Wood Fences
Picket Fence
Spaced pickets, three to four feet tall. The front yard fence that marks your line without closing the view.
Who buys this fence, and why
You want a front yard boundary you can see over. Pickets sit apart with a gap between them, so the fence marks the line without closing the view from the porch. Most Texas cities cap a front yard fence lower than a back yard one, and a picket fence fits that cap comfortably. It suits a cottage, a bungalow or any house whose front is the part you are proud of. It is also the build that keeps a small dog in the front yard while you still see the street.
What your money buys
Three to four feet is the usual height. The pickets sit evenly across the street face, with a flat or a pointed top. The posts sit in concrete like any other fence, and a walk gate comes standard. The fence shows its finished face to the street, which is the side that decides how the house reads from the curb. Post caps are optional, and they change how the fence reads from the street more than most owners expect.
What to settle before the crew arrives
Check your city and your association before you settle on a height. Tell us the top you want, flat or pointed, and where the walk gate goes. A gate near the drive sees far more use than one in the middle of the run. Say so when a mail carrier uses the path, because the gate swing follows that. Tell us if a meter or a hydrant sits on the line, because the run has to leave access to it.
What it asks of you once it is up
A front fence is the one your neighbors see, so most owners paint or stain it on a tighter cycle than the back yard. Every two years keeps it sharp. Wash it once a year. Touch up the paint where the mower or the trimmer has caught the pickets, and keep the beds pulled back off the wood. Keep the gate latch clean, because a front gate opens far more often than a back one does.
Why the Johnson build is the one to buy
Nobody buys more fence pickets than Johnson, so nobody in Texas sells you a wood fence for less. A salesperson measures the fence line in your yard, so the number is yours and not a guess at it, and it covers the tear-out and the haul-off. A hundred crews put it up on the date we gave you, most of them in a day. One year of craftsmanship on the work, and not one callback on twenty thousand jobs last year.
Compare it against the rest
The wood fences page walks through every option side by side, with what each one costs to live with and how long owners keep them.
Free estimate
Get your estimate from the largest fence company in Texas
Tell us what you need and where the fence goes, and a salesperson will come out and measure the line before anyone writes a number. You get the picket grade and the total in writing, the visit costs nothing, and there is nothing to sign.