Posts
- Below the 1.2 m frost line
- Set plumb and braced while curing
- Spacing to the panel and wind load
- Property line confirmed before digging
Ontario One Call locates before any post hole.
Fencing, railings and privacy screens.
FOUR40 installs and repairs wood and aluminum fencing, privacy screens and railings across the GTA — posts set below the 1.2 m frost line, matched to gates and decks. Free on-site estimates.
Based in
Whitchurch-Stouffville
Estimates
Free & on-site
Before we start
Written scope
On site
Same crew throughout
What's included
A fence is a row of posts with boards attached.
Everything that goes wrong with a fence — leaning, sagging, gates that stop latching — is a post problem. The boards are the cheap, replaceable part.
Fencing
- Pressure-treated board and panel
- Horizontal and board-on-board privacy
- Aluminum picket
- Privacy screens for decks and patios
- Repairs and board replacement
Railings
- Wood and aluminum railing on fences and privacy screens
- Glass, cable and steel guards covered on the railings page
What it costs
What moves the number.
Typical range
Ask for a figure
We publish real numbers rather than "it depends" — but only once they're ours to publish. Our written ranges are being finalised; call and we'll give you one over the phone in a minute. What moves the number:
- Linear metres, and how many corners and gates
- Height, and whether local bylaws cap it
- Material: pressure-treated, aluminum, composite privacy
- Post spacing and ground conditions — rock and roots slow digging
- Removal and disposal of an existing fence
- Slope, which means stepping or racking the panels
Working with us
Five steps, no surprises.
01
Site visit
We measure, check drainage and grade, and talk through what you actually want. Free, and no pressure to sign anything.
02
Written quote
Scope, materials, base depth and price in writing. You'll know exactly what's included before a shovel moves.
03
Schedule & locates
Ontario One Call locates booked, materials ordered, start date confirmed. A realistic window, not an optimistic one.
04
Build
Excavation, base, compaction, install. Site cleaned at the end of each day — you still have to live there.
05
Walkthrough
We walk it together before final payment. Anything on your list gets fixed, then we're back if settling shows up.
Questions
Questions, answered.
How deep do fence posts go?
Below the frost line, which in this region means roughly 1.2 m. Posts set shallow lift and lean after a couple of winters, and a leaning fence cannot be straightened without redoing the posts — which is the whole fence.
Who owns the fence between me and my neighbour?
Ontario has legislation covering shared boundary fences and municipalities have their own height and construction bylaws. In practice the useful step is talking to the neighbour before you book anything, because a shared fence is much cheaper split two ways and much more expensive to argue about afterwards.
Can you repair a fence rather than replace it?
Often. If the posts are sound, replacing rails and boards is straightforward and far cheaper. If the posts are rotting at grade or leaning, the fence is telling you it needs redoing.
Glass railings — can you install them?
Glass railing systems are engineered assemblies and we bring in a specialist for the glass itself. Aluminum and wood railings, posts, footings and the structure they attach to are our own work.
Service area
Across the GTA, based in Stouffville.
Close enough to come back if something needs attention — which matters more than it sounds.
MarkhamStouffvilleRichmond HillAuroraNewmarketVaughanUxbridgePickeringAjaxScarboroughNorth YorkKing City
Elsewhere in the GTA? Call and ask — we travel for the right project.
Related
Other things we build.
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