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Fence installation in The Colony typically runs $3,500 to $9,000 for vinyl, with wood and aluminum landing in that same general band depending on footage and gate count. Most jobs wrap in two to five days once materials land, and we pull permits on every eligible project before the first post hole gets dug. If you’re reading this from a house off Main Street or a cul-de-sac near Stewart Peninsula, you already know what North Texas clay does to fence lines over time. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate, and you’ll get a written line-item quote before you decide anything.
What to Look for in a The Colony Fence Contractor
You can spot the difference between a contractor who knows The Colony and one who’s just passing through by what they talk about first. A local outfit starts with the soil under your fence line, the wind coming off Lewisville Lake, and what the City of The Colony building department wants on the permit. Somebody from two counties over starts with a square-foot price and a handshake you’ll never see again.
Ask three questions. One: will you pull the permit, or will you tell me I don’t need one? Two: will every material allowance and every price change arrive on paper before work happens? Three: can I look up your license number and your name without asking twice? Tom Barrett publishes his name, his address, and his license number. The permit inspector works for you, not for me, which is exactly why we like him on site.
Our Fence Installation team has been building in North Texas since 1998, and the same sons who ran crews twenty years ago run them now. That matters when you’re signing a contract in a city where post-tension slabs and expansive clay reward anyone who’s seen it before and punish anyone who hasn’t.
Our Fence Installation Services in The Colony
Wood Fence
Cedar and pressure-treated pine remain the two most common wood fence choices in The Colony, and for good reason. They hold up to Texas sun when sealed properly, they handle the wind and rain patterns that roll through Denton County, and they give you the privacy most of the original 1975-to-1990s tract lots were designed around. We set posts below the clay’s active movement zone whenever the lot allows, which cuts down on the lean you see on older fences along the city’s southern half.
Chain Link Fence
Chain link still makes sense for a lot of The Colony yards, especially where the goal is keeping dogs in rather than keeping neighbors’ sightlines out. Galvanized mesh stands up to the freeze-thaw we get every few winters, and we can match gate hardware to whatever’s already on your property. It is the lowest-cost durable option, and it goes in fast.
Vinyl Fence
Vinyl is the top seller across The Colony right now, mostly because it ignores the moisture swings this climate throws at wood. It costs more up front, usually in that $3,500 to $9,000 range for a standard residential yard, but there’s no staining schedule and no rot repair five years down the road. White and tan stay the most popular colors in the neighborhoods off Paige Road and along the east side of 75056.
Aluminum Fence
Aluminum fencing shows up most often on corner lots and anywhere a homeowner wants structure without blocking sightlines. In The Colony, it’s also a solid choice near the Lewisville Lake shoreline sections, where open fencing can be required or preferred. The powder coat resists corrosion better than painted steel, which matters when you’re half a mile from standing water for half the year.
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.
Common Fence Problems We See in The Colony Homes
- Clay-driven post heave. The Colony sits on highly expansive black clay. Summer droughts shrink it, spring rains swell it, and fence posts set too shallow ride that movement until gates stop latching and panels start pulling apart at the seams.
- Wind fatigue along Lewisville Lake. Properties near the southern shoreline catch sustained wind that loosens pickets and racks gates over time. We size post depths and hinge hardware for that exposure, not for a calm inland lot.
- Aging tract-home fence lines. Many homes built during the 1975 to late-1990s planned-community buildout still have original fence lines. The posts are often rotting at ground level even when the pickets look fine from the curb.
- Gate sag from shallow footings. We see more gate repairs in the original Colony subdivisions than anywhere else in Denton County. Old footings weren’t poured for the clay’s movement cycle, so the gate post drifts and every latch on the street eventually gives out.
Pricing for Fence Installation in The Colony, TX
Here’s the honest math for what homeowners in The Colony can expect. Vinyl fence installation typically runs $3,500 to $9,000 for a standard backyard, depending on linear footage, gate count, and how much old fence has to come out first. Wood lands in a similar band, with cedar on the upper end and pressure-treated pine on the lower. Aluminum fence installation typically runs $4,000 to $10,000, with the extra cost coming from the material itself and the heavier post hardware. Chain link is the budget pick, usually the lowest-cost option on the table.
What moves your number: total linear feet, number and size of gates, removal and haul-off of the old fence, soil conditions at post depth, and any floodplain requirements in FEMA-designated sections near the lake. You’ll get a written line-item quote before we start, and every change order comes in writing before work proceeds. Call (877) 610-1318 for your free estimate, and remember the permanent 10% Senior & Veteran discount applies to every job we do.
Trusted Brands We Service in The Colony
We run premium materials you can look up and verify, not mystery brands off a van. That means manufacturers who stand behind their product the way we stand behind our work, names like GAF and Schluter on the jobs that call for them, from Kitchen Remodeling in The Colony to full exterior builds. For fence work specifically, we stock posts, pickets, rails, and hardware locally so turnaround in The Colony stays quick, and we don’t make you wait on a shipment from three states away to finish your gate.
More Than Fences: What Else We Build in The Colony
A lot of homeowners call us for one thing and then ask what else we handle while we’re walking the property. Beyond fence installation, we build Driveway & Pavers in The Colony for folks who want a hardscape that handles North Texas clay without cracking apart like old concrete. And when the conversation turns to adding square footage, our crew handles Home Additions & ADU in The Colony too, from extra bedrooms to full accessory dwelling units. Barrett & Sons Construction is the name on the truck, not a franchise dispatching strangers to The Colony.
We Also Serve Cities Near The Colony
Our crews run fence lines all around the Lewisville Lake corridor and the surrounding North Texas suburbs. If you’re in Frisco, Little Elm, Carrollton, or Lewisville, the same written quotes, the same permit discipline, and the same crew standards apply. Call the same number, and you’ll get Tom or one of his sons on the other end.
Serving The Colony, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the The Colony 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 The Colony
We can usually schedule a free estimate in The Colony within a couple of days, often sooner depending on how the week’s schedule sits. We coordinate scheduling from our Dallas-Fort Worth office, and crews serve The Colony locally every week. Call (877) 610-1318 and you’ll talk to a live person, not a voicemail box.
Yes, we cover all of The Colony within the 75056 zip code, from the original subdivisions platted closest to Lewisville Lake to neighborhoods off Paige Road and the east side near Grandscape. If you’re in The Colony, you’re in our service area. A free written estimate confirms the timeline for your specific street.
Pricing in The Colony runs roughly even with Frisco, Carrollton, and Lewisville, with the same $3,500 to $9,000 band for most residential vinyl and wood jobs. Lake-adjacent lots with floodplain designations can add engineering or permit steps that raise the final number. We give you that breakdown in writing before you commit a dollar.
No surprise invoices, ever. Every scope change, allowance adjustment, and material substitution arrives as a written change order before the work happens. If it is not on paper, the price does not move. That’s how we have done business since Tom Barrett founded the company in 1998, and it’s written into our 90-Day Done Right Promise on every contract.
Every completed job carries the written 90-Day Done Right Promise. If something isn’t right, one call brings Tom back to make it right. You get a workmanship warranty on top of whatever the manufacturer covers on materials. Call (877) 610-1318 for an exact quote, estimates are free.
Call Barrett & Sons Construction for Your The Colony Fence Project
Get a free, written estimate from a contractor whose name and license number you can look up before you sign anything. We’re at (877) 610-1318, we answer when you call, and we will walk your fence line in The Colony and tell you exactly what it’ll cost, in writing. No surprises, no change-order games, senior and veteran discounts honored, and a 90-Day Done Right Promise on the contract.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving The Colony and surrounding communities since 1998.