Winston Materials is based in Dripping Springs, so the Hill Country is home ground. We source steel pipe, tube, sheet, aluminum and stainless for ranch builders, gate and fence crews, sign and metal art shops, and fabricators working between Kerrville and Marble Falls, and we deliver it cut to size. We run as a distributor rather than a yard, so material comes to you by delivery, not pickup.
Delivery coverage in the Hill Country
Coverage runs along the roads the Hill Country actually uses: US-290 west from Dripping Springs through Johnson City to Fredericksburg, I-10 to Kerrville, RR 12 south to Wimberley, US-281 north to Marble Falls, and I-35 at New Braunfels. Ranches down caliche roads count too. Tell us the gate, the road and whether a truck can turn around.
Delivery depends on the size and weight of the order. A 20-foot pipe bundle for a fence line and a few sheets for a sign aren't the same trip, and we spell out delivery on the quote before you commit.
Hill Country work we supply
Ag and ranch equipment work is the backbone: pipe fence, corrals, cattle guards, deer blinds, feeders and entry gates. Hill Country ranch entrances, with a pipe or tube frame, a cut-steel brand sign and a stone column on each side, keep a lot of fabrication and welding shops busy.
Wineries along US-290 near Fredericksburg and Johnson City bring stainless work: platforms, catwalks, racks and repairs around 304 tanks, where food-contact surfaces are usually stainless. Sign makers and metal artists turn plate and sheet into ranch signs, logos, silhouettes and wall art, often in raw steel left to rust on purpose.
Popular materials in the Hill Country
Steel pipe is the Hill Country staple for fence posts, top rail and corrals, and square and rectangular tube builds cleaner-looking gates and panels. For entry gates hung across a long span, heavier wall tube keeps the gate from sagging.
Hot rolled, cold rolled and galvanized sheet goes into ranch signs, feeder bodies and cutout art: hot rolled for a rusted or painted finish, galvanized for sheet that sits outside bare. Aluminum sheet in 5052 is the pick for lightweight signs that won't rust at all.