Current fencing costs

[upnortheast]

Just ordered some creosoted timber to do more CSS grant fencing.
Working on a reasonabley straight 400 m length needing 6 strainers
6 strainers £232.80
200 posts £980
8 props £58
4 rolls net £384
2 Rolls barb £70
Staples etc estimate £25
Total materials £1750 £4.40 / m
+ labour
Then post & rails for finishing the ends
Grant is £4.90 / m
Suppose it`s not too bad a deal getting materials paid for

 

[markpentre]

Whats the Hourly rate now for fencing or is it all by the meter?

 

[upnortheast]

Depends on the difficulty job but maybe £3.50 m

 

[Sheepykid]

Just ordered some creosoted timber to do more CSS grant fencing.
Working on a reasonabley straight 400 m length needing 6 strainers
6 strainers £232.80
200 posts £980
8 props £58
4 rolls net £384
2 Rolls barb £70
Staples etc estimate £25
Total materials £1750 £4.40 / m
+ labour
Then post & rails for finishing the ends
Grant is £4.90 / m
Suppose it`s not too bad a deal getting materials paid for

Where did you get your prices from? Is that 6ft posts? 3-4 inch.

 

[Ffermer Bach]

I have been told by one contractor £28/hr and by others anything from £2 to £4 per metre to erect, I wonder if clippex is the way to go?

 

[Sheepykid]

I have been told by one contractor £28/hr and by others anything from £2 to £4 per metre to erect, I wonder if clippex is the way to go?

Can you use clipex though on the grant schemes?

 

[spin cycle]

stockfence was cheap

 

[Ffermer Bach]

Can you use clipex though on the grant schemes?

on the McVeeParker website, they said you could

 

[upnortheast]

Where did you get your prices from? Is that 6ft posts? 3-4 inch.

The invoice


Laversdale at Carlisle

 

[spin cycle]

what you'd save on labour cost you'd spend on clipex cos it's better quality but dearer.....op's material costs are cheap

 

[farmerm]

on the McVeeParker website, they said you could

Looks like they have changed the rules to allow metal.... but for agreements starting next year.

 

[Grassman]

Just ordered some creosoted timber to do more CSS grant fencing.
Working on a reasonabley straight 400 m length needing 6 strainers
6 strainers £232.80
200 posts £980
8 props £58
4 rolls net £384
2 Rolls barb £70
Staples etc estimate £25
Total materials £1750 £4.40 / m
+ labour
Then post & rails for finishing the ends
Grant is £4.90 / m
Suppose it`s not too bad a deal getting materials paid for

£38 each for strainers? What size are they.?

 

[tepapa]

You could save 80p/m on intermediate posts going to 3m spacing rather than 2m

 

[Willie adie]

You could save 80p/m on intermediate posts going to 3m spacing rather than 2m

I concur 3 mtr is more than suitable

 

[Fendt516profi]

The grant terms may stipulate the post spacing

 

[upnortheast]

£38 each for strainers? What size are they.?

8 ft, 7" - 8"

 

[Goggles]

Your materials are a good price. As said earlier, lengthen your post spacing. Depending on mild or ht ( hopefully ht) and the fence purpose, you can stretch that to 3.5/4 metres. If you can save a bit on posts you could put an extra strand of barbed up, just above the stocknet to stop animals leaning on it.

 

[Ffermer Bach]

certainly I think I am going to use HT in the future to extend the fence post spacings, almost knocking £1.50 a metre off the materials cost, may have to up my game on strutting the king posts. I am guessing HT you join in the middle?

 

[Goggles]

yes, joining in the middle will work a treat. Presuming you have a set of boundary clamps. Then join the wire with a knot, crimp sleeves or gripples( I’m not a big fan, but they’re easy to use and you can retension if you need to).

 

[Ffermer Bach]

yes, joining in the middle will work a treat. Presuming you have a set of boundary clamps. Then join the wire with a knot, crimp sleeves or gripples( I’m not a big fan, but they’re easy to use and you can retension if you need to).

presently I use a single lever hoist to tension, guess I will need another one.