Jensen is ag country, and fences here get leaned on by cattle, pushed by drifting snow, and crowded by Russian olive and tamarisk along the ditches. A wood post that sat in wet ground for a decade finally snaps, a corner brace lets go, and suddenly the whole line sags.
Our fence repair service in Jensen handles pasture wire, wood rail, pipe, vinyl, and chain link. We reset or replace posts, rebuild H braces at corners and gates, splice and stretch wire, swap broken boards and panels, and rehang gates that drag. Before any new post hole goes in, Utah Blue Stakes gets a call. When a section is worn out past saving, we will say so and help you decide where repair money does the most good.
We know Jensen ditch banks, river ground, and how Russian olive and tamarisk creep into a fence line if nobody cuts them back.
Augers, post pullers, drivers, and wire stretchers let us handle long pasture runs and tight backyard fences with the same crew.
If a few new posts and a brace will buy years, we say that before suggesting a full rebuild of the line.
Old posts, rusty wire, and broken boards leave with us, so nothing is left lying in the pasture for livestock to find.
On a pasture fence, the line posts get the attention, but the braces do the real work. Every corner, gate opening, and end post carries the pull of all the wire strung from it. When an H brace loosens or a corner post tips even a few inches, the tension drops along the entire run, and the wire starts to sag between posts. Cattle find that sag fast.
So the first thing we check on a Jensen fence repair is the anchoring. We rebuild braces with solid posts set deep, tighten brace wire, and only then work down the line to restretch and splice wire. Fixing it in that order keeps the line tight for years instead of weeks.
Jensen sits on the Green River, and plenty of fence lines here follow ditches and low ground. Those spots are hard on fences. Posts set in damp soil rot faster at the ground line, and Russian olive and tamarisk sprout right along the wire. Left alone, a young tree grows into the fence, pushes posts out of line, and eventually takes a section down when it gets big enough.
We cut back the growth that is pushing on the fence as part of the repair. When a ditch line is badly overgrown, brush clearing along ditches and fence rows gives us room to work and keeps the new posts from getting crowded again.
Uintah County uses a 30 inch frost depth for footings, and fence posts that need to stay put do better set at least that deep. Shallow posts get lifted a little each winter as the ground freezes and thaws, and after a few seasons the fence has a wavy top line and gates that no longer meet the latch.
Utah Blue Stakes needs a call at least three business days before we dig, and the ticket is good for 21 days. Since we are the ones digging, we make that call. Private lines like irrigation pipe or power run out to a shop will not be marked, so tell us about anything you know is buried along the fence.
Not every fence in town is pasture wire. Homes in Jensen have wood privacy fence, picket fence, vinyl, and chain link around yards and gardens. These fail in familiar ways:
Most of these are repairable without replacing the whole fence. We match material as closely as we can and fix the post problem behind the failure.
Gates take the most abuse of any part of a fence. On a farm, they get opened with a truck bumper, leaned on, and left swinging in the wind. A gate that drags in the dirt or will not latch usually points to a hinge post that has leaned, a sagging gate frame, or worn hardware. We reset the post, square the frame, and adjust or replace the hinges and latch so it swings freely and closes on the first try.
A gate problem often comes with company: a shed door that will not latch, a loose step on the porch, a barn hinge hanging by one screw. Our general repairs for gates, sheds, and outbuildings can pick those up while we are already on site.
Fence work leaves a mess: old posts, coils of rusty wire, broken boards, and the stumps of trees that grew into the line. We haul off the smaller material as part of the job. When there are larger trunks along the fence, stump removal near fence lines clears the way so roots do not lift the new posts. Call (801) 669-0512 to get your line walked.
We walk the full fence line, check every brace, post, and gate, and note brush, ditches, and buried lines along the way.
You get a free quote listing posts, braces, wire, and gate work, with options when a stretch is near the end of its life.
We call Blue Stakes, rebuild braces first, set posts deep, then stretch wire and repair panels down the line.
We walk the repaired line with you, swing every gate, and point out spots to watch over the next winter.
