Project Overview

A&O Texas Solutions replaced a failing boundary fence with a cedar and wrought iron fence in Fort Worth, TX —
72 linear feet of six-foot cedar for privacy, eight feet of four-foot flat-top iron where privacy was not the point,
and one new gate, all carried on 13-gauge steel posts set in concrete.

Most fence quotes treat a property line as one problem with one answer. This one is not. The long run along the
boundary needed to be solid and six feet tall. Two short sections near the house needed to hold a line without
walling off light or the view through them.

So the job uses two materials on one line: 72 feet of cedar where the fence is doing privacy work, and eight feet
of wrought iron railing where it is doing definition work. Same posts, same footings, same crew, two different
jobs.

Scope of Work: 72 ft of Cedar, One Gate

Demolition and haul-off of the existing fence. 72 linear feet of 6 ft side by side cedar across two runs — a 67-foot
boundary run and a 5-foot return. Eight linear feet of 4 ft flat-top wrought iron railing in two sections, five feet
and three feet. One new gate on a wood frame with new hardware. Steel posts throughout and a pressure
treated baseboard along the cedar.

Going from six feet of solid cedar down to four feet of open iron is a deliberate choice, not a compromise. A six
foot cedar run gives full privacy along a boundary where a neighbour is looking in. Carrying that same six feet of
solid wood around to the front of the house would darken a walkway and box in a space that works better open.
A four-foot flat-top railing does what those short sections actually need — it defines the edge, it keeps things in
or out, and it lets light and sightlines through. The flat top reads cleaner against a house than a spear-top does,
and it does not fight the roofline.

Removing the Old Fence

The previous fence came out completely — pickets, rails and posts. Nothing was reused. On a fence that has
weathered to grey and started separating at the rails, reusing any part of it means building a new fence around
the component most likely to fail next.
Debris haul-off is included. There is no separate dumpster charge and nothing left stacked on the property.

Steel Posts and a Treated Baseboard

Tarrant County sits on expansive black clay that swells with rain and shrinks hard through August. That movement
works a wood post loose, water gets into the gap, and the post rots at the soil line — which is how most fences in
this part of Texas actually die.
A 13-gauge steel post set 24 to 30 inches deep in concrete does not rot and does not twist. It also lets the cedar
and the iron share the same structural system, so the transition between the two materials happens at a post
rather than at an improvised joint.
The pressure-treated 2x6 baseboard takes the ground contact, the string trimmer and the rain splash-back so the
cedar pickets never touch soil.

Timeline, Warranty and Aftercare

Demolition, post setting, construction, gate hanging and cleanup were scoped across two to three labor days. The
project carries a two-year labor warranty and a thirty-day material warranty. In an extended dry spell, running a
soaker hose along the fence line keeps black clay from pulling away from the footings.
Fence Installation in Fort Worth and Across DFW
A&O Texas Solutions is based in Arlington and builds cedar, wrought iron, chain link and metal fencing throughout
Tarrant, Dallas, Johnson and Ellis Counties. A cedar and wrought iron fence in Fort Worth, TX costs more per foot
than cedar alone on the iron sections and less than iron alone across the whole line — which is the point. Put the
material where it earns its price.