Fence Installation in Slaton, TX

Fencing a home in Slaton

A railroad town that grew up in the 1910s and 1920s has a lot of older homes, and older homes have older fences. Much of our Slaton work is replacing worn wood fences and leaning chain link, often swapping wood posts for galvanized steel so the new fence holds up better than the last one. In-town lots are modest, with alleys behind many blocks, so the same alley-gate and cart-clearance planning we do in Lubbock applies here.

Around Slaton, homes on acreage call for pipe fence and long chain link runs, and Yellow House Canyon, about 3 miles northeast of town, brings some slope and rougher ground to properties near it. On slopes we step panels so the top line stays clean and the bottom stays tight to the ground.

Fence permits in Slaton

Slaton is its own city, separate from Lubbock. City code enforcement looks into fence complaints, and building permits run through the city. We check with the City of Slaton (city hall on South 9th Street; code enforcement at (806) 828-2000, ext. 3) about what your fence needs before we build.

Older homes, alleys and railroad history

Slaton grew up around the railroad, and its older blocks still have the alleys and modest lots of that era. Many back fences here face an alley and have been patched for decades. We replace them with cedar on steel posts, plan gates for trash access and haul off every old post, wire and piece of concrete so the new fence starts on a clean line.

Slaton is home to about 5,900 people, and plenty of them have fences that predate the current owners. When we quote a replacement, we also look at whether the old line actually follows the property boundary, because older fences sometimes wander. Your survey or plat settles it before we build.

Tips for a smooth fence project in Slaton

• Replacing an old fence? Upgrade to steel posts
• Plan alley gates for cart and dumpster access
• Near the canyon, expect stepped panels on sloped ground