Reference sheet C-1: estimating
Material, height, footage, gates, and tear-out. In Del Rio, the ground under the fence can move the price as much as the material does, and you can't see it from the street.
We don't publish per-foot prices, and you should be careful with anyone who quotes one without seeing your property. The same hundred feet of cedar fence can cost very different amounts depending on whether an old fence comes out, whether a truck can reach the back, how many corners the run turns, and above all, what the auger hits.
Instead, you get a written estimate after we walk the line with you and check the ground, itemized so you can see what each part costs: fence, tear-out, gates, rock drilling, and the permit. It's free, and there is no deposit to get one.
If you are comparing contractors, ask each one to break the price out the same way. A single lump sum can't be compared to anything.
This is the big one in Del Rio. A lot with a couple of feet of soil digs quickly. A lot sitting on caliche or limestone needs every post hole bored with a rock bit, which takes more time and equipment. We probe the ground during the estimate and show rock drilling as its own line.
From least to most expensive, roughly: chain link, treated pine, cedar, vinyl, ornamental iron, welded pipe. The spread on the same run is several times over, not a few percent.
Corners, direction changes, and short runs cost more per foot than one long straight line.
Taller fences need longer posts and deeper footings, so cost rises faster than the extra boards suggest.
Removing and hauling an old fence is its own line, and old posts set in concrete are the slow part. If equipment can't reach the backyard, everything is carried by hand.
Every walk gate adds cost, and a driveway gate is a different order of cost again, more so with a gate operator.
Inside city limits, a new fence needs a city permit. The fee shows on the quote. See the permit guide.
Choose treated pine over cedar and plan to seal it every few years. Pick side-by-side pickets instead of board-on-board where privacy isn't critical. Use chain link along the back and side lines and save iron or cedar for the part everyone sees. Split the cost of a shared property-line fence with your neighbor. Keep the fence line straight where you can.
What we don't recommend cutting: post depth and concrete. Shallow posts are the reason most Del Rio fences fail early, and fixing them later costs more than doing it right the first time.
It depends on material, footage, height, gates, tear-out, and especially the ground. Rock and caliche can add real time to every post hole. We give free, itemized written estimates after checking your property.
Because the biggest variables here can't be seen from the street: what is under the soil, whether an old fence has to come out, and whether equipment can reach the backyard. A phone price usually changes once someone sees the property.
No, and there is no deposit to get one. We walk the fence line with you, check the ground, and leave a written, itemized number.
We prepare and file the permit as part of the job, and the fee is listed on the quote so you can see it.
Choose pine over cedar, side-by-side over board-on-board where privacy matters less, chain link on the less visible sides, and share the cost of a property-line fence with your neighbor. Don't cut corners on post depth.