Privacy Fence Installation Houston, TX

If your fence is failing in more than one place, you are paying for the same boundary over and over. That is when a permanent material starts to make financial sense.

• Pickets that are gray, split, cupped, or pulling off the rails
• Gaps between boards that grew as the wood dried and shrank
• Posts leaning or rocking at the base, especially along a wet fence line
• Rot at the bottom of the pickets where they sit in mulchMulchA layer of organic or mineral material spread over soil to hold moisture, moderate soil temperature and suppress weeds. In practice: In heavy rain, light mulch can float and wash onto paving. Placement and edging should account for water flow. or soil
• Sections that blew down or racked in the last tropical storm
• A staining and sealing schedule you no longer want to keep

SleekFence is a modular system. Aluminum posts are set in concrete, and horizontal tongue-and-groove panels slide in between them and lock together, so there are no gaps between boards. Wood shrinks in dry weeks and swells in wet ones, opening and closing gaps. Aluminum panels do not, so the privacy you get on install day is the privacy you keep.

The panels are 6063-T6 aluminum with a powder-coated finish. They cannot rot or rust, termites have nothing to eat, and the material does not ignite: the system carries an ASTM E84 Class A fire rating. The solid wall also has an STC 25 sound rating, so it reflects some of the street and neighbor noise that a gappy picket fence lets through.

Because the system is modular, it is customized on site. Panels are cut to the post spacing your property needs, and runs can step down a grade or turn a corner without the odd short sections you see in prefab panel fences.

Privacy fences usually run along property lines, so the paperwork and layout matter as much as the build.

1. 1A Home Scout walks the fence line, reviews your survey, and notes grade, trees, drainage, and gate locations.
2. 2We confirm HOA or deed restriction approval and any city requirements on height and placement before ordering.
3. 3811 utility locates are called and marked before any post holes are dug.
4. 4The old fence is removed and hauled off, including old concrete footingsFootingThe widened base at the bottom of a wall, column or structure that spreads its load into the ground. where they would interfere with new posts.
5. 5Post holes are dug deep into the clay, and posts are set plumb in concrete crowned so water sheds away from the post.
6. 6Panels are cut, fitted, and locked in, gates are hung and adjusted, and the line is checked for plumb and level.
7. 7You walk the finished fence with us, followed by our 72-hour post-completion walkthrough.

SleekFence privacy panels come in several looks. A woodgrain finish gives you the warmth of a cedar fence without the upkeep. A matte black finish reads modern and makes plantings in front of it stand out. Colors can be coordinated with your trim or with a pergola installation so the backyard feels like one design.

Gates are built from the same system for a matching look. Height follows what your HOA and city allow, and you can pair a full privacy run along the back property line with a different finish or height near the house where you want more air and light.

Linear footage and height are the starting point. Gates, corners, grade changes, and finish choice add to that. Removing an old wood fence and its footings, tree roots along the line, and tight access where materials have to be carried through a side yard all affect labor.

An aluminum privacy fence costs more up front than a wood one. The comparison that matters is what you spend over the life of the fence: no staining, no sealing, no replaced pickets, no rebuilt sections after a storm. Maintenance is a soap and water wash twice a year. Check the ballpark price tool and our financing options for larger projects.

Most leaning fences we replace had posts set too shallow for Houston clayExpansive clayClay soil that swells when wet and shrinks when dry. Much of the Houston area sits on it, and it affects foundations, paving and drainage design. In practice: Keeping soil moisture around a slab foundation steady, without ponding or bone-dry spells, is part of good drainage design here.. When that clay swells after weeks of rain and shrinks in August, a shallow post gets pushed and pulled until it tilts. Concrete finished flush with the soil, or below it, also lets water collect around the post and speeds up the damage.

The other common mistake is ignoring how water moves. A solid fence built across a swaleSwaleA shallow, gently sloped channel in the ground, often grassed, that guides surface water toward an outlet. In practice: Side-yard swales between houses are common on Houston lots and are easily blocked by fences, beds or fill. or along the low side of a lot acts like a dam, and water backs up against the panels and into your yard. We look at where water flows before setting the line, and leave the clearance or drainage path the property needs.

A new fence line is the right time to fix the soggy strip along it. Yard drainage solutions or a French drain installation keep water from collecting at the base. Many homeowners pair a privacy fence with backyard landscaping so the beds along the fence are planned at the same time.

If you like the look of aluminum but want an open or architectural style somewhere on the property, see our aluminum fence installation. Both are part of our fence contractor services in Houston.

We are a certified SleekFence installer, and the SleekFence finish carries a 20-year warranty. A Home Scout visits your property before any proposal is written, and one team handles demolition, post setting, panels, gates, and any drainage along the line.

We have been building outdoor spaces across Houston since 2016, from Katy and Cypress to Bellaire and The Woodlands. Proposals are itemized with our price-what-we-quote guarantee, so the number you sign is the number you pay.