ABOUT RKC WOOD CARE PROS
Josh Rangel started RKC Wood Care Pros in Olathe in 2021 to build fences that actually survive Kansas City weather. Every install. Every post set 36 inches deep. Every storm.
BUILT FOR EVERY STORM.
MEET THE OWNER
I started RKC Wood Care Pros in 2021 because I saw too many Kansas City homeowners dealing with fences that leaned by the first hard winter — posts set too shallow, permits skipped, nobody around to fix it. The KC frost line sits at 30 to 36 inches. A post set shallower than that has a hard time staying plumb. I built this company around a simpler standard — every post at 36 inches in poured concrete, every time.
The "Wood Care" name is where it started. My first jobs were staining and sealing cedar fences across Johnson County. Customers kept calling me back for vinyl installs, chain link repairs, ornamental iron, gates, and commercial work. Rather than refer them out, I built a crew that could handle it all in-house. Today RKC is a full Kansas City fence contractor — every material, every gate, every long-term care service — and the original commitment to craftsmanship stuck.
I walk every install. You won't get a project manager you never met — you'll get me, on site, checking plumb on every post and latching every gate before you cut the final check. 400+ fences later, across 56 cities on both sides of the state line, the thing I'm proudest of is this: I have never had a post lean. That's what happens when the owner is on the job.
THE APPROACH
Kansas City's weather tests every fence. With 80+ freeze-thaw cycles a year, Wymore-Grundy clay that shifts with moisture, and 50+ high-wind days that put enormous lateral load on privacy panels, shortcuts in post depth or footing quality show up fast. Here is how we build to handle it — and if you're comparing contractors, our guide to the best fence companies in Kansas City lays out the standards to hold any of us to.
Every post, every install. We set every post at 36–42 inches in a bell-bottom concrete footing with drainage gravel at the base — below the KC frost line. Posts set at 18–24 inches sit above the frost line, and those fences tend to tilt within a couple seasons.
The same company that installs your fence maintains it. Most fence jobs get handed off to a separate staining crew two years later. We keep it in-house — staining within 30 days of install, re-coating on a 2–3 year cycle, and keeping records on every fence we've built. The fence and the finish come from the same crew.
Owner-operated means the owner shows up. You won't meet a project manager once and then deal with a rotating cast of subcontractors. Josh Rangel leads every install from the estimate to the final walkthrough. One point of accountability from first quote to final board.
You sign off on every post, panel, and gate before the final invoice goes out. We walk the line with you, check plumb on every post, confirm gate swing and latch, and document the install with photos. Anything off gets fixed before we leave.
WHAT WE BUILD
The RKC Wood Care Pros name can be misleading. We started with wood and we still do a lot of it — but the company is a full Kansas City fence contractor. We install every type of fence — wood, vinyl, chain link, ornamental iron, aluminum, and commercial security — plus custom gates and in-house staining. Same crew, same standards, start to finish.
Repair and staining. Frost-heave post correction, concrete footing replacement, storm-damage rebuilds. Semi-transparent penetrating stain and UV sealant — applied in-house on a 2–3 year re-coat cycle. When a fence is past the point of repair, we tear it out and install a new one under the relevant installation service.
Gates, openers, and automation. Walk gates and drive gates with self-closing hinges, drop-rod latches, and diagonal cross-braces. LiftMaster automatic openers with keypad access, loop detectors, and UL 325 safety compliance. Sagging, binding, and damaged gate repair.
BY THE NUMBERS
Numbers tell the story better than adjectives. Five years of installing fences across the KC metro as the Kansas City fence contractor homeowners keep referring their neighbors to.
Across Kansas City since 2021 — residential and commercial, both sides of the state line.
From Olathe and Overland Park on the KS side to Lee's Summit and Independence in MO.
COMMUNITY LISTINGS
RKC Wood Care Pros is a verified member of the American Fence Association and listed in two local directories — the Overland Park Chamber of Commerce member directory and the Kansas Equine Directory maintained by the Kansas Horse Council. These listings reflect the range of properties we work on, from suburban residential lots to rural acreage with wood-post and board fencing for horses and livestock.
OUR SERVICE AREA
We serve 56 cities across the KC metro on both sides of the state line. From Johnson County's newest subdivisions to established neighborhoods in Kansas City MO, our crews know the permit offices, soil conditions, and HOA rules in every community we work in.
Johnson County is home base. Olathe, Overland Park, Lenexa, Leawood, Shawnee, Prairie Village, Mission, Gardner, Spring Hill, Bonner Springs. We handle permit applications, 811 utility locates, and HOA architectural review in every city.
From the Northland to the southern suburbs. Kansas City MO, Lee's Summit, Independence, Blue Springs, Liberty, Grandview, Belton, Raymore, Grain Valley. We handle KCMO's CompassKC portal and the varying code requirements across Jackson, Clay, and Platte counties.
Recent installs across KC
COMMON QUESTIONS
Straight answers to the questions that come up most often. From the Kansas City fence contractor that sets every post 36 inches deep in concrete. If yours isn't here, call (913) 286-1091 and we'll walk you through it.
READY TO BUILD?
Free estimates. No pressure. We respond the same business day.
Ready when you are
