Cedar Privacy Fence Installation in Texoma
Cedar privacy fencing is the default backyard fence across the Texoma corridor — drive through any new subdivision in Sherman, Anna, or Van Alstyne and nearly every lot has one. But North Texas is a demanding place for a wood fence: intense summer sun, expansive clay soil that moves with every wet/dry cycle, and spring storms with straight-line winds that will find any weak post line. The difference between a cedar fence that sags in three years and one that stays straight for fifteen comes down to how the posts are set and whether the wood is protected from the sun.
What’s typically included
- Western red cedar pickets with steel or cedar posts and treated rails
- Steel posts set in concrete are our default recommendation — wood posts are the #1 failure point in North Texas clay
- Hot-dipped galvanized ring-shank fasteners that hold through seasonal wood movement
- Gates framed and braced for the weight of cedar
Styles we install
- Side-by-side (standard privacy) — pickets butted edge to edge; the most economical full-privacy option.
- Board-on-board — overlapping pickets that stay private even as cedar shrinks in the Texas heat; the standard in newer HOA subdivisions.
- Cap and trim (“cap rail”) — a horizontal top cap and trim board for a finished look; often required by HOAs on fence lines facing the street.
- Horizontal cedar — the modern option, priced higher because it demands straighter grade and more posts.
Built for North Texas conditions
- Clay soil is the enemy of posts. Grayson and Collin County clay swells when wet and shrinks hard in August. We size and bell concrete footings so posts don’t heave or lean with the soil cycle — the reason so many older fences in the area lean isn’t wind, it’s footing.
- Steel posts over wood posts. For a small upcharge, steel posts eliminate the most common failure we see in ten-year-old fences up here.
- Sun protection matters from day one. Unstained cedar grays and dries out fast in Texas sun. We recommend staining once the fence has dried in (typically 30–60 days after install) — see our fence staining service.
- Wind matters. Solid privacy panels take real load in spring storms; post spacing is set for wind, not just for material savings.
What affects your price
The $25–$50 per linear foot range depends mainly on style (side-by-side at the low end, board-on-board with cap and trim at the top), post material (steel adds modestly but is worth it), fence height (6’ standard, 8’ where allowed), gate count, and teardown/haul-off of an existing fence.
Permits and HOA rules
Fence rules vary between Texoma cities — height limits, corner-lot sightline restrictions, and permit requirements differ across Sherman, Denison, and the smaller US-75 towns, and we confirm your city’s current rules before work begins. Newer subdivisions from west Sherman down through Anna commonly have HOA requirements for fence style, height, cap rails, and stain color — check your HOA’s approved list before ordering material.
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