Murfreesboro, Tennessee · Rutherford County
Some fences are there to mark a line, not to hide anything. A split rail fence along a road frontage or a white picket fence around a front garden tells people where your yard starts. It keeps cars off the grass and frames the house, and you can still see over it.
Rails slot into mortised posts with no nails, so a broken rail can be swapped without tearing the fence apart. HomeGuide's national installed prices are $15 to $20 per linear foot for two rails, $20 to $25 for three and $25 to $30 for four.
Wood choice matters more than it looks. HomeGuide puts cedar split rail at $25 to $35 per linear foot installed, with a 20- to 25-year life. Pine costs $15 to $25 but lasts 10 to 15 years. Black locust runs $20 to $40 and lasts 20 to 25 years. Vinyl split rail costs $15 to $30 and never rots.
Welded wire stapled to the inside of the rails turns a split rail fence into a pet fence while keeping the open look. HomeGuide prices it at $35 to $40 per linear foot. For other ways to keep a dog in, see dog fence options.
A 3- to 5-foot picket fence suits cottage-style homes and older neighborhoods near downtown. HomeGuide lists wood picket fence at $20 to $40 per linear foot installed. We can space pickets for looks, or close them up so a small dog can't squeeze through.
White vinyl picket keeps its look without repainting. HomeGuide's range is $30 to $45 per linear foot installed. Our vinyl fence page covers taller vinyl privacy styles.
In unincorporated Rutherford County, any fence inside the required front setback has to be transparent construction, and the County's own examples are split rail, picket and chain link. That's why these styles show up close to the road while solid privacy fences stay behind the house. The same ordinance prohibits fences that block drivers' sight lines at streets, alleys and driveways, so we keep corners near a driveway low and open. Inside city limits, a new front-yard fence still needs a City building permit, and in the East Main Street Historic Zone it needs Historic Zoning Commission approval first.
Split rail is also a quick way to fence road frontage on a few acres. HomeGuide estimates $8,300 to $11,500 per acre. Tennessee law even counts a 4-foot post-and-rail fence as a "sufficient" fence for livestock (T.C.A. § 44-8-102). For horses, though, we'd usually steer you to four-board horse fence, which is taller, stronger and easier for a horse to see.
Tell us where the fence goes, how long it is and the look you want. We'll walk it with you and send a line-item quote. Call (629) 334-2020 anytime or use the quote form.
Rather talk it through? Call (629) 334-2020 anytime.
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