Fence & Gate Installation in Fresno, TX

What we install in Fresno

Fresno has a mix of subdivision lots, larger rural parcels and commercial frontage. We build and repair the full range of fencing and gates for it from our Galveston base:

• Wood privacy fences in cedar and pine, plus picket and horizontal-board styles.
• Vinyl privacy and ranch-rail fences for a low-maintenance look.
• Chain link for yards, pet runs and larger parcels.
• Aluminum and wrought iron for open, ornamental fencing and pool barriers.
• Gates: walk gates and driveway gates, automatic gate openers and access control, and fence and gate repair.
• Commercial and HOA fencing for businesses and neighborhood common areas.

Financing is available through the providers on our financing page, subject to credit approval.

Fence rules in unincorporated Fresno

Most Texas fence questions – how tall, how close to the street, whether you need a permit – are answered by a city ordinance. Fresno doesn’t have one, because it isn’t a city. A January 2024 verification letter from the Fort Bend County Engineer says the county has not adopted any zoning ordinances, tells owners to check with cities for their city limits and Extra-Territorial Jurisdictions, and says the county has not adopted building codes for single family residential developments. In our review of the county’s published pages we found no county fence height or material rule.

The county does require permits in unincorporated areas for certain work: anything within a mapped floodplain, an enclosed structure or slab of 400 sq ft or more, fill or excavation over set limits, and work in the right-of-way of county-maintained roads and drainage ditches. The page doesn’t name fences either way, so we won’t tell you a fence permit is or isn’t required. Ask Fort Bend County Engineering at 281-633-7500 about your lot, especially if it may be in a flood hazard area or the fence will sit near a county road or ditch. You can check flood status at the FEMA Flood Map Service Center.

The rules that most often decide a Fresno fence are private: deed restrictions and HOA approvals, which the county’s own letter points owners to, plus the easements on your plat or survey. If your address is inside a city, its Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction or a Fort Bend County Assistance District, check that body’s requirements too.

Planning a driveway or yard gate in Fresno

Larger Fresno lots often call for a drive gate as well as a fence. Decide three things before anything is ordered: the opening width, which way the gate swings or slides, and whether you want an automatic opener now or later. A double gate’s leaf width is simply the opening divided by two – a 14 ft opening gives two 7 ft leaves, and each sweeps a 7 ft radius when it opens, so beds, steps and slabs have to stay out of that arc. A sliding gate needs a clear run beside the drive instead.

If the gate sits near a county road or roadside ditch, set it back far enough that the swing stays on your side of the property line and out of the drainage path. Your survey shows the line; the county can tell you about its right-of-way.

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