Privacy fences across the back yard, low fences out front and repairs to fences that have started to lean: San Antonio Expert Fence builds and repairs them in Converse.
Converse has its own fence permit, and the city's fence permit form spells out several rules that shape a fence here: how tall it can be, how the posts go in, what the site plan shows, and an inspection once it's up. When San Antonio Expert Fence plans a fence in Converse, we start from what that form says.
The town is named for Major Converse, chief engineer of the Southern Pacific Railroad, who bought the land in 1877. It was farm country first, and it has been its own city since 1961.
Installed prices at Texas rates for a new privacy or chain link fence, along with typical costs for repairing one.
| Item | Typical price | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Pine privacy fence, 6 ft | $19–$39 | per linear foot installed |
| Vinyl privacy fence, 6 ft | $29–$53 | per linear foot installed |
| Chain link fence, 4 ft galvanized | $9.75–$24 | per linear foot installed |
| Fence repair, typical job | $190–$870 | per job |
| Fence post replacement | $150–$390 | per post |
The first three rows are new fences, priced by the foot, and the last two are for repairs. The city's fence permit fee isn't part of these prices. Try the cost calculator.
If you'd like more privacy out back, Converse's fence permit form says a fence at the side and rear can be 8 feet or less. A 6-foot wood privacy fence sits under that limit, and so would a taller one up to 8 feet if you'd like more cover from a neighbor's yard. Converse's code also says side and back fences go along the property line, unless the city manager grants a variance.
The same form says how the posts go in: no more than 8 feet apart, with the footings encased in concrete. On a long back fence, we count the posts at that spacing when we measure.
Converse's fence permit form also says an inspection is required after installation, and the city's Inspections page says all types of work that need a permit must have inspections. San Antonio doesn't require one for a residential fence, so if your last fence went up in San Antonio, this step may be new to you. We plan for it from the start of the job.
Converse's list of common city code violations includes "an unrepaired fence visible from a public right of way with missing boards or a leaning fence." If that sounds like your fence, we can take it on, and a repair can keep the boards and posts that are still sound. We'll check the posts along the leaning stretch and look at where the boards are missing, then tell you what it needs.
If the posts are solid and the problem is a few boards, a repair is the sensible fix. If the lean runs along most of the fence, a new fence can be the better value, and we'll give you a price for both so you can choose. If a new fence is the way you go, we plan it to Converse's fence permit form, posts and all.
Converse's fence permit form asks for a site plan showing where the fence goes, along with the easements, the buildings, the air conditioning and pool equipment, the streets and alleys, and all the property lines. The form also asks for the fence's total length, which comes from measuring the line.
Apart from the fence itself, the drawing shows your lot as it is now. The job is getting that onto one drawing with the new fence line in place, and we work it out with you. That way you can see where the fence runs against the property lines, the house and the A/C unit before the application goes in.
The form has boxes for the type of fence: wood, concrete, brick, approved vinyl and chain link. If you have vinyl in mind, the box on the form reads "approved vinyl," and the form doesn't say what makes vinyl approved, so we find that out before a vinyl fence is planned.
How long the fence is, since it's priced by the foot, along with how tall it is, what it's made of and how many gates it has. You'll find typical ranges in the price table above, for a new fence and for repairs. If there's an old fence to take out first, that's part of the price too. Once we've measured, we'll go through the price with you.
Converse's fence permit form says a fence in the front yard can be 3 feet or less. That's a good height for setting off a front garden or closing in the front of the lot without hiding the house. If privacy is what you're after, the side and back are the place for it, since the form's limit there is higher. We work out where the front yard runs on your lot before a front fence is drawn.
No. Converse's fence permit form says the application doesn't constitute permission to begin work, and the city's Permits page says that once an application is approved and all fees are collected, the permit is issued and work can begin. So the first post hole is dug after the permit is issued, and we plan the job around that.
Yes. The city lists its fence permit application under commercial applications as well as residential ones, and the form prints the same height limits and the same post spacing and concrete footings for a commercial fence. If it's a business lot you're fencing, we take on commercial fence jobs in Converse too.
Converse's fence permit form and its permit pages don't say. The city's list of common code violations says to check with its Building Department whether a repair needs a permit, so that's one of the first things we find out about your repair, before any work starts.
These are the fence services we offer in Converse, with wood privacy fences, vinyl and chain link among them.
We take fence jobs in these nearby towns too, and we start with the rules where your lot sits.
Whether it's a new privacy fence, a low fence out front or one that's started to lean, let us know, along with anything near the line like the A/C unit or the pool equipment. We'll go over it with you and plan any new fence to Converse's permit form.
San Antonio Expert Fence is a fence company in San Antonio, Texas, for homes, businesses and HOAs. We repair fences and build new ones, and every job starts with a free visit and a written price.
Each city around San Antonio writes its own fence rules, and we plan every fence to the ones where your home is.
