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Fence installation in Allen typically runs $3,500 to $9,000 for a standard vinyl privacy fence on a typical 6,000 to 8,000 square foot lot. Most full replacements take two to four days once materials arrive, and we coordinate everything from the first measurement to the final inspection. If you’re in Twin Creeks, Watters Crossing, Ridgeview Ranch, or anywhere else in the 75002 or 75013 ZIP codes, call (877) 610-1318 and you’ll get a live person, not a voicemail box.
We know Allen’s fences because we’ve pulled more of them out of Blackland Prairie clay than we can count. Tom Barrett started Barrett & Sons Construction in 1998, and his sons run the crews that roll into Allen every week. When your cedar pickets are rotting at the bottom rail or your gate won’t latch after years of soil movement, you want someone who has already seen the exact problem on your street.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Allen’s Preferred Fence Installation Company
Allen is not like Plano or Richardson. Most of the homes here went up between roughly 1993 and 2012, and whole subdivisions share the same builder’s fence package. That’s actually good news if you hire someone like us, because we know what’s underground, what the HOAs require, and which corners the original builders cut. We’ve replaced fences in Allen where three different houses on the same block had the identical post-heave pattern. That’s not a coincidence, it’s the soil.
Every Fence Installation job we do in Allen comes with a written line-item quote before we touch anything. If the scope changes, you get a written change order. Never a surprise invoice. And every completed job carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise: if it’s not right, Tom comes back and makes it right with one phone call. No fine print, no runaround.
Tom’s name, address, and license number are published and verifiable. So are the permits we pull for eligible jobs in Allen. Ask anyone on your street, or look us up yourself. We’ve been owner-operated since day one, and the same family shows up on the job site.
Our Fence Installation Services in Allen
Wood Fence Installation and Repair
Most Allen neighborhoods built in the 1990s and 2000s got 6-foot cedar dog-ear privacy fences. They looked great for about ten years, until the bottom rails started absorbing sprinkler overspray and the posts began floating in shallow concrete. We set posts below the active clay zone with proper concrete footings, and we use cedar pickets with moisture-resistant treatment so the next fence outlasts the original.
Vinyl Fence Installation
A typical Vinyl Fence Installation in Allen runs $3,500 to $9,000 depending on linear footage, gate count, and whether we’re pulling an old fence or starting fresh. Vinyl handles Allen’s weather well because it doesn’t absorb groundwater and won’t rot like cedar. The tradeoff is that it can get brittle in extreme heat, so we use reinforced rails and heavy-gauge posts on every vinyl job.
Aluminum Fence Installation
Aluminum Fence Installation in Allen runs $4,000 to $10,000 for a standard yard. Aluminum is the right call for pool enclosures because it meets Allen’s pool barrier code requirements and won’t rust in our humidity. We handle the permit side, including the final inspection, so you don’t have to chase the building department.
Fence Gates and Gate Repair
Gates fail fast in Allen because the same clay movement that shifts posts also knocks gate frames out of square. We replace hinges, rebuild frames, and weld aluminum or iron gates where needed. If your gate drags or won’t latch, we can usually fix it the same week. If a post has heaved, the fix starts underground and works up.
What happens when you call
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Common Fence Installation Problems We See in Allen Homes
- Posts floating in shallow concrete. Builders frequently set fence posts in 18 inches of concrete, which is nowhere near enough for Allen’s expansive clay. After five to seven years of drought-and-rain cycles, the posts lean and your gate stops closing. The fix is deeper footings below the active soil line.
- Rotted bottom rails from sprinkler overspray. Allen runs on irrigation, and sprinkler heads love to soak the base of cedar fences. The bottom rail is the first thing to turn soft. We replace rails and set the new ones an inch higher with drip-edge spacing so water doesn’t sit on wood.
- HOA violations after a replacement. Twin Creeks and Watters Crossing both have architectural review committees with specific fence rules on height, material, and stain color. We’ve seen homeowners install a nice new fence only to get a violation letter because the stain didn’t match the subdivision standard. Our crew checks the HOA requirements before we order anything.
- Subdivision-wide failure waves. Since so much of Allen went up in the same decade, entire streets need fence work at the same time. In Ridgeview Ranch we’ll see half a block of original builder fences failing in the same season. That’s why we keep common materials in local stock, so turnaround is faster when your whole street is in the same boat.
Pricing for Fence Installation in Allen, TX
Here’s where the money goes on an Allen fence job:
| Service | Price Range in Allen |
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| Vinyl Fence Installation | $3,500 - $9,000 |
| Aluminum Fence Installation | $4,000 - $10,000 |
| Wood Privacy Fence (6-foot cedar) | $3,500 - $9,000 |
| Fence Gate Replacement (single gate) | $400 - $1,800 |
Your actual number depends on linear footage, how many gates you have, what’s underground, and whether we’re removing an old fence first. We give you a written line-item quote after a free on-site measurement. Nothing hidden, no allowances that aren’t on paper. An allowance that isn’t on paper is a surprise waiting for a date.
And remember: we offer a permanent 10% Senior & Veteran discount on every fence job in Allen. If you’ve got a written estimate from another contractor, bring it in for a free second opinion. No trip charge inside the county.
Trusted Brands We Service in Allen
We install and repair fences built around materials you can look up, not mystery brands off a van. For vinyl and aluminum jobs we work with systems from Ply Gem and Simonton by way of our local suppliers, which means replacement rails and pickets are actually available when a repair comes up years later. If you’re in Allen and your builder fence is failing, we can match the existing panel style or upgrade you to something that will still be standing in 2045.
Allen’s Master-Planned Fence Wave: What We See Day to Day
Walk any street in Twin Creeks or Watters Crossing and you’ll notice the same 6-foot cedar dog-ear privacy fences, put in by the same builders, on the same post-tension slabs. Those slabs were poured over minimally prepped expansive clay, and after 25 to 30 years of drought cycles, the ground under the fence line moves. Posts heave. Gates rack. Bottom rails rot from sprinkler overspray. When one fence on the block fails, the others aren’t far behind.
We replaced a 180-foot cedar privacy fence in Twin Creeks where three posts had heaved out of alignment with the post-tension slab after years of Blackland Prairie clay movement. Our crew pulled permits through Allen’s building department, set new posts with concrete footings below the active clay zone, and matched the HOA’s stain color so the whole line blended in. The inspection sign-off came through clean.
That job is what fence work in Allen actually looks like. It’s less about hammering pickets and more about knowing what’s happening 30 inches underground. A contractor who doesn’t account for Allen’s expansive clay will be back in five years doing the same posts over again. We’d rather do it once.
Permits, HOAs, and the Right Way to Replace a Fence in Allen
Allen’s building department requires permits for new fence construction, and most of Allen’s master-planned communities add a second layer: architectural review. Twin Creeks, Watters Crossing, and Ridgeview Ranch all have HOA guidelines on fence height, material, and stain color. Skip that step and you might pass inspection but still get a notice from the association. We check both boxes before we order a single post.
The permit inspector works for you, not for us. That’s why we like him. When the inspector signs off, you know the footings are deep enough, the gates meet pool code where it applies, and the fence is built to current Allen standards. We don’t treat permits as optional. The last contractor most of our Allen customers used told them permits were optional. They call us because they don’t want to find out the hard way again.
We Also Serve Cities Near Allen
Our crews cover Allen and the surrounding communities of Lucas, Plano, Murphy, and Fairview. If you’re a mile outside city limits or just down the road, Fence Installation in Allen is one call away at (877) 610-1318. Dispatch for our crews is coordinated from our Dallas-Fort Worth office, but the people who show up live and work locally.
Serving Allen, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Allen area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs - Fence Installation in Allen
Yes, in most cases you’ll need architectural review approval from your HOA before replacing a fence in Twin Creeks, Watters Crossing, Ridgeview Ranch, or similar Allen subdivisions. Each association sets its own rules on height, material, and stain color, and you’ll want written approval before work starts. Our crew checks the specific HOA requirements for your street as part of the estimate. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk through what your association requires.
Allen’s expansive clay swells when wet and shrinks during drought, which shifts shallow-set fence posts out of alignment within five to seven years. The fix is setting posts below the active clay zone with concrete footings deep enough to stay put through seasonal movement. This is the single biggest difference between a fence that lasts ten years and one that lasts thirty. We design every Allen fence with that soil in mind from day one.
The most common failure is posts leaning from shallow footings, followed closely by rotted bottom rails from sprinkler overspray. Since so many Allen homes were built in the same era with the same builder packages, we see these failures cluster across entire streets at the same time. Gates stop latching, fence lines develop waves, and pickets pull loose from the bottom rail. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free on-site look at what’s happening on your fence line.
Adding a gate to an existing fence generally doesn’t require a permit in Allen, but if the fence surrounds a pool, the gate must meet current pool barrier code, including self-closing and self-latching hardware. HOA rules may also apply to gate style and placement. We’ll check both before we build. Estimates are free, so call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll tell you exactly what your project needs.
Ridgeview Ranch went up mostly in the 1990s and early 2000s, which means the original builder-grade fences are all hitting the same age at the same time. Identical cedar pickets, identical shallow post settings, identical exposure to Allen’s clay soil and sprinkler patterns all add up to a neighborhood-wide failure wave. If your fence is original to a 1998-to-2003 build, it’s living on borrowed time. Call (877) 610-1318 for an exact quote, estimates are free.
Get Your Allen Fence Estimate
We answer our own phone. Tell us what’s happening with your fence, and we’ll schedule a free on-site measurement and give you a written, line-item quote. No pressure, no games. Call (877) 610-1318 today.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Allen since 1998.