Fence Company in Onalaska, TX

Onalaska sits on a peninsula on the west side of Lake Livingston, where US-190 crosses the water from Livingston and FM 356 runs north along the shore. Our shop is on FM 356, which means Onalaska is not a town on a service list for us; it is where the trucks are parked. We have built fences here since 2005, for lake houses and weekend places, for the full-time homes in town and the subdivisions along the shore, and for the acreage and pasture that start as soon as you leave the lake.

What Onalaska properties need

Three kinds of property make up most of our Onalaska work, and they want different fences.

• Lake lots and canal lots. Sloped ground, sandy soil near the water, a view worth keeping, and often a subdivision rule about what goes near the shoreline. We build black chain link, aluminum and ornamental toward the water and privacy fence on the sides. See lakefront fencing.
• Homes in town and in the subdivisions. Wood privacy and picket fences, chain link for dogs, walk and driveway gates, and the repairs that come after a storm crosses the lake.
• Acreage off FM 356 and US-190. Barbed wire, field fence, cattle panels, corrals and tube gates for the pasture and hobby farms around town. See farm and ranch fence.

Building for Onalaska ground

The soil changes fast here. Near the water it is sand and soft fill that a shallow post leans in; on the uplands it is sandy loam over clay that swells and shrinks with the seasons. Lake humidity rusts bare steel and feeds mildew on wood. So posts near the shore go deeper into bigger footings, every metal fence we build is galvanized or coated, wood fences get a rot board and a stain, and corners on ranch fence get a real H-brace. The storms that come across the lake find shallow posts first, and our repair work after a blow is mostly fences that were set too shallow to begin with.

Deed restrictions and city rules

Onalaska's lake subdivisions commonly have deed restrictions on fence height, materials and how close a fence can go to the water, and the shoreline itself is under the Trinity River Authority's rules. Inside the city limits there can be setback requirements. We ask about all of it before we price the job, and we have been through enough of these subdivisions to know what questions to ask.

A local company in a small town

We are the fence company at the dog park, the one whose truck you pass on FM 356, and the one that will still be here in ten years when a gate needs rehanging. The Mary Ellen Yost Memorial Dog Park is a small piece of why we like working here. More about who we are.

Before we come out

On an Onalaska lot the questions we will ask are where the property pins are, whether the subdivision has fence rules and whether you have them, where the water line and the septic run, and what has to pass through the gate. If you are on the water, we will also ask how far the lot goes toward the shore and whether the lake has ever come up over the low end of it, because that decides where the fence should stop. Have those in mind and the estimate goes quickly.

Repairs and small jobs in town

Because the shop is here, Onalaska is where a small job is easiest for us to fit in: a gate rehung, a post reset, a run of pickets replaced after a storm, a section of chain link re-stretched. If it is small, say so; we can often slot it between larger jobs rather than making you wait for a full day on the schedule.

Frequently asked questions

Do you really work in Onalaska, or just near it?

Our shop is on FM 356 in Onalaska. It is the town we drive out of every morning, and more of our work is here than anywhere else.

Does Onalaska require a fence permit?

Inside the city limits there can be rules on height and placement, and many lake subdivisions here have their own deed restrictions. On unincorporated county land there usually is no permit. We confirm what applies to your lot during the free estimate.

What fence works best on an Onalaska lake lot?

Black vinyl-coated chain link, aluminum or ornamental toward the water, and privacy fence along the sides and the road. All of them need posts set deeper in the sandy soil near the shore.