Our Process
How your fence project will go
Five steps take you from the first call to a finished fence, with the approvals and paperwork sorted out before any post goes in.
- Free written estimatesItemized, no obligation
- Fully insuredLiability & workers’ comp
- 18-month warrantyOn our workmanship
- FinancingThrough Hearth
- As seen on HGTVThe 76 Fence family
The short version
Five steps, start to finish
Tell us about the property
Call, text, or book online. Send the address, a rough idea of the fence line, and photos if you have them.
Site visit & written quote
We walk and measure the line, note slope, trees, and access, and send an itemized quote.
Approvals & locates
HOA submittal, a permit check for your address, SJRA review on lake lots, and a Texas 811 request.
Install day
We confirm the layout with you, remove the old fence, set posts, build, hang the gates, and clean up.
Walkthrough & aftercare
We test every gate together. If something needs attention later, the same team answers the phone.
Step 1 and 2: the estimate
When you reach out, the address tells us a lot. It shows whether the lot is inside Conroe city limits or out in the county, whether a property owners' association is involved, and whether you are near the lake. A rough length, a few yard photos, and the material you have in mind help us show up prepared. If it is a replacement or a repair, a photo of the existing fence helps too.
Small repairs can sometimes be priced from photos. For a new fence, a strict HOA, a lakefront lot, or acreage, we come out and measure, because footage and grade change the price. On wooded lots we also look at which trees sit on the line, where roots will get in the way of post holes, and whether brush has to be cleared first.
The quote comes in writing and is broken out item by item: linear feet, height, material and grade, post type, gates and hardware, tear-out and haul-off, and any clearing. Our pricing guide lists typical ranges, and financing through Hearth is available if you would like to spread the cost out.
Step 3 in detail
Approvals, permits, and locates
This step usually takes the most calendar time. It is also where the most expensive mistakes can happen, so we take care of it before any work starts.
HOA and architectural review
Most of the master-planned and lake communities around Conroe have an HOA, a POA, or an architectural committee that reviews fences before they go up. Every community writes its own rules, and they change over time, so we confirm the current guidelines for your lot rather than assume. We then put together the submittal package: a site sketch showing the fence line, plus the height, material, style, and stain or color. Building starts after you have written approval.
HOA fencingCity of Conroe permits
If your property is inside Conroe city limits, the City of Conroe Building Inspections and Permits department handles permits. Many subdivisions with a Conroe mailing address are outside the city, in unincorporated Montgomery County or the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction. Panorama Village is a separate city with its own rules. We find out which jurisdiction covers your address and what it requires, and we tell you before the quote is final.
Texas 811
Before we dig, we submit a Texas 811 request so utility companies can mark their buried gas, electric, water, and communication lines. Please wait for those marks before planting or trenching near the fence line. 811 does not mark private lines, like sprinkler pipe, landscape lighting, a line to a shop, or septic and well lines on acreage. Show us where yours run, and we will lay out the posts to avoid them.
SJRA on Lake Conroe lakefront lots
On Lake Conroe, the strip of shoreline up to the 201-foot contour belongs to the San Jacinto River Authority. Building a permanent structure on that land requires an SJRA permit. A fence on a lakefront lot can easily cross that line without anyone noticing, so we check the survey for where your deeded lot ends and SJRA land starts, and we plan the layout around it. On canal and bulkhead lots, we also plan the point where the fence meets the bulkhead.
We never quote a permit fee, height limit, or HOA rule from memory. Each one depends on the address, and we confirm the rules for your property case by case.
Step 4 in detail
Install day
The crew shows up with the materials listed on your quote. A typical residential fence takes one to three days on site. Longer runs, acreage, and custom gates take more time. Rain, late 811 marks, or a slow HOA can push the start date, and we will call you if that happens.
- Layout first. We stake the line and walk it with you before the first hole is dug.
- Tear-out. If removing the old fence is part of the quote, it comes down and gets hauled away.
- Posts. We set posts in concrete and size each hole for the soil we find. Gate posts and corners get extra depth.
- Build and hang. We build the fence square and plumb and hang the gates so they swing freely.
- Surprises get a conversation. If we hit buried concrete, a large root mass, or the footage changes, we stop and talk with you before any cost changes.
Step 5: walkthrough and aftercare
When the fence is finished, we walk it with you and compare it to what you approved. We open and close every gate and check each latch. Anything on the punch list gets fixed before we close out the job.
Before we leave, we explain how to care for the material you chose. Wood does best with a sealer or stain once it has dried out, and sprinklers should be aimed away from the boards. Metal and vinyl mostly need a rinse now and then. As new posts settle through the first wet and dry seasons, a gate may stop latching cleanly. That is normal, and we will come back to adjust it at no charge.
Our 18-month workmanship warranty starts on the completion date. When you want a repair or a fresh coat of stain, see repair & maintenance and staining & power washing.
Start with a site visit
Call or text (713) 331-9419, or book online. We will check the rules for your address before you choose a fence.