The installation itself usually takes two to three working days for a normal back yard, spread over about a week so the concrete around the posts can set. Before that come the estimate, any permit or HOA approval, the Texas811 request and a place on the schedule.
What happens, in order
- Free on-site estimate with measurements and a written quote.
- HOA approval or a city permit, when your lot needs one.
- Texas811 request, at least two working days ahead of digging.
- Old fence removed and posts set in concrete.
- Rails, pickets or panels and gates go on once the posts are firm. Clean-up and a walk-through.
What slows a fence job down in Lubbock?
- Spring wind. Long panels and loose pickets cannot be handled safely in strong gusts.
- The rush after a hail or wind storm, when repairs fill every schedule.
- HOA review in newer subdivisions.
- Caliche, old concrete footings and sprinkler lines on the fence line.
- Custom gates, operators and special-order colors.
We are getting a dog in three weeks and have no fence. What is fastest?
Book the estimate this week. HOA approval and the Texas811 wait eat into those three weeks. Stock materials are quickest: standard cedar pickets or chain link. If the calendar is too tight for the whole yard, fence a dog run off the back door first and finish the rest after.
We are putting in a pool. Fence before or after?
Do the planning together and the building in two steps. The excavator needs a wide opening, often from the alley, so that stretch of fence waits until the digging is over. The complete barrier, with its gates, must be in place for the final pool inspection.
My association says fix the fallen panels by Monday and my contractor keeps delaying. Can a handyman patch it?
A handyman patch on a fence you own is allowed and it normally meets the deadline. Before you do it, look at what you signed with the contractor and send them a written note saying what is being patched and why. That keeps the record clear if there is a question later about the work.
For a price on your own fence line, book a free on-site estimate. Call (806) 450-4251 or text us a photo of the yard.