Fence Installers in Urbandale Iowa

Urbandale Roots and Slopes Pull Fences Off

Urbandale grew west in waves — 1960s ranches near Merle Hay, 70s and 80s split-levels along Douglas and Meredith, and newer two-stories out past 128th Street toward Waukee. The older neighborhoods have what newer ones don't: fifty-year-old oaks, maples and silver maples whose roots run right under the property lines where fences go.

Roots push posts, and the gentle ravines that drain to Walnut Creek mean a lot of Urbandale backyards slope. A fence that was built level across a slope ends up with gaps at the bottom a dog can crawl under — or, if it was stepped poorly, a sawtooth top line that looks wrong from the house.

We rack or step panels deliberately to follow grade, relocate posts a foot either way to clear major roots rather than cutting them, and set everything below the 42-inch frost line in crowned concrete. On the newer west side, where the issue is fresh fill rather than roots, the deep posts do the work.

If any of this sounds like your yard, tell us what you're seeing and we'll come walk the line. No pressure, no jargon — just a clear plan and a fair price.

Mature trees along Urbandale's older streets put roots directly under fence lines. We shift posts to clear roots instead of cutting them.