Full-height privacy panels
Solid horizontal planks from grade to top rail, in the wood tones the system offers, framed by black posts and rails.
Composite Fence Installation in Chicago & the Suburbs
Wood-look composite panels on metal posts. No staining, no warping, no rot.
Composite is the horizontal fence that keeps its color. The boards are a wood-and-polymer blend with a milled grain, and they slot into aluminum or steel posts instead of being nailed to them, so the panel can move with the temperature without splitting or cupping. It is the signature look in our portfolio for a reason: it goes up clean and it stays that way.
We build it as a full privacy screen, or with an open top rail section where you want the height without the wall — a good answer for a narrow gangway that would otherwise lose all its light. Gates are built from the same panels in a matching frame so the run reads as one piece.
Options & styles
Ways we build composite fences
Open top rail section
Privacy where you need it, an open picket or rail band above it. Keeps light and air moving through a tight side yard.
Matching composite gates
Walk gates and double gates built from the same planks on a welded frame, hung so the panel line carries straight through the opening.
Mixed metal and composite
Composite panels with black aluminum or steel posts, caps and rails — the combination in most of the work we photograph.
What to expect
How the job runs
The same sequence on every project, from a forty-foot back-yard run to a commercial lot.
- 01
Measure and free estimate
We walk the property with you, measure the run, talk through height, material and where the gates want to go, and put a written price in your hands. No charge and no obligation.
- 02
Material and layout
You pick the material and style. We mark the line you want the fence to follow, and utility locates get called before anyone puts a shovel in the ground.
- 03
Posts and footings
Posts set to depth and plumbed, below the frost line where we are digging, or anchored to base plates where we are working on concrete. This is the part nobody sees and the only part that decides whether the run is still straight in five years.
- 04
Panels and fabrication
Panels are hung to the grade of your yard rather than dropped flat on top of it, and steel work is fabricated to the measurements we took on site.
- 05
Gates and hardware
Gates hang on their own reinforced posts. Hinges, latches and drop rods get adjusted until the gate swings clean and closes on its own line.
- 06
Cleanup and walkthrough
Old fence and debris hauled out, the work area swept, and a walk of the finished job with you before we leave.
Material notes
What to know before you buy
- No staining, no sealing, no painting. Soap, water and a garden hose is the maintenance.
- It will not rot, splinter or feed insects, and it does not check the way a wood board does.
- Composite expands and contracts with temperature, so the planks are meant to float in the post channel rather than be pinned — that is why the install method matters as much as the material.
- It costs more per foot than wood up front. What you are buying is the decade of not restaining it.
Why people choose it
What you get out of it
- Holds its color and grain instead of graying out
- Wipes clean — city alley grime does not stain it
- Panels sit in metal posts, so there is no nailed joint to work loose
- Reads as a finished, modern line from both sides of the fence
FAQ
Composite Fences: common questions
Is composite really maintenance free?
It is close. There is nothing to stain or seal, and no boards to replace as they rot. You will still want to hose it off now and then, the same as you would siding.
Will the color fade?
Composite panels are made with UV inhibitors and hold their color far better than stained wood, but any material outdoors in full sun will soften in tone over the years. Ask us which system we are quoting and what its manufacturer says about fade.
How does composite compare with wood on price?
Composite costs more per foot to install than wood. Over the life of the fence the gap narrows, because there is no stain, sealer or board replacement in the years after. We will quote both so you can see the two numbers side by side.
Can composite panels go on posts I already have?
Usually not. Composite systems are designed around their own post and rail channel, and the panels rely on it. We will look at what is standing and tell you what can actually be reused.
Free estimates
Get a price for composite fences
Send us the details and we will arrange a time to come measure. No charge and no obligation — and if you would rather talk it through, the phone is faster.
Other services
What else we build
Where we build it
Composite Fences across Chicagoland
We install composite fences throughout Chicago and the surrounding suburbs. Pick your town for what the work usually looks like there.
- Chicago
- Cicero
- Berwyn
- Oak Park
- Oak Lawn
- Burbank
- Bridgeview
- Evergreen Park
- Orland Park
- Tinley Park
- Palos Heights
- Oak Forest
- Blue Island
- Alsip
- Chicago Ridge