Fence installation built for Lewisville lots
Lewisville sits about 10 minutes west of our shop on Reynolda Road, which makes it one of the closest towns we serve — close enough that we can walk a fence line, scope it, and be back with a crew quickly. The town’s housing stock changes the fence conversation here. Lewisville and neighboring Pfafftown have a higher concentration of homes over 3,000 square feet than most of Forsyth County, which usually means bigger yards, longer fence runs, and a lot of property lines to define rather than small backyards to enclose.
Just as important is the ground itself. Many of the newer subdivisions north and west of the historic town center sit on rolling, less-canopied lots toward Pfafftown and Yadkinville. Open exposure means more wind load on a fence — and wind, not frost, is what pulls posts loose over time.
Why open, windy lots demand deeper posts
The Triad frost line is only about 12 inches, but a fence in Lewisville’s open developments needs 24 to 36 inches of post buried to stand up to the wind that sweeps these rolling lots. The failures we get called to fix in this area are almost always install shortcuts:
- Posts not set deep enough to resist wind load — they start leaning by year three
- Concrete poured in a tube with no footing flare, so posts settle and pull
- Wood-to-soil contact rotting posts out in 3-5 years
- Galvanized hardware in ACQ pressure-treated lumber, which corrodes the fasteners from the inside
We set posts in concrete with a wide bell-shaped footing, run 6x6 posts (not the standard 4x4) on long runs and gates, and use stainless or ACQ-rated coated fasteners throughout. On the longer fence lines common to Lewisville’s bigger lots, that extra structure is the difference between a fence that’s still square in 15 years and one that looks tired by year five.
Fences that fit Lewisville
- Wood privacy — 6-foot cedar or pressure-treated pine, the standard for backyard enclosure on the south Lewisville lots toward Clemmons and the Yadkin River. Cedar weathers to a clean silver-gray and doesn’t twist like pine.
- Vinyl — premium heavy-gauge CertainTeed or Bufftech with aluminum-reinforced posts, a one-time install with no maintenance for 25-40 years. Popular with the modern farmhouse builds going up in newer developments.
- Aluminum ornamental — black or bronze powder-coated, pool-code compliant, ideal for the pool surrounds and front-yard accents you see on larger Lewisville custom homes where view-through matters.
- Ranch and split rail — for the half-acre-plus lots that define property without enclosing it, in cedar, locust, or pressure-treated pine.
HOA and architectural review
Some of Lewisville’s newer subdivisions toward Pfafftown have strict architectural review — the same review boards that scrutinize roofing and siding selections here. We’ve worked through them. We provide the dimensioned drawings your HOA application needs, quote to the approved height, material, and color spec once you’re cleared, and stay back from the property line wherever a setback is required. Property lines are yours to verify; if a fence is going close to a neighbor’s structure, we’ll recommend a survey and can offset the line slightly inside your property for safety.
Why Lewisville homeowners choose Mid Atlantic
- 10 minutes away on Reynolda Road — fast scoping and quick crew turnaround
- In-house W-2 crews, no subcontractors — the same people who do our roofing
- Posts set right — proper depth, footing flare, ACQ-rated hardware
- Coordinated exterior work — getting a roof, gutters, or Hardie siding too? We stage the fence to minimize disruption
- A+ BBB, 4.8★ on Google and Facebook
- 3-year workmanship warranty
Schedule
Call (336) 671-5208 or request an estimate online. Fence estimates take 30-45 minutes including a walk of the proposed line, and for Lewisville we usually schedule within 48 hours.