Fence Installation in Basehor — From Our Olathe Base to Leavenworth County

Basehor sits on former agricultural land with almost no mature-tree windbreak between subdivisions and the open Leavenworth County prairie. Fences here take the full force of Kansas westerly wind gusts — and the leaning, cracked, and partially-blown-over fences you see along K-7 are what happens when posts go in shallow. Every RKC Basehor install gets 36-inch post depth in poured concrete below the Kansas frost line, with bell-bottom footings that lock the post into the clay. Posts on the windward (west) side of the property get extra concrete volume and, for tall privacy runs, steel post reinforcement hidden inside cedar cladding. The fence stays standing through 60+ mph gusts.

Basehor's lots are recently graded former farmland. That means clean, flat terrain — but also freshly disturbed clay that's still settling, especially in the first year after the home closes. We stage the install to work with the settlement: posts set in wet-poured concrete with proper 48-hour cure before panels go on, drainage gravel at every footing, and post depth to 36 inches so first-year soil movement doesn't pull the fence out of plumb. Rushing the concrete cure on green clay is one of the most common DIY failures here.

The newer Basehor developments — especially Falcon Lakes and subdivisions off 155th — have standard Johnson-County-style HOA rules: no chain link, 6-foot max height in backyards, cedar privacy or black ornamental iron as approved materials. Older Basehor pockets are much looser. We verify the HOA covenant on your specific address during the free estimate and handle the architectural review submission as part of our service.

Basehor is about 40 minutes north of our Olathe base via K-7 — a straight shot. We route Basehor projects through the same scheduling as Bonner Springs and Leavenworth work. Same 36-inch post depth, same in-house staining, same Kansas City fence contractor approach we bring to every install across the metro since 2021. 400+ fences installed, 4.9★ from 77+ Google reviews.

Yes. The Wood Care Pros name creates confusion, but we install wood, vinyl, chain link, ornamental iron, aluminum, privacy, and commercial fencing — plus gate installation, automatic gate openers, gate repair, and in-house staining and sealing. Basehor's new-build market runs heavy on cedar privacy and black ornamental iron. We handle both, plus every other material.

A typical Basehor install runs 2-4 days depending on linear footage and gate count. We pull the permit from the city, set posts on day one, let concrete cure 48 hours, then run panels on day three. For new-construction lots with settling clay, we walk the fence line 6-12 months after install on request and re-tension or shim any section that's moved slightly. Installation standard, not marketing copy — that is how we spec every Basehor install.