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Fencing project guide

Fencing in Greater Austin.

Know what to include, what affects the price, and what to check with your contractor before work begins. Use this guide to prepare your project details.

Trade know-how

Understand the job before it starts.

Fence work starts with purpose, layout, property conditions, height, material, gates, utilities, and local rules—not linear feet alone. Use these five phases to describe the work clearly. The professional still verifies field conditions, requirements, and the final scope.

How this work starts

Details first; a visit when needed

  1. Name the result

    • Choose repair or new fence, purpose, approximate length and height.
    • Also include material, number of gates, and the property areas involved.
  2. Document what is visible

    • Record the proposed line, property survey information, grade, corners, gates, trees.
    • Also record easements, utilities, floodplain or right-of-way context, access, and photos.
  3. Use the honest review path

    • A bounded repair can start with details.
    • New layouts, uncertain boundaries, retaining conditions, steep grade, large gates, trees, utilities, or permit triggers need field verification.
  4. Approve the written scope

    • Confirm the layout, material and finish, post and footing method, gates and hardware.
    • Also confirm demolition, utility locates, permit or HOA responsibility, cleanup, and exclusions.
  5. Keep one project record

    • Continue in Completa with the approved layout, utility and permit notes.
    • Also keep material details, progress photos, gate checks, cleanup proof, and changes.

How your project works

From your idea to an agreed plan.

Describe the work, review an estimate, and choose a local pro where matching is available. Your contractor checks the project before you both agree to the work and price.

  1. 01 · Describe

    Tell us what you need.

    Add your address, photos, measurements, and preferred timing.

  2. 02 · Estimate

    See an estimate or get a closer look.

    Supported work with enough detail can receive a real-time estimate.

  3. 03 · Choose a pro

    Find the right fit for your project.

    Where matching is available, compare local pros and choose whom to hire.

  4. 04 · Agree and begin

    Keep the agreed plan in one place.

    You and your contractor approve the work, price, and terms before the job begins.

When an on-site review is needed

Some details need a visit.

A professional checks conditions that photos or measurements cannot safely confirm. The review helps define the work; it does not guarantee acceptance or a particular price. Unknown work must be reviewed before it is priced.

No submitted estimate becomes accepted work until a professional reviews the project and both sides agree to the scope, price, and terms.

Accuracy references

Official guidance supports the safety, permit, and inspection notes on this page.

Take the details with you

Continue the project in Completa.

The app asks the fencing-specific questions and keeps photos, scope, approvals, milestones, and the project record together.

Continue in Completa