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Fence installation in Highland Village typically runs $3,500-$9,000 for a standard residential vinyl or wood privacy fence, and most projects take two to four days once permits clear. That timeline stretches on lake-adjacent lots, where the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ 75-foot setback from the 522-foot flood pool elevation can add a compliance layer that contractors unfamiliar with Highland Village never see coming. We do. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free written estimate, and we’ll walk your lot before we ever quote a number.
Highland Village is not Flower Mound. The lake changes everything. Streets like Castlewood, Lake Forest, and Highland Shores back up to federally managed water, and a fence that sails through permitting in an inland neighborhood can stall here for weeks if nobody checks the flowage easement first. That’s the local knowledge that separates a fence that goes up on schedule from one sitting half-finished behind a stop-work order.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Highland Village’s Preferred Fence Installation Company
Tom Barrett started this company in 1998, and his sons run the crews today. That’s not marketing. That’s the crew you’ll see at your property line in Highland Village, and it’s the same name Tom signs on every contract. We publish our address and license number. You can look us up before you sign anything, the same way we’d look up a contractor building a fence on our own street.
Highland Village homeowners call us because the permit inspector works for them, not for us, and we like it that way. On 75077 lake lots, that means filing the Section 404 pre-construction notification right alongside the standard Denton County permit, instead of discovering the federal overlay after the auger has already punched ten holes. Background-checked, uniformed crew members show up on time, every scope change arrives as a written change order before work proceeds, and every fence carries Barrett & Sons’ Fence Installation team’s 90-Day Done Right Promise.
If a gate binds next spring because the black clay shifted under a post, one call brings us back. We’re twenty minutes out, not a corporate call center in another state. Tom answers his own phone, 24 hours a day, and he wants to know if something’s not right. And in Highland Village, where every third house on a lake street has caught a contractor in a half-truth at some point, that matters more than any advertising budget.
Our Fence Installation Services in Highland Village
Privacy Fence
Privacy fences are the workhorse of Highland Village backyards, especially on cul-de-sac lots in the 1980s and 1990s subdivisions that make up most of the city. We build cedar and pressure-treated pine privacy fences with steel-reinforced gate posts, concrete footings mixed for North Texas expansive clay, and top caps that keep rainwater from rotting the rail ends. Every privacy fence starts with a line check for easements, Corps boundaries on lake lots, and HOA height limits, because re-digging a post line a week into the job is the kind of delay nobody needs.
Aluminum Fence
Aluminum fence installation in Highland Village fits two common situations: pool enclosures where Denton County code requires a self-closing, self-latching gate, and lake-facing lots where homeowners want to preserve sightlines to Lewisville Lake without sacrificing security. We stock aluminum panels, posts, and gate hardware in standard Highland Village heights, and we install them with the same footing care we give wooden posts. The black clay under 75077 doesn’t care what material the post is; it moves the same either way.
Fence Gates
A sagging gate is the most common fence complaint in Highland Village, and usually it’s not the hinges. It’s the post. The clay under the post swelled or shrank, the post pulled out of plumb, and the gate dragged until the latch stopped lining up. We replace gate posts with deeper footings and gravel drainage at the base, then hang the gate with adjustable hinges so it opens clean in August and January alike. For wide driveway gates and double gates in horse-friendly lots near the western edge of town, we build steel frames sized to carry the load without twisting.
Chain Link Fence
Chain link is the practical choice for many Highland Village side yards and dog runs, and we install galvanized and vinyl-coated chain link in 4 to 6-foot heights with line posts set in concrete. It’s a straightforward job, but the same Corps setback rules apply on lake lots, and the same HOA rules govern where and how tall it can run. We handle both sides of that paperwork before the first post hole goes in.
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.
Common Fence Installation Problems We See in Highland Village Homes
- Post holes drilled inside the Corps flowage easement. On lake-adjacent lots in 75077, a fence line drawn from the visible shoreline can sit inside the federal easement without the homeowner ever realizing it. When a stop-work order lands, the builder eats the delay, usually well into the second week. We verify the Corps boundary before we ever bring out the auger.
- HOA rejections after the fence is already built. Highland Village HOAs, especially in neighborhoods like Castlewood and Highland Shores, review fence replacements for material, height, and stain color. A submittal packet without a material sample and elevation drawing gets bounced, and a fence built before approval is money in the wrong post line. We file the HOA packet with the same written detail we put in the county permit, and we do not start construction until the committee signs off.
- Gate posts that heave with the seasons. The expansive black clay under most of Highland Village swells in wet winters and shrinks through drought summers. A concrete footing poured without accounting for that movement grips the ground and moves with it, pulling the post out of line and binding the gate. We set our posts deeper and drain the base, and we do not promise a gate will stay true if the clay under it was going to move regardless.
- Wood rot at the rail ends where the top cap was skipped. Top caps are a visible upgrade, but they’re also a moisture cap. On fences facing the lake, the humidity difference between a capped rail end and an exposed one is the difference between eight years and twenty. It’s a two-dollar board on most runs, and we’d rather leave it off your invoice than leave it off your fence.
Trusted Brands We Service in Highland Village
We build with materials you can look up, not mystery stock off a van. For Highland Village fence projects, that means pressure-treated pine from mills with published retention ratings, cedar from Texas suppliers, and aluminum systems from manufacturers with real warranties behind them. We keep common Highland Village sizes in local stock, so a replacement panel or gate section doesn’t turn a two-day job into a two-week wait. If you want to check what’s going in the ground before you pay for it, we’ll happily hand you the spec sheet.
Pricing for Fence Installation in Highland Village, TX
A typical fence installation in Highland Village runs between $3,500 and $9,000, depending on the material, the fence height, the HOA requirements, and whether the lot sits inside the Corps flowage easement that requires federal review.
| Service | Price Range in Highland Village |
|---|---|
| Vinyl Fence Installation | $3,500-$9,000 |
| Aluminum Fence Installation | $4,000-$10,000 |
The single biggest cost driver in Highland Village is not material, it’s compliance. A lake lot fence that triggers Section 404 review adds engineering time and paperwork before a single post goes in. We carry that cost in the written estimate so it never shows up as a surprise invoice. Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule a free estimate, and we’ll give you a line-item quote in writing before you sign anything.
A note on our standard offers, since we publish them and stand by them in Highland Village: $40 off any repair over $200, a free second opinion on any written estimate, no trip charge inside the county, and a permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans. One of those may apply to your fence, and none of them are hidden. They’re on our contract, and they’re on our invoice.
We Also Serve Cities Near Highland Village
While this page is for Highland Village fence work, our crews regularly cross into Highland Village‘s neighboring communities, including Flower Mound, Lewisville, Lake Dallas, and Corinth. The Corps of Engineers overlay that adds an extra approval step on Highland Village lake lots is largely absent in most of those cities, but the same written change orders and 90-Day Done Right Promise apply everywhere we work.
Serving Highland Village, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Highland Village 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 Highland Village
The setback is measured from the 522-foot flood pool elevation line, not from the water’s visible edge, which means a fence can sit well back from the shoreline and still fall inside the flowage easement. We locate the Corps boundary using the project map before we mark any post line, and we file the Section 404 pre-construction notification when the proposed fence touches the easement. Skipping that step is how stop-work orders happen. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk your lot first.
Your HOA almost certainly cares, and in Highland Village subdivisions like Castlewood and Highland Shores, the HOA can be stricter than either the City or the Corps. Most require a submittal packet with a material sample, an elevation drawing, and the proposed stain or finish before they approve anything. We assemble that packet for you, file it in parallel with the county permit, and we do not start construction until every layer signs off. Call (877) 610-1318 for help with the paperwork.
Yes, a permit is still required for a full fence replacement in Highland Village, because the city reviews the replacement for the same setbacks, height, and structural requirements as a new install. Some minor repairs to an existing fence, like replacing a few pickets or rails, may not require a permit, but a full replacement on a lake lot that touches the Corps easement almost certainly triggers both city and federal review. We pull the permits on every eligible job, and the signed inspection stays in your hands. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll tell you what your specific fence requires.
Plan on an extra three to five weeks on a Highland Village lake lot fence when Section 404 pre-construction notification is required, most of it spent waiting on the Corps rather than building. Once the clearance is issued and the county permit is signed, the actual fence installation is usually a two-to-four-day job. We keep the timeline honest from the start, so the fence isn’t sitting half-finished waiting on a committee. Call (877) 610-1318 for a realistic schedule on your lot.
You legally can build up to the easement line in most Highland Village cases, but we typically recommend staying two to three feet inside your property line on lake lots. The extra buffer gives you room to maintain the fence from your side, avoids disputes when the Corps boundary is re-surveyed, and keeps any future fence work from requiring a new federal clearance. It’s a small concession that saves real paperwork later. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll mark the line with you.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Highland Village since 1998.