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Wellborn Fence Installation: The Fort Worth Owner’s Guide
Wellborn fence installation in Fort Worth typically runs $3,500 – $9,000 for a complete perimeter job, depending on linear footage, material choice, and whether we’re pulling an old fence out first. If you bought a Wellborn product expecting cabinetry and ended up here, a quick note: Wellborn builds cabinets, not fence panels. Sawyer Remodel Fort Worth is an independent contractor, not affiliated with Wellborn Cabinet, Inc., but we install and repair fences across Fort Worth every week, and we’ll match your existing fence line, gate hardware, and post spacing whether the original came from a big box store or a custom mill.
Most homeowners find us after a storm blows a section over near Benbrook or the clay soil around TCU shifts a post out of plumb. You walk the yard, see the lean, and realize the gate drags now. That’s the moment to call before the next section dominoes.
What Actually Matters in a Fort Worth Fence Job
Before we talk pricing, let’s strip it down. A fence is posts, rails, pickets, and hardware. The failure points in North Texas are almost always the posts and the gate hardware, not the pickets. Fort Worth soil is expansive clay. It swells when wet and shrinks when dry, and it does this all year. Posts set in shallow concrete or no concrete at all will move. A fence that looked square in March can be racked a half inch out by August.
Here’s what we look at on every Fort Worth fence estimate:
- Post depth and footing width. Code and common sense both say 24 – 30 inches deep for a 6-foot fence, with concrete at least 10 – 12 inches in diameter. Shallow posts are the number one reason fences fail in this region.
- Gate post structure. The post holding a gate takes repeated lateral load. If it wasn’t set deep with extra concrete or braced, it will lean, and the gate will bind.
- Fastener type. Screws hold better than nails through our freeze-thaw cycles. We use exterior-rated screws, not ring-shank nails, for rails and pickets.
- Material grade. Pressure-treated pine is the budget option. Cedar resists rot better. Vinyl and aluminum are the low-maintenance choices that handle Texas sun without warping the way cheap pine can.
One thing we tell every Fort Worth client: this soil doesn’t forgive shortcuts. If a previous installer cut corners on post depth, a repair that only swaps pickets will last one season, maybe two, before the same section fails. That’s not pessimism. It’s what we see on service calls from Wedgwood to Saginaw.
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Signs Your Fence Is Failing
- Posts leaning more than 5 degrees. This means the footing has shifted or cracked underground. Pickets can be straight as an arrow and the fence still won’t be salvageable without resetting posts. In Fort Worth clay, we see this most after spring rains followed by a dry July.
- Gate dragging on the ground or not latching. Either the hinge post has moved, or the gate itself has sagged from loose hinges or a stretched turnbuckle. Left alone, the latch mechanism wears out and a sagging gate becomes a snapped gate.
- Pickets cracked or twisting at the ends. Sun exposure and moisture cycling crack cheap pine at the fasteners first. Cedar and pressure-treated hold up better, but any wood picket eventually checks. Once water gets into end grain, rot follows within two seasons.
- Rust bleeding from hardware. Fort Worth’s summer thunderstorms and morning humidity corrode uncoated hardware faster than people expect. Surface rust on the latch or hinges is cosmetic at first, but once the hardware swells or binds, it’s done.
- Rotten wood at the soil line. This is the classic North Texas failure point. Wood in constant contact with moist clay rots from the bottom up. If you can press a screwdriver an inch into a post at ground level, that post isn’t holding anything anymore.
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AfterReplacement Cost & What’s Included
In Fort Worth, a full fence replacement runs $3,500 – $9,000. That’s parts and labor, including haul-away of the old fence. The spread comes down to three things: how many linear feet, what material you choose, and whether any posts need deeper concrete work due to soil conditions.
| Material | Typical Installed Range (Fort Worth) |
|---|---|
| Pressure-treated pine, 6 ft | $3,500 – $5,500 |
| Cedar, 6 ft | $4,500 – $7,000 |
| Vinyl | $5,500 – $8,500 |
| Aluminum | $4,000 – $9,000 |
Every quote from Sawyer Remodel Fort Worth is a written, line-item price before any work starts. The price you approve is the price you pay. If we hit a rotted post base we didn’t expect, we stop, show you what we found, and get your sign-off before we touch it. No surprise add-ons at the end.
We back fence work with our 365-Day Done Right Promise. If a post shifts, a gate binds, or a latch fails within a year, we come back and fix it. Written on the estimate, not spoken as a promise over the phone.
DIY or Call Us?
Replacing a picket or tightening a hinge is honest weekend work. Re-setting a post is where DIY goes sideways. Digging a 30-inch hole in Fort Worth clay in August is a job that takes rental equipment and a strong back. Setting it plumb and level so the gate doesn’t drag is the part that separates a fence that lasts from one that needs redoing in two years.
If you’re not sure whether your fence needs a repair or a full replacement, call us at (682) 841-6652. We’ll walk the line with you, tell you what’s actually failing, and give you a written price. No pressure, no four-hour window. If it’s a simple fix we can show you, we’ll tell you that too.
FAQs
Pressure-treated pine lasts 15 – 20 years, cedar 20 – 25, vinyl and aluminum 25 – 30 plus. But those numbers assume proper post depth and concrete footings. A fence set shallow in Fort Worth clay can fail in 5 – 7 years regardless of material. Call (682) 841-6652 and we’ll tell you honestly which bucket your fence falls into.
A leaning fence can often be repaired by re-setting the affected posts, as long as the pickets and rails are still sound. If rot has spread across multiple sections or the structure is racked beyond straightening, replacement is cheaper than chasing repairs. We’ll show you the difference before you spend a dollar.
Most Fort Worth fence replacements take 2 – 4 days from pulling the old fence to the final gate adjustment. Larger yards or difficult soil access can add a day. We give you a schedule in the written estimate and stick to it.
We stock common pine, cedar, and hardware on our trucks, so repairs rarely need a second visit. For vinyl or aluminum, we order panels to match your existing line and schedule the install once materials land. We also stock parts for KraftMaid, Cambria, and Silestone projects if you’re planning cabinet or countertop work alongside your fence.
Call Sawyer Remodel Fort Worth at (682) 841-6652 for a free fence estimate. Luca Romano still walks every job himself, and the price is in writing before we start. The work talks. We just back it up.
Written by Luca Romano, Owner & Lead Remodeler, Sawyer Remodel Fort Worth at Sawyer Remodel Fort Worth, serving Fort Worth and nearby areas.
