Fence Company in Goodrich, TX

Goodrich is a small town on US-59 in Polk County, between Livingston and Shepherd, with FM 1988 running west toward the lake and the dam. The land around it is pasture, timber and small acreages, with homes and mobile homes along the farm roads and a scattering of businesses and RV parks near the highway. It is in our extended service area and we are there regularly for ranch fence, residential fence, gates and the repairs that follow every storm season.

Acreage off the highway

Most Goodrich properties are a house on a few acres with cattle, goats, horses or a garden, and the fence follows the animals. Barbed wire for cattle; field fence for goats and mixed stock; smooth, visible fence for horses; panels and corrals at the barn; hog panel around the garden. All of it on braced corners with posts set deep. Farm and ranch fencing types explained helps sort out which fence fits which animal.

Homes and mobile homes

Along the farm roads, homes and manufactured homes take chain link for dogs and kids, privacy fence for the yard, and skirting to close in under a mobile home or a deck. Walk gates that latch and a double gate for the trailer round it out.

RV parks and rural businesses

The parks and businesses near the highway want a frontage that looks like the country, cedar split rail or cross buck, with chain link around the working side, dumpster enclosures and gates. See commercial fencing.

Gates

Tube gates on pipe posts at the road, sized for a cattle trailer, with openers where the owner wants them. See driveway gates.

Storm repairs

Between the lake weather and the pines, Goodrich fences take a beating. We reset posts, rebuild runs, re-stretch wire and rehang gates, including on fences we did not build, and we provide the estimate and photos an insurance claim needs. See fence repair and insurance claim repair.

Nearby

Livingston is north on US-59, Shepherd is south, and the south end of the lake is covered on one regional page.

Before we come out

On a Goodrich property we will ask about the animals, the gates, where the pins are and what the old fence is made of. For a mobile home or a house on blocks, whether skirting is on the list, since it is easy to build with a fence. A photo of the line and a rough footage help us plan. Goodrich is an easy drive from the shop, and small jobs there fit between larger ones.

Gates for the trailer

Most Goodrich places have a trailer, a tractor or both, and the driveway gate has to pass them. We measure the longest thing you own before sizing the opening, and we hang the gate on posts sized for its weight so it is still swinging square in ten years.

Water, drainage and posts

Parts of Goodrich sit low toward the creeks and the lake, and ground that holds water is the enemy of every post. We dig below the wet layer, use larger footings where the soil is soft, and keep wood off the dirt with a rot board or gravel. If a stretch of the line floods, we build a water gap rather than a fence that will wash out. Driving posts versus setting posts explains the choices.

Frequently asked questions

Is Goodrich in your regular area?

Yes, in the extended tier. Goodrich is on US-59 just south of Livingston and we are there regularly.

What do you build most around Goodrich?

Farm and ranch fence on the acreage off the highway, privacy fences and chain link at homes and mobile homes, and gates. Storm repairs after a blow are a steady part of it.

Do you fence RV parks and rural businesses?

Yes. Split rail or cross buck frontage, chain link around the yard, dumpster enclosures and gates. See our commercial fencing page.