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A new fence in Little Elm, TX typically runs $3,500-$9,000 for vinyl and $4,000-$10,000 for aluminum, including the wind-load engineering and permit work the city now requires. Most jobs take two to five days once we’re on site, and the permit inspection gets scheduled before the last post hole is inspected. If you’re on a lake-facing lot off Eldorado Parkway or back in Paloma Creek, call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk the property line with you and put real numbers on paper before you decide anything.
We’re Barrett & Sons Construction. Tom Barrett founded the company in 1998, and his sons run the crews. We answer our own phones, we pull every permit, and every price lands in writing before the first auger goes in the ground. You’ll see our trucks in Little Elm most weeks, and the guy who signs your quote is the same guy you’ll see at the permit office.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Little Elm’s Preferred Fence Installation Company
Little Elm isn’t like the other suburbs we work in. The town sits on a peninsula in Lewisville Lake, and the clay soil here moves more than almost anywhere else in Denton County. That means fence posts set the way they’d get set in Frisco or Prosper will lean within two years out here. We know that because we’ve pulled out the posts other crews installed. We’ve replaced builder-grade fences in Paloma Creek, Windsong Ranch, and along Hart Road that should have lasted twenty years and barely made it through four summers.
We’re not a franchise dispatching strangers. Tom’s sons are on-site most days in Little Elm, and when the permit inspector comes out, there’s someone standing there who can answer his questions. That matters in a town that updated its fence ordinance in 2019 and now enforces wind-load ratings on residential installations. A lot of fence companies don’t even know that requirement exists. We’ve been pulling permits for it since the change went into effect. You can read reviews from Little Elm customers and then look up Tom’s name, address, and license number yourself. We’d rather you did.
Every job gets our written 90-Day Done Right Promise. If something isn’t right, one call brings Tom back. He lives in the metro, not three states away. He has every reason to make it right the first time and every reason to come back if we missed something.
Our Fence Installation Services in Little Elm
We build the fence your lot actually needs, not the fence a national call center quotes over the phone. And we handle Fence Installation from post hole to final inspection. Here’s what that looks like in Little Elm.
Privacy Fence
Most Little Elm homeowners want a privacy fence, and for good reason. Backyards here sit tight against neighbors, and in the post-2005 subdivisions, the lots were graded fast and flat. A well-built cedar or vinyl privacy fence gives you a real boundary that doesn’t rack in the wind or lean after a wet winter. We set posts 36 inches deep in 3,000 psi concrete with a collar, because 24-inch posts in Little Elm’s expansive clay don’t stay plumb. The original fences in Paloma Creek prove that point every year.
Aluminum Fence
Aluminum works well on lake-proximate properties and around pools, where building code requires specific latch and height compliance. Little Elm’s wind-load ordinance applies here too. We use 9-gauge aluminum panels rated for 130 mph winds and bracket the rails to the posts with engineered connectors, not self-tapping screws. The storm gusts that come off Lewisville Lake in spring will find every weak rail-to-post connection on a cheap aluminum fence. Ours get inspected, and the inspector checks the calculations.
Fence Gates
Gates are where fences fail first, especially in Little Elm. The same clay movement that tilts posts also shifts gate posts just enough to make latches bind and sag bars pull off. We build gate assemblies with steel posts, welded hinges rated for the panel weight, and a concrete footing that goes below the frost-and-swell line. The gate you can open one-handed in June should still open one-handed in February. If it doesn’t, call us. That’s covered by the 90-Day Done Right Promise, and we mean it.
Chain Link Fence
Chain link isn’t always the prettiest fence on the block, but it’s the right call for some lots, especially where the fence line crosses a drainage easement and the HOA restricts privacy panel height. We use galvanized posts set in concrete, not the skim coat some installers do, and the wind-load requirement still applies. The permit office in Little Elm doesn’t exempt chain link from the ordinance, so neither do we. What goes on paper is what goes in the ground.
We also handle wood fences, iron fences, fence repair, and commercial fencing in Little Elm. Same crew, same permit process, same written pricing. This is a Little Elm market we know lot by lot, not a zip code we map to a subcontractor list.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Little Elm
We install the brands you can look up. For aluminum and vinyl fence systems we use manufacturers that publish their wind-load ratings and test results, which is exactly what the Little Elm permit office wants to see when the inspector comes out. Our crews also carry the shop-grade installation hardware that survives North Texas clay conditions. When someone in Little Elm needs a warranty call on a fence we installed, the replacement parts don’t sit on backorder for three weeks because we stock for the fences we actually sell here. If you’re also planning other work, the same crew handles GAF roof systems and Schluter waterproofing in bathrooms and kitchens, so the quality of materials on one Barrett & Sons job is the same on the next one.
Common Fence Installation Problems We See in Little Elm Homes
All of these are fixable. Most are preventable. Here’s what we pull out of the ground in Little Elm week after week.
- Posts set only 24 inches deep in expansive clay. Little Elm’s black gumbo soil swells in wet winters and contracts in summer drought. A two-foot post gets squeezed and pushed out of plumb within a year. Gate latches stop aligning, panels twist, and the fence looks tired before its first birthday. We auger 36-inch holes and set posts in 3,000 psi concrete with a raised collar that sheds water away from the post base.
- Rail-to-post connections that were never engineered. Spring storm gusts off Lewisville Lake hit fences hard. Vinyl and aluminum panels need rated brackets, not sheet-metal screws. When a cheap fence fails at the rail connection, the panel splits and the warranty usually dies with it because the installation was out of spec. We use the connectors the panel manufacturer specifies, and we keep the paperwork.
- Fences built over buried drainage easements. In Little Elm’s rapid-build subdivisions, the drainage easement doesn’t always line up with where homeowners want the fence. Post holes fill with water after heavy rain, the post bases rot, and the warranty is void because the fence should never have been placed there. We pull the plat and verify the easement before we quote. If the fence line crosses it, we tell you before you spend a dollar.
- Builder-grade cedar that was never sealed. The original fences in post-2005 neighborhoods like Paloma Creek were construction-grade cedar installed as fast as the house. No sealer, minimal post depth, and the cheapest gate hardware available. We replace those fences with pressure-treated or steel posts and either sealed cedar or vinyl panels that don’t soak up the humidity that hangs around the lake in August.
Pricing for Fence Installation in Little Elm, TX
A compliant fence quote in Little Elm includes things a cheap quote leaves out. The difference isn’t optional. The town’s permit office requires a wind-load rating on all new residential fence installations, and that means engineered panels, rated connectors, and a permit with an inspection. A handyman quote might be lower, but it won’t include the engineering documentation the inspector asks for, and it will likely set posts at 24 inches instead of 36. That fence won’t last.
Here’s where the money goes on the two fence types we install most in Little Elm:
| Fence Type | Typical Little Elm Range |
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| Vinyl Fence Installation | $3,500 - $9,000 |
| Aluminum Fence Installation | $4,000 - $10,000 |
The spread depends on linear footage, whether we’re pulling an old fence and hauling it off, gate count, and whether the post line crosses a drainage easement that requires an offset. You’ll get a written line-item quote before we start. No allowance games, no surprise invoice at the end. The price we quote is the price you pay, and any change comes as a written change order before it happens. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate in Little Elm. The quote won’t cost you a thing, and you’ll have real numbers to compare.
We Also Serve Cities Near Little Elm
Our crews run the Little Elm permit process every week, and we also serve the surrounding communities: Lake Dallas, Corinth, The Colony, and Frisco. Whether you’re on the lake side north of Eldorado or south toward Frisco’s border, the same crew, the same 90-Day Done Right Promise, and the same written pricing apply. Call us and we’ll tell you straight whether we can get to your job this month.
Serving Little Elm, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Little Elm 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 Little Elm
Yes. Since the 2019 update to the Little Elm Code of Ordinances, the town’s permit office requires a wind-load rating on all new fence installations, including residential wood fences. That means the materials you use have to carry a documented rating for the wind speeds this area gets during spring storms off Lewisville Lake. A compliant quote includes the engineering documentation and the rated fasteners. A cheap quote won’t, and the permit office will bounce it. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk you through exactly what the ordinance requires for your lot.
Thirty-six inches is the depth we use for every post in Little Elm, with a raised concrete collar so water drains away from the post base. The town’s expansive black clay swells and contracts aggressively between wet winters and dry summers. A 24-inch post gets lifted and tilted out of plumb, and that’s how you end up with gate latches that don’t line up within a year. The inspector checks post depth, and we’d rather show him a 36-inch hole than explain why we dug a shallow one.
Yes. The permit includes an inspection, and in Little Elm, the contractor calls for it. When the fence is up and the concrete has set, we contact the inspection office and schedule the walk-through. Someone from Barrett & Sons stays on site during the inspection so the inspector can ask questions about wind-load calculations and post depth and get an answer on the spot. The inspector works for you, not for me, which is why we’re happy to stand there and show him everything.
It can, because the permit and inspection paperwork give your insurer documented proof that the fence meets Little Elm’s wind-load standard. That documentation matters if the fence ever becomes part of a storm-damage claim. A fence built without a permit won’t have that paper trail, and your insurer may treat it as an unpermitted improvement. Ask your agent after the fence is inspected and signed off. We’ll give you the permit number and the load documentation to pass along. If you need a free second opinion on a fence quote you already got, we’ll put ours next to theirs and let you compare. Call (877) 610-1318 and ask.
A compliant quote includes the Little Elm permit fee, the wind-load engineering documentation, 36-inch post holes with 3,000 psi concrete and a raised collar, rated rail-to-post connectors, and the inspection call. A cheap quote leaves out most of that. It sets posts shallow, skips the permit, uses unrated fasteners, and can’t show the inspector any paperwork because the fence was never submitted. The price difference isn’t profit. It’s the cost of a fence that stands up to Little Elm’s soil and wind. We’ll send you a written line-by-line quote so you can see exactly what you’re paying for. Estimates are free. Call (877) 610-1318.
Ready to Fence Your Little Elm Property?
You’re not just buying a fence. You’re buying the paper trail that says it was built right, the permit that proves it, and the 90-Day Done Right Promise that says we’ll come back if it wasn’t. Call (877) 610-1318 or use our contact form to schedule a free estimate. We’ll bring the plat map, the wind-load data, and a written quote that holds up. Serving Fence Installation in Little Elm with the same crew, the same standards, and the same name on the truck since 1998.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Little Elm and the wider Dallas-Fort Worth area since 1998.