Wrought Iron Fences in Boerne, TX for Front Yards, Pools and Estates

Why Choose Wrought Iron?

Iron marks your property line without hiding the view. On a Hill Country estate or a front yard that faces the street, that's usually the whole reason people choose it.

Most new fences in this style are actually ornamental steel, with pickets and rails welded into panels. Steel is lighter than old solid iron, easier to finish and easier to repair, which is why it's become the usual choice. We build and repair both, so if you have older solid iron, we can work on that too.

Front Yards, Estates and Pools

Front yards and estates

A run of iron along the road looks finished and keeps the house in view from the street. A lot of people put iron across the front, where it shows, and a wood privacy fence around the back yard, where they want privacy. Our guide on wrought iron vs wood compares cost, upkeep and looks side by side.

Pool enclosures

Iron makes a good pool fence because you can see the water through it. Pool fences have their own rules for height, the gaps between pickets, and how the gate closes and latches. We check what applies to your property, from the city and your HOA, before we dig, and we fit the gates with self-closing, self-latching hardware.

Picking a Style

Most iron fences come down to four choices.

• Height. A 3 ft fence works as a front-yard border. Estates and pool areas usually go 4 to 6 ft.
• Pickets and top. A flat top looks clean and modern. Spear tops are the traditional look.
• Finish. Powder coat or paint, and most people pick black.
• Gates. Walk gates to match the fence, and a heavier drive gate for the main entry.

Of those, the finish matters most, because it's what keeps the steel from rusting. A factory powder coat holds up to chips better than paint, and black is easy to touch up.

If you'd like an opener on the drive gate, our driveway and automatic gates page covers openers, keypads and pricing.

Keeping Iron Looking Good

Rust is the thing to watch for on iron. It almost always starts where the finish has chipped or worn, and that's usually at the welds. A small rust spot is an easy fix if you catch it early: wire-brush it, put on a rust-inhibiting primer and repaint. If it's left for years, it can work its way into the joint.

A look along the fence now and then, and touching up chips when you see them, goes a long way.

We also repair cracked welds, straighten or replace bent pickets, and repaint older iron. If a section was hit by a car or a falling limb, our fence repair page has more on that.

Iron on a Budget

Iron costs more than most fence types. If you like the open look but want to spend less, two other fences keep the view open for less money. Pipe fence works well on acreage, and black vinyl-coated chain link blends in along wooded edges and side yards.

On a big property, a lot of owners put iron across the front, where it shows the most, and run pipe fence or black chain link down the sides.

Iron in Hill Country Rock and Sun

Iron posts need solid footing just like wood ones. On Boerne's stony uplands we core-drill into the limestone and set the posts in concrete, so the panels stay level and the gates keep swinging true. On sloped lots we step the panels down the grade so each section sits level.

Iron doesn't rot, but it does rust where the finish breaks down, and that almost always starts at the welds. A good powder-coat or paint finish, plus touch-ups when chips show up, is what keeps an iron fence looking right.