RKC Wood Care Pros is based right here in Olathe. Cedar, vinyl, chain link, ornamental iron, commercial — we install every type of fence and handle staining, gates, and repairs. 4.9 stars from 77+ Google reviews. Get your free estimate.
WHAT YOU GET WITH RKC
Every Olathe job starts with a free on-site estimate and ends with a fence that clears the City of Olathe inspection on the first try. Four things are standard on every install — no upcharge for proper post depth, no hidden permit line, and no handoff to a separate stain crew at month thirty.
Every post goes 36 inches deep in wet-poured concrete with bell-bottom footings — below the active Wymore-Ladoga clay zone and past the 30-to-36-inch frost line. That's the difference between a fence still straight at year ten and one that twists out of true after the first wet spring.
Finished side out, 6-foot rear-yard cap, corner-lot sight triangle, 811 utility locate — all four are non-negotiable for the City of Olathe Building Inspections. We pull the permit as part of the estimate and build to the rule the inspector is checking. First-pass approval is the standard.
Cedar Creek, Persimmon Hill, Nottingham St. Andrews, and Stonebridge Park all require architectural review. We prepare the elevation drawing, stain or color sample, materials list, and gate spec for your committee. Review usually runs 7 to 14 days. We don't break ground until the approval letter is in your hand.
The same crew that builds your cedar fence applies the first stain coat at 30 days. We log your stain date on our customer record and reach out when the 2-year re-coat window opens. One contractor from estimate to final finish — not a handoff to a separate company.
PERMITS, CODE & HOA
Three things shape every fence project in Olathe: the city permit, finished-side-out installation, and the HOA architectural review where one applies. We handle all three as part of the estimate. Here's the practical version of what each one means for your job.
Olathe Building Inspections requires a permit for every new fence and for replacements covering more than 50% of the existing run. Rear and side yards cap at 6 feet; front yards cap at 4 feet non-opaque; corner lots carry a sight-triangle setback that can push the line back 15 to 30 feet from the curb. The fee is itemized in your written quote, and turnaround typically runs 5 to 10 business days.
The smooth picket face has to face your neighbor or the public right-of-way, not the rail-and-post side. Backward installs get flagged and have to be flipped. We install finished side out as standard. Shadow box and board-on-board are finished both sides and meet the rule automatically.
Most Olathe subdivisions built after 1990 require architectural approval before a fence goes in — Cedar Creek, Persimmon Hill, Nottingham St. Andrews, Stonebridge Park. Pre-1985 sections around Havencroft and pockets of central Olathe have no HOA layer at all. We prepare the full packet — elevation drawing, materials list, color sample, gate spec — and chase the approval letter on your behalf. Review usually runs 7 to 14 days.
WHAT WE INSTALL IN OLATHE
One Johnson County fence contractor for every material and every gate type — built and stained by the same crew. Each link below opens a dedicated Olathe page with pricing, local code notes, and neighborhood context. Whether you're replacing 25-year-old cedar in Havencroft or fencing a brand new lot south of 151st, the service detail you need is one click away.
Western Red Cedar privacy is the JoCo default — board-on-board, shadow box, and dog-ear in Cedar Creek, Persimmon Hill, and Havencroft. First stain coat at 30 days included on every install.
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White, tan, and gray UV-stabilized PVC with aluminum-insert reinforcement. Picking up steam in the newer subdivisions north of K-10 where homeowners want the cedar look without the 2-year stain weekend.
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Galvanized and black vinyl-coated chain link for larger Olathe lots, commercial perimeters along I-35, and pre-1985 sections of Havencroft. Most Olathe HOAs ban chain link in front and side yards.
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Powder-coated steel with E-coat rust prevention. The required look on Stonebridge Park's pond-facing lots and the front-yard pick across Cedar Creek where HOAs want a see-through line.
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Cedar, vinyl, and composite priced side by side on one estimate. Built to hold against the prairie wind that hits Olathe's open western lots and finished side out for HOA approval.
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Perimeter security, dumpster enclosures, and anti-climb panel for I-35 corridor facilities, the New Century AirCenter, and self-storage operators south of 151st. Engineered drawings and city permit handled.
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Pool-code aluminum at 48 to 54 inches with non-climbable picket spacing and commercial-grade self-closing hardware. Passes Olathe pool inspection on the first try.
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Full architectural review packet prepared for Cedar Creek, Persimmon Hill, Nottingham St. Andrews, and Stonebridge Park. We don't break ground until your approval letter is in hand.
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Post rot at the soil line is the #1 Olathe call after a wet spring. Leaning-post resets, storm-section rebuilds, and gate re-hangs across every Johnson County subdivision.
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Walk gates, double-drive gates, and custom welded-steel-frame gates with diagonal cross-bracing. Hardware rated above the gate weight plus a 50% safety margin against the JoCo wind.
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Spray-and-back-brush semi-transparent penetrating stain by our in-house crew on a 2-year cedar cycle. Earth-tone palette pre-approved across most Olathe HOAs.
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Different blocks, different rules — HOA scrutiny, soil drainage, and lot grade all change the install. Practical notes on the Olathe neighborhoods we work in most often. If you don't see yours, we still install there — these are the ones with details worth flagging upfront.
Tight architectural review and a strict 'natural' stain palette. Board-on-board cedar in earth-tone semi-transparent is the standard pick. We prepare the full submission packet — elevation drawing, materials list, color sample — before any work begins.
Cedar privacy on the interior runs and black ornamental aluminum where the lot backs to a pond — that combination keeps the see-through HOA requirement satisfied. Many of the original 2000s installs are at end of life and getting full replacements now.
Larger lots and shadow box cedar dominant. Post rot at the ground line shows up early here because the clay holds water against the wood — we set every post on drainage gravel with bell-bottom concrete to keep the next install dry.
HOA-regulated with both cedar board-on-board and tan vinyl on the approved-material list. Backyards cap at 6 feet, 'good neighbor' shadow box is often the deed-required style, and finished side out is checked at final inspection.
Established 1980s and 1990s subdivision where the original cedar is reaching the 25 to 30-year wall. Full perimeter replacements are the most common job here, usually paired with a new walk gate and a fresh stain schedule on our calendar.
Massive subdivision zone — 1990s cedar replacements alongside newer vinyl installs in the infill blocks. HOA scrutiny varies street to street, so we pull your specific covenant before quoting and flag the rules that affect height, color, and gate placement.
Landmarks near our Olathe service areas: Ernie Miller Park & Nature Center, Lake Olathe Park, Olathe Community Center, Garmin Headquarters, and the Kansas City Automotive Museum. If you're within a few miles of any of them, we're within a few miles of you.
RECENT OLATHE PROJECTS
Every photo below is a real RKC install across Olathe. Cedar privacy, shadow box, vinyl, ornamental iron — from new construction south of 151st to replacements in Havencroft. Click through for the full KC metro gallery.
OLATHE FENCE PRICING
A typical 150-to-200-foot Olathe backyard runs $3,750 to $7,000 for 6-foot cedar privacy, fully installed. What moves your specific number: linear footage, gate count, slope, old-fence removal, and permit fees. RKC's metro pricing is consistent across the 56 communities we serve — Olathe sits in the middle of the JoCo range, not above it.
Every estimate is free, written, and itemized — posts, concrete, hardware, permit, and cleanup on separate line items. No surprises at invoice. Old-fence demo and haul-off is an add-on line if you need it.
OLATHE REVIEWS
Olathe neighbors talking about fence installs and replacements on their own lots. Verified Google Business Profile reviews from Olathe homeowners. 4.9 stars from 77+ reviews across the KC metro since 2021.
We had a 200-foot cedar privacy fence installed and the crew finished in two days. Posts set 36 inches deep in concrete — they showed us the holes before pouring. The fence survived a nasty windstorm three weeks after installation without a single issue. Exactly what we needed.
We needed a wood fence for our new yard and RKC showed up on time, hauled off the old chain link, and installed a gorgeous board-on-board in two days. Stained it 30 days later. Still looks new.
Our HOA in Cedar Creek is picky and RKC knew exactly what to submit for the architectural review. Approved on the first round. Install was clean, permit was pulled before the crew showed up, and the gate they built is straight as a string. Josh walked the line with me before I paid the balance.
OLATHE FENCE QUESTIONS
The questions that come up most during estimates and walkthroughs across Olathe. If yours isn't here, call (913) 286-1091 — Josh usually picks up.
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