PIPE FENCE · ATHENS
Pipe & Ranch Rail Fence in Athens, TX
Welded pipe fence and wood rail fence for acreage, pastures and ranch perimeters. 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.
Welded pipe fence
Continuous pipe rails welded to set posts, two, three or four rail.
Wood rail ranch fence
Three and four rail wood fence where you want the traditional ranch look.
Pasture and perimeter runs
Long runs across acreage, including the corners and the braces that hold them.
Entrance to match
The ranch entrance and the fence line built together so they read as one.
BASED IN CORSICANA, TEXAS — 32.0954° N, 96.4689° W
Why people call about this.
You run livestock
Pipe takes the pressure wire and wood will not.
The wood fence keeps rotting
Ground line is where wood goes first. Pipe does not have that problem.
It is the front of the place
Pipe along the road is what most acreage around here is defined by.
ATHENS, TX
Pipe & Ranch Rail 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
WHAT DOES IT COST?
How Much Does Pipe Fence Cost in Texas? (2026) — Pipe & Ranch Rail Fence Pricing for Navarro County
Published cost surveys put installed pipe fence at about $13.50–$40 per linear foot, with Texas near the low end. Here is the perimeter math for 1, 5, 10 and 20 acres, what rails, wire, paint and gates add, and why ag valuation is not a fence subsidy.
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QUESTIONS
Pipe & Ranch Rail 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.