Fence & Gate Installation in Manvel, TX
Wood, vinyl, aluminum, wrought iron and chain-link fences, plus driveway, electric and commercial gates, built and repaired for Manvel from our Galveston base. Manvel is one of the fastest-growing cities in Texas, and its fence code (Chapter 77, Sec. 77-43) sets a 6 ft height cap in single-family districts – 8 ft along a major thoroughfare – plus a detailed, numbered construction standard for wood fences (Exhibit A): post spacing, rot boards, rails and gates. The checker below walks through it.
Mustang Fencing Services installs and repairs wood, vinyl, aluminum, wrought iron and chain-link fences, plus driveway, electric and commercial gates, for Manvel, TX from our Galveston base. Manvel sits in northern Brazoria County along the Highway 288 corridor, between Pearland and Alvin – one of the fastest-growing cities in Texas, with population roughly doubling from 10,214 (2020 census) to more than 17,000 by 2023. Its fencing code (Chapter 77, Sec. 77-43) caps single-family residential fences at 6 ft (8 ft on a major thoroughfare), requires a fence permit for most work, and sets a detailed wood-fence construction standard in Exhibit A – exact post spacing, rot board width, and rail placement.
Sources: City of Manvel, Texas, Code of Ordinances, Chapter 77 “Zoning,” Sec. 77-43 “Fences” and Exhibit A “Wooden Fence Construction Standard Details and Specifications” (library.municode.com/tx/manvel/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PAIICOOR_CH77ZO, text reflects Ord. No. 2023-O-40, adopted Dec. 4, 2023); Wikipedia, “Manvel, Texas” (population only). Checked October 12, 2026.
What we install in Manvel
We build the same range of fencing and gates in Manvel that we build across the rest of our Galveston-area service area:
- Wood privacy and picket fences, like all four projects below.
- Vinyl in open-picket and solid-privacy styles – a popular low-maintenance choice for Manvel’s new-construction subdivisions.
- Aluminum and wrought iron.
- Chain link for yards and commercial lots along Hwy 288.
- Gates: walk gates and driveway gates, with electric operators and access control, plus commercial fencing and gates.
Financing is available through the providers on our financing page, subject to credit approval.
Which Manvel fence rules apply to your project?
Answer a few questions from City of Manvel Code of Ordinances Sec. 77-43 and Exhibit A. This points you to the right rule before you apply for a fence permit; it isn’t a permit decision, and it doesn’t replace a call to the City of Manvel Permits Department for anything site-specific.
General guidance, not a permit decision: the City of Manvel Permits Department (281-489-0630) makes the actual call. Based on City of Manvel Code of Ordinances, Chapter 77, Sec. 77-43 and Exhibit A, checked October 12, 2026.
Permits, height and exemptions in Manvel
Manvel’s Code of Ordinances (Sec. 77-43(a)) requires a fence permit to build, rebuild, modify, enlarge or alter a fence, with a city inspection once it’s done. The application needs the fence’s location on a survey or site plan, construction drawings showing it meets the code (engineer-stamped if it’s a masonry fence over 6 ft), and photos if the city asks for them. Three things skip that permit: regular maintenance or minor repairs, agricultural fences on farm or ranch land of at least 2 acres, and any fence already reviewed as part of a building or construction permit.
Height is split by zoning: 6 ft maximum in single-family residential districts, stepping up to 8 ft if the fence sits along a major thoroughfare; other zoning districts allow 8 ft outright, and community fences (the kind an HOA or MUD maintains at a neighborhood’s edge) must be at least 6 ft. A top cap up to 2 in and a rot board don’t count toward that height limit (Sec. 77-43(d)(1)-(3)).
Exhibit A: Manvel’s wood fence construction standard
Most Texas cities set a height limit and leave construction up to you. Manvel goes further: Exhibit A to the fencing article is a numbered, inspectable construction standard for wood fences. Posts have to be at least 4×4 in (or a masonry pillar, or a 2-in-diameter galvanized pipe), spaced no more than 7 ft apart, with post holes backfilled with concrete up to grade. A rot board – 6 or 8 in wide, 14 ft long so it spans three posts (a 7-ft board finishes a run) – runs along the bottom. Three horizontal 2×4 rails tie the bay together: the bottom rail within 12 in of the picket bottom, the top rail within 16 in of the picket top, and a middle rail centered between them. A top cap up to 2 in is allowed and, like the rot board, doesn’t count toward the fence’s overall height.
Gates get their own three rules: a diagonal support board to keep the frame square, a 36-in minimum opening, and hardware made specifically for gates rather than general-purpose hinges and latches.
Recent work in Manvel
Four jobs so far, each with its own write-up:
- Creating a Beautiful Wooden Fence for Ralph Hodges in Manvel, Texas
- A Satisfying Fence Project with Karla Woodroof in Manvel, Texas
- A Fulfilling Project with April Roberts: Installing a 380’ Pine 3-Rail Fence + Rot Boards and 2 Gates for Her Home in Manvel, Texas
- Crafting a Dream Wooden Fence: Our Experience with James Ryan Stroud in Manvel, Texas
What customers say on Google
5.091 Google reviews · read them all on Google
Amazing work will go ahead and recommend everyone in friends and family We installed 8ft tall double sided stained cedar wood fence in our backyard, it’s really looks great, installed perfectly nice finishing and cost effective, thanks mustang fencing.
I have hired Mustang fencing services to fix my backyard fencing. Good wood to used. I really like theirs work. Best of luck
Excellent work. They came in handy after the hurricane hit our backyard. Friendly people too.
Reviews shown word for word from the Mustang Fencing Services Google Business Profile (Galveston), captured 2026-10-12.
Questions we get about this
Do you install fences and gates in Manvel, TX?
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Is barbed wire allowed in Manvel?
Can I build a completely solid privacy fence around a vacant lot in Manvel?
Sources
Checked October 12, 2026. Rules change, so confirm with the City before you build.
- City of Manvel, Texas, Code of Ordinances, Chapter 77, Zoning — Sec. 77-43 “Fences” (permit requirement and application, exemptions, location restrictions, height limits, wood construction and barbed wire rules, maintenance duty) and Exhibit A “Wooden Fence Construction Standard Details and Specifications” (12-item post, rail, rot board and gate standard). Text reflects Ord. No. 2023-O-40, adopted Dec. 4, 2023.
- City of Manvel, Permits Department — City permit application and contact information.
- Wikipedia: Manvel, Texas — Location in Brazoria County along the Hwy 288 corridor; population figures – geography/population only, never used for a rule or legal number.
Planning a fence or gate in Manvel?
We’ll measure your site, build to Manvel’s Exhibit A construction standard, and give you a written estimate before any gate or fence order.