Wood Fence Installation in Allen, TX
Cedar privacy, picket and shadowbox fencing built across Allen, from the Twin Creeks side of McDermott Drive out to Angel Parkway.
The Fence Most Allen Yards Are Asking For
Wood fence installation in Allen is still the most common job on our calendar, and cedar is still the material that earns it. It gives full privacy at a price most households can justify, takes a stain in whatever tone the neighborhood runs, and can be repaired board by board rather than replaced whole. Most of the calls come from one of three places: a builder-grade fence that went up with the subdivision and is now fifteen years old and leaning, a storm that opened a gap along the back line, or a new dog that turned a decorative fence into an inadequate one. Allen Fence Installation walks the run with you, counts the posts and gates, checks the grade change, and hands over an itemized written price before anything comes down. The build itself is usually a two-day rhythm, with tear-out and posts on day one, then rails, pickets, gates and cleanup once the concrete has taken a set.
What Goes Into a Wood Fence Build
Every line below is written into your estimate as its own item, so you can see exactly what you are buying.
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On-site measurement and layout
We string the line, mark every post location, and note where the grade falls away so the fence steps or rakes cleanly instead of leaving gaps under the pickets.
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Permit filing with the City of Allen
The application and site drawing are prepared and submitted by us, and we coordinate the inspection so you never have to take a day off for it.
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HOA architectural submission
Where your neighborhood requires review, and Twin Creeks, Star Creek, Suncreek and Waterford Parks all do, we assemble the drawing, height detail and stain specification and send it through.
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Texas811 utility locates
The locate request goes in before any digging is scheduled, and we wait for the paint and flags. Irrigation, gas and fiber all run shallow through Allen's newer additions.
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Old fence removal and haul-away
Panels, posts, broken footings and hardware go on our trailer the same day. A magnet sweep over the work area catches the nails and screws before we call it done.
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Post holes drilled deep and belled
Holes go past the minimum depth and widen at the base, which is what stops expansive clay from lifting a post through a wet spring and a dry August.
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Steel or treated posts set in concrete
Galvanized steel posts are the upgrade most Allen homeowners choose, because they will not rot at the soil line the way a wood post eventually does. Every post is set in concrete, never tamped dirt.
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Cedar pickets, rails and framing
Western red cedar pickets on three or more horizontal rails, with the rail count set by fence height. Fasteners are ring-shank or coated screws that will not bleed rust down the face of the boards.
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Style detail: privacy, shadowbox, board-on-board, cap and trim
You pick the face: flush privacy, alternating shadowbox for airflow, board-on-board for no gaps as the wood dries, and an optional top cap and trim board that also protects the end grain.
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Gates built as frames, not cut-down panels
Walk and double gates are framed, braced diagonally, and hung on hinges rated for the leaf weight, with the latch and drop rod set before we leave.
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Stain and sealer as an option
We can leave the cedar to weather naturally or apply a penetrating stain once the wood has dried down enough to take it, and we will tell you honestly when that is.
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Final walkthrough and written warranty
We walk the whole line with you, adjust anything that needs it, and hand over the workmanship warranty document on the spot.
From First Call to Final Walkthrough
The estimate visit
We come to the property, walk the full run, and measure it ourselves rather than pulling a length off a satellite image. While we are there we talk through height, picket style, post material, gate placement and stain. You get the itemized written price by the end of the day, and it holds. Most estimate visits take under an hour.
Permits, HOA and locates
Once you approve the number, we file the City of Allen permit, submit the HOA packet if your neighborhood requires one, and put in the Texas811 locate request. This stretch is the part homeowners dread and the part we take entirely off your plate. Timing here depends on the city and the association, and we keep you posted rather than going quiet.
Tear-out, posts, then build
Install starts with the old fence coming down and leaving the property, followed by drilling and setting every post in concrete. The crew returns after the concrete has cured to run rails, hang pickets, build and set the gates, and clean the site. We finish with a walkthrough, adjust any gate that needs it, and leave you the warranty.
Why Our Cedar Lines Stay Straight
Post setting matched to Blackland clay
The soil under Allen swells and shrinks harder than most of the country, and a post set at minimum depth in a straight-sided hole is exactly what that movement grabs. We drill deeper, bell the base, and use concrete every time. It is the single biggest reason a fence still looks right five years in.
Steel post option on a wood fence
We quote galvanized steel posts alongside treated wood on nearly every cedar job. The rot at the soil line is what usually kills a wood fence first, and removing that failure point buys years for a modest cost difference. The pickets still read as a normal cedar fence from the street.
Honest cedar grading
Not all cedar sold in North Texas is the same board. We tell you which grade is going on your fence, why the knots and moisture content matter, and what the boards will look like six months after they weather. Nobody gets a surprise about how the color moves.
- Insured & Bonded
- Written Flat-Rate Pricing
- Free On-Site Estimate Within Days
- City of Allen Permits Filed
- Written Workmanship Warranty
Price Your Allen Cedar Fence
Spring and early fall fill up fast in Collin County, and a leaning fence does not improve while it waits. Get the run measured now and you will have a written number to work from. Nothing is owed for the visit.
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