Stone veneer entry tower and brown shingle roof on a custom stucco home

Fence Installation in Pharr, TX

Your original chain link stands on light gauge posts, lighter than a panel fence needs. If you park a trailer, your drive gate hangs on a heavier, deeper post.

We build fences in Pharr, about 55 minutes east of our base in Rio Grande City. Chain link covers most of the older blocks here, and we replace a lot of it with wood or iron. Fence is priced by the linear foot, measured on your lot.

Local conditions02

What houses in Pharr actually deal with

No mileage is billed against a Pharr job. Zone 2 addresses carry no travel charge, and the drive is about 55 minutes. Footage is what sets a fence price here. A deep lot south of the expressway can carry several times the run of an older block up north, and every gate is priced on its own.

  • Chain link is the standard fence on the older Pharr blocks, and much of it is the original run.
  • Those line posts are light gauge, so a new panel hung on an old post does not last.
  • South of the expressway the lots are deep, and a back line can run three times a city fence.
  • Plenty of households here park a work truck or a haul trailer, so the drive gate carries real weight.
  • A gate built for a trailer needs a heavier post, set deeper than the line posts beside it.
  • Dust off the truck routes settles into everything, and it grinds at a roller and a latch.
Permits and requirements
  • Height and setback for a fence come from the city, and what Pharr allows is not what the city next door allows. We look yours up before quoting, and if the fence you have in mind does not fit the rule we say so first.
  • Some addresses with a Pharr mailing address sit outside the city limits. That changes who reviews the fence, so we confirm the jurisdiction before anyone digs.
  • A permit fee is never guessed at. We confirm the amount for your address with whoever reviews the fence, and it stays separate from the footage price so you can see which part of the total is paperwork.
County
Hidalgo County
Drive time from Rio Grande City
55 minutes
Zone
2 · West Hidalgo
Languages
English and Spanish

From the build site03

Which homes has David Aceves helped build?

Homes built by Cuates Construction, with David Aceves on the build. Look at the property edges, the ironwork and the concrete at the lot line: David plans a fencing job with that same eye.

Front porch with cedar posts on a blue ranch home with white stone
Blue board and batten ranch homeCuates Construction
Stone and stucco home with a shingle hip roof, a three-car garage and a stamped concrete driveway
Two-story stone and stucco homeCuates Construction
Front porch and gable details of a white farmhouse at sunset
White board and batten farmhouseCuates Construction
The four homes, room by room

Questions we get04

What people in Pharr ask us

Can you reuse the chain link posts already set in my Pharr yard?

For a like for like chain link repair, sometimes. For wood or iron, no. Those old posts are lighter than a panel fence needs. They are also spaced for chain link, not for a picket run. We set new posts in new holes and pull the old bases out whole.

How wide does the drive gate need to be for a truck and a trailer?

We measure the widest thing that has to pass, then add clearance on both sides. A gate that size goes in two leaves, not one, with a drop rod in the middle. The hinge posts get a bigger section and go deeper in concrete. A single wide leaf sags within a year here.

Do I have to fence the whole depth of a south Pharr lot?

No, and most owners do not. A common setup here is wood or iron across the front and along the yard. Chain link goes on the back stretch, where nobody sees it. You pay panel prices only where you want the privacy. We mark that split on the drawing first.

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