Fence installation and repair in Austin

We build cedar privacy, horizontal, ranch, iron and steel, and chain link fences, along with the gates that go with them. We repair and stain existing fences in Austin and the towns around it in Travis, Williamson, and Hays counties.

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A new cedar privacy fence with a walk gate, a kickboard, and a cap and trim along the backyard of a limestone house with a metal roof and live oaks

Fence services

We do eight kinds of fence work, from a new cedar fence around your backyard to a gate that won’t latch or a fence that needs stain.

Four common fence styles

These four fence styles are common around Austin and the Hill Country, and each fits a different setting.

What goes into a wood fence

A wood privacy fence has several parts, and each one has a job. Most of those parts sit on the inside face of the fence, the side you see from your yard.

The inside face of a new cedar privacy fence: galvanized steel posts in concrete footings, cedar rails held on with brackets, a kickboard, and a cap along the top

  • Posts set in concrete

    We set galvanized steel or cedar posts plumb in concrete, so the fence line stays straight.

  • Rails on your side

    Horizontal rails run between the posts on the inside face, and the pickets fasten to them.

  • Pickets, good side out

    Each picket’s finished face points out toward the street or the neighbors.

  • A kickboard

    A board along the bottom keeps pickets up off the soil, where fence wood stays wet longest.

  • Cap and trim

    A flat cap board across the top covers the picket ends, with a narrow trim board under it.

  • Gate hardware

    We use heavy hinges and a latch that lines up, and a drop rod holds one leaf of a double gate.

How a fence job goes

Most fence jobs follow the same four steps, from your first message through the work and hauling off the scraps.

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A new fence line under construction: galvanized steel posts set in concrete along a string line, cedar rails on the first sections, and a stack of cedar pickets on sawhorses

  1. Ask for a quote

    Use the quote form to tell us where the fence goes and what kind of fence you have in mind.

  2. We measure the line

    We walk and measure the fence line, noting the slope, the gates, and anything in the way. Then you get a written quote.

  3. Posts go in first

    Buried utility lines get marked before anyone digs. We set the posts in concrete, plumb and on a string line.

  4. Then the fence goes up

    We put on the rails, pickets, kickboard, cap, and gates. We also take out the old fence and haul it off with the scraps.

Where we work

We build and repair fences in Austin and the towns around it in Travis, Williamson, and Hays counties, including ranch fencing on acreage in those counties. If your town isn’t listed, ask us anyway.

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  • Travis County

    • Austin
    • Pflugerville
    • Manor
    • Lakeway
    • Bee Cave
    • West Lake Hills
    • Spicewood

  • Williamson County

    • Round Rock
    • Cedar Park
    • Georgetown
    • Leander
    • Hutto

  • Hays County

    • Kyle
    • Buda
    • San Marcos
    • Dripping Springs
    • Wimberley

Fence guides

Plain answers cover fence prices, the City of Austin’s rules, and fence posts, with a named source for every figure and rule.

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Fence questions

How tall can a backyard fence be in Austin?

Austin City Code § 25-2-899 limits a solid fence on a property line in the City of Austin to 6 feet from natural grade and allows 7 or 8 feet only in the cases it lists. Other cities and HOAs set their own rules. Our guide to fence height and permit rules in Austin lists those cases in full.

Do I need a permit to build a fence?

City of Austin Development Services says a fence in the City of Austin needs a permit if it’s in a floodplain, more than 7 feet high at any point, or more than 6 feet high on residential property along a public right-of-way other than an alley. It says a fence that needs no permit still has to follow the City’s fence rules. Our guide has the City’s full fence rules.

What do you set wood fence posts in?

We build wood fences on galvanized steel or cedar posts, and we set the posts in concrete. Our guide compares cedar, pine, and steel posts.

Should a new cedar fence be stained?

If your new cedar fence will get paint or another film-forming finish, the Forest Products Laboratory’s Wood Handbook (2021) says to finish it as soon as possible after installation. The same handbook calls semitransparent penetrating stain an excellent finish for weathered wood, and we handle fence staining and sealing.

Can you build a fence on a slope?

Yes, we can build a fence on a slope. The fence can step down in level sections or follow the ground, and we’ll show you which approach suits your yard when we measure.

Do you take out the old fence?

Yes, our fence repair and replacement work includes taking out and hauling off the old fence as part of a replacement.