Fence cost per foot in DFW: $25 to $60 for most fences

Who this guide is for

This guide is for owners setting a fence budget before they call anyone. It gives you the published fence cost per foot in Dallas-Fort Worth for each fence type we build.

Use it to check a quote you already have. Use it to decide between cedar and iron. Use it to see where the money goes.

Every number here is a budgeting range for a self-pay project. Your written, itemized quote after we measure is the only binding price.

The short answer

Fences are priced by the linear foot. Gates are priced each. Removal of an old fence is priced by the foot.

• 6 ft cedar, side-by-side: $25 to $45 per linear foot.
• 6 ft cedar, board-on-board: $35 to $55 per linear foot.
• Ornamental iron or steel: $28 to $60 per linear foot.
• Walk gate: $150 to $800.
• Double drive gate: $400 to $900 and up.
• Automated drive gate with opener: $1,500 to $3,500 and up.
• Old fence removal: $3 to $8 per foot.
• Fence staining: free estimate.
• Fence repair: free estimate.

The price table lower on this page shows the same ranges.

How to estimate your fence, step by step

1. Measure the fence line. Walk it with a tape or a measuring wheel. Write down the length of each run in feet.
2. Pick a style for each run. Street-facing runs may need board-on-board. Back runs can be side-by-side.
3. Multiply feet by the range. Use the low and the high number, so you get a range and not a guess.
4. Add each gate. Count walk gates and drive gates separately.
5. Add removal if an old fence is there. Use the same footage as the old fence.
6. Check your city's permit rule. Some cities charge a permit fee and some exempt small jobs.
7. Ask for a written quote. Request a fence quote and compare it with your math.

A worked example

Take a backyard with 150 feet of fence. At $25 to $45 per foot, side-by-side cedar comes to $3,750 to $6,750.

The same 150 feet in board-on-board comes to $5,250 to $8,250. Removing 150 feet of old fence adds $450 to $1,200.

This is arithmetic on published ranges, not a quote for your yard. Slopes, access and gates change the real number.

Materials and options that change the price

Fence style

Side-by-side cedar sets the pickets edge to edge. Board-on-board overlaps them, which uses more wood. That is why board-on-board sits $10 higher per foot at both ends of the range.

Compare both on the cedar and wood fence page.

Iron instead of wood

Ornamental iron has the widest range, $28 to $60 per linear foot. It is sold in DFW as ornamental steel or "wrought iron".

The iron fence page covers where it fits.

Gates

Gates are where two quotes for the same yard drift apart. A walk gate can cost $150 or $800 depending on its size and build.

An automated drive gate with an opener starts at $1,500 in published ranges. Ask for the opener as its own line.

Posts and facing

We set galvanized steel posts in concrete and face the finished side to the street. Allen and Irving require metal posts, and Prosper requires galvanized steel.

When you compare quotes, check that each one lists the post type. A quote with wood posts is not the same fence.

Old fence removal

Removal runs $3 to $8 per foot. It is always a separate line on our quotes.

Staining

Published staining prices in DFW use different units, so they cannot be compared fairly. We quote staining by free estimate until we can publish a clear number.

Repair instead of replacement

A repair can cost far less than a new fence. We do not publish a repair price, because it depends on what failed.

See fence repair and gates for how a free estimate works.

City permit fees to plan for

Permit rules and fees are set by each city. Here are the fence permit fees the cities publish.

• Plano: $65 plus $10. Repairs under 25% are exempt.
• McKinney: $30 for a new fence. Like-for-like repair is exempt.
• Allen: $75.
• Prosper: $100. Work under 16 feet is exempt.
• Carrollton: $50 for more than 20 feet, new or repaired.
• Irving: $0.25 a foot, with a $50 minimum for a new fence.

Cities change fees. We confirm the current fee for your address and show it on your quote.

How we show the price

Reading a range is one thing. Seeing your own fence priced line by line is another.

Our quote lists each run, each gate, removal and the permit as separate lines. Read a sample quote to see the layout.

How long is a quote good for?

Your written quote is price-locked for 30 days from the date on it. That gives you time to compare it and check with your HOA.

Do you add sales tax?

Texas does not tax labor on residential fence work. On our lump-sum residential contracts, the price you see is the price you pay.

We pay sales tax on the materials when we buy them. Commercial projects are taxed differently, and the tax is shown on the quote.

When do you pay?

No payment is due until materials are delivered and work begins.

Planning a roof too?

The same approach applies to roofs. Our roof replacement cost guide publishes DFW ranges by home size.

If we are measuring your fence, we can look at your roof on the same visit. See everything we build on the fencing overview.