Split Rail · Kansas City Metro & Beyond
Split rail fence installation in Kansas City.
2-rail and 3-rail split rail in cedar or black locust. Front-yard accents, acreage borders, and working pasture fence — built across the KC metro and well into the surrounding counties.
Split rail quote
Tell us the linear footage and we'll come measure.
Why Kodiak
Split rail built for the job, not a generic spec.
Cedar & locust
Western Red Cedar for clean look and longevity; black locust for true rot resistance on pasture and farm runs.
Acreage & pasture
We build split rail well outside the metro — Cass, Miami, Johnson, and Leavenworth county acreage are all in our service area.
2-rail & 3-rail
2-rail for decorative property lines and front yards. 3-rail for livestock containment and traditional ranch look.
10-year workmanship
Every split rail run is backed by our written 10-year workmanship warranty.
Use cases
What split rail solves in Kansas City.
Front-yard property line
2-rail cedar split rail is the cleanest way to mark a front-yard property line in KC without violating the under-4 ft front-yard rule most cities enforce.
Decorative acreage borders
3-rail split rail with wire mesh backing keeps small animals in and gives 5+ acre lots a finished, established look.
Pasture & livestock
Locust 3-rail with mesh handles horses, cattle, and goats. We build for the animal you have, not a generic spec.
Driveway & entrance accents
Short split rail runs flanking a driveway entrance — popular on Cass and Miami county properties.
FAQ
Split rail questions Kansas City customers ask.
- Installed cedar split rail in Kansas City runs roughly $14–$22 per linear foot for 2-rail and $18–$28/lf for 3-rail in 2026. Locust runs higher than cedar. Adding welded wire mesh for small-animal containment adds $4–$8/lf.Copy link to this answer
- Locust is the longest-lasting wood we install — 25–40 years in ground contact without treatment. Cedar runs 15–20 years and looks cleaner. We default to cedar for residential and locust for working pasture.Copy link to this answer
- Yes. Welded wire mesh (2x4 opening) on the inside of a 3-rail split rail run contains small dogs and keeps wildlife out. We staple the mesh to the inside face so the fence still reads as split rail from the road.Copy link to this answer
- Most KCMO and suburban permit requirements kick in above 4 ft. 2-rail split rail (typically 36 in) and most 3-rail (typically 48 in) sit at or under the threshold but every city is different — we check and pull what's required as part of the quote.Copy link to this answer
- Standard split rail rails are 10–11 ft, so posts sit at that spacing. We set posts a minimum of 30 inches deep in concrete on residential and frost-line depth (36 in) on acreage.Copy link to this answer
- Yes. Split rail is one of the projects we travel for — we regularly build in Cass, Miami, Leavenworth, and Franklin counties, and well into Douglas and Shawnee counties for acreage work.Copy link to this answer
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Acreage, pasture, or a clean front-yard accent — we build them all.
Nearby cities
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