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Fast, Reliable Fence Installation Across Houston

Fence installation in Houston typically costs $3,500-$9,000 for most residential jobs, and the work can usually be completed in one to three days once materials arrive and permits clear. Houston is unlike any other city we work in: no municipal zoning means your fence is governed by a patchwork of private deed restrictions that the city will not check, and the Beaumont clay under your lot will heave posts out of shallow holes within a wet season or two. We have been building fences that stay straight and legal in this city for decades. Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule a free estimate, and we will walk your property line with you before we ever quote a dollar.

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Working on Tight Houston Lots: What We Actually Do

Most of our fence work in Houston happens on lots that were never designed for a 2026 construction crew. A 45-foot-wide bungalow lot in the Heights does not have room for a flatbed trailer, a concrete mixer, and a staging pile of cedar pickets without spilling onto the neighbor’s lawn. So we plan around it. We park on the street where permits allow, stage materials in the driveway or the smallest workable corner of the yard, and keep every job site swept at the end of each day. It sounds simple, but it is the difference between a fence that takes three days and a fence that takes three days plus a neighbor dispute.

Density creates the other challenge. Many of the homes we fence in Montrose, Midtown, and the Heights corridor sit within a few feet of the house next door, and a growing number are teardown replacements where a brand-new three-story townhome slab butts directly against a 1920s bungalow still sitting on pier-and-beam. When we install a fence on a shared line between those two foundation types, we have to think about both. Hand-digging near the slab, checking where the existing piers sit, and making sure our post holes do not disturb soil that is already carrying a newer, heavier structure. That is not something a crew driving in from Conroe is going to notice until the crack appears.

On a 45-foot-wide lot in Montrose (77006), our crew installed a 6-foot cedar privacy fence between a 1920s bungalow on pier-and-beam and a newly poured slab townhome. Because the shared property line sits over Beaumont clay that shifts seasonally, we hand-dug post holes to avoid disturbing the adjacent slab, set posts in concrete to 24 inches, and used a board-on-board design to allow for soil movement without popping nails. The permit office approved the height, but we also pulled the deed restrictions and adjusted the gate swing to avoid a 30-inch side-yard setback that the title search revealed.

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

Tom Barrett founded this company in 1998, and he still answers his own phone. That matters in Houston, where half the fence bids come from national outfits that send a sales rep in a branded polo and a subcontractor in an unmarked truck. We are not that. Tom’s sons run our crews, and the crew members who show up in Houston carry our name on their shirts and a background check on file. We are not the cheapest bid in the Heights, and we will tell you that to your face. We are the bid with the license number you can look up, the change order in writing before any price moves, and the 90-Day Done Right Promise on every contract.

Houston homeowners between 50 and 70 have usually been burned once already. They tell us about the national company that quoted $4,200 on the phone and handed them a $7,900 invoice at the door. That does not happen here. Every scope change, every allowance, every unforeseen condition gets written down and signed before work proceeds. Tom Barrett’s name, his address, and his license number are published and verifiable. Ask anyone on your street, or look it up yourself.

• 90-Day Done Right Promise: written on every contract, not buried in fine print. If it is not done right, Tom comes back and makes it right. One call.
• Live person, 24/7: not a voicemail box, not an out-of-state call center. Call ((877) 610-1318) at 2 a.m. and a person answers.
• Written change orders: the allowance that is not on paper is a surprise waiting for a date. We put everything on paper.
• Permits pulled, inspections signed: on every eligible Houston job. The permit inspector works for you, not for me. That is why we like him.

Our Fence Installation Services in Houston

We build fences for the way Houston actually lives. That means privacy fences that block the neighbor’s second-story window, wood fence that can handle a wet season without warping, and gates that swing the right way on a 30-inch side-yard setback. Here is what we do most.

Privacy Fence

Privacy fence is the most common request across Houston, and we build more of it in the inner loop than anywhere else. Houston’s lack of municipal zoning means your neighbor can legally run a business out of their home, or you can suddenly find yourself staring at a three-story townhome where a one-story bungalow used to sit. A properly built 6-foot cedar privacy fence gives you back your yard. We use knots-out, kiln-dried pickets, set posts to 24 inches minimum in concrete, and build board-on-board where the soil movement is worst so you do not pop nails every spring.

Wood Fence

Wood fence in Houston has to survive rainfall that averages 50-plus inches a year and humidity that never really leaves. We favor cedar for its rot resistance, and we recommend pressure-treated pine only for structural members, not visible pickets. Our crews pre-drill every picket where the seasonal movement is severe, and we use galvanized or stainless fasteners because the cheap ones bleed rust streaks down a new fence within two years. On lots where water pools after a heavy rain, we will talk with you about leaving a 2-inch gap at the bottom of the fence so the pickets are not sitting in standing water.

Fence Gates

In Houston, a gate is the first thing that fails on a fence. The humidity and expansive clay work together to shift posts, and a gate that was dead-level in March will scrape the ground by August. We build gates with adjustable hinges, set the latch post deeper than standard, and use a frame design that lets you adjust for seasonal movement without rebuilding. If you are on a corner lot in the Heights, we check the deed restrictions before we set the gate swing, because the side-yard setback on many lots means a gate cannot swing outward without crossing the line.

Vinyl Fence

Vinyl fence has a cleaner look than wood and it never needs staining, but Houston’s heat is hard on cheap vinyl. Low-grade panels warp and yellow in direct sun within a few years. We use thicker-gauge vinyl with UV inhibitors, and we set the posts deeper because a vinyl fence is a sail in a Houston thunderstorm, and shallow posts will rack out of plumb. Vinyl is the right choice for some lots, and the wrong choice for others, and we will tell you which one you have.

Aluminum Fence

Aluminum fence is a good fit for Houston homes that want security without blocking the view. We recommend it around pools, along property lines where a wooden fence would obscure a sightline, and for anyone who wants the look of wrought iron without the rust. Aluminum cannot rust the way iron does in humid, coastal air, and the powder coat holds up far better. We install aluminum fence with concrete-set posts and a gate hung on continuous hinges, not the little strap hinges that sag within a year.

Trusted Brands We Service in Houston

We carry materials you can look up, not mystery brands off the back of a van. On fence projects we routinely work with Ply Gem and Simonton, though fence hardware and materials come from brands with a track record in Gulf Coast weather. Whatever we install, you will know the manufacturer before we start, and we can source parts locally in Houston for faster turnarounds on repairs and replacements. If you have an existing fence with a particular brand of gate hardware or panel system, we can usually match it or improve on it without waiting on a freight order.

Common Fence Installation Problems We See in Houston Homes

• Posts heaving out of Beaumont clay: A post set at the standard 18-inch depth will push up and lean within six months as the clay expands and contracts through wet and dry seasons. We set posts at 24 inches minimum, and deeper for gate posts and corners.
• Deed restriction violations: In the Heights (77007, 77008) and Montrose (77006), the city will issue a permit for a fence height or placement that a private covenant prohibits. The permit office does not flag deed restrictions; only a title search reveals what your lot can legally have built. We run that check before we set a single post.
• Crews blocking shared driveways: On a narrow Heights lot, a contractor trailer parked across a neighbor’s driveway is a complaint waiting to happen. We stage on the street where legal, in the driveway where possible, and never across a shared access point.
• Race-to-the-bottom gate hardware: Big-box gate hinges and latches rust and sag within a year near the coast. We install continuous hinges and adjustable latches, and we build gates that can be adjusted seasonally without a full rebuild.

Pricing for Fence Installation in Houston, TX

We Also Serve Cities Near Houston

Our fence crews work throughout the metro, including Bellaire, West University Place, Galena Park, and Jacinto City. If you are on the edge of Houston proper or just outside it, call and ask. We cover a wide swath of Harris County, and the same Fence Installation team that works the inner loop handles the surrounding cities with the same permits-pulled, change-orders-in-writing process.

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