# A fence company for Allen and nearby Collin County

> Fence service areas around Allen, TX: Murphy and Fairview pages, plus Wylie, McKinney, Plano and Lucas, each planned against its own city fence rules.

URL: https://garthallenfencebuilders.com/service-areas/

## Area pages

| Area | Fence rule that changes the plan |
| --- | --- |
| [Allen](https://garthallenfencebuilders.com/) | Permit required, $75; metal posts on all fencing; posts at least 18 in deep in concrete; up to 8 ft in back and side yards |
| [Fairview](https://garthallenfencebuilders.com/service-areas/fairview-tx/) | Fairview charges a $25 plan review fee plus a $25 permit fee, needs a plat with the application and requires fence contractors to register with the Town. |
| [Murphy](https://garthallenfencebuilders.com/service-areas/murphy-tx/) | Murphy sets post depth by fence height and requires a repair permit once 15 feet or 5 posts are replaced. |

1. 1. Allen
2. 2. Fairview
3. 3. Murphy

Schematic, not to scale: close-together neighborhoods are spread out so each number reads.

## Nearby cities without their own page

[Garth Allen Fence Builders](https://garthallenfencebuilders.com/) plans fences across Allen and nearby Collin County cities. The cities below are close to Allen and share much of its ground, but their fence ordinances could not be read at the source, so their rules are confirmed per address before a fence is designed. The posts, footings and materials follow the same reasoning laid out on the [wood fence](https://garthallenfencebuilders.com/wood-fence-installation/), [iron fence](https://garthallenfencebuilders.com/iron-fence-installation/) and [gate](https://garthallenfencebuilders.com/gate-installation/) pages.

### Wylie

Wylie, southeast of Allen across Lake Lavon's western arm, lists fences among the projects that need a city permit. Height limits, repair thresholds and fees are confirmed with the city for each address. Much of Wylie sits on the same expansive Blackland clay as Allen, so the footing advice in the [clay soil guide](https://garthallenfencebuilders.com/guide/fence-posts-in-clay-soil/) applies.

### McKinney

McKinney, Allen's northern neighbor, writes its own fence ordinance, with separate rules in its historic district. Those rules are confirmed per address. Where a subdivision has an HOA, the [HOA approval post](https://garthallenfencebuilders.com/blog/hoa-approval-before-fence-permit/) covers why that review comes before the city permit.

### Plano

Plano borders Allen to the south and has its own permit rules for new fences and larger repairs. They are confirmed per address. Older Plano neighborhoods often still have wood-post fences reaching the end of their life; the [repair or replace guide](https://garthallenfencebuilders.com/guide/repair-or-replace-fence/) helps decide what to do with one.

### Lucas

Lucas, east of Allen, is a city of larger lots where long runs and wide drive gates shape a project more than material does. Federal soil data for Lucas returns Heiden clay, another very high shrink-swell clay, rather than the Houston Black clay under most of Allen. Lucas fence rules are confirmed per address.

Wherever the property is, the [Allen permit rules guide](https://garthallenfencebuilders.com/guide/allen-fence-permit-rules/) sets out the baseline the other cities are compared against, and the [fence cost guide](https://garthallenfencebuilders.com/guide/how-much-does-a-fence-cost-in-allen/) covers typical DFW-area prices.