Local Fence Contractor in Texarkana TX - Security, Privacy, and Residential Fencing

Texarkana sits in East Texas where the climate is hot and humid and rainfall is heavy. The city receives close to 50 inches of rain per year, and the soil in Bowie County holds a lot of clay. That clay swells when saturated and contracts during the dry summer months, and that cycle of expansion and contraction puts constant stress on fence posts. A post set at minimum depth in Texarkana clay will work itself loose in a few years - the same issue that causes concrete driveways and sidewalks to heave and crack in the older neighborhoods around town. We account for this on every installation by digging deeper and using more concrete than the spec minimum.

The age of Texarkana's housing stock adds another dimension. A large share of homes in the city were built between the 1940s and 1970s, and many of those properties have older fences - or no fence at all - with post holes that were dug to standards that made sense decades ago but are due for replacement. The mature trees in older Texarkana neighborhoods also create root intrusion issues in post holes, which complicates installation if you do not know where to look. Contractors who work this area regularly will know how to read the soil before they dig.

Texarkana, TX has a population of roughly 37,000 to 38,000 on the Texas side, with the broader metro area spanning into Arkansas and totaling around 150,000 people. The city sits at the far northeastern corner of Texas, directly on the Texas-Arkansas border - a distinction that makes it one of the few cities in the United States where one street, State Line Avenue, serves as both a city thoroughfare and a state line. The Texas and Arkansas sides each have their own city governments, and the Texarkana Post Office and Federal Building, which sits directly on the state line, is one of the most recognizable local landmarks. The housing stock in Texarkana is predominantly single-family detached homes, with a large share built between the 1940s and 1970s - brick ranch homes and post-war bungalows are the most common styles in established neighborhoods.

The economy in Texarkana is anchored by healthcare, retail, manufacturing, and the Red River Army Depot located about 18 miles west of the city. This stable employment base supports a community of long-term homeowners who invest in maintaining their properties. Neighboring Marshall to the south along US-59 and Longview further south are part of the same East Texas corridor we serve regularly.