Serving a 50-mile radius of Redding, CA — Shasta County & beyond
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Fence & Post Removal in Redding, CA

Fence Removal · Redding, CA

Old Wire Out, Ground Opened Up

Old fencing is the junk drawer of rural property: runs of failed barbed wire sagging through the weeds, field fence rusted into the grass, posts leaning at every angle - useless for stock, dangerous for people, animals and tires, and in the way of whatever you want the ground to become. We take it out properly: wire cut, pulled and rolled, posts out of the ground, the line walked and left clean.

Around Redding, Anderson, Palo Cedro and across Shasta County this is constant work, because most parcels here have carried livestock at some point and the wire outlived the use. Removal pairs naturally with fence line clearing - half the time the growth has swallowed the fence so completely that clearing is step one of getting the wire out at all.

What We Handle

  • Barbed wire cut, pulled and rolled safely
  • Field and woven-wire fence removed
  • T-posts and wood posts pulled
  • Overgrown and buried wire recovered
  • Old runs cleared of growth first as needed
  • Material staged or hauled by the trailer-load
  • Scoped and priced by the linear foot
  • Free estimates - call or text

Free Fence Removal Estimate

Tell us about your property — we’ll get right back to you.

Why Old Wire Has to Go

Failed fencing does not just stand there harmlessly. Sagging barbed wire hidden in tall grass is a genuine hazard for kids, dogs, horses and anyone on a mower or ATV. Downed wire tangles equipment, old field fence traps wildlife, and rusted runs make ground unwalkable and unusable. If the fence no longer holds anything in, every foot of it is pure liability.

Removal turns that liability back into open ground: pastures joined, sight lines opened, ground mowable again, and a property that reads as cared-for instead of abandoned. If new fence is going in, a clean removal is what makes the rebuild straightforward for whoever builds it.

The Right Way to Pull Fence

There is a wrong way to remove fence - yank it out with a machine, leave broken wire in the dirt and snapped posts at ground level - and it creates a worse hazard than the standing fence did. We do it by hand and do it completely: wire cut into manageable runs, pulled from the growth, rolled tight; posts pulled or dug so nothing is left as a hidden stub; the line walked afterward to police up staples, clips and fragments.

Buried and overgrown wire is the specialty case we see constantly. Wire that has lived in the grass for a decade is half-swallowed by the ground and threaded through everything growing above it. The crew clears the growth, follows the wire, and works it out - tedious, careful work that is exactly what a hand crew is for.

Staged or Gone - Your Call, In Writing

Every removal estimate defines what happens to the material: rolled and staged at a point you choose - some owners keep wire and posts for repairs or scrap - or loaded on the trailer and hauled off the property as part of the scope. Either way the line itself is left clean, safe and finished.

Like all our work, fence removal is scoped by the linear foot with the runs documented, priced fairly, and done when we say it will be done. Walk your old lines with us once - the estimate is free. Call or text (530) 238-5077.

Old fence line overgrown with heavy grass and brush before removal work Clean cleared strip along a fence line after the growth was cut

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Free, no-obligation estimates across Shasta County and surrounding areas within ~50 miles of Redding.

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How We Work

How a Job With Laborers of the Harvest Runs

From the first walk of the property to the final one, here is exactly how it goes.

1

Walk the Ground

We come out and walk the property with you: what is growing, where the fire risk lives, what the terrain demands, and what you want the ground to become.

2

Defined Scope

You get a free written estimate with the acreage and linear footage documented and the debris handling defined. The number holds unless the scope changes - no surprises, no scope creep.

3

We Do the Work

The crew shows up when scheduled, in uniform, and cuts to the scope - on any terrain a boot can reach. Anything unexpected, you hear about immediately, not on the invoice.

4

Walk It Together

We walk the finished ground with you against the written scope, with before-and-after photos documented. The second half of payment is not due until the work is done to your satisfaction.

FAQ

Fence Removal Questions, Answered

Common questions about fence removal across Shasta County and surrounding areas within ~50 miles of Redding. Don't see yours? Give us a call — we're happy to help.

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What kinds of fence do you remove?
Barbed wire and field fence are the core of it - the standard ranch fencing on Shasta County ground - plus the T-posts and wood posts that carry them. If your fence is a different animal, send a photo with your call and we will give you a straight answer.
Can you remove wire that is buried or grown into the brush?
Yes - that is most of what we remove. The crew clears the growth off the line first, follows the wire, and works it out of the ground and the vegetation. It is careful hand work, which is exactly why it gets done right.
Do the posts come out too?
Yes - pulled or dug out rather than snapped off, so there are no hidden stubs at ground level waiting for a mower or an ankle. If a set post genuinely will not come out, you hear about it and see it, not find it later.
What happens to the old wire and posts?
Your call, defined in the estimate: rolled and staged where you want them - plenty of owners keep material for repairs or scrap value - or loaded and hauled off by the trailer-load as part of the job.
How is fence removal priced?
By the linear foot, based on the fence type, the growth on the line and the ground - documented in a free written estimate after we walk the runs with you. No surprises, and the second half is not due until you are satisfied.
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Why Choose Laborers of the Harvest

Why Shasta County Property Owners Call Us

Veteran-Owned Discipline

The owner is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, and the company runs on it: show up on time, work to the written scope, leave the site clean, communicate straight. Mission-first, every job.

Hand Crews Reach Everything

Steep banks, rocky slopes, tight side yards, ground against the house — the places overgrowth is worst are the places machines can't work. Our crew cuts anywhere a boot can reach.

Defined Scope, In Writing

Every estimate documents the acreage and linear footage, what gets cut, and what happens to the debris. The number holds unless the scope changes — no surprises, no scope creep.

Local, Insured, Accountable

Redding-based with $1M general liability, before-and-after photos on every job, and final payment only when the work is done to your satisfaction. A contractor you can put on file.

Ready Today. Safer Tomorrow.

Get In Touch With Laborers of the Harvest

Overgrown lot, brush closing in on the house, fence lines gone to grass, or acreage that needs a real plan? Call or text — or send the form — and we will walk the property with you and hand you a free written estimate.

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