Fencing · Winnipeg
Wood privacy, vinyl, chain link, ornamental and composite fencing — every post set in concrete below the frost line, braced for prairie wind, and built to still be plumb after ten freeze-thaw cycles.
Drive down any older street in Winnipeg in April and you can read the fences like a report card. The ones leaning into the neighbour’s yard had shallow posts.
Frost does not care what the boards cost. Our frost line sits around four feet, and a post set two or three feet deep is sitting in the zone where the ground lifts and drops every year. It heaves, the rails rack, the gate stops latching, and by year six someone is quoting a rebuild on a fence that was only ever badly founded.
So the part of our quote that actually matters is the post schedule: holes at least three feet deep — usually four — every post set in concrete, spacing and bracing sized for the wind a prairie yard actually takes, and gate posts treated as structure rather than as another picket.
After that the choice is genuinely about you: how much privacy, how much maintenance, and how long you want it to last. All five materials below work here — they just cost and age differently.
What we do
Most calls are one of these four. Replacement is the most common — and the one where doing the posts properly changes everything.
Complete installation from layout and design through material selection to the final gate adjustment.
Old fence out and properly disposed of, new one in. Quoted together or separately, your call.
Damaged sections, racked panels and heaved posts fixed, so a good fence does not get replaced over one bad run.
Custom gates matched to the fence, hung on posts sized for the load and set for years of daily use.
Types we install
From classic wood privacy to modern vinyl — a solution for every style, budget and purpose. Lifespans below assume the posts were done properly, because none of them hold up otherwise.
The most popular choice for Winnipeg homeowners. Natural, warm, and the only material that gives complete privacy at a reasonable price per foot.
Zero maintenance, permanently. Never needs painting or staining, and holds a clean modern line that suits newer houses.
The economical answer when the job is containment and boundary rather than privacy. Black coating makes it disappear into planting.
Elegant, secure and extremely long-lived. The usual answer for front yards and pool enclosures, where you want the boundary visible but not the barrier.
The look of wood without the staining cycle. Rot and insect resistant, made from recycled content, and stable through wet-dry swings.
Gates are where fences fail first, because they move thousands of times a year. Oversized posts, proper hinges and a reveal that still works when the ground shifts.
Why Winnipeg fences need special attention
A fence detail that works in Vancouver does not work here. This is what Manitoba does to a fence line, and what we do about it.
Extreme temperature swings lift and drop the ground around post foundations dozens of times a season.
A 75-degree annual range. Materials and fasteners have to tolerate both ends without splitting or going brittle.
A six-foot solid privacy fence is a sail. It needs bracing and post spacing designed for the load, not copied from a catalogue.
Frost reaches well past three feet here. Anything founded above it is being lifted every single winter.
Reinforced foundations, weather-resistant materials, and installation detailing designed specifically for this climate. Every post is set below the frost line — three feet minimum, usually four — in concrete, so the fence stays stable through freeze-thaw and high wind instead of telling on itself in year three.
Our installation process
Property lines confirmed, layout walked, material and style chosen. This is also where we talk about which side faces out and who it affects.
Manitoba Hydro contacted to mark underground utilities before anything is dug. Skipping this is how a fence project becomes a very expensive day.
Holes dug three to four feet deep, concrete foundations placed, every post set plumb and left to cure before anything is hung on it.
Rails run, boards or panels installed to a consistent reveal, gates hung with proper hardware and set to swing true.
Stability checked along the whole run, gates adjusted for smooth operation, offcuts and old material hauled away, site left clean.
Fence regulations in Winnipeg
Worth knowing before you pick a height. We confirm the rules for your specific lot — corner properties in particular have extra restrictions.
Residential backyard fences up to 6 feet, front yard fences limited to 4 feet. Corner properties may carry additional restrictions on sightlines.
Fences must sit within your property line. We recommend talking it through with the neighbours before we start — it costs nothing and prevents the one conversation nobody wants.
Most standard residential fences of 6 feet and under don’t require one. Where yours does — corner lots, fences near sidewalks — we determine it and file the paperwork with the City on your behalf.
That is almost always post depth, and it is worth knowing before you pay for a whole new fence. We’ll tell you which sections are actually salvageable.
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Fence questions
Fence projects typically run $10,000 – $45,000, moving with total length, material, height and site conditions — access, slope, and whether an old fence has to come out first. Free detailed quotes on every project.
At least 3 feet (91 cm) to get below the frost line. We typically dig 4 feet for added stability, especially on privacy fences that catch more wind, and every post is set in concrete. This is the single biggest difference between a fence that lasts and one that leans.
Most standard residential fences 6 feet and under don’t require one in Winnipeg. Corner lots and fences near sidewalks can need approval. We determine what applies to your property and handle the paperwork with the City.
A typical backyard fence of 150–200 linear feet takes 2–3 days: post setting, concrete cure time, then panels or boards and gates. Larger or more complex runs take longer, and you get the schedule before we mobilise.
Vinyl and pressure-treated wood are the most common. Vinyl needs zero maintenance but costs more up front; pressure-treated wood is more economical and performs well if it’s cleaned and stained every 2–3 years. Composite sits between the two.
Yes — complete removal and proper disposal, included in the installation quote or quoted separately. The site is left ready for the new fence rather than full of old posts and concrete.
Vinyl: nothing. Wood: clean and stain every 2–3 years. For any fence, check posts annually after freeze-thaw, and keep snow cleared away from the base of the boards to prevent moisture damage at the bottom rail.
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