Security Fencing in Georgetown, TX

Request a bid with your site plan, fence length and gate locations, and our estimator will walk the line and price the perimeter from what the walk shows.

What a Perimeter Fence Has to Stop

A perimeter fence earns its cost by stopping a specific kind of entry, so the first question is how someone would get over, under or through the current line. The table matches the common attempts to the fence feature that answers each.

A yard with a thin chain link perimeter that was cut twice is the clearest case for steel, because wire fails the same way each time. Steel panels keep the sight line open, so a corner lot where the old wood fence blocked the view down both streets gets its view back.

Every perimeter run starts from one fixed build, which we then lay out to the lot and its grade.

• Metal: posts of 11-gauge to 3/16-inch, rails of 14-gauge and pickets of 16-gauge on everything we fabricate, heavy enough to resist a hand tool.
• Corrosion: G90 hot-dip galvanized tube on posts and hollow rails so rust cannot start from the inside, which matters on a yard that sees rain, truck wash and standing water through the storm season.
• Coating: multi-stage wash, zinc-phosphate primer and electrostatic polyester powder coat, 3 to 5 mils thick, so the finish holds up on a long fence line that nobody repaints every other year.
• Footings: posts set 24 to 36 inches deep in concrete, sized to the soil on the lot, with the depth confirmed on the walk and again before any concrete is poured.
• Grade: rackable panels follow a slope; steps are used where the grade is too steep to rack, which keeps the bottom gap small on uneven ground.
• Spacing: 3.5 to 3.875 inches clear between pickets, which also limits hand holds for anyone who tries to climb the line.
• Top detail: spear, triad, flare, fleur-de-lis or flat-top finials, chosen per lot and per city rule, with a plain flat-top where a spear point is not allowed or wanted by the owner.

A perimeter bid is an estimate built from the fence length, the grade, the number of gates and how much old fence has to come out. The table shows the fence types we bid most, priced per linear foot as an estimated range.

Most security fencing jobs are billed as a 50% deposit, a 25 to 40% progress draw and a final 10 to 25% when commissioning is done. These figures are budgetary estimates, subject to change, and the written quote we issue after measuring the line and walking the lot sets the final price and the schedule.

Xavier's property in Sunset Valley, on Jones Road, had a yard with a thin chain link perimeter that was cut twice. We replaced it with a 200 ft perimeter run of anti-climb steel panels with spacing under four inches and a hinge guard on the gate. The work took an estimated 3 to 4 days at an estimated $11,500 to $15,000, and the owner can see through the new line, which was a requirement.

Phasing Around Operations

A working yard cannot have an open side, so we change the line in sections and close each one before the next opens. In Serenada and Steiner Ranch the owner keeps a staffed gate while the neighboring run is replaced. A corner lot where the old wood fence blocked the view down both streets is the other case, because moving to a see-through panel changes the sight lines, so a 25 ft sight triangle is checked before posts are set. Where a fence line crosses an easement, the city requires a separate encroachment approval.

Perimeter Service Areas

We install perimeter fencing inside a 45-mile radius of Georgetown, including Cedar Park, Leander, Rollingwood, Lost Creek and West Lake Hills. Work near the Old Town overlay in Round Rock and off Brodie Lane in Sunset Valley has taught us how each review treats a street-facing fence. The full list of cities we serve sits on the home page, Georgetown Metal Gates.

Request a Bid

Send the site address, the fence length and the gate locations, and request a bid for your perimeter. We will walk the line and return a written scope and price range.