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A new fence in Taylor, TX typically runs $3,500 to $9,000 depending on material, linear footage, and what we find when we start digging. Most replacements and new builds take two to five days on site once we’re scheduled. We’ve been setting posts in Williamson County clay long enough to know that what works in Georgetown won’t hold up in Taylor, and we price the job accordingly. If you’re on 76574 and want straight answers before you spend a dollar, call (877) 610-1318.
Tom Barrett started this company in 1998, and his sons run the crews. We’re not a franchise that quotes one price on the phone and hands you a different bill at the door. Every fence we build starts with a written scope, and every change gets a written change order before we touch a thing. That’s how we’ve operated for 29 years, and that’s why our name stays on the truck.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Taylor’s Preferred Fence Installation Company
Taylor homeowners keep our number for the same reason they keep their granddad’s hammer: we show up when we say we will, and we stand behind what we build. Our Fence Installation team has worked on homes from the 1920s bungalows near downtown to the new subdivisions rising north of town toward the Samsung site. That range matters. A pier-and-beam house on Blackland Prairie clay has very different fence needs than a new build on compacted fill, and we plan for both.
When a homeowner off Carlos G. Parker Boulevard calls about a leaning privacy fence, we know before we arrive that the clay swelled and pushed shallow posts out of plumb. When someone in a new subdivision off FM 3349 reports a fence heaving six months after closing, we know the builder cut post depth to stay on schedule. That local knowledge isn’t something you get from a call center. It comes from fixing fences in Taylor week after week.
We answer our own phone, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. A live person picks up. Not a voicemail box. Not an out-of-state answering service. And when we set a schedule, we keep it. That matters in a town where subcontractor lead times have stretched from weeks to months since the fab broke ground.
Our Fence Installation Services in Taylor
Wood Fence Installation
Wood fencing remains the most common choice in Taylor’s older neighborhoods, where cedar privacy fences have stood for decades and replacement pickets need to match what’s already there. We build with pressure-treated pine or cedar, set posts at least 36 inches deep, and use stainless steel brackets instead of plain galvanized ones. The wet-dry cycle in Taylor’s clay is hard on fasteners. Skimp there and you’ll hear about it within two years.
Privacy Fence Installation
A 6-foot privacy fence in Taylor does more than block the view of the neighbor’s shed. It has to survive a soil that swells after every spring rain and cracks deep by August. We backfill every post hole with gravel and native soil, not just the spoils we dug out, and we bell the bottoms so post footings don’t turn into pistons. Homeowners on streets like Mallard Lane and Drake Lane tell us the same thing: their last fence looked great for one season, then the gates started dragging and the lines went wavy. That’s a footing problem, not a wood problem.
Fence Repair
Not every fence needs replacing. In Taylor, we regularly salvage existing cedar pickets when the rails and posts have failed, especially on 1940s and 1950s homes where the old growth cedar is better than anything you can buy new. We write an allowance for replacement pickets into the scope up front, then order only what the inspection confirms. If your gate sags, if posts lean, if a run blew over in the last storm, call us before you assume it’s a tear-out. A lot of what we repair only needed deeper footings the first time.
Vinyl Fence Installation
Vinyl fencing is showing up more in Taylor’s newer subdivisions, and for good reason: it shrugs off the wet-dry clay cycle better than wood, and it doesn’t need staining. That said, vinyl still depends entirely on what’s under it. Post depth and concrete footing design matter just as much with vinyl as with cedar. We install vinyl fence in Taylor for $3,500 to $9,000 depending on footage and whether we’re setting new posts or reusing an existing line.
Aluminum and Chain Link Fence Installation
For homeowners who want security without blocking the street view, aluminum fence in Taylor runs $4,000 to $10,000 installed. Chain link remains the workhorse for big lots and rural properties on the edge of town, where keeping deer and livestock in or out is the actual job. We handle both, plus iron fence, fence gates, and commercial fencing for small businesses along Main Street and the industrial park west of the tracks.
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 Taylor
We stock and install materials from manufacturers you can look up and verify: Simonton, Ply Gem, and PGT supply the fence profiles and hardware we use on vinyl, aluminum, and composite jobs. We keep common components on hand for Taylor customers, which means fewer trips back to the supply yard and faster turnaround when you need a repair completed before a holiday weekend. Named brands, not mystery stock off a van.
Common Fence Installation Problems We See in Taylor Homes
- Posts set too shallow in expansive clay. The original 18-inch footing in untreated concrete cannot hold a 6-foot privacy fence on Blackland Prairie soil. The clay swells after rain, contracts in drought, and pushes every post out of plumb within two seasons. We auger to 36 inches minimum and bell the pier.
- Installers backfilling with pure spoils. Digging a hole and refilling it with the same clay creates a collar that holds water against the post. We backfill with gravel against the post and native soil above, so water drains and the post grounds itself in stable material.
- New subdivision fences heaving before the first walkthrough. Builders racing to stay on schedule near the Samsung site cut post depth and skip the gravel. We get called in to reset posts on fences that never should have passed a visual check, let alone a structural one.
- Fence lines blocking utility easements. A homeowner skips the permit, replaces the fence, and the city flags the run because it straddles a drainage easement. The stop-work order costs more than the permit would have. We pull permits on every eligible Taylor job, and the inspector’s sign-off is part of the scope.
The Blackland Prairie Problem Most Fence Companies Never Mention
Taylor sits on some of the most aggressive expansive clay in Williamson County. The same Blackland Prairie soil that pushes slabs around also works on fence posts. When that clay gets wet, it swells. When it dries in July and August, it cracks like a dry lakebed. A post set in a straight-sided hole with plain concrete becomes a piston: the soil pushes up, the concrete doesn’t let go, and the post heaves. In Georgetown, with shallower limestone, you might get away with 24 inches. In Taylor, 24 inches is a leaning fence waiting to happen. Every fence we build here gets 36-inch minimum embedment, bell-bottom piers, and gravel backfill along the post. That is not an upcharge. That is the minimum standard for a fence that stands straight through a Taylor summer and a Taylor spring.
On a 1940s wood-frame home off Carlos G. Parker Boulevard, our crew replaced a failing 6-foot privacy fence where the original posts were set only 18 inches deep in untreated concrete. The clay had pushed every post out of plumb. We pulled the old footings, augered to 36 inches, poured bell-bottom piers with rebar for every post, and used pressure-treated pine rails with stainless steel brackets. The client’s existing cedar pickets were salvageable, so we wrote an allowance for 25% new pickets into the scope of work and only ordered what the inspection sign-off confirmed we needed. That’s how we handle surprises: on paper, before they become invoices.
Pricing for Fence Installation in Taylor, TX
Most fence jobs in Taylor fall between $3,500 and $9,000. That range covers the typical residential lot in 76574: 150 to 300 linear feet of 6-foot privacy or semi-privacy fence. Here’s the breakdown by material:
| Fence Type | Typical Taylor Range |
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| Vinyl Fence Installation | $3,500-$9,000 |
| Aluminum Fence Installation | $4,000-$10,000 |
What moves the number? Linear footage is the big one, then material choice, then access. A long back lot with a tight side gate takes longer and costs more than an open run along the alley. If we find bad soil, an old concrete trench, or a buried stump, we’ll write it as a change order and get your signature before we dig past it. Estimates are free. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk the line with you, tape measure in hand.
How Permits and Inspections Work on a Taylor Fence Job
Williamson County and the City of Taylor both care about fence placement, height, and easements. A fence replacement that changes the line or height can trigger a permit, and the inspection catches things a fast crew might skip: proper post depth, proper bracing, correct setback from the alley or utility corridor. We pull permits on every eligible job, and the inspector’s sign-off is our sign-off. The permit inspector works for you, not for me. That’s why we like having him on site.
Here’s what a permit catches in practice: a new fence run that blocks a drainage easement behind your back lot. Without a permit, the city finds it later, issues a stop-work order, and you’re paying to relocate an entire run. With a permit pulled up front, we flag the easement in the first site visit and adjust the line before we dig. That one step saves Taylor homeowners thousands every year.
The Samsung Effect on Fence Work in Taylor
Samsung’s $17 billion semiconductor plant on Taylor’s northern edge changed the local construction market overnight. Subcontractor schedules that once booked out two to four weeks now run three to six months. Concrete, framing, and mechanical crews are absorbed by the fab site. Even fence crews are thinner, because the same laborers who set posts can pour footings on a commercial site for higher day rates. We’ve stayed fully staffed by being the company that answers its own phone and pays its crews on time. But you should plan for scheduling realities. If you want a fence before spring, call us now. If you wait until the wet season starts, every Taylor contractor you call will be busier than a boot in a brushfire.
Scheduling and dispatch are coordinated from our Austin office, but the crews serving Taylor work locally and know the streets, the soil, and the city’s permit desk. We don’t fly a logo in from another state. We live close enough that Tom Barrett can come back on Saturday if something isn’t right. And he will, because the 90-Day Done Right Promise is written on every contract, not buried in fine print. If it’s not done right, one call brings Tom back.
We Also Serve Cities Near Taylor
Barrett & Sons Construction serves Taylor and the surrounding communities of Hutto, Round Rock, Pflugerville, and Elgin. If you’re just outside the 76574 zip, we still make the drive. Same crews, same written change orders, same 90-Day Done Right Promise.
Serving Taylor, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Taylor area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
Frequently Asked Questions - Fence Installation in Taylor
Fence posts in Taylor need to go at least 36 inches deep, with a bell-bottom pier and gravel backfill along the post. The expansive clay swells when wet and contracts when dry, and anything shallower than 36 inches becomes a piston. Most failed fences we repair in Taylor had posts set 18 to 24 inches deep. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll tell you what your specific line needs before we dig.
Yes, many fence replacements in Taylor trigger a permit, especially if the height or line changes or the run sits near a utility easement. The inspection catches undersized footings, improper bracing, and setback violations that would cost you far more to fix after the fact. We pull permits on every eligible job, and the inspector’s sign-off is part of our scope. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate and we’ll check permit requirements for your address.
New subdivision fences in Taylor lean early because builders undercut post depth and skip gravel backfill to stay on schedule near the Samsung site. The fix is resetting every post to 36 inches with a bell-bottom pier, then re-hanging the existing panels if they’re salvageable. We do this repair all over the new developments north of town. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free assessment.
Yes, in most Taylor homes we can salvage existing cedar pickets and replace only the posts, rails, and hardware. We write an allowance for new pickets into the scope up front, typically 20 to 30 percent, and only order what the inspection sign-off confirms. That keeps your fence looking original while fixing the structure underneath. Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule a walkthrough.
Samsung’s fab has reset the Taylor labor market. Crews that once booked out two to four weeks now run three to six months. We’ve stayed fully staffed by paying on time and answering our own phone, but the practical math is this: if you want a fence installed in the next quarter, get on our schedule now. Estimates are free and the scope comes in writing. Call (877) 610-1318.
Call Barrett & Sons Construction for Your Taylor Fence Project
We’re Tom Barrett and his sons, and we’ve been building and repairing fences in Williamson County since 1998. You’ll get a written scope before we start, a written change order before anything changes, and a 90-Day Done Right Promise on every completed job. Senior and veteran customers get a permanent 10 percent discount. If you have another contractor’s written estimate, bring it in for a free second opinion. Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule your free estimate in Taylor.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Taylor and Williamson County since 1998.