Privacy Fence Repair
We replace damaged and leaning sections of wood privacy fence in Katy-area neighborhoods. We also build new privacy fence with a rot board along the bottom.
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Old barbed wire sags, and the cows find the gap. Florida's Contracting builds and rebuilds ranch fencing on farms and ranches around Katy, Texas. We set pipe posts and build H-braces, with corner braces where the line turns. Barbed wire or field wire goes on last, stretched tight.
When brush has grown over the old line, it gets cleared first. Our fence line clearing work opens a clean lane for the new fence. We build runs of a thousand feet of fence across the west and south sides of the Houston area. We also drive pipe for owners who string their own wire.
Tell us about the land, the fence or the drainage problem and where it is. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.
Braces take the pull of the stretched wire. The USDA's fence specification for Texas calls braces the foundation the fence is built on. It requires a brace where a fence starts or stops, and at any turn of 20 degrees or more.
That spec spaces the two posts of a single H-brace at least twice the fence height apart. A stretch over 660 feet between corners or ends calls for a three-post brace, such as a double H-brace. Runs past 1,320 feet add a pull brace near the middle. Where the braces go depends on your corners and the length of each run.
Barbed wire or field wire goes up once the braces stand. The wire is stretched tight before it is fastened to the posts. The spec notes that wire tightens in cold weather and slackens in the heat. It points to woven field wire where you need tight control, such as goats and sheep.
It depends on the ground and the post. The same spec sets a 5-foot minimum depth for driven pipe 2 3/8 inches across. Larger driven pipe, from 2 7/8 to 4 1/2 inches, goes at least 4 feet. The spec adds that sandy soil and ground that stays wet need extra depth.
Two common soils in this part of Texas act differently. Federal soil surveys map Katy fine sandy loam on the flats, mainly from the Brazos River to the San Jacinto. Lake Charles clay, mapped mainly between the Colorado and Trinity Rivers, cracks up to 2 inches wide when dry. Water pours into those cracks, then barely moves once the wet clay closes them.
We look at the ground on your line before we put the quote in writing. Show us any buried line that serves only your place, like the one to a barn or a well. Texas 811 does not mark private lines like those.
A new fence needs a clean, open line. The USDA spec lists tree and limb removal as part of fence upkeep. It also calls for keeping woody growth out of the fence. On a grown-over line, the clearing comes first and the posts come after.
When land clearing in Katy opens new pasture for cattle, ranch fencing comes next. An old fence can be rebuilt on the same line or on a new line you choose. Barbed wire fence installation starts at the braces, since the wire is stretched between them. Tell us where the corners sit, and we build the braces there.
Call or text for a written quote. We work about 80 miles around Katy across Fort Bend, Harris, Waller, Austin and Wharton Counties.
(979) 824-2296From the first call or text to the finished work, here is how it goes.
Call or text (979) 824-2296 and tell us what the land needs and where it is.
We come out to see the ground and how the machines get in. Point out any buried lines of your own, like the line to a water well or a barn.
You get the quote in writing. Once you say yes, we set a date for the work.
Brush gets mulched in place where that fits, and the digging follows the plan in the quote. Anything headed off the site gets loaded onto trucks we arrange.
We clean up when the machines are done. The ground is then ready for its next use, like a house pad or a new fence.
Common questions about ranch fencing around Katy and the west side of Houston. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
We replace damaged and leaning sections of wood privacy fence in Katy-area neighborhoods. We also build new privacy fence with a rot board along the bottom.
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French drains for yards that hold water, including side yards and gates between close-set houses. We also run downspout drain lines and backfill washouts with crushed granite.
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We take down houses and barns up to about 5,300 square feet, plus sheds and old concrete. The debris gets loaded out, and the ground can be cut level after.
Learn MoreOur land clearing jobs run about 10 acres or smaller. That size covers most house lots and small farm tracts around Katy.
A skid steer runs the mulching head through brush and saplings. A midsize excavator and a finishing dozer handle the digging and the grading.
Every job gets a look before it gets a price. You see the work and the price in writing before we start.
Tell us about the land and the town it is in, and send photos by text if you have them. Call or text (979) 824-2296 or use the form, and we will get back to you.
Tell us about the land, the fence or the drainage problem and where it is. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.
