Fence Companies in Conroe, TX
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Fencing in Conroe
Conroe, the Montgomery County seat, ranges from lake properties near Lake Conroe to acreage outside town, where long wood, ranch rail and wire fences are common.
County: Montgomery County
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Fence rules in Conroe
- Permit
- Conroe does not require a permit for a residential fence of 6 feet or less. Taller fences need one.
- Height and placement
- Fences must stay out of the right-of-way and corner visibility triangles and sit at least 10 feet from the street pavement or 5 feet behind the sidewalk, whichever is greater.
Building a fence in Conroe: local facts
ZIP codes: 77301, 77302, 77303, 77304, 77384, 77385
Not every Conroe-area address is in the city. April Sound and Woodforest, for example, have Montgomery addresses outside city limits, so the City of Conroe fence code does not apply there and the HOA rules do.
Ground and weather
Most of Conroe sits on sandy soils such as Conroe loamy fine sand and Splendora fine sandy loam, with low to moderate shrink-swell. Creek bottoms are different: Kaman clay there swells far more. Splendora soils hold a perched water table 15 to 28 inches down from December to April, so winter post holes can fill with water.
Harvey dropped 26 to 30 inches of rain on Montgomery County in four days in 2017, and Lake Conroe released a record 79,141 cubic feet per second on August 28. Conroe takes part in the national flood insurance program, and building in a mapped flood hazard area needs a city floodplain permit.
Storms reach this far inland. The Conroe airport station measured a 69 mph gust during Hurricane Beryl on July 8, 2024, and about 60 mph during Hurricane Ike in 2008.
HOA fence rules we have read
Only communities that publish their rules. HOAs update them, so ask yours for the current version and get approval before you build.
Graystone Hills
Wood or ornamental steel, no wire or chain link. Pickets must be 1x6 cedar (no pine pickets), posts at least 2 feet deep in concrete, about 6 feet tall. No part of a wood fence visible from a street may be painted or stained; hidden parts may take an earth tone.
Document dated January 30, 2012 · Graystone Hills residential improvement guidelines
April Sound
Written ACC approval before any fence. Golf course lots get open black wrought iron, 4 feet only. Other lots take cedar or treated wood, matching brick or wrought iron, 4 to 6 feet plus a rot board up to 6 inches; no chain link, wire, lattice or concrete block.
Document dated June 14, 2012 · April Sound POA, recorded fence policy
Longwood
Written ACC approval. Perimeter fences are brick matching the house or wrought iron, with street-facing parts in brick; wood and chain link fences are not allowed.
Grand Central Park
Staining or replacing a fence needs an ARC application with a $50 fee, a site survey showing the section and the proposed stain color. The ARC has 30 days to answer; do not start before approval.
Questions from Conroe homeowners
Can I put a privacy fence in my front yard in Conroe?
Not inside city limits. Fences along the front of a home, or along a side line between the street and the front of the house, must be see-through, such as wrought iron, decorative aluminum or chain link. The rule does not apply to lots over one acre or to subdivision perimeter walls.
How deep do fence posts have to be in Conroe?
City code calls for 4x4 cedar or treated wood posts (or galvanized metal) set on a concrete footing at least 30 inches deep. Some HOAs add their own rule; Graystone Hills asks for posts at least 2 feet in the ground in concrete.
When does Conroe make me replace a whole side of my fence?
When 50% or more of any single side needs replacing, the code requires the whole side to be replaced or removed. A fence may not lean more than 5 degrees, and stain or paint must be uniform.
Storm knocked your fence down?
Leaning posts, missing pickets, fences on the ground. Choose storm damage in the form so the request goes to the front of the line.
Fence services in Conroe
Fence repair & storm damage
Leaning posts, broken pickets, sagging gates and fences knocked down by wind.
Quoted on site
Fence replacement
Tear out the old fence and build a new one in a single job: removal, haul-away, new posts and pickets.
$28 to $52per ft, wood with tear-out
Wood privacy fences
Cedar and pine privacy fences, side-by-side or board-on-board, with wood or steel posts.
$25 to $45per ft installed
Vinyl fences
Low-maintenance privacy and picket fences that never need paint and do not rot.
$30 to $60per ft installed
Aluminum & ornamental
Clean, open fences for front yards and pools that will not rust.
$25 to $80per ft installed
Chain link
The budget option for dogs, side yards, lots and commercial property.
$10 to $25per ft installed
Gates
Walk gates and double drive gates built square so they do not sag.
$200 to $400per walk gate
Ballpark only. Final price depends on the ground, slope and access.
What makes Houston fences different
Clay soil that moves
Much of the area sits on expansive clay that swells when wet and shrinks in drought. Post depth, concrete and steel posts make the difference.
Storm season
Hurricanes and tropical storms bring wind that flattens weak fences. After Hurricane Beryl in 2024 many homeowners waited weeks for repairs.
Humidity and termites
Wet air and termites shorten the life of untreated wood. Sealed cedar, vinyl and aluminum last longer.
HOAs and deed restrictions
With no city zoning, fence rules in Houston usually come from HOAs and deed restrictions. Check them before you build.