The view is part of the lot
If you paid for a lot on the fairway or the greenbelt, black ornamental keeps that view while still marking the line and keeping a dog in.
Fence Installation in Overland Park, KS — Built for Your Side of 135th Street
North Overland Park and south Overland Park need different fences. The older north is mostly replacement work on flatter lots; the south has bigger, rolling lots, open wind, and views worth keeping. We build cedar, ornamental iron, aluminum, and the rest to fit the lot, with every post 36 inches deep. 4.9★ from 85 Google reviews.
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The short answer
Fence installation in Overland Park starts with which side of the city you're on. The north has flatter, smaller lots and a lot of older cedar due for replacement. South of 135th Street the lots get bigger and roll, and many back onto golf courses or greenbelt. Either way, every post goes 36 inches deep.
RKC installs and repairs every type of fence — wood, vinyl, chain link, ornamental iron, aluminum, and commercial security — plus gates, automatic openers, and in-house staining. This is the Overland Park hub; for the company as a whole, see our Olathe fence company overview.
North or south
Which Side of Overland Park Is Your Yard On?
The split falls roughly at 135th Street. Older, flatter, tree-sheltered streets to the north; bigger, rolling, more exposed lots to the south. Find your side below — if your street matches a column, you already know which way the job leans.
| Factor | North Overland Park | South of 135th Street |
|---|---|---|
| Lot & grade | Flatter, smaller lots | Larger lots that roll; daylight basements put real fall across a back line |
| What’s there now | A lot of older cedar, and some chain link | Cedar privacy, picture-frame profiles, and black ornamental along golf courses and greenbelt |
| What usually fails | Cedar posts giving out at the ground line; tired chain link | Long runs racking in open wind; posts heaving where the grade drops |
| Wind exposure | Sheltered by mature trees and closer houses | Open lots take the wind head-on |
| Why people call | Renovations, tear-downs, and straight replacement | New construction toward 199th Street, outdoor-living screens, pet containment |
| What we usually build | Tear out and rebuild to 36 inches, matched to the street | Cedar over hidden steel posts, or see-through ornamental to keep the view |
Post depth is the one thing the split doesn't change: 36 inches on both sides of 135th. And if cedar is going gray, staining and sealing is done by the same crew that built the fence.
The south-side view
Why Do So Many South Overland Park Yards Choose a Fence You Can See Through?
In most of the metro the default backyard fence is six-foot solid cedar. On a south Overland Park lot that backs onto a golf course, greenbelt, or pond, a solid wall often hides the best thing about the property. So many owners there pick black ornamental or aluminum, which holds the property line and fades into the trees, while interior lots that want privacy still go with cedar.
Picture-frame, stained cedar
Where privacy matters more than the view, the usual finish here is picture-frame board-on-board, stained at install so it doesn't gray in its first summer.
Steel posts where the wind hits
Long cedar runs on open south-side lots take a real wind load. Galvanized steel posts hidden inside the fence hold the line without rotting at the ground.
Ornamental iron
Ornamental Iron Fence Installation in Overland Park
A lot of south Overland Park yards open onto a fairway, a pond, or a strip of greenbelt, and a solid fence would hide the reason the lot cost what it did. Black ornamental iron marks the property line and still lets you see past it. We weld the pickets through the rails and put an E-coat under the powder coat, so the wet clay at the base of each post doesn't start rust there. If your subdivision has an architectural review board, we find out what it allows before we draw anything up.
Overland Park ornamental iron details
Aluminum
Aluminum Fence Installation in Overland Park
Aluminum gets you close to the iron look for less weight and less money, and it can't rust. It's the usual choice around backyard pools and on the rolling lots south of 135th Street, because the panels rack to follow a slope instead of dropping down in stair-steps. It keeps a view just as open as iron does, and a bent picket is a simple swap. If you want a heavy drive gate or a custom scroll pattern, we'd point you toward steel instead.
Overland Park aluminum fence detailsWood & cedar
Wood & Cedar Fence Installation in Overland Park
Western Red Cedar is still where most Overland Park fences start, and the finish people expect here runs a step above a plain dog-ear: picture-frame board-on-board, stained when it goes up instead of left to gray. In the north, a big share of our wood work is replacing cedar that has simply worn out. On long, exposed runs we can set galvanized steel posts inside the cedar so no wood touches the ground. They cost more than wood posts, and they don't rot or twist.
Overland Park wood fence details
Privacy
Privacy Fence Installation in Overland Park
A good share of the privacy work in Overland Park is screening an outdoor-living space — a patio, a pool deck, an outdoor kitchen — rather than running a wall down the whole property line. Six-foot cedar board-on-board is the usual answer. On a windy south-side lot we'll talk through steel posts, or a shadowbox that lets some air through. Many Overland Park neighborhoods have review boards with their own rules on height, style, and color, so we read your covenants before we quote.
Overland Park privacy fence details
Pool
Pool Fence Installation in Overland Park
Backyard pools are common on the larger lots in south Overland Park, and the fence around one has rules to meet before it has a look. Minimum height, how far apart the pickets can sit, and gates that close and latch on their own are set by the city and sometimes your HOA, and we confirm the current requirements before we build. Aluminum is the usual material because it won't rust beside the water and keeps the pool in view from the house. We set the gate posts deepest, since a pool gate that sags stops latching.
Overland Park pool fence details
Vinyl
Vinyl Fence Installation in Overland Park
Vinyl is less common in Overland Park than in some suburbs, and a few of the older, established associations here don't favor it, so it's worth checking your covenants first. Where it's allowed, it suits owners who never want to stain a fence again. We use co-extruded panels with an aluminum insert in the bottom rail so long sections don't sag over the years, and the color holds instead of graying the way cedar does.
Overland Park vinyl fence details
Chain link
Chain-Link Fence Installation in Overland Park
Chain link mostly turns up in the older parts of north Overland Park, around dog runs, and on commercial sites. Many associations farther south restrict it, so if you're in an HOA, check before you set your heart on it. For a home we use 9-gauge fabric and for commercial work 6-gauge, and we brace every corner and end post so the fabric stays tight instead of sagging. Black vinyl-coated fabric disappears into a yard far better than bare galvanized.
Overland Park chain link details
Commercial
Commercial Fence Installation in Overland Park
Commercial fencing in Overland Park is mostly offices and retail. Around Corporate Woods and the T-Mobile campus area it's perimeter and screening that has to look as finished as the buildings it sits next to. Along the retail strips on 135th and 151st Streets it's dumpster enclosures, screening walls, and security fencing behind the stores. We build in commercial gauge, and the insurance certificate and W-9 come with the bid.
Overland Park commercial fence detailsHave a fence already? We also do fence repair, staining and sealing, and gate installation across Overland Park — and if a review board has to approve the plan, see HOA-approved fencing in Overland Park.
The ground
What Do Freeze-Thaw Winters and a Sloping Lot Do to a Fence Post?
The structural complaint we hear most in Overland Park is frost heave: posts creeping up out of the ground over a winter. The area runs more than 80 freeze-thaw cycles a year, and the rolling lots south of 135th add grade that a fence line has to be built down, not just across.
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Below the frost line, every post
Every post goes 36 inches into poured concrete with a bell-bottom footing, below the 30-to-36-inch frost line. Above that line, freezing water in the soil lifts a post a little more each cycle until the run leans.
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The slope goes into the panels, not the gate
On a daylight-basement lot the fall across a back line can be significant. We rack or step the panels to follow it and hang the gate on level ground, so the one moving part isn't fighting the slope.
3
Stain on a schedule
We put the first coat on about 30 days after install and log the re-coat. Because we stain in-house, it's the same crew that built the fence.
Around Overland Park
Where in Overland Park Does the Fence Job Change?
A golf-course lot, a review-board street, and an established block each ask for something different. A few examples are below. Neighborhoods like Nottingham Forest and Windsor Hills, and the newer subdivisions pushing south toward 199th Street, each have their own covenants and lot shapes — we walk yours before we quote.
Deer Creek
Homes built around the Deer Creek golf course in south-central Overland Park. Lots that back onto the course are where see-through iron or aluminum earns its keep; interior lots usually get picture-frame cedar.
Lionsgate
A south Overland Park neighborhood. If your street has an HOA, we start with its fence standards and design inside them, rather than drawing first and hoping it passes.
Milburn
Homes around Milburn Country Club in north Overland Park — established streets where much of the work is replacing older fences with something that matches the neighbors.
Around town: Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead, the Overland Park Arboretum, the Scheels Overland Park Soccer Complex, Oak Park Mall, and the Overland Park Convention Center. The main routes are I-435, US-69, Metcalf Avenue, Quivira Road, and 135th Street.
Overland Park fence pricing
What Should You Budget for an Overland Park Fence?
For a 150-to-200-foot backyard in six-foot cedar privacy, plan on roughly $3,750 to $7,000 installed. In Overland Park the number usually moves with four choices: ornamental on a view lot (it prices above cedar), steel posts on an exposed south-side run, grade on a daylight-basement lot, and tearing out an old fence on a north-side rebuild. We charge one rate across the metro; the address doesn't change the price.
Installed price per linear foot
Cedar Privacy (board-on-board)$25–$35/LFMost north & central yards
Cedar over steel Postmaster posts$32–$45/LFWind-exposed south runs
Black Ornamental Iron / Aluminum$30–$50/LFView lots & pools
High-End Composite$40–$60/LFWhere the look calls for it
Quotes are free, in writing, and broken out line by line. Steel posts and old-fence removal are listed separately, so you see them before you sign.
Our work
Fence Work From Around Overland Park
A sample of the cedar, ornamental, and stained work we build around Overland Park and Johnson County. For specific Overland Park jobs, start with the project write-ups below the photos.
Overland Park fence questions
What Do Overland Park Homeowners Ask Before They Fence?
The questions that come up most on an Overland Park estimate. Something else on your mind? Call Josh at (913) 286-1091.
Cedar or ornamental for a south Overland Park view lot?
It comes down to what your lot backs onto. If it opens to a golf course, greenbelt, or pond, a solid six-foot cedar wall hides the view that is half the reason you bought the lot, which is why so many south-side owners go with black ornamental or aluminum. Where the yard is interior and privacy is the goal, cedar — usually picture-frame and stained — is still the right call. We look at what your lot faces before we recommend a material.
What are steel “Postmaster” posts, and do I need them?
They are galvanized steel posts that sit inside a cedar fence, so the wood never touches the ground. They cost more than a wood 4x4, and they will not rot at the ground line or twist under a wind load. On an exposed south-side lot with a long run, they are worth the conversation; on a short, sheltered line in the north, a well-set cedar post is usually plenty.
Does the build change between north and south Overland Park?
Yes. The north is flatter and more sheltered, with a lot of older cedar and some chain link due for replacement, so the job is usually a tear-out and rebuild matched to the street. South of 135th Street the lots roll, daylight basements put grade across a fence line that has to be racked or stepped, and the open wind earns the steel-post upgrade. The 36-inch footing is the same everywhere.
How deep do the posts go, and why does it matter here?
Every post goes 36 inches into poured concrete with a bell-bottom footing, below the 30-to-36-inch frost line. The Kansas City area runs more than 80 freeze-thaw cycles a year, and above the frost line, water freezing in the soil lifts a shallow post a little more each time until the run is out of plumb.
My cedar is graying — when should it be re-stained?
Fall is the usual window in Overland Park. Summer UV has done its graying by then, and the wood is dry enough to take a penetrating coat before winter. We stain in-house, so it is the same crew that built the fence, and we log your re-coat date and get in touch when it comes around.
Do you serve all of Overland Park?
Yes — from the older streets in the north to the newest subdivisions pushing south toward 199th Street. Josh, the owner, walks every install. Call and we will tell you what your specific run needs.
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Overland Park’s Neighbors: Leawood, Olathe, and Lenexa
Overland Park is the biggest city in Johnson County, and our work runs straight across its borders into Leawood to the east, Olathe to the southwest, and Lenexa to the northwest. For everywhere else we work, start from our Olathe fence company overview.
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