Free written scope consultation - allowances, timeline, and change-order rules on paper before a single trade is scheduled
CGI Fence Installation: The Dallas Owner’s Guide
CGI fence installation in Dallas typically runs $3,500 to $9,000 for a full perimeter job, depending on linear footage, gate count, and whether we’re pulling old posts or setting new ones. If you already have CGI panels and a section has failed, you’re usually looking at a partial replacement: $40 to $70 per linear foot installed, including new posts and hardware where needed. Most Dallas homeowners discover the problem the same way: a windstorm rolls through, a post leans, or a gate starts dragging and won’t latch. You notice it because the panel that was straight yesterday now has a bow in it, or the bottom rail has pulled free from the post. That’s the moment to get eyes on it before the next storm turns a $900 repair into a $3,500 replacement.
We’re Bradford Remodeling Co Dallas, and we install and repair CGI-compatible fencing across the Dallas market. We’re an independent contractor, not affiliated with CGI. What we do is match the right panel and post to your existing setup, price it in writing before we start, and stand behind the work for a full year under our 365-Day Done Right Promise.
Which CGI Models This Applies To
CGI fencing in Dallas is almost always one of two product lines: the commercial-grade CGI panels with heavier gauge steel, or the lighter residential series that homeowners use for pool enclosures and side yards. The difference matters because the post sizes are not interchangeable. Commercial panels require 2½-inch schedule 40 posts, while residential panels often sit on 2-inch posts. If you try to hang a commercial panel on a residential post, the post deflects and the gate will never close square.
The fastest way to identify what you have is to check the tag on the panel end or look for a stamped code on the bottom rail. If the tag is gone, measure the panel height and the post outside diameter. CGI panels in our market run 4, 5, or 6 feet tall, with 6-foot being the most common for rear-yard privacy. Aftermarket equivalents exist for most CGI profiles, and we’ll quote you both options: OEM when the match has to be exact for a repair mid-run, and a quality equivalent when you’re replacing a full section and the savings are real. We also stock compatible hardware for KraftMaid, Cambria, and Silestone adjacent outdoor work, but for fencing, CGI and its aftermarket equivalents are the ones we keep on hand.
Styles & brands we work with
Signs Your CGI Fence Installation Is Failing
- Leaning or tilting posts. In Dallas clay soil, posts loosen when water pools around the base after heavy rain, and then a wind load pushes them over. The post itself isn’t usually bent; the footing has failed or the post has rusted at ground level. This is the most common failure we see, and it usually takes the panel with it.
- Gate that drags or won’t latch. The hinge side has sagged because the post moved, or the gate frame has twisted. You can shim the hinge for a week, but the underlying post movement doesn’t fix itself. If you have to lift the gate to close it, the frame has pulled out of square.
- Bottom rail separating from the post. This is a fastener failure or rust-through at the rail end. On older CGI installs in Dallas, the original screws were often zinc-plated rather than stainless, and they corrode in our humidity. The rail lets go and the panel starts to rack.
- Rust bleeding at welded joints. CGI panels are galvanized, but the welds are the first place the coating fails. Once rust starts at a weld, it spreads under the coating and you’ll see brown staining running down the panel face. On a residential panel, that’s a patch job; on a structural rail, it’s a replacement.
- Panel bowing between posts. A straight panel that now has a visible belly means the top rail has lost tension or the panel was undersized for the span. Dallas wind loads will find that weakness fast, and a bowed panel puts extra strain on both adjacent posts.
See the difference
Before
After
Before
After
Before
AfterReplacement Cost & What’s Included
For a partial CGI fence installation in Dallas, figure $40 to $70 per linear foot installed. That includes demolition and haul-off of the failed section, new posts set in concrete, new panels matched to your existing profile, and all stainless hardware. Gate replacement runs $600 to $1,800 depending on width and whether we’re reusing the existing frame or replacing it. A full perimeter installation on a typical Dallas lot runs $3,500 to $9,000.
What drives the range: panel height, total linear footage, gate count, access to the fence line, and whether the old posts come out clean or have to be dug and chipped. Every quote from Bradford Remodeling Co Dallas is a written, line-item price before work begins. No numbers move at the door. If the old concrete footings are oversized or we hit rock that requires different equipment, we tell you before we start and the price is in writing before a single post is pulled. All of it is covered by the 365-Day Done Right Promise: if the work fails within the first year, we come back and correct it at no charge.
DIY or Call Us?
You can safely check a few things yourself: whether a post wiggles by hand, whether the gate hinges show rust, and whether the bottom rail screws are loose. What you should not do is dig out and reset a post on a fence line that carries gate load, or try to re-square a twisted gate frame with a come-along. CGI panels are heavy, and when a post fails, the panel can drop suddenly. A 6-foot panel falling on its edge will break a foot or worse.
The honest split is this: if the failure is a loose screw or a surface rust patch, that’s a weekend fix. If the post has moved, the rail has separated, or the gate won’t square, that’s a job where the fix involves concrete, a level, and knowing what “plumb” means on a fence line. Call us at (903) 326-8963. We’ll send a background-checked technician in a uniform, not a subcontractor you’ve never met. Curtis Lane has been running crews in Dallas long enough to know that the only surprise a fence job should have is how smooth it went.
FAQs
A properly installed CGI fence in Dallas should last 20 to 30 years, with the posts being the first component to fail, usually at the soil line where moisture and oxygen meet the galvanized coating. Gates typically need hardware or alignment attention every 5 to 8 years. Call (903) 326-8963 and we’ll tell you what your existing fence has left in it.
Yes, if the panel itself is sound. We can reset a post, replace a bottom rail, or re-square a gate without pulling the entire section. If the panel has rust through the structural rail or the welds are failing in multiple spots, replacement is cheaper than repeated patching. Call (903) 326-8963 for an exact read on your fence.
A partial replacement, meaning one failed section and a new post or two, is usually a one-day job. A full perimeter installation runs two to four days depending on footage and gate count. We’ll give you a written schedule with the written price, and we don’t leave until the site is clean and the fence is squared away.
We keep common 4-foot and 6-foot residential CGI panels, posts, and stainless hardware on the truck for most Dallas jobs. If your panel is a commercial profile or an older series, we’ll source the exact match, which usually adds a day or two. Call (903) 326-8963 with your measurements and we’ll tell you what’s in stock.
Straight number, real scope, no surprises on delivery day. Call Bradford Remodeling Co Dallas at (903) 326-8963 for a free CGI fence installation estimate, and we’ll put the price in writing before any work starts.
Written by Curtis Lane, Owner, Bradford Remodeling Co Dallas at Bradford Remodeling Co Dallas, serving Dallas and nearby areas.
