Fencing South of the Lake: Coldspring, Shepherd and Goodrich

The south end of Lake Livingston is a triangle of towns: Coldspring on SH-150 near the water, Shepherd where SH-150 meets US-59, and Goodrich up US-59 toward Livingston. Between them is San Jacinto and southern Polk County at its most typical: pine and hardwood timber, small farms and pasture in the clearings, lake subdivisions where the roads reach the water, and businesses, storage yards and RV parks along the highway. We are in all three towns regularly, and the fence work down here follows a pattern.

What these properties share

• Small farms with mixed stock. Goats, cattle and horses on five to forty acres, which means field fence with small bottom openings, barbed wire on the big pasture, horse-safe fence where horses run, and pens at the barn.
• Feral hogs. Hog panel around gardens, yards and food plots is one of the most common calls between Coldspring and Shepherd.
• Timber on the line. Fence through pine has to be cleared first. Clearing fences and fence rows.
• Lake subdivisions at the Coldspring end, with sloped lots, soft soil and rules. Lakefront fencing.
• Highway businesses along US-59 that need chain link, enclosures and gates.
• Long driveways with gates and openers.

Coldspring

The county seat, with the national forest around it and the lake subdivisions east of town. Ranch fence through timber, driveway gates on the farm roads, lakefront fence out to Cape Royale. The Coldspring page.

Shepherd

The southern end of our core area, on US-59. Small farms and goats, hog panel, privacy fence in town, commercial fence along the highway. The Shepherd page.

Goodrich

On US-59 between Livingston and Shepherd, with FM 1988 running toward the lake. Acreage fence, chain link and skirting at homes, RV park frontage, storm repairs. The Goodrich page.

One crew, one drive

We reach all three towns from Onalaska down the west shore or across the lake and down US-59, and we group work in the triangle into the same days. The free on-site estimate and the written price work the same in each. See the full service area.

Before we come out

Across the south end the questions are the same: the animals and the gates, where the pins are, how much of the line is in timber, and whether old wire has to come out. For a lake lot near Coldspring, add the community's fence rules and the slope to the water. For a business on US-59, bring the site plan. Flag the corners and send a photo or two, and the estimate goes quickly.

Storms at the south end

Fronts cross the lake and hit the south shore and the pines behind it hard. After a blow we are resetting posts, pulling limbs off wire and rehanging gates across all three towns, mostly on fences other people built, and providing the estimate and photos an insurance claim needs. See insurance claim repair.

How the three towns differ

Coldspring is the county seat with the forest around it and the lake subdivisions east of town; Shepherd is small farms and highway businesses at the US-59 junction; Goodrich is acreage, homes and RV parks along the highway toward Livingston. The fence follows the ground: ranch fence through timber at Coldspring, goat and hog fence on Shepherd's small farms, chain link, skirting and farm fence around Goodrich homes. One crew covers the triangle in the same days.

Frequently asked questions

Why one page for three towns?

Coldspring, Shepherd and Goodrich sit in a triangle at the south end of the lake, joined by SH-150 and US-59, and share the same country: piney-woods acreage, small farms, lake subdivisions and highway businesses. Each town also has its own page.

Are all three in your regular area?

Coldspring and Shepherd are core; Goodrich is extended. We are in all three regularly.

Do you fence the lake subdivisions at the south end?

Yes. From Coldspring out to Cape Royale and the communities near the dam, we build lakefront fence that keeps the view and stands in the shoreline soil.