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A complete fence installation in Richland Hills typically runs between $3,500 and $9,000, depending on fence type, linear footage, and what our crew finds underground. Older lots here rarely give up clean post holes. If you’re pricing a new wood privacy fence or replacing a leaning chain-link line that’s been fighting the clay for twenty years, call us at (877) 610-1318 for a free written estimate.
We work the full 76180 grid, from the streets around Richland Park to the homes off Baker Boulevard and Rufe Snow Drive. Our Fence Installation crew knows what’s under these yards before the auger ever spins. That’s the difference between a fence that stands straight for twenty years and one that’s racked by the second spring.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Richland Hills’s Preferred Fence Installation Company
Tom Barrett started Barrett & Sons in 1998, and he still puts his name on the truck and his phone number on the estimate. That matters in a city like Richland Hills, where most homes were built between 1950 and 1975 and a fence job can turn up anything from cast-iron drain lines to an un-permitted patio slab nobody remembered. We’ve pulled permits and passed inspections on fence work throughout Richland Hills, and our crew members are background-checked and uniformed on every visit.
Homeowners here call us because they’ve been burned before. A national outfit quotes a fence over the phone, shows up with a subcontractor, and hands over a different bill at the driveway. We don’t work that way. Every scope change comes as a written change order before we touch anything, and every fence we build in Richland Hills carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise. If it’s not right, Tom comes back and makes it right, one call.
We also know what the permit office in this part of Tarrant County actually wants to see. Richland Hills’s permit queue is almost entirely remodel and structural work on pre-1975 homes, and inspectors here are thorough about setbacks, post embedment, and property lines. We plan for that from the first site visit, not when the inspector shows up.
Our Fence Installation Services in Richland Hills
Wood Fence
Wood privacy fences are the backbone of Richland Hills backyards. Most of the ranch homes on the 76180 grid sit on lots with mature trees and neighbors close enough to wave at, so a proper 6-foot or 8-foot cedar or pressure-treated pine fence does real work. We set posts on piers deep enough to hold against Blackland Prairie clay that swells in spring and shrinks in August, and we build every gate frame to carry its own weight without sagging.
Vinyl Fence
Vinyl fence installation in Richland Hills runs $3,500 to $9,000 for a typical residential lot, and it’s a smart pick for homeowners who don’t want to stain boards every few years. Vinyl holds up well in North Texas heat, but only if the posts are set correctly. We’ve repaired plenty of vinyl fences in Richland Hills that were dropped into shallow holes and now lean like tired fence posts after two wet-dry cycles. We set them deeper, with concreted piers sized for the clay, not for a subdivision in Florida.
Fence Repair
We do a steady stream of fence repair in Richland Hills, and most of it comes down to two causes: posts that were never set deep enough, and gate hardware that gave up. If a 1960s fence line is leaning but the boards are sound, we can often straighten and re-set the posts without pulling the entire run. If the post footings are cracked or the rails are rotting at the bases, we’ll tell you honestly whether repair is worth it or replacement makes more sense. You’ll get a written line-item quote either way.
Aluminum Fence
Aluminum fence installation in Richland Hills generally runs $4,000 to $10,000, and it works well for front yards, pool enclosures, and side yards where you want a clean line without the weight of iron. Aluminum won’t rust the way iron can in our humidity, and it holds its powder coat through the sun. On Richland Hills lots where the original chain-link followed an odd angle or an old addition, we survey the line first and set posts so the new aluminum run is straight and code-compliant.
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 Richland Hills
We install and service fence products from brands you can look up, and we stock common parts locally so a Richland Hills repair doesn’t wait on a shipment from two states away. On fence jobs that tie into the house or deck, our crews pull from the same premium material lines we use across the rest of the company. That includes GAF-rated deck flashing and sealing details where a fence meets a roofline or a patio cover, and Schluter edge profiles on any concrete or hardscape transition along the fence base. No mystery brands off a van, and no substitutions we haven’t put in writing first.
Common Fence Installation Problems We See in Richland Hills Homes
- Posts heaved by expansive clay. The Blackland Prairie soil under Richland Hills shrinks and swells hard with every rain and drought cycle. Posts set in shallow holes or without concreted piers lean or move within two wet-dry years, and gate frames rack until the latch won’t catch.
- Fence lines that follow un-permitted additions. A lot of Richland Hills homes picked up a patio or a room addition in the 1980s that never went through the permit office. The old fence line got bent around it, and a new fence laid on the same line can cross the property boundary or sit on top of a buried footing.
- Hit utility lines and old plumbing during post digging. These 1950s-to-1970s ranch homes have shallow sewer and gas lines, plus old slab footings, that don’t always show up on a utility locate. A post-hole dig that finds one of those turns a clean fence job into an emergency repair unless the crew knows how to respond.
- Rotted wood posts at the soil line. Original fence posts from the 1960s and 1970s in Richland Hills were often set directly in dirt with no concrete collar. The base of the post sits in moisture year-round, rots through, and the whole section tips from one good summer thunderstorm.
Pricing for Fence Installation in Richland Hills, TX
A typical residential fence installation in Richland Hills runs from $3,500 to $9,000 for vinyl, and $4,000 to $10,000 for aluminum. Wood privacy fence usually lands in the same $3,500 to $9,000 range depending on height, board width, and how many gates the layout needs. Chain-link runs lower on material but the post-setting work is the same, especially on clay. What moves the number most on these older 76180 lots is what’s underground: old footings, clay that needs deeper piers, and lines that need marking before we dig.
| Fence Type | Typical Richland Hills Range |
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| Vinyl Fence Installation | $3,500 - $9,000 |
| Aluminum Fence Installation | $4,000 - $10,000 |
Call (877) 610-1318 for a free written estimate. We’ll walk the line with you, flag anything that could move the price, and put it all on paper before any work starts.
Fully Built-Out Lots, Mid-Century Surprises: What Richland Hills Fence Work Actually Involves
Richland Hills is one of the most fully built-out, landlocked small cities in the Metroplex, and that changes how fence work goes. There’s no empty pasture to run a clean string line across. Every fence install here meets a 1950s-to-1970s lot with a history: a survey pin that’s been mowed over for forty years, an un-permitted 1980s addition that nudged the old fence line five feet off, and expansive clay that has shifted original posts and gate frames since the Nixon administration. A fresh build in a new Haltom City subdivision starts with clean dirt. Fence installation in Richland Hills starts with figuring out what’s already there and what moved since last decade.
That’s why our process here isn’t a template. We inspect the line first, pull the permit when it’s required, and write allowances into the contract for what might turn up. If we hit a buried footing or an old sewer line, you get a written change order with a price before we keep digging. The permit inspector works for you, not for us, and that’s exactly why we like him on the job. On a fence replacement off Baker Boulevard, our crew set posts and hit a buried un-permitted 1980s patio addition’s footing just inside the property line. Instead of moving the fence or guessing, we wrote a change order for that post relocation, got the homeowner’s signed approval, and the city inspector signed off the final line with no open items. That’s how we keep every Richland Hills fence on the up-and-up.
We Also Serve Cities Near Richland Hills
Our crews work Richland Hills every week, and we also serve North Richland Hills, Watauga, Hurst, and Haltom City. If you’re a few blocks over the line, the same crew, the same pricing, and the same 90-Day Done Right Promise apply. Call us and we’ll tell you straight whether your job falls in our normal service area.
Serving Richland Hills, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Richland Hills 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 Richland Hills
In most cases, yes, Richland Hills requires a permit for a full fence replacement, not just a new install, because the city checks setbacks, height, and property-line placement against current code even when you’re rebuilding on the same line. We pull the permit, schedule the inspection, and make sure the final sign-off is in hand before we call the job done. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll check your specific lot before you spend a dollar.
The Blackland Prairie clay under Richland Hills swells when it’s wet and shrinks when it’s dry, and any post set in a shallow hole gets worked loose by that cycle within two or three years. The fix is deeper piers, usually 24 to 30 inches or more depending on the section, with concrete collars sized for our soil. We set Richland Hills posts for the clay, not for a generic chart.
If we find an un-permitted addition or footing on the line, we stop, document what’s there, and write a change order for any relocation or extra concrete work before we keep going. We don’t guess, and we don’t bury the problem under the new fence. You’ll know exactly what it costs and why before we touch it.
Almost never. Those old footings were poured for light-gauge steel posts, not for a 6-foot wood privacy fence that catches North Texas wind. Reusing them means the new fence is standing on footings that are undersized, likely cracked, and in the wrong spacing for wood sections. We’ll always quote new piers, and we’ll explain why on the written estimate. Call (877) 610-1318 for an exact quote.
If a line is marked by 811 and we hit it while digging on the approved line, our insurance handles the repair. If it’s an unmarked or abandoned line from a 1960s remodel that no locate could find, we’ll stop, document it, and bring you a written change order before any repair work happens. You’ll never get a surprise bill at the end of a Richland Hills fence job.
Get Your Free Richland Hills Fence Estimate
If you’re ready to replace a leaning fence, build a new privacy line, or just get an honest second opinion on a written estimate you already have, call (877) 610-1318. We’ll schedule a site visit in Richland Hills, walk the line with you, and put the scope, allowances, and price on paper. Written change orders before any changes, permits pulled and inspections signed, and the 90-Day Done Right Promise on every fence we build. Ask anyone on your street, or look up Tom Barrett’s license number yourself.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Richland Hills and the surrounding Tarrant County area since 1998.