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Fast, Reliable Fence Installation Across Amarillo

A new fence in Amarillo typically runs $3,500 to $9,000 for a standard residential yard, and most projects from Barrett & Sons Construction finish within one to two weeks once we hit the ground. If you’re in 79168, 79172, 79174, or 79178 and your current fence is leaning, rotted, or just tired, call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll come out for a free estimate. We’re owner-operated since 1998, and Tom Barrett’s sons run the crews that install fences across the Panhandle.

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Amarillo’s wind is the first thing we plan around on every job. A fence that stands up fine in Dallas will lean and sag here within two seasons if the posts aren’t set deep and the panels aren’t built for 50 mph gusts. We’ve pulled up more than a few fences installed by out-of-town companies that used shallow post holes and light hardware. That’s the kind of mistake you don’t catch until the first spring windstorm.

Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Amarillo’s Preferred Fence Installation Company

We’ve been building fences in Amarillo long enough to know which neighborhoods fight caliche and which ones have sandy loam that digs easy. The caliche hardpan that runs under much of Amarillo starts as shallow as 12 to 18 inches below grade, and out-of-town crews who don’t plan for it lose half a day hammering through rock just to set a post. We budget for it up front, in writing, so you don’t get hit with a surprise line item on your final invoice. That’s the Barrett & Sons way: every price change arrives as a written change order before a single post goes in the ground.

Our Amarillo customers call Tom directly, not a call center. When your fence needs a repair after one of our notorious hailstorms, you reach a live person 24 hours a day and Tom himself comes back if something isn’t right. Every fence we install carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise, written right on the contract. One call and we’re back to make it right. You can look up Tom Barrett’s name, address, and license number before you sign anything. We expect you to.

We pull permits on every Amarillo fence job that requires one and we don’t consider permits optional. The inspector works for you, not for us. When the inspection passes, you know the posts are set to code and the gate will hold through a Panhandle winter.

Our Fence Installation Services in Amarillo

Wood Fence

Cedar and pressure-treated pine are the two workhorses here. Cedar ages to a gray that looks right against Amarillo’s brick ranch homes, and pressure-treated pine holds up to the freeze-thaw cycles we get every winter. We set treated posts 30 to 36 inches deep, past the topsoil and through whatever caliche we hit, because shallow posts are why fences in Amarillo lean after a couple of windy seasons.

Chain Link Fence

For Amarillo homes with dogs or a big side yard, chain link is the practical choice. It sheds wind better than solid panels, which matters on the open flats where the wind never really stops. We install galvanized and vinyl-coated chain link in 4-foot and 6-foot heights, and we tension it properly so it doesn’t rattle itself to death in March.

Vinyl Fence

Vinyl fences look clean next to the 1950s and 60s brick veneer ranches that dominate Amarillo’s neighborhoods. The catch is the wind: cheap vinyl panels flex and crack at the corners. We use heavier-gauge vinyl with reinforcements, and we set posts in concrete with enough depth to keep the whole run straight. It’s more work up front, but the fence stays square.

Aluminum Fence

Aluminum gives you the look of iron without the rust, which matters in a climate that swings from 100°F summers to sub-zero winters. We install aluminum fence for pools, front yards, and the low decorative borders you see around Amarillo’s newer subdivisions. The sections are powder-coated and rated for high-wind exposure, and the gates get heavy-duty hinges that don’t droop after two years.

Need a gate that swings right the first time? Our Fence Installation team builds fence gates as its own craft, not an afterthought. Double-drive gates, walk gates, pool gates with self-closing hinges, and custom openings for RVs or trailers. We also handle fence repair on existing runs for homeowners in Amarillo who just need a section replaced after a storm or a truck backed into it. And when the fence is done, we can bring the same crew back for a Driveway & Pavers in Amarillo job so the front of the property looks as sharp as the back.

Trusted Brands We Service in Amarillo

We carry fencing materials from brands with a track record in high-wind country: Barrette Outdoor Living, Master Halco, and Fortress Building Products. On gate hardware we use GAF-rated fasteners where the application calls for it, and our crews stock common Amarillo replacement parts right on the truck so repairs don’t wait on a shipment from Dallas. If you have an existing fence from a national brand, we can match profiles and hardware rather than telling you to rip it all out and start over.

Common Fence Installation Problems We See in Amarillo Homes

• Wind-leaned posts from shallow post holes: Contractors who don’t know Amarillo dig 18 inches and call it done. The Panhandle’s sustained winds push on a solid panel like a sail, and the post starts to lean by the following spring. We go 30 to 36 inches, past the root line into stable ground.
• Caliche blowouts during post digging: The calcium carbonate hardpan under Amarillo starts 12 to 18 inches down in many neighborhoods. Digging with a standard auger hits it and stops. We bring rock bits and jackhammers to every fence job because we assume caliche until we prove otherwise.
• Gate sag from freeze-thaw cycles: Amarillo’s clay soil expands when it freezes and shrinks in the summer drought. That movement works gate posts loose over a single winter. We set gate posts in deeper concrete pours and use heavier hinges rated for the load.
• Rusted post bases from irrigation overspray: Sprinkler systems in Amarillo get adjusted for summer heat and end up spraying fence posts all season. That constant moisture rusts hardware and rots the base of wood posts. We install post bases that shed water and keep the hardware dry.

One thing that surprises people from out of state: wind in Amarillo is not a seasonal event, it’s a constant. We’ve seen fence panels pulled clean off their rails during a normal Tuesday. That’s why we don’t use screw-only panel attachments on solid fences; we use ring-shank nails or structural screws into the rail, and we check every run twice before we call it done.

If you’re also thinking about a covered outdoor space or a shop behind the new fence, our Home Additions & ADU in Amarillo crew builds those too, and we can coordinate so one crew does the fence, the pad, and the structure in the right order.

Pricing for Fence Installation in Amarillo, TX

We Also Serve Cities Near Amarillo

Our crews run fence installations for homeowners in Canyon, Lubbock, Levelland, and Slaton. We schedule those jobs on the same high-wind standards we use in Amarillo, because a fence 20 miles south still gets the same Panhandle gusts. Whether you’re in Amarillo proper or just outside the city limits, your fence gets built like it has to survive the same windstorm.

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