Vaughan is horizontal-fence capital of the GTA. Walk any street in Patterson, Thornhill Woods, or the newer pockets of Maple, and you’ll see wide cedar boards mounted horizontally on half the houses. The look took over from traditional picket starting around 2018 and hasn’t slowed down. Most of our Vaughan inquiries come from homeowners either copying the neighbour or replacing a 90s-era vertical fence that no longer matches the streetscape.
Vaughan’s By-law 145-2018 governs fence heights: 2 m maximum in rear and side yards, 1.2 m in front yards for solid fencing. Corner lots face additional visibility-triangle rules at intersections. Kleinburg’s heritage conservation district has further design restrictions — we handle the pre-check.
Vaughan soil is predominantly glacial till — dense, rocky clay with frequent stone inclusions. This matters because hand-augered post holes can hit a field-stone or shale layer that stops the auger cold. Our crews carry both power-auger and hand tools. We quote the assumption that 10–15% of posts will require extra work — it’s not a surprise bill later.
Common project zones: Patterson, Upper Thornhill Estates, Thornhill Woods, Maple, Woodbridge, Kleinburg, Concord.
