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A new fence in Richland Hills typically runs $3,500 to $9,000 for a standard yard, with wood and vinyl landing at the lower end and aluminum or iron at the higher. That’s the honest range before anyone walks your property line. At Barrett & Sons Construction, our Fence Installation team has walked more Richland Hills lots than we can count, and we’ll give you the same straight answer by phone before we ever set foot on your street. Call (877) 610-1318 and ask for Tom.
What’s different about fencing a home in Richland Hills is the dirt under your feet. The Blackland Prairie clay that runs through this part of Tarrant County expands when it rains and shrinks when it doesn’t, and that movement works fence posts loose over years that homeowners don’t always notice until a gate starts dragging. We set posts deeper than the minimum and we account for that clay, because a fence that looks fine in April shouldn’t lean by August.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Richland Hills’s Preferred Fence Installation Company
Tom Barrett started this company in 1998 and put his name on the truck. That still means something in Richland Hills, where most of the houses were built between 1950 and 1975 and the people in them have seen enough contractors come and go to know the difference between a crew that answers the phone and one that doesn’t.
We’re owner-operated and local to the DFW area, with dispatch coordinated from our Dallas-Fort Worth office and crews serving Richland Hills directly. When you call, a live person answers, 24/7. Not a voicemail that someone checks on Monday. If a gate is off its hinge or a storm dropped a section of fence, you reach a person and we get someone out to you.
Every job gets a written estimate before work starts, and any change to that number arrives as a written change order before we touch it. We pull permits where the city requires them, and the inspector signs off before we call it done. Then the whole thing is backed by our 90-Day Done Right Promise: if it isn’t done right, one call brings Tom back. That promise is written on the contract, not hidden in fine print.
If you want to check us out before you call, look up the license number. It’s published, along with Tom’s name and address. We expect people to do that. We’d rather you verify us now than wonder later.
Our Fence Installation Services in Richland Hills
Most Richland Hills yards are standard size for the 1960s-era ranch homes that fill neighborhoods like the streets off Baker Boulevard and Glenview Drive. We quote those honestly and build them to last. Here’s what that looks like by material.
Wood Fence
Wood fences are what you see on most Richland Hills blocks, and they perform well here when the posts are set right for the clay soil. We use pressure-treated posts set below the frost line and in concrete, which matters more on Blackland Prairie soil than people realize. A typical wood privacy fence in Richland Hills runs $3,500 to $9,000 depending on linear feet, gate count, and whether we’re removing an old fence first. We’ll give you a line-item number before you commit to anything.
Chain Link Fence
Chain link still makes sense for Richland Hills homeowners who want a boundary without blocking sightlines to the street, and it holds up fine to the soil movement if the posts are set deep. It’s also the most budget-friendly option for a full perimeter. If you’re dog-proofing a yard or securing a side entry off a busy corridor like Baker Boulevard, chain link gets the job done without over-spending.
Vinyl Fence
Vinyl is growing on Richland Hills lots, especially where homeowners want privacy without the maintenance painting cycle wood requires. The catch with vinyl is that it doesn’t tolerate much post movement, so setting those posts properly in this clay is the difference between a straight run and a wave. We stock vinyl fence panels for quick turnaround and we’ll walk the property before we quote so you aren’t surprised by grade changes.
Aluminum Fence
Aluminum fencing shows up on Richland Hills homes where homeowners want an upscale look around the front yard or a pool enclosure. It won’t rust the way iron does in North Texas humidity, and it’s lighter on the posts, which helps on expansive soil. Aluminum fence installation in Richland Hills typically runs $4,000 to $10,000 for a standard yard. The exact number depends on linear feet and whether you’re adding gates or decorative scroll panels.
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 Richland Hills
We don’t put mystery materials off the back of a van. When a Richland Hills customer wants a fence that matches what the neighbor paid a national company twice as much for, we point to brands you can look up yourself. On fencing and adjacent hardscape work, we carry what we’d install at our own homes. We stock common parts locally so a gate latch or panel replacement doesn’t turn into a two-week wait. And for projects that go beyond fencing, we also handle Driveway & Pavers in Richland Hills with the same written-change-order discipline, so your fence line and your driveway work as one plan instead of two crews stepping on each other.
Common Fence Installation Problems We See in Richland Hills Homes
- Clay soil heave and post lean. The Blackland Prairie clay under Richland Hills contracts in droughts and swells after heavy rain cycles. Fences set with shallow posts or not enough concrete start leaning within five years. We see it constantly, especially on older chain link runs along the alleys off Baker Boulevard.
- Shallow post settings from previous handyman work. A lot of the existing fences in Richland Hills were set by the previous owner’s nephew with a post-hole digger and a bag of quick-mix. Those posts heave with every wet spring. We pull them and set new ones below the frost line, and we backfill properly so the fence survives season shifts.
- Rotted posts at ground level on 1960s-era wood fences. Older Richland Hills homes often have original fence lines from the same era as the house. The posts rot right where they enter the soil, especially on the shaded sides of yards. That rot is structural, not cosmetic, and it’s a safety issue once the section starts to lean toward the neighbor’s driveway.
- Gate sag from foundation movement. Because slab movement on the clay is so common in Richland Hills, gates that once swung freely start scraping after a wet spring. It’s usually not the hinges. It’s the post moving with the soil, and the fix is a post re-set plus a heavier gate frame, not just a hinge replacement.
Pricing for Fence Installation in Richland Hills, TX
For a standard Richland Hills yard, here’s what we tell people to expect before we’ve seen the property:
- Wood privacy fence: $3,500 to $9,000
- Vinyl fence: $3,500 to $9,000
- Aluminum fence: $4,000 to $10,000
- Chain link fence: typically at or under the wood fence range, depending on height and gauge
- Fence gates (custom or replacement): priced per opening, added to your written estimate
What moves the number is linear feet, the number of gates, whether we’re hauling off an old fence, and what kind of soil and access we’re dealing with on the day we dig. We give you a written, fixed-price estimate before work starts. No allowances that aren’t on paper, and no change orders you didn’t sign. Estimates are free. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll schedule a walk-through. We also offer a free second opinion on any written estimate you bring us, and there’s no trip charge inside the county.
We Also Serve Cities Near Richland Hills
Our crews work throughout this corner of Tarrant County, so if you’re just across the line in North Richland Hills, Watauga, Hurst, or Haltom City, we’ll bring the same pricing and the same written-change-order habit to your fence project. The soil and the older housing stock are the same. So is the way we work. Learn more about Fence Installation in Richland Hills or give us a call and we’ll come take a look.
If your fence project is part of a bigger plan for the property, we also build Home Additions & ADU in Richland Hills, and the same Tom Barrett who quotes your fence will price that addition with the same written-scope discipline, so the two projects don’t fight each other later.
Serving Richland Hills, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Richland Hills area and know this community well, and we also offer Kitchen Remodeling in Richland Hills. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs - Fence Installation in Richland Hills
We can typically get an estimator out to a Richland Hills property within a day or two of your call, and we answer the phone when you call (877) 610-1318. Scheduling an estimate is free, and we’ll confirm the appointment window in writing before we head your way. If you’ve got a written estimate from another contractor, bring it to us for a free second opinion.
Yes. We work all through 76180, from the neighborhoods off Baker Boulevard and Glenview Drive to the residential streets around Richland Park and the surrounding blocks. Richland Hills is a small, fully built-out city, so if your address is in 76180, you’re in our service area and we’ll get to you quickly.
Most fence repairs in Richland Hills run $400 to $1,800, depending on whether it’s a section of rotted posts, a sagging gate, or a run that a storm pushed over. Full replacement is the $3,500 to $9,000 range we quoted above. The honest answer is that on older 1960s-era fences with multiple failing posts, replacement often makes more sense than patching. We’ll tell you which one we’d do if it was our house. Call (877) 610-1318 for a repair estimate, and ask about the $40 off any repair over $200 offer.
Where the city requires a permit, yes. We pull it, we build to the city’s code, and the inspector signs off before we call the job complete. Richland Hills’s permit office is familiar with the mid-century housing stock here, and so are we. If you’ve been told by another contractor that permits are optional, get a second opinion from someone willing to put it in writing. We will.
Yes. Every fence installation and repair we do carries the written 90-Day Done Right Promise. If anything isn’t done right within 90 days, one call brings Tom out to make it right. No chasing a call center, no waiting on a regional manager. The promise is on the contract, and the guy who answers the phone is the same guy whose name is on the truck. Call (877) 610-1318 to talk about your fence.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Richland Hills and the surrounding Tarrant County communities.