Fence Company in Oakhurst, TX

Oakhurst is a small community in San Jacinto County on US-190, west of Point Blank and the lake and east of Huntsville, in country that is more pine than pasture. The properties are wooded lots and small acreages along the highway and the farm roads, with cattle and horses in the clearings and hunting land in the timber. We reach Oakhurst on the way to Huntsville and take work there case by case, which, for most jobs, means yes.

Wooded lots

A fence on a wooded lot starts with the line. Trees on the line, roots under it and brush along it all have to be dealt with before a post goes in, and the fence has to be built so that a falling limb does not take out a whole run. Black vinyl-coated chain link is the common choice here because it vanishes into the trees, holds a dog and shrugs off a limb better than wood. Wire on cedar posts keeps a country look at a lower cost. Clearing fences and fence rows covers what the clearing involves.

Clearings and pasture

Where the timber opens up, Oakhurst properties run cattle and horses. Barbed wire or field fence on braced corners for cattle, smooth, visible fence for horses, panels and pens at the barn. Hog panel around gardens and yards, because the hogs are thick in this part of the county.

Hunting land

Timber tracts around Oakhurst are hunting land, and game fence through the woods and deer fence around food plots and gardens are regular calls.

Gates and driveways

Long drives off US-190 and the farm roads get tube gates on pipe posts, or an ornamental gate at a nicer place, with a solar opener where there is no power at the road. See driveway gates.

Repairs

Trees on the fence are the most common repair call in the woods. We clear the limb, reset the posts and splice or rebuild the run. See fence repair.

Nearby

East on US-190 is Point Blank; west is Dodge and then Huntsville. The stretch is covered together on one regional page.

Before we come out

On an Oakhurst lot the estimate is mostly about the trees: which are on the line, which stay, how wide the line has to be cleared, and whether old wire is grown into the trunks. Then the dog, the animals and the gates. Flag the pins if you can; in the woods they are hard to find, and a fence built to a guessed line is the one that gets rebuilt.

Posts in the woods

Wooded ground is roots and rock on top of the soil, and a post hole in it takes a digging bar as often as an auger. We set posts below the root mat in concrete so they do not heave when a root grows or rots, and we keep wood posts off the dirt on gravel where the ground under the trees stays damp.

Scheduling with Huntsville days

Oakhurst work is usually grouped with Point Blank or Huntsville-area jobs into a full day, which keeps the drive efficient and the price fair. For a small repair we will tell you honestly whether it makes sense alone or is better combined with something else on the same visit.

Frequently asked questions

Do you serve Oakhurst regularly?

Oakhurst is in our "also served" tier: we take jobs there case by case, which in practice means most of them. It is on the way to Huntsville on US-190 and an easy drive from Onalaska.

What fence works on a wooded lot?

Black vinyl-coated chain link disappears into the trees and holds a dog. Wire on cedar posts keeps the country look. Both need the line cleared and the posts set below the root mat.

Do you fence pasture around Oakhurst?

Yes. The clearings around Oakhurst run cattle and horses, and we build barbed wire, field fence, panels and horse fence there like anywhere else in San Jacinto County.