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Fence installation in Little Elm typically runs between $3,500 and $9,000 for a standard residential backyard, with wood privacy fences on the lower end and aluminum or iron on the higher end. Most jobs take two to five days once materials arrive and permits clear. Tom Barrett and his sons run their own crews here, and a live person answers the phone around the clock at (877) 610-1318.
Little Elm isn’t the town it was twenty years ago. It’s one of the fastest-growing cities in America, and we’ve watched whole subdivisions rise along the Lewisville Lake shoreline where pasture used to stand. That growth means something for your fence: most yards here are production-built lots with tight spacing, expansive clay soil, and HOA rules that vary street by street. We know which neighborhoods require Windstorm-rated fence panels, which ones demand specific post depths, and where the lake wind will take a cheap panel apart in two seasons.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Little Elm’s Preferred Fence Installation Company
Tom Barrett founded Barrett & Sons Construction in 1998, and his sons still run the crews that work Little Elm today. When you call for a fence estimate, you’ll meet the people who will actually build it. No dispatch board, no rotating subcontractors, no “we’ll send someone out.” Tom’s name, address, and license number are published and verifiable. Look him up before you sign anything.
Homeowners in Little Elm have been burned before. A national company quotes one number on the phone, a crew nobody recognizes shows up two weeks later, and the final invoice doesn’t match the estimate. That’s not how we work. Every Barrett & Sons fence job comes with a written scope in writing, a fixed price, and a 90-Day Done Right Promise written directly on the contract. If the gate sags or a post shifts in that first season, one call brings Tom back. He lives twenty minutes away; if something’s wrong, he wants to know about it.
We’re not the cheapest bid in Little Elm, and we don’t try to be. We’re the bid that holds. Senior and veteran homeowners get a permanent 10% discount, and the estimate is free. There’s no trip charge inside the county.
Our Fence Installation Services in Little Elm
Wood Privacy Fence
Cedar privacy fencing is the most common fence we build in Little Elm, especially in the master-planned communities around Paloma Creek and the lake-edge subdivisions. We use pressure-treated posts set below the clay movement line, not at the minimum depth, so the relentless summer drought doesn’t heave your line out of plumb. You’ll get a straight fence line that stays straight when the black gumbo soil does its seasonal swell-and-shrink routine.
Chain Link Fence
For small lots or side yards where you just need to keep the dog in, galvanized and vinyl-coated chain link still makes sense. In Little Elm, chain link is common along rear property lines in neighborhoods transitioning from lake lots to higher-density homes. We set posts in concrete and stretch the fabric properly, so it doesn’t rattle like a cheap job in the wind off Lewisville Lake.
Vinyl Fence
Vinyl fencing holds up well in North Texas heat, and we install it in Little Elm where homeowners want privacy without staining. The catch is the wind. A lake-facing lot with open exposure can see gusts that snap cheap vinyl rails at the connectors. We use reinforced rails and post reducers with every vinyl fence we build within sight of the water, and we’re happy to show you the difference during the estimate.
Aluminum Fence
Aluminum pools fencing and ornamental aluminum yard fencing are common in Little Elm’s newer subdivisions, and we install it. Heavier gauges than the home center racks. Proper spacing, welded pickets, and a wide enough post footprint to survive the clay. If you have an HOA spec sheet, bring it to the estimate. We’ll build to it and pull the permit, because that’s how this is supposed to work.
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.
What to Look for When Comparing Fence Quotes in Little Elm
Most fence companies around Little Elm will hand you one page with a bottom-line number and a handshake. That’s not a quote; it’s an opening position. A real estimate tells you what post depth they’re using, what gauge of wire, what kind of fasteners, and whether the concrete is mixed or poured dry into the hole. Ask a fence contractor for those specifics and watch how many start shuffling their feet.
Here’s what we think you should compare, side by side, when you collect Little Elm fence estimates:
- Post depth and setting method. In Little Elm’s expansive clay, posts need to go deeper than the frost line, because the season that kills fence posts here is the August drought, not a February freeze. Ask: “How deep do you set posts, and are they poured in concrete?”
- Grade of materials. A cedar fence can be clear western red cedar one week and box-store “cedar tone” the next. Ask for the species and the grade in writing. Same for vinyl: there’s a wide gap between standard and reinforced.
- Permits. Little Elm requires permits for new fences, and a contractor who says “don’t worry about it” is asking you to carry the risk. We pull the permit and the inspection is signed before we call the job done. The permit inspector works for you, not for me. That’s why Tom likes him.
- The warranty. “Lifetime” from a company that won’t be around in three years is worth nothing. Our guarantee is written on the contract and backed by a phone number Tom answers himself.
Trusted Materials We Install in Little Elm
We don’t install mystery brands. When we build a wood fence in Little Elm, we’re hauling Western red cedar or pressure-treated pine you can look up. When we set vinyl, it’s name-brand product, not off-brand seconds from a lot in East Texas. The same goes for every trade we run: Barrett & Sons carries premium names across the board, and we’ll tell you exactly what’s going in the ground. If your fence project runs alongside a window replacement or roof job, we carry Andersen and Marvin windows and GAF roofing systems so we’re not juggling suppliers mid-project.
Common Fence Problems We See in Little Elm Homes
- Builder-grade posts set at twenty inches. A production builder needs to keep costs down and schedule tight, so posts go in at the minimum depth the city will accept. Two summers of black clay movement later, the fence leans like a wave at the lake. We see this every week in Paloma Creek.
- Wind-damaged panels along the lake. Lots facing Lewisville Lake take the full force of North Texas storms, and a standard privacy panel without a mid-rail just can’t hold. We replace warped and snapped panels with sturdier construction or a better-matched material.
- Rusting or pitting iron and aluminum. Cheap powder coating fails inside five years in our humidity. We’re seeing fences across town that were built in 2018 and already rusting at the welds. Replacing with correctly primed and coated aluminum costs more upfront and less every year after.
- HOA compliance failures. Little Elm HOA boards are active and specific. Build a fence one inch too tall and you’ll get a letter before the paint dries. We build to the spec sheet and we’re happy to walk it with your HOA’s reviewer if that’s what it takes.
Pricing for Fence Installation in Little Elm, TX
A typical wood privacy fence in Little Elm runs $3,500 to $9,000, and a vinyl fence falls in the same range but often leans toward the top end because of the heavier rail system we use near the lake. Aluminum runs $4,000 to $10,000. The real drivers are linear footage, soil conditions on your particular lot, and whether we’re removing an old fence first. A 50-foot side yard in Paloma Creek will not cost what a 200-foot rear line facing the lake costs. Line items, in writing, before the first post goes in. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll put a real number on your fence, free.
We Also Serve Cities Near Little Elm
Barrett & Sons crews serve Little Elm and the surrounding lake communities. If you’re in Lake Dallas, Corinth, The Colony, or Frisco, we’ll give you the same written estimate and the same 90-Day Done Right Promise. And if your fence job turns into a bigger project, Driveway & Pavers in Little Elm and Home Additions & ADU in Little Elm are right next door. Our full service line is on the Fence Installation page. It all starts with one call to (877) 610-1318.
Serving Little Elm, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Little Elm 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 Little Elm
Most Little Elm fence projects can be scheduled within two to three weeks, depending on material lead times and the city’s permit queue. We don’t promise same-day anything on a new fence, because we pull permits and order materials at the spec you choose, not whatever the yard truck has. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll give you a straight start date based on today’s schedule.
Yes, we cover all of Little Elm, including the 75068 zip code, the Paloma Creek master-planned communities, neighborhoods along FM 423 and Eldorado Parkway, and the lake-edge subdivisions near Little Elm Park and the marina. Every estimate is free, and there’s no trip charge inside the county.
Only in writing, and only if you change the scope. Every scope, every allowance, every price change at Barrett & Sons arrives as a written change order before work happens. If a surprise comes out of the ground, like a buried line we could not have known about, we stop and tell you what it costs to handle it. You approve it on paper or we don’t move forward. There are no surprise invoices at the end. That’s the whole point of the 90-Day Done Right Promise.
Yes. Little Elm requires a permit for new fence construction, and we pull it on every eligible job. The inspection gets signed before we call the job done. Anyone who tells you a permit is optional is asking you to inherit a liability.
Every fence we build is covered by our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If something isn’t right, one call brings Tom back. Beyond that, we stand behind our materials per the manufacturer’s warranty, and we’ll be here in five years when a neighbor asks who built your fence. Ask anyone on your street, or look up the license number yourself.
- Fence installation in Little Elm typically costs $3,500 to $9,000, depending on material and footage.
- Expansive clay soil and lake wind mean post depth and panel construction matter more here than in most North Texas towns.
- Little Elm requires permits; Barrett & Sons pulls them and passes the inspection.
- Every price change arrives in writing before work starts, and every job carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise.
- Call (877) 610-1318 for a free fence estimate anywhere in Little Elm.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Little Elm and the surrounding lake communities.