Photo: 8-ft western red cedar privacy fence, Katy subdivision, Harris County. Installed in 14 hours.
Volume pricing. Dedicated crews.
Forty-eight-hour turnarounds.
From Katy to Pasadena, Fenceline drives steel posts into Houston clay and stretches cedar planks across property lines — for GCs bidding subdivisions, property managers maintaining HOA communities, and commercial developers who need perimeter security quoted fast and installed faster.
In Business
Installed
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Licensed · Insured · Harris, Fort Bend, Galveston, Brazoria Counties
Most fence subs bury their pricing in a sales process. We put ours in print. Every tier below reflects actual per-linear-foot installed cost — materials, labor, equipment, and permit — so your bid goes in accurate the first time.
"Contractors see exactly how the pricing tiers work before they ever reach the form."
500–1,999 LF
2,000–9,999 LF
10,000+ LF
* Pricing reflects installed cost including materials, labor, equipment mobilization, and permit fees for Harris County. Fort Bend, Galveston, and Brazoria County rates may vary by 3–8%. Final quote issued after site survey.
Download Full Rate SheetA 2,400 linear-foot cedar privacy fence in a Cypress subdivision. Five phases. Four days. Here is exactly how Fenceline runs an install — the tools, the specs, the sequence, and the quality checkpoints that keep a GC's project on schedule.
Day 1 — Before any post hits dirt
We pull Harris County permits same-day for standard residential and next business day for commercial. Our permit runner knows the inspectors by name. You get a copy of the approved permit in your project folder before mobilization.
1–2 days
Permit Turnaround
Day 2 — Auger meets Houston clay
Our Ditch Witch SK755 bores 12-inch diameter holes to 36-inch depth — the minimum for Houston's expansive clay. We set 4×4 galvanized steel posts in 3,000 PSI concrete with a 10-minute set additive. No wobble, no lean, no callback.
200 LF/hr
Boring Rate
Day 2–3 — The backbone goes in
Three-rail construction on all privacy fencing 6 feet and above. Top, mid, and kick rails set in pre-drilled mortise cuts on each post. Rails are 2×4 #2 Southern Yellow Pine, pressure treated to UC4B for ground contact.
3-rail
Standard Construction
Day 3–4 — The face of the fence
1×6 western red cedar dog-ear pickets, kiln-dried, 6.5% moisture content. We nail with ring-shank galvanized nails at 8 inches on center — not staples, not screws. The gap tolerance is 3/16 inch, checked by a spacing jig on every single board.
1×6 cedar
Standard Picket
Day 4–5 — We sign off before you do
Our superintendent walks every linear foot with a punch list: post plumb check (4-foot level), gate swing and latch test, cap board alignment, and a photo log uploaded to your project portal. You get the walkthrough report before the invoice.
100%
Sections Inspected
Houston's clay soil, Gulf humidity, and hurricane-season wind loads demand specific material selections. Below is the full spec sheet we hand to every GC before a project starts — the same data your structural engineer needs to sign off on fence details.
| Grade | Best Use | Moisture | Expected Life | Cost Index | Our Rec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Select Tight Knot (STK)Default | HOA, high-visibility residential | ≤6.5% | 20–25 yrs treated | $$$ | |
| #2 & Better | Standard residential, GC default | ≤8% | 15–20 yrs treated | $$ | |
| Economy / #3 | Temp barriers, construction fencing | ≤12% | 8–12 yrs | $ |
| Post Type | Gauge / Size | Concrete PSI | Best Environment | Warranty | Preferred |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot-Dip Galvanized SteelStandard | 12-gauge (2.67mm) | 3 | High humidity, coastal proximity | 25 years | |
| Powder-Coated Steel | 14-gauge (1.9mm) | 2 | Standard residential | 15 years | |
| Pressure-Treated Pine | 4×4 nominal | 2 | Budget residential only | 10 years |
3,000 PSI
Quikrete 5000 with 10-min accelerator
Achieves 3,000 PSI in 28 days. Accelerator reaches handling strength in 10 minutes — no overnight cure delays.
36 inches
Below frost line + clay expansion zone
Houston clay expands 3–5% seasonally. 36-inch depth keeps posts anchored below the active layer.
8 ft O.C.
Standard; 6 ft for wind zones
Harris County wind load requires 8-ft maximum post spacing for 6-ft privacy fencing. 6-ft spacing in FEMA Zone X.
From the
general contractors.
I've used four fence subs on Houston subdivisions over the past eight years. Fenceline is the only one that shows up when they say they will and doesn't need a babysitter. We put them on our preferred vendor list after the second project.
“The pricing sheet they gave us in our first meeting had the per-foot breakdown by fence type and volume tier. We plugged it straight into our bid template. No back-and-forth, no waiting on quotes. That kind of transparency is rare in this industry.”
“We manage 14 HOA communities in the Katy–Fulshear corridor. Fenceline handles all our fence repair and replacement work. The 48-hour turnaround on quotes is real — not marketing copy. We've tested it a dozen times.”
The GC Rate Sheet.
A two-page PDF with our complete pricing matrix — all four fence types, all three volume tiers, plus mobilization fees, permit cost estimates, and regional adjustment factors for Fort Bend, Galveston, and Brazoria Counties.
Business email required. No spam. One email with the PDF, that's it.
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Linear Feet Installed
Since 2008
340+
GC Relationships
Harris + 4 counties
18yr
In Business
Family-owned
6day
Work Week
Rain or shine