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Boral Fence Installation: The Dallas Owner’s Guide
Boral fence installation in Dallas typically runs $3,500 to $9,000 for a full replacement using Boral-compatible materials, and most sections can be swapped same day once we confirm the model. Most homeowners discover a problem the hard way: a section sags after a spring storm, a post leans after the clay soil shifts, or a panel cracks along the bottom edge where sprinkler water has been soaking it for years. You came here because a part of your Boral fence is failing, and you need to know whether it can be saved or whether the whole run needs to come out. We’ll walk you through it.
Which Boral Models This Applies To
Boral manufactures fencing under a few names worth knowing, depending on when your fence went in. The most common lines in Dallas neighborhoods are Boral’s Timberline and Select series, both engineered wood composites that mimic cedar grain but hold up better against moisture and insects. You can identify what you have by checking the bottom edge of a picket or the inside face of a post: Boral stamps their products with a small code that includes the series number and often the date of manufacture. That code matters more than most people think. A Timberline picket will not seat correctly in a Select rail, because the routing channels differ by about an eighth of an inch, and forcing it will split the rail. We stock both series in the most common Dallas spec: 6-foot privacy height, 5/8-inch picket thickness, in both standard and wrought-iron insert styles. For older fences we sometimes have to order the exact match from Boral’s distribution center, which takes three to five business days.
OEM versus aftermarket is a real decision with Boral. Generic composite pickets from big-box stores are cheaper, but they are also thinner and do not carry the same 20-year finish warranty. We install OEM Boral parts whenever the fence is less than ten years old, because the color match is exact and the warranty remains valid. For fences past fifteen years, a quality aftermarket equivalent can make sense, especially if you plan to sell the home within a few years.
Styles & brands we work with
Signs Your Boral Fence Installation Is Failing
Before you call, take a slow walk along the fence line. Here’s what we see most often in Dallas, and what each one means:
- Sagging sections between posts. This usually means the bottom rail has lost its grip on the post bracket, or the rail itself has swelled and popped out of the routed channel. We see this most after heavy rain, when the crown of a Texas thunderstorm softens the soil around the post and the whole section settles.
- Leaning posts. Clay soil in Dallas expands and contracts like a lung. A post set without enough concrete, or with concrete poured too shallow, will slowly lean out of plane. This is a post replacement, not a section repair, because straightening a Boral post that has warped is a temporary fix at best.
- Pickets cracking along the bottom edge. Boral pickets are dense, but repeated contact with sprinkler overspray will eventually delaminate the bottom few inches. If more than a third of the pickets in a run show this, replacing individual pickets becomes a game of whack-a-mole. A new section is the honest answer.
- White chalky residue on the surface. This is efflorescence, and it means water is wicking through the material. It is cosmetic, not structural, but it tells you the finish has been compromised. A light pressure wash and reseal will buy you a few seasons, not a decade.
- Rails that wiggle when you push on them. Loose rails are the early warning sign that the brackets have corroded or the rail ends have worn down inside the post channels. Catch this early and it’s a bracket swap. Ignore it and the section drops.
Replacement Cost & What’s Included
Here’s the honest math for Boral fence installation in Dallas. A single section, including one post, two rails, and pickets, generally runs $180 to $340 installed depending on whether it’s a standard 6-foot section or a custom cut where a gate breaks the line. A full residential run with two gates, typical corner post, and Boral Select materials lands between $3,500 and $9,000. What drives the range? Total linear footage, whether we can reuse any existing posts, whether the old posts come out clean or need concrete breakout, and access. If a fence backs up to a retaining wall with a foot of clearance, that’s slower work and the price reflects it.
What’s included, every time:
- Removal and haul-away of the failed section or the full run
- New concrete footings set at 24 inches minimum, which is deeper than the Dallas-area norm and the reason our posts stay plumb
- All Boral OEM or matched aftermarket parts, itemized on your invoice
- A written price before any work starts, never a verbal estimate that changes at the end
- The 365-Day Done Right Promise: if the work is not right within a year of completion, we make it right at no cost to you
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AfterDIY or Call Us?
Picket replacement is a Saturday project if you have a matching picket and a drill with a square bit. Rails and posts are where DIY goes sideways. The routing channels on Boral rails are unforgiving, and if you knock a post out of plumb while setting the new one, every section attached to it will look like a slow-motion disaster. There is also a real safety concern with any fence removal near gas or electric lines: call 811 before you dig. It is free, it is fast, and it beats finding a gas line with a post-hole digger.
If the work is more than you want to take on, call us at (432) 302-8761. Isaac Pruett will walk the fence line with you, explain exactly what failed and why, and hand you a written price before we ever pick up a tool.
FAQs
A Boral fence in Dallas with proper installation and concrete footings will last 20 to 25 years. The material holds up well against rot and termites, but North Texas heat and clay soil movement test the posts harder than anything else, which is why we set footings deeper than the code minimum.
Call (432) 302-8761 for an exact quote, estimates are free.
Most fences we see in Dallas can be repaired one section at a time. If the posts are solid and the rails have not warped, we replace pickets and brackets and leave the rest alone. We only recommend full replacement when the posts themselves have failed across most of the run.
Call (432) 302-8761 for an exact quote, estimates are free.
A single section swap takes a morning. A full backyard run with two gates generally takes two to three working days from tear-out to final walkthrough, depending on access and weather. You will know the schedule before we start, because it is in the written estimate.
Call (432) 302-8761 for an exact quote, estimates are free.
We stock common Boral Select and Timberline pickets, rails, brackets, and post caps on the truck, along with matching 6-foot privacy sections in the standard Dallas spec. Rare or discontinued colors are ordered from Boral’s distribution center and take three to five business days.
Call (432) 302-8761 for an exact quote, estimates are free.
Call for a Free Boral Fence Estimate in Dallas
You should know who is coming, what it costs, and what happens if something goes wrong, before we ever pick up a tool. A live person answers at (432) 302-8761, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. No voicemail loops, no call trees. Tell us what your fence is doing and we will send someone who knows Boral, not a salesperson with a binder.
Written by Isaac Pruett, Owner, Mason Remodeling Co Dallas at Mason Remodeling Co Dallas, serving Dallas and nearby areas.
