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Articles from the J4FS crews.

What we have learned setting fence, driving bulkheads, and running a four-division contractor across Texas since 1994. Written by Cuatro Strack and the team. New articles publish on a rolling schedule.

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Galvanized steel high-game fence on a Texas ranch
Ranch & Ag Live

Steel vs. Wood Fence Posts: Why Your Grandfather's Cedar Outlasted Anything You Can Buy Today

The wood changed, not the fence builder. Old-growth vs. new-growth lumber, why galvanized steel is the structural default, and how long a steel fence really lasts.

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Site prep on rocky Texas ranch ground before fence installation
Ranch & Ag Live

How We Set Fence Posts in Solid Rock

Caliche and concrete-rock stop most crews cold. The air-hammer and down-the-hole-hammer method that sets posts where other outfits give up.

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Water crossing where a ranch fence meets a creek
Ranch & Ag Live

Water Gaps: How to Fence a Creek Crossing That Survives the Flood

A creek crossing is where most ranch fence fails. The cable-and-belting water gap that passes floodwater and debris and keeps your stock in.

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Completed J4 ranch entry and gate
General Live

Our 20-Year Workmanship Warranty and the Process Behind Every J4 Fence

What the warranty actually covers, what it doesn't, and the ten steps from your first call to the final invoice. Straight answers before you sign.

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High-game fence at a Texas trophy whitetail breeding operation
Ranch & Ag Live

Trophy Whitetail Breeding Operations: High Game Fence and Facility Requirements for Elite Texas Ranches

Trophy whitetail genetics are six-figure assets. The infrastructure protecting them needs to match. What elite Texas breeding operations build.

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Reinforced bulkhead under construction on the Texas Gulf Coast
Coastal Live

Coastal Property Protection: Hurricane-Resistant Fencing, Piers, and Bulkheads for Texas Gulf Coast Owners

One storm can undo years of payments on a waterfront lot, pier, or bulkhead. What bulkheads, piers, boathouses, and coastal fence are built from when they have to face the Gulf.

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