Choose the fence company that measures your yard on site, writes the picket grade and post depth on the quote, has enough crews to hold your start date, and backs the work with a warranty. Johnson Fence does all four, with a free on-site estimate, over 100 crews and a one-year craftsmanship warranty.
Most New Braunfels homeowners have already met the other kind: the fence that failed too soon, the quote that left out the grade, the crew that never came back. The sections below turn those problems into questions you can ask before you sign.
Pick a New Braunfels fence company that measures on site and names the grade
The company to pick sends a salesperson to your yard to measure the linear footage and confirm fence type and picket grade before anyone quotes. At Johnson Fence that visit is free, and the picket grade, #1 through #3, is named in writing on the quote.
Price follows from those two facts. Pricing is per linear foot, set by the footage measured on site and the grade you choose. We have no fixed published price list, because a number from an address on a phone call is a rough estimate, and the quote is the number that comes after the measuring. Our published process runs in three steps: a free estimate and consultation, custom design and installation, and a final review.
Skip either step and you get the complaint that fills rival reviews. A one-star Google review of Fence Pros of Texas from March 27, 2026 reads: “No showing an initial evaluation and quote with no notifications”. A company that never shows up to measure has nothing real to put on paper.
Ask every company one question: which picket grade, by number, is on the quote? An answer like “good quality” is a gap you can see before you pay.
What should you check about New Braunfels rules and soil before getting quotes?
New Braunfels requires a building permit for a new fence, a replacement and most alterations (City of New Braunfels, 2026). Front-yard fences are capped at 36 inches, or 4 feet where at least half open, and rear and side fences may reach 8 feet (City of New Braunfels, 2026).
The Gruene Historic District and the Comal and Guadalupe floodplains get additional review, so a lot near either needs that answer before a crew is scheduled. Ask any company you call whether it determines and files the permit for your address. We do: our team handles permit determination and filing where a project needs one.
Hill Country lots add a second question. Some New Braunfels builders advertise ranch-style fences, custom gates, ranch entrances and wood privacy fencing tailored to sloped terrain and grade changes. Slope and other site conditions change cost, so the on-site measure is where they show up on your quote. A company that quotes from a map has not seen your grade.
What should a New Braunfels fence quote spell out, line by line?
A usable quote names the material and picket grade, the measured footage, the gates, the post depth and whether tear-out and haul-off are in the price. Fence Advisors puts a 6 ft pressure-treated pine fence at $18 to $35 per installed linear foot across Texas (Fence Advisors, 2026).
MeasureFence puts the same kind of fence, a 6 ft wood privacy fence in pressure-treated pine, at $25 to $41 per installed linear foot in Texas (MeasureFence, 2026). Set any per-foot figure beside those two ranges, and ask what grade and what footage sit behind it. A low number on an unnamed grade tells you nothing.
Cost depends on fence type, materials, length, gates and site conditions, and wood is graded from #1 picket through #3 picket and priced accordingly. The grade is on paper, so a second quote can match it line for line.
Vague quotes get complaints about follow-through. A two-star Google review of Alamo Fence Company of San Antonio from March 25, 2026 reads: “Slow turnaround, uncompetitive pricing, lack of follow-through on follow-ups and revisions”. A quote with every line filled in is the first defense against that.
How many crews should a New Braunfels fence company have to hold your date?
Enough that one missing crew does not move your job. Johnson Fence has over 100 crews in the field, so a crew missing a day never stops a job.
That number comes with a record. Last year we installed 2 million feet of fence, about 380 miles, across more than 20,000 projects, working from seven offices in four metros. New Braunfels sits in the San Antonio service list, so that depth backs the schedule in your market.
Ask any company you call how many crews it runs and what happens on the day a crew is unavailable. If the answer is a pause, the date was never firm. Rival reviews show what a missed date feels like to the buyer. A one-star Google review of Fence Pros of Texas from February 16, 2026 reads: “Never heard from him ever again despite numerous texts and calls to the business”.
How do you read fence company reviews in New Braunfels?
Read the one-star and two-star reviews first, and sort them by what went wrong. The same few complaints recur across Texas fence companies: poor work and repeat visits, calls that go unreturned, deposits paid with nothing to show, and long waits.
Ratings and review counts are how fence companies in New Braunfels get recognized, alongside local expertise and specialized craftsmanship. A rating tells you how many people were happy, and the bad reviews tell you what happens when something goes wrong. Check whether the company answered, and whether the problem was workmanship or silence.
The worst review pattern involves money. A one-star Google review of Southland Fence & Supply from September 25, 2026 reads: “They stole my money. Paid them a deposit and I never heard back from them. They asked that I pay with a check and not a credit card. Now I see why. Do not do business with them. I just saw that they lost their BBB accreditation.”
Johnson Fence is rated 4.9 stars on its Google Business profile. We publish the rating without a count. Check the live Google listing and read the reviews there against the questions above.
