The Expert Fence Company in Franklin, Kentucky
Lots around the Public Square are narrow and shaded, while the newer streets east on Scottsville Road sit on open ground with nothing between the houses. Mature trees and old outbuildings crowd a fence line downtown, so a fence there is laid out around what is already standing.
We have spent 11 years building fences across southern Kentucky, and every one carries a lifetime workmanship warranty. We are also a wholesale fence distributor, with aluminum, vinyl, and wood materials available for pickup or delivery. Estimates are free.
- Locally Owned & Operated
- Family Owned & Operated
- Free, No-Obligation Estimates
- Trained, Professional Installers
- Fence Workers Association Member
- Fence Material Sales & Delivery
Get a FREE Fence Estimate
Tell us what you have in mind, and we will measure the property, price the work, and walk you through your options at no cost. You will know exactly what your fence involves before you commit to anything.
Fence Types Available in Franklin, Kentucky
Our Recent Projects
Here are some fences we have installed in Franklin, Kentucky. These six include wood picket and privacy panels, white vinyl on two different lots, a flat-top aluminum gate, and black PVC-coated chain link.
Most Companies Give a Year. We Give a Lifetime.
Every fence we build includes a lifetime workmanship warranty. We are a local, family-owned company, and we stand behind our work long after the crew has packed up and driven home for the day.
What Fence Installation Is Like in Franklin, Kentucky
Fence work here runs from shaded lots on the old square to open acreage out in Simpson County, and the same limestone sits under both.
Rock and Soft Spots
This is karst ground, red clay lying on cavernous limestone. One hole meets rock at two feet, and the next keeps going, so we set each post to the depth its own hole allows.
Freeze and Thaw
Kentucky's code puts the frost line at 24 inches, and fences are exempt. We dig past it anyway because a winter of freezing nights can lift a shallow post.
The Historic Districts
West Cedar Street and Harristown are two of the four districts a city preservation ordinance covers, so confirm plans for a front-yard fence with the city first.
FAQs
These are the questions we hear most from property owners around Franklin, Kentucky before a new fence is installed.
Flat-top aluminum and horizontal wood both suit the newer houses going up east of town, where the lines of the house are simple and an ornate fence design works against them. A three-rail flat-top aluminum panel keeps the yard open and maintains its black powder-coated finish without repainting. Horizontal wood provides solid privacy instead, with the boards running the long way rather than upright. Either option suits a new build better than a standard dog-ear picket does.
We are a local family business that installs fences and sells the material to property owners who would rather build their own. Every fence our crew builds carries a lifetime workmanship warranty, so the labor is covered for as long as you own the fence. If you are doing the work yourself, we sell fence material in aluminum, vinyl, and wood, with pickup or delivery. Estimates are free either way and carry no obligation.
We install in every month of the year, and frozen soil rarely delays a job, since Simpson County has many freezing nights but very few days cold enough to keep the ground hard. Rain is the bigger factor, because spring is the wettest stretch here and a saturated yard can move a start date by a few days. Reach out for a free estimate, and we will tell you honestly what the schedule looks like for your address.
A vinyl fence is the lowest-upkeep material we install, though it is not maintenance-free. Color runs all the way through the PVC rather than sitting on the surface, which is why there is no staining or repainting schedule to follow. It does need an occasional rinse, because road dust and the green film that grows on a shaded north face both show up on a white panel. Check the gate hinges and latch once a year, and tighten anything that has worked loose.
Yes, a sloping line changes both the material list and the labor, so it does affect the cost of a fence. Panels can be racked to follow the grade, or the fence can step down in level sections with a small gap under each one. Racking takes more cutting and more posts on a steep pitch, and stepping calls for taller pickets to close those gaps. We walk the slope along your property during the free estimate and show you what each approach involves before anything is ordered.
Stain it within 60 days of installation, because that is the condition our workmanship warranty places on wood. New boards need to dry before they will take a finish, so aim for a clear week inside that window rather than staining the day after the crew leaves. Cedar, red pine, and yellow pine all accept stain well, and the coat also slows the graying that humid Kentucky summers cause. Wood is a natural product and carries no manufacturer warranty, which makes that first coat worth getting right.
Kentucky
The state publishes the residential code that local construction follows, plus a county-by-county list of inspectors.
Department of Housing, Buildings & ConstructionSimpson County
The county issues residential and commercial building permits, with packets and an application portal online.
Simpson County Permits and FormsFranklin
One office on West Cedar Street downtown reviews zoning for the city and the county alike.
Franklin-Simpson County Planning & ZoningReady to Start Your Fence Project?
We install residential and commercial fences, and we sell the materials if you would rather build it yourself. Either way, one call gets you a straight answer from people who do this every day.
