Horizontal slat fencing
in Indianapolis.
The clean, modern lines you’ve seen on design shows — built to survive Indiana weather. Horizontal cedar and composite slat fencing with matching gates.
Modern lines, real privacy.
Horizontal slat fencing turns the fence itself into a design feature. Long, clean lines make yards feel wider, pair beautifully with modern and mid-century homes, and give you privacy that doesn’t read as a stockade wall. It’s the most-requested style on new builds and remodels right now.
It’s also the style where builder skill matters most: horizontal boards show every wave in the framing, and wood movement will open gaps if the design ignores it. We build on steel or doubled posts at tighter spacing, gap the slats for airflow and expansion, and use kiln-dried cedar or composite boards that stay straight.
Choose full-privacy tight spacing, semi-private gapped slats, or mixed-width board patterns — with matching horizontal-slat gates so the look carries through the entrance.
- Kiln-dried cedar or low-maintenance composite slats
- Tighter post spacing so lines stay straight
- Full-privacy, semi-private & mixed-width patterns
- Matching horizontal-slat walk and drive gates
How your horizontal slat fence gets built.
Design the pattern
Board width, gap size, cedar or composite — we sketch the pattern with you at the estimate.
Free on-site measure
Grade matters for horizontals; we map it and show you exactly how lines will run.
Precision build
Framing set true, slats gapped and leveled line by line. The result reads straight from every angle.
Serving Indianapolis & Central Indiana
We install horizontal slat fencing across Indianapolis, Greenwood, Franklin, Whiteland, Bargersville and New Whiteland. Related services: wood fencing · vinyl fencing · ornamental aluminum.
Horizontal slat questions, answered.
How much does a horizontal slat fence cost?
Expect $35–$55 per linear foot installed depending on board material and pattern — more than a standard privacy fence because of the tighter framing and board-grade lumber it demands.
Cedar or composite for horizontal fencing?
Cedar gives the warm natural look and costs less; composite never needs staining and stays arrow-straight. Composite usually wins for full-sun western exposures.
Will the boards warp?
Not if it’s built right: kiln-dried boards, tighter post spacing, and expansion gaps are the difference. This is not a style to bargain-shop on labor.
Does horizontal fencing work on a slope?
Yes — we step the framing so each section stays level while the fence line follows your grade. It’s one of the details we map during the free estimate.
Call and get real answers in five minutes.
You’ll talk to the people who actually build the fence — materials, budget, timeline, all of it.