If a storm took your fence down, photograph it before you move anything, then call your insurer and a fence company. Stamford gets nor'easters in winter, thunderstorm winds in summer and the tail end of tropical storms in fall, and all three drop trees on fences.
Half my fence blew down. Who can fix it fast and what will it cost?
Call (203) 409-8830 and tell us how many feet are down and what the fence is made of. A fallen run with snapped posts counts as a major repair, $900 to $2,500 in the national 2026 figures. After a big storm the whole county calls at once, so an early call gets an earlier date.
My dogs are in the yard and the fence is open to the road. What can be done right away?
The opening can be closed for now with temporary panels or by bracing what is still standing. Say at the start of the call that dogs are in the yard, or that there is a pool behind the fence. Those jobs get a temporary closure first and the full repair after.
Is there an extra charge for emergency or weekend fence repair?
Ask when you call. Many fence companies charge more outside normal working hours, and some do not go out at all. The cheaper way is usually a quick temporary closure, then the proper repair on a regular working day.
Does homeowners insurance cover a fence knocked down by a storm or a tree?
Often it does, under the part of the policy that covers other structures on the property. Your policy, your deductible and the cause of the damage decide it, and only your insurer or agent can tell you. A short repair may come in under the deductible. We write an itemized estimate you can forward.
My neighbor's tree fell on my fence. Whose insurance pays?
Normally your own policy covers your own fence, wherever the tree was rooted. The answer can change if the owner had been warned that the tree was dead or failing. Your insurer handles that question. We can rebuild just the crushed sections when matching material can be had.
The insurer offered much less than the repair quote because the fence is old. Now what?
Ask the adjuster to show the math in writing. Many policies pay what an old fence was worth, not what a new one costs. Send an itemized estimate back. If the numbers still do not meet, repairing only the damaged part is often the workable middle.
The storm knocked the fence down and my neighbor says it is mine. Who pays?
Start with where the fence stands. Under Connecticut General Statutes section 47-43, adjoining owners each make and maintain half of a divisional fence that sits on the dividing line. A fence wholly on one lot is that owner's. A licensed land surveyor settles where the line is. See our page on shared fences in Connecticut.
Call (203) 409-8830 or text us photos of the damage.