Repair · Yakima
Fence and gate repair in Yakima
Wind storms, leaning posts, torn fabric and gates that will not latch. Dustin comes out, looks at what failed and gives you a bid.
Chapter 01
What wind and weather do to a fence
Fences rarely fail all at once. A post loosens in its footing, a gust leans the run a few degrees, a rail pulls away from a bracket, and the next storm takes the rest. Chain link fabric tears where a branch lands or a vehicle clips it. A gate drops on its hinges until the latch no longer lines up. By the time the damage is obvious, several of those things have usually happened together.
Donald Farmer described his mother-in-law's fence and gate as "severely damaged due to the recent wind storm". He asked several fence repair companies for bids, and "almost all showed no interest for this job." Repair work is harder to bid than a new install, because the real damage only shows once someone is standing at the fence.
Dustin's own post from September 25, 2026 puts it more lightly: "Fence gremlins are out and about with the weather change." That morning started with a few chainlink repairs, and the post asks people to call, email or message on Facebook to set up bids and repairs.
Black chain link fence around a lawn in autumn
How Dustin handles a repair
The first step is the same as on a new fence: Dustin Owen comes out and looks. In Donald Farmer's words, "He came right out and assessed the damage" and a bid followed right away, which the family accepted. The assessment matters because a repair has to find the real cause. A leaning run may be one bad post, not twelve. A gate that drags may be a hinge post that has moved rather than a gate that has bent.
Then the work goes in order. Failed posts get reset or replaced so everything else has something solid to attach to. Top rail that has bent or pulled apart gets replaced. Torn or rusted chain link fabric is cut out and new fabric is stretched back in, held with tension bands so it does not sag again. Gates are rehung, with hinges and latches adjusted until the gate closes without being lifted or pushed.
Donald Farmer also wrote that Dustin was "great about communicating issues that arose during the project" and worked to resolve them. Repairs turn up surprises once the old work is exposed, and telling the customer as they come up is part of the job.
Chapter 03
The tune-up, and when to make the call
Not every repair follows a storm. Dustin posted a customer's fence "tune up" on October 4, 2026: "Stretched barbed wire, replaced chainlink, replaced top rail, eliminated chainlink, added a termination post, added access." It is a good picture of the work. Several small fixes on one run, plus a new post and an opening, brought an old fence back into shape without replacing it.
The signs a fence wants attention are easy to see. Posts that lean or move when you push them. Fabric that bulges or has gone loose between posts. A top rail that dips. A gate that scrapes the ground or misses its latch. The earlier a loose post or sagging section is dealt with, the smaller the repair tends to be. Daren Kessler first hired MF Fencing in 2021 and has called them back for "three more projects".
MF Fencing LLC is licensed by Washington L&I as MFFENFL804RS, insured and bonded. To set up a repair around Yakima, call Dustin at (509) 594-9013, Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM.
"We contacted MF Fencing and owner Dustin immediately responded." Donald Farmer, Google review.