PICKET FENCE · ATHENS
Picket Fence in Athens, TX
Three- to four-foot picket fence in wood or vinyl for front yards, gardens and porches — defines the yard without closing it off. We work across Athens — Lake Athens, Oakwood, Southwood and the surrounding area.
SCOPE
What this service covers.
Only the work we actually do — no padded list. If you are not sure whether your job fits, send a photo and we will tell you straight.
Classic wood picket
Pointed, dog-ear or flat-top pickets in cedar or pine, painted, stained or natural.
Vinyl picket
White or tan vinyl for a fence that never needs paint.
Garden and porch runs
Short runs around beds, porches and walkways, not just whole yards.
Arbor and walk gates
A matched walk gate, with an arbor over it if you want one.
BASED IN CORSICANA, TEXAS — 32.0954° N, 96.4689° W
Why people call about this.
The front yard feels open
A picket fence gives it an edge without blocking the house.
Small dog, small kids
Three to four feet is enough to keep them in the yard.
The old picket fence is wavy
Uneven tops and leaning sections usually trace back to posts.
ATHENS, TX
Picket Fence in Athens: what’s different here.
Athens is the Henderson County seat, a town of about 12,900 people (2020 census) at the crossing of US-175, SH-31 and SH-19, roughly 60 miles southeast of Dallas. It calls itself the Black-Eyed Pea Capital of the World, is home to Trinity Valley Community College, and has the 1,800-acre Lake Athens on its east side, with Cedar Creek Lake to the northwest. The City of Athens requires a permit for any new or replacement fence (8-foot maximum, smooth side out along a right-of-way, and drive gates in side or rear fences need an approved drive approach and curb cut), and on Lake Athens the Athens Municipal Water Authority separately permits structures built on its shoreline property.
Fence in Athens
An Athens fence needs a city permit even for a replacement, has to go smooth side out where it faces a street and stay at 8 feet or under, and on wooded lots the run has to be cleared around pines and hardwood roots, with posts set through the sandy topsoil into the firmer clay below.
The ground
Athens sits where East Texas begins: sandy loam over dense clay subsoil, with deeper sands toward the east of the county and pines and hardwoods along the fence lines, so posts dig easily at the top but need concrete deep enough to bear on firm ground below the sand.
Homes and lots
Older bungalows and cottages near downtown, 1960s–1990s ranch houses in established subdivisions such as Southwood, lake homes on Lake Athens including the gated Oakwood community, and wooded acreage out on the county roads.
Neighborhoods we work in
- Lake Athens
- Oakwood
- Southwood
- Downtown & the courthouse square
- Trinity Valley Community College area
- US-175 corridor
- SH-19 acreage
- SH-31 toward Malakoff & Cedar Creek Lake
RELATED WORK
Often goes with this.
QUESTIONS
Picket Fence — things people ask.
CORSICANA, TEXAS — 32.0954° N, 96.4689° W
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Send a few photos and the address. Cesar will come look at it and give you a straight number — free.