Fence Installation & Repair in Beaumont, TX

What should you know about fence installation here?

Every hurricane season takes down miles of fence in Southeast Texas, and every wet spring leans a few more. Rocha's General Construction builds new fences and repairs storm-damaged ones across Beaumont, Jefferson County, Orange County and Hardin County: wood privacy, cedar, chain link, ranch rail and welded pipe, plus the gates that go with them.

Tell us what the fence needs to do, keep a dog in, block a view, or hold cattle, and we will price the right build.

What goes into a fence job?

A fence here has three enemies: wind, water and rot. A six-foot privacy fence is a sail. When Rita, Ike and Laura came through, the fences that stayed up had deeper posts, set in concrete, with rails fastened on the correct side. The ones that fell usually had shallow posts or posts that had rotted at the ground line years earlier.

Flooding like Harvey and Imelda brings a different risk: posts that sit in standing water for days can lose their grip in saturated soil, and a run can lean once the water goes down.

Wet clay makes that worse. Our soils hold water after a rain and shrink hard in August. Posts that are not set deep enough work loose, and the fence starts to lean. We set posts deeper on taller fences and slope the concrete cap so water runs away from the wood.

Wood privacy fence is the most common job we get. Pine pickets are the budget choice. Cedar costs more and resists rot and insects better. Board-on-board gives full privacy even as the wood shrinks. Side-by-side pickets cost less and leave small gaps over time. For posts, we use pressure-treated wood rated for ground contact, or galvanized steel posts where you want longer life in wet ground.

Chain link works for dog runs, back lots and commercial property. We install galvanized or black vinyl-coated fabric with top rail and tension wire.

On acreage, from Lumberton and Silsbee up into Big Thicket country and out toward Mauriceville, ranch rail and welded pipe fence are popular. Pipe fence holds up to livestock and storms and looks clean along a road frontage.

Gates get the hardest use. We build walk gates and double drive gates with proper bracing so they do not sag, and we reset or rebuild gates that already have.

Fence repair is often the smarter call. If most of the fence is sound, we replace broken posts, rails and pickets and blend in the new wood.

The City of Beaumont requires a permit for residential fences, and we pull it on our jobs. Other towns and subdivisions have their own height rules and HOA standards, and we check those before we set a post.

Materials and methods

Pressure-treated ground-contact posts, galvanized steel line posts, pine and cedar pickets, treated rails, galvanized ring-shank nails and exterior screws, bagged concrete, chain link fabric, top rail, tension bands and fittings, drill pipe and sucker rod for pipe fence, welding rig for pipe work, heavy strap hinges and drop rods, post hole auger, string lines and levels.

How does a fence job run?

1. 01

   We walk the fence line with you, mark corners and gates, and look for utility markers, drainage paths and trees.

2. 02

   You get a written estimate that lists height, material, post type, post spacing and gate hardware.

3. 03

   Before digging, we call in utility locates through Texas811 and pull any permit the city requires.

4. 04

   Old fence comes down and gets hauled off. We set posts in concrete, let them cure, then hang rails and pickets or stretch fabric.

5. 05

   Gates go in last so we can square them to the finished posts.

6. 06

   We clean up the line, haul away scrap, and walk the finished fence with you.

Why hire Rocha's General Construction?

We are local, and fence work after a storm is where local matters. We answer the phone, show up, and finish the line.

Your estimate spells out post depth, spacing and materials so you can compare bids honestly. We set posts to handle our wind and our clay, not just to pass a look from the street. And when a fence can be repaired instead of replaced, we tell you.