Storm mud pushed a site fence into the street edge
After the 2013 deluge, we got called to a Veile neighborhood lot where the rain had turned the grade into slick clay and the temporary fence line had started leaning hard by sunrise. I remember the smell of wet dirt and cut lumber mixing in the cold morning air. The property owner needed the boundary back up fast because the adjuster was coming, the sidewalk stayed busy, and loose panels would’ve made the whole site look out of control. That kind of failure doesn’t just slow a job down—it puts the whole claim at risk.
We rolled in with weighted bases, fresh chain link, and a couple extra braces because we don’t trust soft ground after a storm. I had our crew scrape the muck back, reset the line, and tighten each run before lunch, then we walked the perimeter twice and checked every tie by hand. We do that because wet ground shifts again once traffic starts moving. The fence stood straight through the rest of the week, and the homeowner got a cleaner site right when they needed it.
You got that fence standing straight before the adjuster showed up, and that saved me a headache.
Marisol T.

