Shepherd Construction and Landscaping LLC

The fence on the left is what happens when you don’t call us.

Leaning at the post. Graying to the same color as the trash cans. Gaps where pickets used to be. Hinges rusted through. A fence that used to do a job and stopped years ago.

The fence on the right went in this week. Cedar dog-ear pickets, tight seams, straight top rail, hardware still shining, posts set deep in concrete below the frost line.

Both fences will handle the same Oklahoma summers, the same ice storms, the same clay soil, the same wind. The difference isn’t the weather. The difference is what the fence was built from and how it was put in the ground.

Treated pine gives up. Cedar keeps going. Shallow posts lean. Deep posts hold. The build in year one is the whole story in year fifteen.

Don’t be the “before”.

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

The fence that doesn’t block the view.

You bought the property for a reason. Open space. Long sight lines. Sky that goes on. A view that’s the whole point of being out here.

Then you need a fence. And the wrong fence undoes everything you bought the land for.

This is the right one. Round cedar posts set deep in concrete. Stained pipe rail running between them at top and bottom. Black vinyl-coated chain link mesh that reads almost invisible against the grass. A walk gate on welded steel hinges that latches clean every time.

The black vinyl coating outlasts plain galvanized in Oklahoma humidity because the vinyl protects the steel underneath.

Containment without a wall. Pet-safe, kid-safe, neighbor-friendly, view intact.

Build it once, build it right.

Most driveway gates get rebuilt every 5 years. This one won’t.

Here’s why gates fail. Cedar pickets are heavy. Spans this wide are even heavier. Wood-framed gates start out square and slowly become parallelograms. The latch stops catching. One day you can’t close it. So you rebuild it. A few years later, again.

The fix is structural. We frame the gate in welded steel. Diagonal tension cable from corner to corner fights the sag before it starts. Hinges mounted to a real driveway post set deep in concrete, not stapled to a wood 4x4. Then we infill with cedar so it matches the rest of the fence and add a continuous cap rail across the top.

Automatic opener on the hinge post. Keypad on its own post by the house.

The wood is the part you see. The steel is the part that lasts.

Step-down cedar, built for the slope.

Not every Tulsa yard is flat. This one drops several feet across the run, and a contoured fence would have looked wavy from the house. So we stepped it.

Each panel sits level. Each section drops a few inches to the next. Posts plumb, top line clean, picket tops squared up in dog-ear so the steps read crisp from the curb.

Cedar pickets. Untreated, no stain yet, fresh out of the truck. In a few weeks the homeowner can seal it to lock in this color, or let it weather to silver. Either way the geometry stays.

Sloped yards need a plan before the first post goes in. Step-down vs. racked is a 5-minute conversation that determines how your fence looks for the next 25 years.

Building on a slope?

Built into the hill, not on top of it.

This barndo site started as solid sandstone. We cut the pad out of the slope, set the foundation on rock that isn’t going anywhere, and stood the structure up facing the view.

White metal panel, matte black standing seam roof, black trim and window frames. Clean lines that read modern from the road and timeless up close.

Windows are in. Doors are hung. Two of our guys doing the punch-list walk before interior trades come in.

Every barndo site in Green Country has its own personality. Some are flat pasture. Some are this. The difference between a build that lasts and one that doesn’t is what you do with what the land gives you.

Planning a barndo build in northeastern Oklahoma?

The pile on the right is what a few Oklahoma summers do to a “treated pine” fence.

The one on the left is the next 25+ years.

That old run was treated pine. Cupped, cracked, leaning into the wind, with posts that gave up on the clay a long time ago. Every ice storm took something out of it. Every August baked another inch of life out of the boards.

The new fence is cedar. Cedar handles Tulsa heat better, resists rot and termites without chemical treatment, and takes stain like it was built for it. Set the posts deep, locked in concrete, give it a coat of stain in the fall, and this is a fence you stop thinking about.

Two piles. Same back yard.

Ready to replace yours?

Wood posts rot. Then they lean. Then your whole fence goes with them.

This started as someone’s old privacy fence. Rotted at the base, leaning, done. So we hauled it off and built it back the right way: a full cedar privacy fence set on galvanized steel posts.

Here’s the difference. Steel posts don’t rot, don’t warp, and don’t lean through Oklahoma’s freeze-thaw swings, heavy rain, and wind. The wood you see is cedar, which holds up well in our climate and ages into a soft silver-gray, or you can seal it to keep that warm tone.

Look at the cap and trim top rail too. That finished edge locks the pickets together for a tighter line and gives the fence a polished look from both sides, not just yours.

Privacy, curb appeal, and a fence that actually holds its line for years instead of falling into the same trap as the last one.

Thinking about replacing a tired fence? Now is the time to get on the schedule. Financing is available with rates as low as 4.9% APR for those who qualify, so reach out and we can help you see what you’re approved for.

Veteran-owned and built right here in the Tulsa area. Call or text (918) 212-4887 for a free quote.

Successful restaurants combine sensory drama with physical speed at the kitchen threshold.

A poorly planned restaurant layout creates physical traffic jams where waitstaff clash with diners, slow food service, and visual clutter that ruins the high-end dining ambiance.

Chic restaurant build-outs engineer absolute structural flow. Integrating custom wood panel booths with polished concrete floors and a wide open kitchen pass creates clean sightlines. This naturally directs the movement of service staff while keeping customers fully immersed in the sensory drama of their meal.

Privacy is not just a visual barrier, as true quiet requires a physical acoustic buffer.

A flimsy fence lets the rumble of traffic and neighborhood noise pass through unimpeded, disrupting the tranquility of your garden. A premium cedar boundary wall acts as a natural sound baffle.

We build thick cedar privacy walls. This creates a dense physical mass that absorbs and redirects street-level sound waves. It creates an intimate courtyard sanctuary where the visual and acoustic noise of the city fades away completely.