Stephenville is the Erath County seat, where US-377, US-281, and US-67 meet. It's home to Tarleton State and a lot of dairies, cattle places, and horse operations. Around town and across the county, we build pipe fence and gates, put up shops and barns, cut pads, and dig stock tanks.
Building around Stephenville
Erath County has long been one of the big dairy counties in Texas, and you can see it around Stephenville: dairies, hay meadows, and cattle on rolling pasture. Fence on working places like these takes a beating. Gates open all day, lines get leaned on, cattle rub the corners, and a sag that's just cosmetic somewhere else becomes a gap here.
The North Bosque River runs through Stephenville, and the creeks feeding it break the land into easy hills and bottoms. Uplands are sandy. Ground near the water gets heavier. We match post depth and bracing to the soil, and on a long line that can change more than once. After a wet spring the river bottoms can stay soft a while, so we time the heavy work around that instead of rutting up a hay meadow.
What we build depends on the place. Out front and around the headquarters, owners want pipe. On the long pasture lines, pipe top rail over wire holds cattle and covers more ground. Gates go in wide enough for a hay truck or a gooseneck, because sooner or later one's coming through.
Plenty of folks on smaller tracts around town want room for horses, a shop, or a barndominium shell. On those, we lay out the whole place first so the fence, drive, and pad work together. Every foot counts on a small tract, and where the barn goes changes how much fence you need.
What we build in Stephenville
- Pipe fence
Around barns and along the road on Erath County places, pipe fence handles the daily wear that wire won't.
- Pipe top rail over wire
For long dairy and cattle lines, pipe top rail over wire holds stock and keeps cost per foot down.
- Ranch gates & openers
Feed and hay trucks are in and out of places around Stephenville all the time, so we size and brace ranch gates for heavy daily use.
- Shops, barns & covers
A hay barn on a working place has to be easy to reach by truck. We prep the pad and set the barn where a truck can get to it.
- Ponds & stock tanks
On a cattle place near Stephenville, a stock tank goes where the draws carry runoff, once we've checked the soil.
Also done here: High fence & game fence · Water gaps · Fence repair & rebuilds · Metal buildings · Barndominium shells · Dirt work & pads
Permits and rules
We haven't confirmed Stephenville's fence and building rules for this page. Inside city limits, check with the City of Stephenville. Outside, check with Erath County. We'll build to what they require.
Stephenville questions
Do you build hay barns around Stephenville?
Can you fence a cattle place with pipe top rail?
Yes. Pipe top rail over wire is a single welded pipe rail on pipe posts, with wire underneath. It's a good fit for long cattle lines.
Is a small job near Stephenville worth the trip?
Usually, yes. Tell us what you need. We may pair it with other work nearby so the day's worth it.