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Fence installation in Selma runs from about $3,500 to $9,000 for a typical vinyl or wood project, and the biggest variable isn’t always material cost. It’s the dirt under your fence line. Selma’s black cotton clay swells when the winter rains hit and shrinks to hard pan in the 105-degree summers, and that cycle is what separates a fence that’s still plumb in five years from one that waves like a country road. Our crews live in Fresno and dispatch to Selma daily, so we’re on your street within a week of your call usually faster. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll come put a number on paper, free.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Selma since 1998.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Selma’s Preferred Fence Installation Company
Tom Barrett started Barrett & Sons in 1998 and has kept it simple ever since: his name, his address, and his license number are published and verifiable. His sons run the crews. When we work in Selma’s 93662 ZIP, the people who arrive in uniform and introduce themselves are the same people who pull the permit, dig the post holes, and sign the inspection card. A live person answers our phone 24/7, not a call center in another state.
We’ve built and repaired fences on Floral Avenue, up by Mountain View Avenue near Highway 99, and down around the older Craftsman bungalows near downtown. Selma homeowners tell us the same story most times: a previous contractor poured post footings directly against the clay, six months later the gate binds, and nobody returns the call. That’s the exact failure mode we design against here, and it’s why our quotes include the gravel collar and moisture barrier line-items on paper, not as an afterthought.
See Fence Installation details for a full breakdown of our process, or read on for the Selma specifics.
Our Fence Installation Services in Selma
Wood Fence
Wood fences are the most common application we build in Selma, and the failure mode here is post rot at the soil line, not board warping. Tule fog season from November into February keeps the base of a wood post damp for weeks at a stretch, and when that moisture meets the expansive clay, the post both rots and heaves. We set pressure-treated 4x4s on a 6-inch gravel collar, wrap the below-grade section in a moisture barrier, and backfill with compacted base, not the clay we dug out. That’s the Selma difference on a wood fence, and it’s why our quotes don’t look like a Handyman Special price.
Vinyl Fence
Vinyl fence installation in Selma runs $3,500 to $9,000 for a typical residential job, and it’s a smart choice when you don’t want to think about the wood maintenance the valley’s sun and fog force on a cedar fence. Vinyl doesn’t rot, but it does flex with the soil heave, which means the post embedment and gravel seat matter even more. We’ve seen neighbor-installed vinyl fences here come out of the ground on one end after one wet season because the concrete collar was poured straight against the clay. Our spec eliminates that.
Chain Link Fence
Chain link is the workhorse in Selma’s agricultural and industrial edge, around packing sheds, drying yards, and cold storage lots on the town’s east side. It’s also common for residential dog runs and garden enclosures. The installation principles don’t change: set the terminal posts on compacted gravel, use concrete for the corners and gate posts, and stretch the fabric with a proper come-along so heat expansion in July doesn’t bag it out. Chain link is often an overlay for security on a commercial property, and we handle both residential and light commercial work in Selma.
Aluminum Fence
Aluminum fence is a good match for Selma’s older Craftsman bungalows near downtown, where a low ornamental fence preserves the street view and keeps a clean line. Aluminum costs $4,000 to $10,000 depending on footage and gate count. It won’t rust the way iron does, and the factory finish holds up to the valley’s UV better than a site-painted iron fence. We stock touch-up matching kits for aluminum brands we install, so if a weed trimmer nicks a picket, the repair doesn’t mean a new panel.
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 Selma
We carry and install PGT, Simonton, and Ply Gem product lines on fence and adjacent work where the brand matters, and we stock local parts in our Fresno yard so Selma customers aren’t waiting two weeks for a special-order gate latch. You can look up any brand we quote. That’s the point: no mystery materials off a van, no panel you can’t source a replacement for in three years.
Common Fence Installation Problems We See in Selma Homes
- Post heave from black cotton clay: When a concrete collar is poured directly against soil without a gravel drainage seat, the post rides the clay like a piston as it swells, pushing gates out of swing and turning a straight fence line into a wave within one wet season. Fresno County inspectors in the 93662 zone flag this specifically on new fence permits.
- Rotted wood posts at the soil line: Tule fog and winter saturation keep the base of a wood post damp for months, and when vinyl sleeves or moisture barriers are skipped, rot sets in even on side yards with what looks like decent grading. We’ve replaced posts in Selma that were only four years old with rot pockets you could push a screwdriver through.
- Noise complaints from neighbors: Selma’s residential work-hour ordinance is real, and a contractor who runs an auger at 7 p.m. gets a quick ticket that stalls the whole fence and triggers a resequencing change order. We schedule demolition and auger work inside the window, every time, and we tell you up front what times that means.
- Tight-lot staging conflicts: Many Selma lots are 50 feet wide with no driveway past the house, and a crew that parks a trailer in the neighbor’s yard without asking has already lost the job. We pre-plan staging with you on the first walkthrough, and material delivery happens the same morning we set posts, not a week early piled on the sidewalk.
Pricing for Fence Installation in Selma, CA
Here’s the honest version: fence installation in Selma runs $3,500 to $9,000 for a typical residential project. Wood runs toward the lower end; long runs of vinyl with gates push toward the higher number. Chain link on a commercial lot runs its own line item. What moves your price in Selma is post embedment depth and the gravel column spec, not just linear footage, because setting a post correctly in cotton clay takes more aggregate and more labor than in sandy soil. You won’t get a surprise at the end. Every allowance, every scope change, and every price change comes to you as a written change order before work proceeds. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk the line with you and put a fixed price on paper. The estimate is free.
| Installation Type | Price Range |
|---|---|
| Vinyl Fence Installation | $3,500-$9,000 |
| Wood Fence Installation | $3,500-$8,500 |
| Chain Link Fence Installation | $2,500-$6,000 |
| Aluminum Fence Installation | $4,000-$10,000 |
We Also Serve Cities Near Selma
Barrett & Sons works throughout the lower Central Valley corridor. Along with Selma, we serve Fence Installation in Selma and nearby communities including Fowler, Parlier, Kingsburg, and Reedley. Same crew, same written change order discipline, same 90-Day Done Right Promise in every town.
Serving Selma, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Selma 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 Selma
No, a simple replacement on the existing property line doesn’t trigger a soils report in Selma. But if you’re moving the line, adding a significant retaining element, or the adjacent grade was altered, a Fresno County inspector may ask for compaction notes or a geotech review. Our habit in the 93662 ZIP is to call it out on the front end when we see clay conditions that would flag the inspector’s eye, not after the backhoe is on site. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll tell you ahead of time if your project is likely to need one.
Shared fence work in Selma starts with a property line survey pin locate, and a written neighbor acknowledgment before we put an auger in the ground. On tight lots, the shared fence is often the only line between your yard and theirs, so we keep the disturbance to one workday and stage material on the street, not in your neighbor’s driveway. We’ve built enough fences here to know the neighbor question is as important as the post embedment.
For a 50-foot-wide lot with no rear access, we deliver materials the morning of the install and stage them in the street with a marked safety cone zone, then wheel the posts and panels in by hand. We don’t park trailers in your neighbor’s yard, and we don’t pile a week’s worth of material on the sidewalk. The staging plan is part of the written quote, so you know exactly what the curb will look like on day one. Call (877) 610-1318 for a site walk and a written plan.
Some of Selma’s early 20th-century Craftsman homes near the downtown corridor sit in areas where the city reviews fence height, material, and street-facing style before issuing a permit. If your home falls in that overlay, we handle the design review submittal and keep the fence period-appropriate. The goal is a fence that fits the street, not one that triggers a stop-work order after the posts are in.
Because the soil is different. Selma sits on black cotton clay that swells and shrinks through the valley’s wet and dry cycles, and we spec a deeper embedment with a gravel collar and moisture barrier that isn’t required in Clovis’s sandier lots. That extra aggregate and labor is a real cost, and it’s written as a line item on your quote, not buried in a vague “site prep” lump sum. You can see exactly where your money goes before you sign.
Get Your Selma Fence Estimate on Paper
On Floral Avenue near downtown Selma, we rebuilt a 60-foot wood privacy fence on a post-WWII slab lot where the previous posts had rotted at the soil line because the original contractor backfilled with expansive clay. Our crews set new pressure-treated 4x4s on a 6-inch gravel collar and wrapped the below-grade portions in a moisture barrier before backfilling with compacted base. The final punch list included checking every gate swing after the clay had settled through the first winter rain. That’s what we mean by the 90-Day Done Right Promise: if it’s not right, Tom comes back and makes it right, one call.
Ask anyone on your street, or look up the license number yourself. Then call (877) 610-1318 for a free, written estimate. A live person answers, 24/7.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Selma since 1998.