the gate won't latch or drags on the ground, the problem is likely a sagging hinge or loose screws. If the gate post feels soft when you poke it with a screwdriver, or you can wiggle the whole post in the ground, then you have a rotten or shifted post. Chesteen Home Repair And S&R Fencing can diagnose this on-site: we can replace just the hardware if the post is sound, or we can set a new, properly braced post if needed. We'll let you know exactly what's going on before we start any work.

The most permanent solution is not to simply push the sections back into place. We dig down and inspect each leaning post. If the concrete footer has broken or the post has rotted just below ground level, we remove the old post and set a new one with a larger concrete footer that extends below the frost line (about 12-18 inches here). For any posts that are still solid, we can brace them with a sister post or adjust the tension of the rails. We'll replace only what's needed, so your fence is straight and secure without the cost of a full replacement.