Composite Fence Installation in Allen, TX
Premium low-maintenance privacy fencing for homes around Montgomery Farm, Twin Creeks and the Watters Creek corridor.
The Wood Look Without the Wood Problems
Composite fence installation in Allen is the option homeowners land on when cedar's appearance is non-negotiable but its upkeep is. Composite boards are engineered from wood fiber and polymer, which means they carry a grain and a warm tone from ten feet away while ignoring everything that destroys real lumber out here: rot at the soil line, cupping through humidity swings, checking under a 105-degree August, and the endless staining cycle. It is the highest number in our privacy lineup, and we are direct about that on the estimate visit, because the value of composite only shows up when you count the decade of maintenance you are not doing. It also delivers something cedar cannot, which is a genuinely solid, gap-free wall of privacy that does not open up as the boards dry. Most of our composite work goes in on properties where the fence is visible from a living space and the owner intends to stay.
What a Composite Fence Build Involves
Composite is a manufactured system with its own structural requirements, and it is unforgiving of a crew that treats it like lumber.
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Brand and product selection
We walk you through the composite systems worth installing, show the board profiles and colors in hand, and explain the differences in warranty coverage between them.
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Color and grain matching
Composite comes in several wood tones and grain textures, and we hold samples against your brick, stone and trim so the choice is made in daylight at the property.
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Structural post setting
Composite panels are heavier than cedar, so the posts and footings are sized for that weight. Holes go deeper, footings go wider, and every post is set in concrete.
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Steel-reinforced or manufacturer post system
We use the post system the manufacturer requires for warranty coverage, which usually means a steel-reinforced or aluminum-cored post rather than a wood substitute.
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Interlocking board installation
Boards seat into the rails and interlock with one another, producing a continuous gap-free face with no visible fasteners on the finished side.
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Expansion and contraction allowance
The layout accounts for the thermal movement composite goes through between a Texas winter morning and an August afternoon, so nothing buckles or gaps at the joints.
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Matching gates
Gates are built in the same material on a reinforced frame, because a composite gate is heavy and an underbuilt frame will sag inside a year. Hinges are rated to the leaf weight.
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Cap and trim detail
A finished top cap and trim boards close the end grain, tidy the top line and give the fence the clean architectural edge that most composite buyers are after.
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Permit and HOA approval
The City of Allen permit is filed by us, and the association packet includes the composite color and product name, which reviewers frequently ask for by brand.
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Texas811 locates
Marked and cleared before the auger runs, as on every job we book.
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Tear-out and full haul-away
The existing fence, the old footings and all the debris leave the property on our trailer.
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Warranty registration and walkthrough
The manufacturer's material warranty is registered in your name and handed over alongside our written workmanship warranty at the final walkthrough.
How We Build a Composite Fence
Sample, measure and compare
We bring composite samples and cedar samples to the same visit and quote both, because the only fair way to judge composite is against the alternative you were already considering. We measure the run, count posts and gates, and note the grade. Both written prices go in your hands before you decide.
Order, permit and prep
Composite is ordered to your color and length, so there is a real lead time and we tell you what it is. During that window the permit is filed, the HOA drawing is submitted, and Texas811 marks the property. The material is delivered close to the install date rather than sitting in your driveway for a week.
Post, panel and finish
Posts are set in concrete and left to cure properly, given the added panel weight. The crew returns to run rails, interlock the boards, build and hang the gates, and install the cap and trim. The site is cleaned, the line is checked for plumb along its full length, and the walkthrough closes the job.
Why Composite Is Worth Doing Properly
We install it to the manufacturer's spec
Composite warranties have conditions covering post type, spacing, fastener and expansion gap, and an installer who improvises voids them. We follow the system exactly and register the warranty in your name, so the coverage you paid for is coverage you actually have.
Footings sized for the weight
A composite panel puts noticeably more load on a post than a cedar picket does, and that load lands on the footing. We drill deeper and wider for composite than we would for wood, which is what keeps a heavy fence standing plumb in expansive clay.
Both prices, no pressure
We quote cedar next to composite on the same sheet, with an honest read on what each will ask of you over the next ten years. Plenty of our customers choose cedar after that conversation, and that is a fine outcome.
- Insured & Bonded
- Written Flat-Rate Pricing
- Installed to Manufacturer Spec
- Material Warranty Registered in Your Name
- Written Workmanship Warranty
See Composite Next to Cedar
The difference is easier to judge with both boards in your hand and both numbers on the page. We will bring the samples to the property and measure while we are there. No cost and no obligation attached to the visit.
(972) 236-7579Insured and bonded · Free on-site estimates · Samples brought to the property