Celebrating Our Local Heroes

Posted on by tahoefence

Celebrating Our Local Heroes Thank you to our First Responders, especially our area Fire Departments, BLM, and other fire protection services. You all step up to keep our communities safe. Which was the case this past 4th of July, when Carson City was threatened by a wildfire during the night. Your quick and hard work is greatly appreciated. You are community heroes. And it's an honor to be part of the construction of the new Carson City Fire Station and Emergency Operations Center. Tahoe Fence installed this 40-ft automated, cantilever-slide gate for the new station. And a special shout out to Awaxx Systems for providing the gate operator and hardware!Celebrating Our Local Heroes

Thank you to our First Responders, especially our area Fire Departments, BLM, and other fire protection services.

You all step up to keep our communities safe. Which was the case this past 4th of July, when Carson City was threatened by a wildfire during the night.

Your quick and hard work is greatly appreciated. You are community heroes.

And it’s an honor to be part of the construction of the new Carson City Fire Station and Emergency Operations Center. Tahoe Fence installed this 40-ft automated, cantilever-slide gate for the new station.

And a special shout out to Awaxx Systems for providing the gate operator and hardware!

Good Fences and Good Neighbors

Posted on by tahoefence

Good Fences and Good Neighbors The American poet Robert Frost is generally credited as the originator of the phrase, "Good fences make good neighbours." Frost used the phrase in his 1914 poem "Mending Wall." At Tahoe Fence, we understand the importance of maintaining shared fences to keep up relationships. We also think our good-neighbor style fences, fences that offer privacy and look the same from either side, are a win for everybody. You and your neighbors both get the nice side of the fence to look at. And since people tend to be outdoors more during summer weather, you have some privacy to enjoy your own outside space. Pictured: Tahoe Fence custom good-neighbor style redwood with a shadow-box style fence on one side and non-combustible ornamental steel returns to the house in Tahoma (El Dorado & Placer Counties.) 2025Good Fences and Good Neighbors

The American poet Robert Frost is generally credited as the originator of the phrase, “Good fences make good neighbours.”

Frost used the phrase in his 1914 poem “Mending Wall.”

At Tahoe Fence, we understand the importance of maintaining shared fences to keep up relationships. We also think our good-neighbor style fences, fences that offer privacy and look the same from either side, are a win for everybody.

You and your neighbors both get the nice side of the fence to look at. And since people tend to be outdoors more during summer weather, you have some privacy to enjoy your own outside space.

Pictured: Tahoe Fence custom good-neighbor style redwood with a shadow-box style fence on one side and non-combustible ornamental steel returns to the house in Tahoma (El Dorado & Placer Counties.) 2025

Summertime and Sunshine

Posted on by tahoefence

Summertime and Sunshine It's official. It's the Summer equinox, the longest day of the year. And Summertime means sunshine. And for solar powered gate operators, sunshine is a good thing. Solar gate operators use sunlight to charge batteries inside the operator that power the motor to open and close the gate. To get the most out of a solar automated gate install follow these few simple tips: First, make sure the solar panel in our area (Northern Hemisphere) is South facing. Second, identify any possible obstructions in the path of direct sunlight to the panel. Trees, utility poles, and buildings may not seem like an issue at first. But as the sun moves from East to West, they may block sunlight or cast shadows that could interfere with the charging panel. We love trees. However around the Tahoe area, trees can make solar powered anything a challenge. Keeping a solar panel clean from dust, pollen, and bird waste is also important. Third, keep the accessories tied to the gate to a minimum. The more bells and whistles added, means more power that may be drained from the operator batteries. Then you're back to opening your gate manually in the hot Summer sun! Pictured: Tahoe Fence Solar Automated Ornamental Steel Cantilever Slide Gate in Reno (Washoe County.) And thanks to Awaxx Systems for the operator hardware, and Western Iron Works for the gate materials. Summertime and Sunshine

It’s official. It’s the Summer equinox, the longest day of the year.

And Summertime means sunshine.
And for solar powered gate operators, sunshine is a good thing.

Solar gate operators use sunlight to charge batteries inside the operator that power the motor to open and close the gate. To get the most out of a solar automated gate install follow these few simple tips:

First, make sure the solar panel in our area (Northern Hemisphere) is South facing.

Second, identify any possible obstructions in the path of direct sunlight to the panel. Trees, utility poles, and buildings may not seem like an issue at first. But as the sun moves from East to West, they may block sunlight or cast shadows that could interfere with the charging panel.

We love trees. However around the Tahoe area, trees can make solar powered anything a challenge.

Keeping a solar panel clean from dust, pollen, and bird waste is also important.

Third, keep the accessories tied to the gate to a minimum. The more bells and whistles added, means more power that may be drained from the operator batteries.

Then you’re back to opening your gate manually in the hot Summer sun!

Pictured: Tahoe Fence Solar Automated Ornamental Steel Cantilever Slide Gate in Reno (Washoe County.) And thanks to Awaxx Systems for the operator hardware, and Western Iron Works for the gate materials.

Father’s Day and Dad’s Chair

Posted on by tahoefence

Father's Day and Dad's Chair This weekend marks the 3rd Sunday of June, which of course is Father's Day. And we can't think about Father's Day without thinking about dad's chair. Whether it was at home or at work, dad had that one spot that was his. Nothing was written. Nothing was said that declared it. But no one else sat there. It was crystal clear that spot was identified solely for dad. Maybe it goes back to human development and our instincts. A simple habit of identifying one's territory. From all of us at Tahoe Fence, happy Father's Day! And although it doesn't need to be said, stay out of dad's chair. Pictured: Tahoe Fence Yard Dog Wally Waiting for Dad in the Forklift Seat at Mound House (Lyon County.) 2025

Father’s Day and Dad’s Chair

This weekend marks the 3rd Sunday of June, which of course is Father’s Day.

And we can’t think about Father’s Day without thinking about dad’s chair. Whether it was at home or at work, dad had that one spot that was his.

Nothing was written. Nothing was said that declared it. But no one else sat there. It was crystal clear that spot was identified solely for dad. Maybe it goes back to human development and our instincts. A simple habit of identifying one’s territory.

From all of us at Tahoe Fence, happy Father’s Day!
And although it doesn’t need to be said, stay out of dad’s chair.

Pictured: Tahoe Fence Yard Dog Wally Waiting for Dad in the Forklift Seat at Mound House (Lyon County.) 2025

Experience and Education

Posted on by tahoefence

Experience and Education Being raised around ranches, dairies, and family farms, you earn your PhD quickly (Post-hole Diggers.) And growing up building fences, you learn the more you use your Post-hole Diggers (especially in rocky situations,) the hungrier you get for more promising opportunities. We were taught that if you got an education, there would always be work. And after earning those school degrees and the experiences associated with them, we found our way back to family and a craft that were (and still are) an important part of making who we are today. From all of us at Tahoe Fence, congratulations to our graduating seniors and the class of 2025, and to making the best of your experiences and education.Experience and Education

Being raised around ranches, dairies, and family farms, you earn your PhD quickly (Post-hole Diggers.)

And growing up building fences, you learn the more you use your Post-hole Diggers (especially in rocky situations,) the hungrier you get for more promising opportunities.

We were taught that if you got an education, there would always be work. And after earning those school degrees and the experiences associated with them, we found our way back to family and a craft that were (and still are) an important part of making who we are today.

From all of us at Tahoe Fence, congratulations to our graduating seniors and the class of 2025, and to making the best of your experiences and education.

From Whiskey to Fences

Posted on by tahoefence

From Whiskey to Fences On June 1st: In 1495, John Cor, a monk, recorded the first known batch of Scotch whiskey; In 1792, Kentucky was admitted as the 15th state into the United States of America; In 1796, Tennessee was admitted as the 16th state. In the 18th and 19th centuries Irish and Scottish distilling techniques and immigrants helped in the development of Kentucky bourbon and Tennessee whiskey. During this same time, Irish and Scottish immigrants also brought over the art of building stone dykes or rock walls (dry-stacked rock fences.) Stone removed from fields (barley fields in Scotland and corn fields in Kentucky and Tennessee) could be fashioned into mortarless rock walls. These were balanced structures of arranged stacked rocks free-standing by only their weight and friction. As more property was turned for use into growing food, the need for additional fences arose to keep animals off of the growing crops. Tahoe Fence appreciates the mastery and time that goes into making whiskey, bourbon, and dry-stack rock walls. Our patience wears thin though when we're digging rocks out of post holes, let alone having to stack them. Tahoe Fence does install rock-like molded fences. Pictured is a Tahoe Fence dark brown granite molded-stone "Boulder" style panel fence in Yerington (Lyon County.) 2025From Whiskey to Fences

On June 1st:

In 1495, John Cor, a monk, recorded the first known batch of Scotch whiskey;

In 1792, Kentucky was admitted as the 15th state into the United States of America;

In 1796, Tennessee was admitted as the 16th state.

In the 18th and 19th centuries Irish and Scottish distilling techniques and immigrants helped in the development of Kentucky bourbon and Tennessee whiskey.

During this same time, Irish and Scottish immigrants also brought over the art of building stone dykes or rock walls (dry-stacked rock fences.) Stone removed from fields (barley fields in Scotland and corn fields in Kentucky and Tennessee) could be fashioned into mortarless rock walls. These were balanced structures of arranged stacked rocks free-standing by only their weight and friction.

As more property was turned for use into growing food, the need for additional fences arose to keep animals off of the growing crops.

Tahoe Fence appreciates the mastery and time that goes into making whiskey, bourbon, and dry-stack rock walls. Our patience wears thin though when we’re digging rocks out of post holes, let alone having to stack them.

Tahoe Fence does install rock-like molded fences. Pictured is a Tahoe Fence dark brown granite molded-stone “Boulder” style panel fence in Yerington (Lyon County.) 2025

Happy Memorial Day

Posted on by tahoefence

Happy Memorial Day

A gentle breeze moves Old Glory like an ocean tide across the land.

Row upon row of waving flags gesture a welcome greeting from many dear departed friends.

Our promise to remember is without end.

Happy Memorial Day Weekend.

Pictured: Flags Waving in Fernley at Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery (Lyon County.)

Astounding Ash

Posted on by tahoefence

Astounding Ash 45 years ago this weekend, Mount St. Helens erupted. For 9 hours, ash was dispersed over an area nearly 22,000 square miles. While the damage from the eruption was devastating, including the loss of lives and properties, it produced about 540 million tons of ash. The Romans used volcanic ash from eruptions they witnessed in the making of their concrete. Some of the seawalls the Roman Empire built from this method still exist. The use of volcanic ash is being revisited by builders and engineers now in making lighter and more sustainable concrete. It's even being considered as an efficient energy storage medium for renewable power in concentrated solar power systems. Pictured: Solar Powered Wood Cantilever Slide Gate by Tahoe Fence with a Concrete Pad Mounted Operator in Tahoe City (Placer County.)Astounding Ash

45 years ago this weekend, Mount St. Helens erupted.

For 9 hours, ash was dispersed over an area nearly 22,000 square miles. While the damage from the eruption was devastating, including the loss of lives and properties, it produced about 540 million tons of ash.

The Romans used volcanic ash from eruptions they witnessed in the making of their concrete. Some of the seawalls the Roman Empire built from this method still exist.

The use of volcanic ash is being revisited by builders and engineers now in making lighter and more sustainable concrete. It’s even being considered as an efficient energy storage medium for renewable power in concentrated solar power systems.

Pictured: Solar Powered Wood Cantilever Slide Gate by Tahoe Fence with a Concrete Pad Mounted Operator in Tahoe City (Placer County.)

What Moms Like

Posted on by tahoefence

What Moms Like Did you know that Mother's Day is in a month named after a female deity? Like several of our calendar months, May comes from the Roman era. It's derived from the Roman goddess responsible for Spring growth and warmth, Maia. Whether you wish your mom a Happy Mother's Day, tell her that you love them, or treat them like a goddess, these are all things moms like. Happy Mother's Day! Pictured: Tahoe Fence loves our moms every day, and this Mother's Day with a card a fencer's mom would love, which features a slatted wire heart, and mom spelled with gate hinge brackets, and pipe from post cutoffs (2025.)What Moms Like

Did you know that Mother’s Day is in a month named after a female deity?

Like several of our calendar months, May comes from the Roman era. It’s derived from the Roman goddess responsible for Spring growth and warmth, Maia.

Whether you wish your mom a Happy Mother’s Day, tell her that you love them, or treat them like a goddess, these are all things moms like.

Happy Mother’s Day!

Pictured: Tahoe Fence loves our moms every day, and this Mother’s Day with a card a fencer’s mom would love, which features a slatted wire heart, and mom spelled with gate hinge brackets, and pipe from post cutoffs (2025.)