Spanish Fork, Utah
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Privacy fences, decks, pergolas and shade for Spanish Fork yards, with posts set deep enough for silty soil and frames built to stand in the canyon wind.
“They installed a concrete patio and pathway, decking, mulch beds, fencing, sprinklers, sod, etc…It is quality work all around!”
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Fencing, Decks and Pergolas in Spanish Fork
Anything that stands up in a Spanish Fork yard has to take the wind. The night air pours out of Spanish Fork Canyon and leans on everything in its path from the same side. A solid vinyl privacy fence catches all of it. So does a pergola with a solid roof, or a shade sail stretched tight. You can see the results around town in fences that lean the same way and sails torn at the corners.
The ground adds to it. Lake Bonneville silt and river alluvium do not grip a post the way firm ground does, and silt that freezes can jack a post up an inch over a few winters. A fence post set 18 inches deep in a dry hole might hold in a calm valley town. Here it is usually the first thing to fail.
We build Spanish Fork fences, decks and pergolas with deeper footings, heavier posts on the windward runs, and hardware rated for the load. We also handle the city side. Spanish Fork requires a permit for any fence over 3 feet, and we confirm current rules for decks and covered structures before we build. Jackson can show you fence styles that block the view but let some air through.
Spanish Fork has the biggest canyon airshed on the Wasatch Front, and the nightly downslope wind is the single thing an outside crew gets wrong here: it dries lawns and blows sprinkler spray right off target.
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The Spanish Fork challenges
A solid 6-foot fence is a wall to the wind. On the canyon side of town, that load hits from the same direction night after night. Posts set shallow or spaced too far apart start to lean, panels rack, and the gate stops latching. It did not fail all at once. It got pushed a little every night.
Silt holds water, and water expands when it freezes. A post set in a short concrete plug can get lifted as frost grabs the sides. Near the Spanish Fork River the ground can also be soft enough that a post sinks or tips with just a little wind load on it.
Shade sails and fabric covers go up easy and come down hard here. The downslope wind loads them all night, and the fabric and corner hardware take a beating. Solid pergola roofs have the opposite problem: they catch a lot of wind and need beefy posts and footings to stay put.
Spanish Fork requires a permit for any fence over 3 feet, and residential fences top out at 6 feet in most cases. Decks and roofed pergolas can need a building permit too. We confirm current requirements with the city on every job so nothing has to come back down.
The J&H approach
We dig post holes and deck footings below the frost depth the city's code calls for, flare the bottoms where the soil is soft, and use enough concrete to hold the post against both wind and frost. On windward runs we tighten up the post spacing.
Semi-private styles, like horizontal slats with a small gap or a solid lower panel with a lattice top, cut the wind load while still blocking views. If you want solid vinyl on the canyon side, we upgrade the posts and add steel inserts where they help.
Our pergolas sit on poured footings with heavy brackets, not on top of pavers. We can add a louvered roof that opens to let the wind through, or slats for filtered shade. If you want a sail, we anchor it to steel posts and plan on taking it down for winter.
What homeowners say
"We had a really big project (full lot project) and a crazy timeline, and Jackson and his team were awesome. They are very efficient, work hard to get things done quick, and the quality of their work is top-notch. Great company. Great guys. I would highly recommend them for any landscaping needs."
"Jackson and his crew did a phenomenal job on our back yard. I had a vision and they brought it to life. We had them do a retaining wall, grading, underground trampoline, sprinkler system, and sod. They met deadlines, communication was on point, and the whole crew was friendly.…"
"…The job was completed quickly without sacrificing quality, and the results exceeded our expectations. We would absolutely hire this team again and recommend them to anyone looking for landscaping help."
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