Choose the Waco fence company that measures your yard on site and writes the picket grade and post depth on the quote, then confirm its crews and warranty before you sign. Johnson Fence works this way, with a free on-site estimate and a one-year craftsmanship warranty.
Most Texas homeowners already know what goes wrong: a fence that failed too soon, a quote that left out the grade, a crew that never came back. Every section below is a check you can run before you pay anyone.
Choose a Waco fence company that measures on site and names the grade
A fence company that measures your yard on site and writes the picket grade and post depth on the quote lets you compare quotes for the same fence. Our price is set by the footage measured on site and the grade chosen, #1 through #3, so a quote that leaves the grade out hides what you are buying.
We price every project by custom quote after a free on-site estimate, and there is no fixed published price list. A salesperson comes to your yard, measures the footage and settles the fence type and picket grade with you. The grade is named in writing on the quote. Before we invoice, you walk the line with the foreman and point out anything you do not like.
Compare that with what a rival’s customer described. A 2-star Google review of Texas Fence from May 19, 2026 reads: “our gates have continued to fall apart. Even the ones we don’t use. They have come to repair them twice already and need to come a third and we’ve only had the fence for a couple of months. They haven’t given us an answer as to why this is happening.” A quote that names every spec gives you something to hold a company to when that happens.
What should you settle before you call a Waco fence company?
Settle the material, the height and where the gates go, because the material and the city’s rules set what a company can quote. Waco’s own fence permit and height rules are the limits to check first.
According to the City of Waco’s permit page, fence installation or repair does not require a permit, but the fence must comply with city ordinances. Ask the city for the height limits that apply to your front, side and rear yards before you pick a style.
Material comes next. We build with pressure-treated framing and cedar pickets, and wood is graded from #1 picket through #3 picket and priced accordingly. Wood is the job we build most often. If you want metal or composite, HomeGuide and Angi put ornamental steel or iron at $45 to $90 a foot, and HomeGuide and Ergeon put composite at $30 to $55 a foot. Know which material you want before the first call, and every company quotes from the same starting point.
What does a wood fence cost per foot in Texas?
A 6-foot wood privacy fence costs $25 to $50 per linear foot installed, according to HomeGuide’s 2026 guide. Fence Advisors’ 2026 statewide Texas guide puts a 6-foot cedar privacy fence at $25 to $55 per foot and a 6-foot pressure-treated pine fence at $18 to $35.
Those are market ranges from other publishers. Your number comes from your yard. We price per linear foot, set by the footage measured on site and the picket grade you choose. Cost also depends on fence type, materials, length, gates and site conditions, which is why a salesperson measures the real fence line before anyone writes a price.
We can work within a budget. We cannot turn a bad specification into a good fence, so we put the grade on paper and price that grade.
How does Waco’s clay soil change what you should ask a fence company?
The USDA’s Soil Survey of McLennan County (2001) classes shrink-swell potential as low under 3%, moderate at 3 to 6%, high at more than 6% and very high above 9%.
Those classes are based on the change in length of an unconfined clod as moisture rises from air-dry to field capacity. In plain terms, the higher the class, the more the ground swells when wet and shrinks when dry. A post depth that is not on paper is a post depth you cannot compare.
On our side, the quote names the picket grade, #1 through #3, and the price follows the footage measured on site. Ask the same of every company you call, and hold each one to what it writes down.
How do you check a Waco fence company will show up on time?
Ask each company for a start date in writing and how many crews it runs, because one missed crew should not stop your job. We run over 100 crews, and customers praise crews that arrive when promised.
In an August 2025 5-star Google review, Celeste T. wrote: “Excellent experience beginning to end! Wouldn’t hesitate to use them again or recommend to others! Options were presented to work within our budget. Supervisor confirmed timeline, crew arrived promptly, confirmed work scope, worked efficiently and left the property clean. Fence didn’t budge an inch when severe storms came through the next day!”
A date holds when the work is planned before install day. We meet you, measure every job, and specify and load the right materials and crews up front. We measure the job and load the materials before a crew leaves the yard, so install day has no surprises.
What should a fence company’s warranty cover in writing?
Get the warranty in writing and read what it covers and for how long. Ours is a one-year craftsmanship warranty on the work itself.
It covers craftsmanship only, and it does not cover materials, so ask any company you call to name what its warranty covers in the same terms. The record behind ours is zero craftsmanship warranty callbacks across 20,000-plus jobs last year. The warranty runs one year, and the record shows it going unused.
Which Texas fence company has the crews to hold your start date?
Texas Fence says it runs over 20 crews in the Houston metro and surrounding areas.
Texas Fence reports it has been in business since 2003, has built more than 30,000 fences and has 30 full-time staff. Its markets are the Houston metro and surrounding areas, so a Waco homeowner should check the service area before booking.
