Fence Replacement Jerome ID | Removal, Disposal & Rebuild

Last updated: 2026-08-16

Jerome Idaho Fence Pros is a fence company serving Jerome and the Magic Valley, and fence removal & replacement is one of the services we build most. This page covers what the work involves here specifically — the ground, the climate, the code, and what it costs — rather than what it involves in general.

What we do on the first visit

The first visit is a measure, not a sales call. We walk the fence line with you, check the grade and how the ground drains, and test how deep the basalt sits — Jerome County is Snake River Plain lava rock capped with three to ten feet of windblown loess, and which of those your posts land in changes the job. We confirm where the property line actually runs, count the gates, and note whether equipment can reach the line. Then you get a written per-foot price with removal and gates as separate lines.

If we think repair is the better spend than replacement, or a different material suits your situation better, we say so on that visit — including when it means the smaller job for us.

What's included

Removal priced in the original quote — not added as a surprise line later
Old posts and concrete footings extracted, not snapped off at grade
811 Digline utility locate before extraction and new post holes
Existing material hauled and disposed of, with metal recycled where possible
New post holes sited clear of old footing voids so posts sit in solid ground
Grade repaired where extraction leaves holes
Full new fence installation to the same standard as any new build
Site raked clean, with a magnet run for dropped fasteners

What this costs in Jerome

Fence Removal & Replacement runs $3–$8 per linear foot installed in this area. Regional tear-out and disposal ranges; footing size and access difficulty drive the spread. The things that move a job up its range are gate count, how much old fence has to come out, whether we can get equipment to the line, slope, and how shallow the rock is. If you want a number before you call, the fence cost calculator will get you close.

When it needs doing

More than a third of posts failing
Fence out of plumb along its whole length
Repeated repairs in the last two seasons
Buried footings from an earlier replacement

DIY, the cheapest bid, or the job done properly

	DIY weekend	Cheapest bid	Done properly
Post depth	Whatever the auger reached before hitting rock	Frost minimum, regardless of panel size	Sized to the panel’s wind area and your soil
Hitting basalt	Job stops; rental auger goes back	Post set shallow and concreted over	Rock auger or breaker; depth still met
Old footings	Left in the ground	Snapped at grade, line shifted over	Extracted, new posts in solid ground
Hardware	Whatever the box store stocked	Electroplated — rusts near irrigation	Hot-dip galvanized or stainless
811 locate	Often skipped	Sometimes skipped	Filed and cleared every time
If it fails	Your weekend, again	Chasing a phone number that stopped working	We come back and fix it

How it works

How fence removal & replacement runs

01
Measure and quote
We price removal and replacement as one number so you can see the whole cost before committing.
02
Tear out
Locate filed, then old fence down and footings extracted. This is the part cheap bids skip by snapping posts off at grade.
03
Reset
New holes sited in solid ground clear of old voids, posts set, and the new fence built out.
04
Clean and walk
Grade repaired, debris hauled, magnet run for fasteners, and we walk the finished line with you.

Questions

Fence Removal & Replacement questions

Do you have to dig out the old concrete?

Yes, and this is where cheap replacement bids cut corners. Snapping posts off at grade and setting the new fence a few inches to one side leaves buried footings that push your new post line off straight and give the new posts unstable ground to sit in. Extraction costs more up front and is the difference between a fence that stands straight in ten years and one that does not.

Can I keep my existing posts and just replace the pickets?

Sometimes. If the posts are sound below grade and still plumb, re-picketing is a real option and much cheaper. Test them yourself: push hard at the top of each post. Any movement at the ground line means the post is done regardless of how the wood looks above it.

What does removal add to the cost?

Typically $3–$8 per linear foot on top of the new fence, driven by footing size and access. A chain link fence with small footings on an open yard is at the low end; a wood fence with oversized footings behind a narrow gate is at the high end. It appears as its own line in our quote, so you can see exactly what it is.

Will you match the neighbor's fence line?

We build to your property line, not to the old fence's position — those are frequently not the same thing, and an old fence sitting a foot inside the line is common. If the line matters to you, a survey before we start is money well spent. Idaho's adverse possession rule requires 20 years of occupation plus payment of the property taxes throughout, so an encroaching fence is not a quick way to lose ground — but it is still worth knowing where the line is.

Do you charge for an estimate?

No. Estimates are free across Jerome and the Magic Valley, including the drive. We walk the line with you, check how deep the rock sits on your lot, and hand you a written per-foot price with removal and gates broken out as their own lines.

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Fence Repair

Leaning posts, broken rails, sagging gates, and wind damage — repaired in place where repair still makes sense.

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Fence Removal & Replacement in Jerome, ID