Wrought Iron Fence Repair in McKinney, TX
Historic ironwork and newer subdivisions.
McKinney has two kinds of iron fence, and they need different work
Around the historic district and the older streets near downtown, McKinney has genuine period ironwork — fences, gates and porch railings that went up when those houses were built. Out in the newer subdivisions it is production fencing installed in the last twenty years.
They fail differently and they need different handling. Old ironwork has decades of layered paint hiding sound metal underneath. Newer fencing has thin factory coating hiding rust that started at a weld seam. We work on both, but not in the same way.
Historic ironwork and newer subdivision fencing need different hands. Both are covered by our wrought iron fence repair service.
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What we see most in McKinney
What we look at depends on which McKinney you are in.
Period ironwork
Original fences, gates and porch railings on the older streets. Heavier stock and hand-worked detail that cannot be bought today, and is worth saving.
Layered old paint
Decades of coatings, often sprayed over material that was already lifting. It all has to come off before anything new goes on.
Historic district constraints
Conservation rules limit what you can change. Repairing the existing ironwork avoids most of that.
Production fencing
Newer subdivision runs where the factory coating has chipped and rust has started underneath.
Rust at the base
Pickets sitting against soil, mulch or turf rust from the ground up. It is the first place metal goes right through on either kind of fence.
Porch and step railings
Older McKinney homes carry iron railings as well as fencing. Same work, same finish, often the same visit.
See the difference
The same fence before and after — scraped back to sound metal, welded where needed, and finished by hand.
Why repair matters more on older McKinney properties
On a period home, the ironwork is part of the house. Replacing it with modern ornamental panel is a visible loss even when the work is done well, and on a historic street it shows immediately.
Repair keeps the original. Rust gets cut out and new metal welded in, old separated welds are rewelded, and the run is hand-finished so it reads as one fence rather than a patched one. On newer fencing the same process simply costs far less than replacing a run because the coating failed.
- Period ironwork kept rather than replaced, detail intact.
- Our welds are guaranteed.
- Every completed job includes one free touch-up within the first year.
- Fences, gates and porch railings handled in the same visit.
How we repair a wrought iron fence
Prep
The crew works the whole run first, scraping away every bit of flaking and failing paint back to sound metal. On older ironwork this is most of the job, and it is done by hand where the detail is fine.
Metal work
Where a section has rusted through or broken, we cut out the bad metal and weld in new to match. Old welds that have separated get rewelded.
Gates
Every gate works properly when we leave. Realigned, rehung, rewelded, latch rebuilt — whatever it takes.
Paint
Everything is painted by hand with oil-based Rust-Oleum containing a rust inhibitor. Brushing reaches into scrollwork and weld seams that a sprayer skips.
Walkthrough
Before the crew leaves, they walk the fence with you. If something is not right, it gets put right while they are still on site.
Get a free estimate in McKinney
Send a few photos of the fence, gate or railing. On older ironwork a close-up of the worst section tells us most of what we need.
Iron fence repair in McKinney — common questions
Can you repair original ironwork on a historic McKinney home?
Yes, and that is the work we would rather do. The original stays, rusted metal is cut out and new welded in, and the detail is kept.
My fence is in the historic district. Does that complicate it?
It usually makes repair the simpler route. Repairing what is already there avoids most of the questions that come with installing something new.
There is fifty years of paint on it. Is that a problem?
It is work rather than a problem. All the failing material comes off back to sound metal first. Paint over old lifting coatings and the new finish goes the same way.
Do you also repair porch and step railings?
Yes. Railings get the same preparation and the same hand-applied finish, usually on the same visit as the fence.
My fence is in a newer subdivision and already rusting. Why?
Production fencing has a thin factory coating. Once it chips or fails at a weld, rust starts underneath and spreads. Very common and very repairable.
Can you match old ornamental detail?
We weld new metal into the existing run rather than replacing sections wholesale, so the original design stays. Matching old ironwork with new product is expensive and rarely convincing.
How much does it cost?
A fraction of replacement. It depends on how much metal has to be cut out, how many posts are involved and the length of the run. Estimates are free.
Is the work guaranteed?
Our welds are guaranteed, and every completed job includes one free touch-up within the first year.