Our first Buckley Steel Board project became 1,800 feet of white horse-property fencing with a flowing entrance, highway frontage, and repair-friendly durability.
This was our first Buckley Steel Board fence project, and we were excited about the opportunity to build it. It was also a big moment for our customer, who had dreamed about having a beautiful fence at the front of her property for a long time. After plenty of discussion, she settled on white—and it turned out beautifully.
With the amount of snow this area receives, white fence can blend in during the winter. But in the spring and summer, the white really pops against the landscape.
There was another practical reason for choosing white. Much of the fence runs along a main highway where it would be exposed to snow and road spray. The gloss finish on the white fence handles that road spray better than the matte finish of the black option.
This project was far enough from our base in Coeur d'Alene that we decided to camp at the job site rather than make the long drive back and forth every day.
North Idaho summers are hard to beat, and this was an incredible place to spend a couple weeks.
Since we weren't using a concrete truck on this project, we put our skid-steer-mounted Mud Hog mixer to work. It meant hauling a lot of bags of concrete, but the system worked very well for the job.
The front entrance turned out especially well.
The fence curves in from both sides and flows together as it approaches the driveway, then continues for roughly 50 feet before reaching the double swing gate.
Creating smooth, flowing lines was particularly important along the long highway frontage. The ground wasn't flat, so the fence couldn't simply run perfectly level. Instead, we carefully followed the terrain while keeping the overall line smooth and attractive.
There was also a drainage ditch along part of the fence line that didn't provide enough soil to properly support a normal post.
To solve it, we welded four sections of rails together to create a roughly 20-foot-long section of fence. A "dummy" post in the middle gives it the appearance of a normal fence section, while the outer posts provide the actual support.
It's a small detail, but these are the kinds of things that make a finished fence look right while solving the practical challenges underneath it.
Buckley Steel Board has a clean appearance superior to a vinyl fence, but it's also substantially stronger and doesn't have the same mold and mildew concerns as vinyl.
The system is designed with replaceable rails. The rails are rated to release from the post when subjected to enough force rather than simply destroying the entire fence.
We got to see that feature put to the test when a neighboring bull decided to plow through the fence. It smashed the top two rails, but the repair was simple: pop the caps off, raise the spacers, slide in a couple of new rails, and put everything back together.
After 1,800 feet of fence, this project turned out to be a beautiful combination of thoughtful design, practical problem-solving, and a fence system built to look amazing for years to come.
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