Composite Fence Installation in Centennial, CO
The look of stained cedar without the upkeep, built for the south and west exposures that take the worst of the sun here.
Composite Fencing for Homeowners Done With Staining
Composite fence installation in Centennial appeals to a very specific customer: someone who loves how a freshly stained cedar fence looks and has no intention of ever stripping and restaining one. Composite panels are made from wood fibre bound in polymer, which gives them a genuine grain texture while removing the parts of wood that fail, rot, splitting, cupping and the grey weathering that sets in fast at this elevation. Centennial Fence Installation installs composite most often on the west and south runs of a property, where UV exposure is brutal and a cedar fence ages twice as fast as it does on the shaded side. It is the most expensive residential material we install per foot, and we say that plainly at the estimate. What you are buying is twenty-five years of not thinking about the fence, and for a lot of homeowners on the south metro that maths works.
Inside a Composite Fence Installation
Every line below is part of the quoted price you approve before we order.
Sample review on your property
Composite colours look completely different in Colorado daylight than under showroom lighting, so we bring physical samples and hold them against your house before you choose.
Measurement, layout and grade check
The full run is measured and staked, and we assess the slope, because composite panels have limited racking tolerance and steeper grades must be stepped.
Colorado 811 locate
Filed before the first hole, with the full waiting period respected.
Old fence demolition and removal
Existing material and buried footings come out completely and leave on our truck the same day.
Post holes below frost depth
Composite systems are rigid and dimensionally stable, which means any post movement shows immediately. Depth and concrete are non-negotiable here.
Structural posts set to system spec
Depending on the system the posts are steel-cored, aluminum-reinforced or composite-sleeved over structural cores, and we set them at the spacing the manufacturer requires rather than the spacing that saves holes.
Panels installed with expansion gaps
Composite expands and contracts with temperature more than wood does, so every panel is installed with the specified gap at the rails to prevent buckling in July.
Matching gate frames
Gates are built on aluminum or steel frames clad in matching composite so the gate does not sag under the panel weight, with hardware sized to the leaf.
Concealed fastening
Fasteners are hidden within the rail system wherever the design allows, so you see grain and not a line of screw heads down the run.
Cleanup and manufacturer warranty registration
Site is raked and cleared, debris hauled, and we register the manufacturer warranty in your name and hand you the documentation.
The Composite Fence Process
Samples and a straight price comparison
We come out with samples, measure the run, and quote composite alongside cedar so you can see the real gap between them rather than guessing. We will also tell you where composite genuinely pays off on your lot and where cedar would serve you just as well, because it is not the right answer on every run.
Order, permits and lead time
Composite is ordered to your project. We file the city permit for your height, submit the HOA architectural packet with the colour and profile, and place the order once approvals are in. Manufacturing and freight typically take a few weeks, and you get that window in writing up front.
Build and handover
Demolition, layout and post setting come first, with an overnight concrete cure. Panels, rails, caps and gates follow. At handover we walk the line with you, demonstrate the gate hardware, hand over the warranty registration, and clear the site completely.
Getting Composite Right
We build in the expansion gaps
Composite installed tight looks perfect in October and buckles in July. The manufacturer publishes an expansion allowance for a reason, and we follow it, which is why our runs still look straight through a Colorado summer.
Structural gate frames, always
A composite gate is heavy. Hanging one on a frame made of the panel material itself guarantees a sag. Ours are built on metal frames and clad, so the gate stays square for the life of the fence.
An honest comparison before you spend
Composite is a premium purchase and we would rather you make it with clear eyes. We put the cedar number and the composite number side by side and explain the maintenance difference in hours and dollars, then leave the decision to you.
See Composite Against Your Own House
Colour choice is the part homeowners most regret rushing, and it is impossible to judge from a photograph. We will bring samples out, measure the run, and put a composite price next to a cedar price so the comparison is real. The visit costs nothing either way.