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Fence installation in Forney typically runs $3,500-$9,000 for a standard vinyl privacy fence on an average lot, with wood options landing in that same range and aluminum pushing toward $4,000-$10,000. Most jobs in Forney take two to four days once posts are set, depending on the run length and whether the HOA needs to sign off first. We’re Barrett & Sons Construction, Tom Barrett’s crew, and we’ve been setting fence posts in Kaufman County soil long enough to know the clay here doesn’t behave like dirt anywhere else. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate on your fence, and we’ll send someone who lives close enough to know your street.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Forney’s Preferred Fence Installation Company
Forney homeowners call us because Tom’s name is on the truck and his sons run the crews. That’s not a slogan. When a gate post goes out of plumb a year after we set it, the same Barrett who augered the hole comes back under the 90-Day Done Right Promise, which is written on every contract. Ask anyone in Devonshire or Travis Ranch who’s had a fence done. Then ask them who showed up to fix it when the ground shifted. Same crew.
We answer our own phone, day or night. That matters when a windstorm snaps a fence panel at midnight and the HOA sends a notice at 7 a.m. You’ll get a live person, not an out-of-state call center. Our crews are background-checked, uniformed, and local to the DFW area. Forney calls are scheduled from our Dallas-Fort Worth office, and the guys who show up know the difference between the clay around Clements Ranch and the sandy loam closer to the city limits.
Tom publishes his name, his address, and his license number. Look it up before you sign anything. The permit inspector works for you, not for us, and that’s why we like him. Every eligible fence job in Forney includes permits pulled and inspections signed. Every change order arrives in writing before a single nail moves. An allowance that isn’t on paper is a surprise waiting for a date, and you won’t get one from us.
For more about the full scope of what we build, see our Fence Installation hub page. And if you’re new to the area, our Forney page has more on the neighborhoods we serve.
Our Fence Installation Services in Forney
Privacy Fence
Forney’s master-planned subdivisions were built tight, which means your neighbor’s patio sits close enough to wave at. A 6-foot cedar or vinyl privacy fence is the single most requested fence type we install in Devonshire, Clements Ranch, and across 75126. Keep in mind: most Forney HOAs have a specific stain palette or vinyl color approved for your phase. We pull the architectural guidelines before we dig a single post hole, so you don’t finish a $6,000 fence and get a violation letter the next week.
Wood Fence
Cedar privacy fencing is the classic for Forney backyards, and it handles the Blackland Prairie clay better than pine posts ever will. The failure point isn’t the pickets, it’s the post base. We set wood posts a minimum of 30 inches deep in Forney, wrap the below-grade section in a moisture barrier, and use 4000-psi concrete with a full three-day cure before we hang any rails. That matters here more than in Mesquite or Rockwall, because Forney’s Houston Black clay shrinks and swells on a schedule that yanks shallow posts out of plumb inside two seasons.
Vinyl Fence
Vinyl fencing has become the other big player in Forney, especially in Devonshire and the newer phases north of U.S. 80 where HOA rules favor it. A standard vinyl privacy fence in Forney runs $3,500-$9,000 depending on linear footage, gate count, and style. Vinyl doesn’t rot, doesn’t need staining, and shrugs off Forney’s summer sun better than dark-stained cedar. What it won’t do is forgive a shallow post. The same 30-inch depth and clay-stable concrete spec applies, because a leaning vinyl panel looks worse than a leaning cedar one and costs more to reset.
Aluminum Fence
Aluminum is our go-to recommendation for pool enclosures in Forney and for the front-yard decorative runs you see around Clements Ranch. Forney’s heavier rainfall, slightly east of Dallas, means steel posts rot faster here than homeowners expect. Aluminum doesn’t. Expect to pay $4,000-$10,000 for a typical aluminum fence job in Forney, and expect us to ask about your lot’s drainage pattern before we quote. A fence that dams stormwater against your slab foundation is a bigger problem than any HOA violation. We grade the swale first.
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 Forney
We carry the brands homeowners can look up. For fence and hardscape work across Forney, we install Belgard and Techo-Bloc pavers for any gate apron or post footing surround. On the construction side of the house, our teams pull from GAF for anything roofing-adjacent and Schluter for waterproofing details on any fence-adjacent outdoor kitchen or Bathroom Remodeling in Forney we tie into. If you call about a fence and the conversation turns toward a paver patio or a gate that needs an exterior lighting run, we’ll bring named materials, never mystery brands off the back of a van.
Common Fence Installation Problems We See in Forney Homes
- Posts heaving out of plumb. Forney sits on Blackland Prairie clay that cracks open during dry summers and swells with fall rain. Shallow posts, or posts set without a moisture barrier, get pushed and pulled until gate latches stop lining up and rails split at the fasteners.
- HOA rejection after installation. We see this constantly in Devonshire and the newer phases of Travis Ranch. A homeowner replaces a builder fence without submitting an architectural review, then gets a compliance letter. We pull the HOA package before we bid, and we’ll do a submittal-ready spec sheet if your board requires one.
- Fences damming stormwater. Builders’ original fence contracts in Forney often skip drainage swale grading along the lot line. During the heavier rainfall Forney gets compared to western DFW suburbs, a straight fence line can act like a dam and hold water against a slab foundation. We check grade before we set the first post.
- Builder warranties and fence replacement. New-construction homes in Forney often have a one-year builder warranty on fencing. After that, it’s yours. We’ll help you figure out what’s still covered so you don’t overpay for work the builder is obligated to fix.
Pricing for Fence Installation in Forney, TX
Fence installation pricing in Forney tracks a little higher than some neighboring cities because the clay demands deeper post settings and the HOAs often require specific materials. A typical vinyl privacy fence in Forney runs $3,500-$9,000. Aluminum comes in at $4,000-$10,000. Wood fence jobs usually land in the same $3,500-$9,000 band, with the range driven by linear footage, gate hardware, fence height, and whether we’re pulling the old fence out first.
Every estimate is free, written, and line-item. You’ll see the exact post depth, concrete spec, material allowance, and labor breakout before you sign anything. If the scope changes mid-job, you get a written change order first. Always in writing. Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule your free estimate.
Fence Installation Pricing in Forney, TX
| Fence Type | Typical Forney Price Range |
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| Vinyl Fence Installation | $3,500 - $9,000 |
| Aluminum Fence Installation | $4,000 - $10,000 |
| Wood Privacy Fence | $3,500 - $9,000 |
| Chain Link Fence | $1,500 - $5,000 |
| Fence Gate Replacement | $400 - $1,800 |
We Also Serve Cities Near Forney
We run crews into Sunnyvale, Seagoville, Balch Springs, and Mesquite for fence work throughout the east DFW corridor. The soil changes a bit once you get outside the Blackland Prairie band, so we spec post depth and concrete differently for each city. For homeowners in those areas, the same Fence Installation service applies, same 90-Day Done Right Promise, same written change order policy.
Serving Forney, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Forney area and know this community well, whether you need a fence or Forney Home Additions & ADU. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs - Fence Installation in Forney
Yes. Nearly every master-planned community in Forney, including Travis Ranch and Devonshire, has an HOA architectural review committee that must approve any fence installation or replacement before work begins. Skipping that step is the most common mistake we see in Forney. One homeowner in Devonshire had a brand-new cedar fence removed by order of the HOA because the stain color wasn’t on the approved palette. Our team pulls your community’s architectural guidelines before we bid, and we’ll prepare a submittal-ready spec sheet with exact post depth, material callout, stain color, and height so your HOA package goes through clean. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk you through your community’s rules.
The answer is almost always shallow post setting in Forney’s Blackland Prairie clay. This soil shrinks dramatically during hot, dry DFW summers, opening cracks around the post base. When fall rain arrives, the clay rehydrates and expands, shoving the post sideways. A post set only 18-24 inches deep, or set dry without concrete, will shift visibly within two seasons. We auger to a minimum of 30 inches for fence posts in Forney, wrap the below-grade section in a moisture barrier, and use 4000-psi concrete with a three-day cure. If your posts are already shifting, call us at (877) 610-1318. We’ll reset them before the gate stops latching entirely.
No, but it can delay you, and it’s worth checking before you tear anything out. Most new-construction fence warranties in Forney run one year from your closing date. If your fence failed within that window, the builder is obligated to fix it. After one year, the fence is yours to replace as you see fit, subject to HOA rules. What we will not let happen: a builder’s subcontractor setting shallow posts to close out a phase, then you paying us to redo it a year later. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll help you figure out exactly what’s covered.
For fence longevity in Forney, we recommend vinyl or aluminum over wood. Vinyl doesn’t rot, doesn’t warp, and flexes slightly as the clay moves rather than splitting like cedar rails. Aluminum is ideal for pool enclosures and decorative front runs because it won’t corrode in Forney’s marginally higher rainfall, and it carries a premium look that HOAs in Devonshire and Clements Ranch like. That said, a properly set cedar fence with 30-inch post depth and a moisture barrier will outlast a cheap vinyl fence with 18-inch posts. The post spec is the real predictor of longevity in Forney, not the material. Call (877) 610-1318 for an honest side-by-side estimate.
You generally don’t need to wait at all. Fence posts don’t depend on the foundation slab; they depend on the soil around the property. What actually matters in Forney is that your lot’s drainage swale is established and the soil has settled to its normal moisture cycle. For homes in the 2012-2018 build-out phases across Forney, we recommend checking whether your lot’s grading has stabilized before we set posts. If we’re working on a lot where the builder left improper drainage, we’ll regrade the fence line first rather than bury that problem under your new fence. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll come look at your lot before you commit to anything.
Get Your Forney Fence Started Today
Fence installation in Forney moves fast, and the HOAs don’t wait. If you’re ready to get a free estimate, call (877) 610-1318 and ask for a fence estimate. You’ll get a live person, a written line-item quote, and a crew led by Tom Barrett’s sons. No trip charge inside the county. Seniors and veterans get a permanent 10% discount, and we’ll honor our published $40 off any repair over $200. Every job gets a written change order before anything changes, permits pulled and inspections signed where required, and the 90-Day Done Right Promise in the contract. One call brings Tom back if it’s not done right.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Forney and surrounding Kaufman County communities since founding the company in 1998.