Privacy fence installation in Kansas City.

Cedar 6 ft privacy in KC runs $42–$68/lf installed. Vinyl heavy-wall $58–$85/lf, composite $72–$95/lf. A typical 180 ft cedar backyard with one gate runs $8,500–$13,500 installed with our 10-year workmanship warranty. Every Kodiak quote is itemized.

Three honest answers: cedar (best look + budget, stain every 2–3 yrs, 15–18 yr life), heavy-wall vinyl (no maintenance, lifetime panel warranty, 30+ yr life, costs ~40% more upfront), composite (premium look + lifetime warranty, costs ~70% more upfront). For most KC homeowners, board-on-board cedar with steel-post upgrade is the best long-term value.

Vinyl outlasts cedar roughly 2-to-1 in KC's freeze-thaw cycle — cedar runs 15–18 years with stain every 2–3 years, vinyl runs 30+ years with no maintenance. Vinyl costs ~40% more upfront but breaks even around year 12 when you factor in stain labor. Cedar still wins on look and on tighter budgets.

Dog-ear: cheapest, pickets on one side, gaps appear as cedar shrinks. Board-on-board: pickets alternated on both sides of stringers, zero gaps even when cedar shrinks, ~$10/lf more. Shadowbox: pickets alternated with gaps both sides, finished look from both yards, ~$6/lf more than dog-ear. Most popular Kodiak install: board-on-board for premium privacy.

6 ft is the standard maximum in side and rear yards across the KC metro (KCMO, OP, Olathe, Leawood, Lee's Summit, Shawnee, Lenexa). 8-foot privacy requires HOA + variance in most cities. Front yards are typically capped at 4 ft and often must be 50%+ open.

36 inches minimum — below the KC frost line in both Kansas and Missouri. Set in a full 60-lb bag of 4,000 PSI concrete in a 10-inch hole. Shallower posts heave with the first hard freeze. Steel-post upgrade ($8–$14/lf) eliminates rot and adds 20+ years of post life.

Yes — every install. We prepare elevation drawings, material spec, stain/color SKU, and site plan. KCMO, KCK, OP, Olathe, Leawood, Lee's Summit, Shawnee, Lenexa all require permits over 4 ft. Included in every quote.

Most 6 ft cedar privacy installs (150–250 lf, 1 gate) take 2–3 days on-site once permits land. Vinyl runs 1–2 days. From signed quote to dig date is 2–4 weeks typical, 4–6 weeks if a strict HOA like Hallbrook is involved.

Three things: steel-post upgrade so 4x4 cedar posts don't rot at the ground line; pre-stain at the shop (not after install) with an oil-based stain in an approved SKU; restain every 2–3 years before the cedar greys. Skip any of these and you're at 12–15 years instead of 18–22.

Yes. KC's walkout-basement neighborhoods get stepped fences (6-inch step at each post in clean increments) or racked vinyl (panels follow ground contour up to 15° per section). We show the slope plan before install — no surprise step-downs.

Western red cedar — naturally rot-resistant, stable, accepts stain evenly, and looks the most 'KC traditional.' Northern white cedar is a budget alternative, slightly less rot-resistant. Pressure-treated pine is cheaper upfront but warps, twists, and bleeds chemicals into stain — we don't recommend it for fences.

Yes — 12 to 84 month terms, most decisions instant. Average KC privacy fence runs $8,500–$15,000; financing brings monthly payment to roughly $170–$300. Ask at quote time and we'll send the application before the on-site appointment.

A new cedar or vinyl privacy fence typically returns 60–80% of cost at resale in KC, plus marketability — homes with a finished backyard sell faster. Vinyl and composite hold value longer because they don't show age. Premium specs (board-on-board, cap-and-trim, steel posts) recover more.

10 years on workmanship — the longest in the KC metro — plus every manufacturer material warranty (lifetime on most vinyl and composite, 15+ years on pressure-treated wood components). Transferable to the next homeowner.

Legally yes, but every KC-metro city requires the permit and inspection. The hardest part isn't building — it's setting 30+ posts plumb, in concrete, 36 inches deep, in heavy clay. DIY mistakes we see most: shallow posts that heave year one, gaps as cedar shrinks (dog-ear), gates that sag in 12 months. Most homeowners save real money long-term hiring a licensed contractor with a written warranty.