1,000 ft Black Vinyl Chain Link Fence at a Dallas School

This is a commercial chain link fence we installed at a school in Dallas, Texas. We put in over 1,000 feet of new 6 ft commercial-grade black vinyl chain link with a top rail. The project took us less than a week from start to finish, coordinating with the general contractor and the school authorities to get it done on time and in compliance with school standards.

The job: a school site with a schedule

A school job is not a backyard job. There’s a general contractor running the site, other trades working around you, and a school that needs the fence done on its timeline. The fence has to meet the school’s standards, and it has to happen when the schedule says, not when it’s convenient.

That’s why coordination was as big a part of this project as the fence itself. We worked with the general contractor on access and timing, and with the school authorities on what the fence had to be. Then we put a crew on it and moved.

What we built

• Commercial-grade chain link. Heavier than residential chain link, built for a site that sees kids, maintenance crews and equipment every day.
• Black vinyl coating. Black vinyl-coated chain link looks finished instead of industrial. It disappears against the grass and the athletic fields, which is why schools and parks choose it.
• 6 ft height with top rail. A 6 ft fence keeps the grounds controlled, and the top rail ties every post together for a straight, rigid line that holds up to people leaning on it.
• Posts set in concrete. You can see the crew setting posts in concrete along the new sidewalk in the process photos. On a commercial run, the posts are what keep 1,000 feet of fence straight.

How it went in

Over 1,000 feet in less than a week means planning the run before day one, getting material on site, and keeping the crew moving section by section. The photos show the stages: our crew on site alongside the general contractor’s equipment, posts going into concrete next to the freshly poured sidewalk, a check of the mesh on site, and the finished fence along the athletic field.

The result

A clean black chain link perimeter, delivered on schedule and to the school’s standards. If you’re a contractor, school or property manager planning a perimeter, see our commercial fencing page. For the product itself, our chain link fence installation page covers galvanized vs. black vinyl, heights and gates. And if your project needs more than a fence line, ask us about security fencing.