Fencing Contractor costs

[cotswoldcs]

I'm looking for a quick idea of how much a fencing contractor would charge to erect a stock fence. Fence is a straight fence with a gate in the middle 200m of stock fence (HT-8-80-22) & two strands of high tensile wire (3.15mm plain HT wire). We do all our own fencing but have been asked to provide a quote for land owner. I know the costs of materials which out of interest using Tornado netting and creosoted posts comes in at £3.01/metre (+VAT).

 

[S J H]

I'm looking for a quick idea of how much a fencing contractor would charge to erect a stock fence. Fence is a straight fence with a gate in the middle 200m of stock fence (HT-8-80-22) & two strands of high tensile wire (3.15mm plain HT wire). We do all our own fencing but have been asked to provide a quote for land owner. I know the costs of materials which out of interest using Tornado netting and creosoted posts comes in at £3.01/metre (+VAT).

It would be cheaper and a better fence if the gate was at the end, I'd say around 2.50-3.00 per metre to install. Plus the gate.

 

[Tim G]

Generally I found that materials were half the total cost.

 

[cotswoldcs]

Indeed it would but that's where the gate is and the land owner doesn't want it moved.

Is 4.5m spacing for posts OK for HT wire next to a hedge?

 

[ARW]

£2.50 a metre minimum, £80-£150 to install gate depends if it’s stoney ground.
Every job we do seems to be described as a straight run, but it never is.

 

[tepapa]

Is 4.5m spacing for posts OK for HT wire next to a hedge?

What size posts are they?

 

[S J H]

£2.50 a metre minimum, £80-£150 to install gate depends if it’s stoney ground.
Every job we do seems to be described as a straight run, but it never is.

Yes it is straight, a slight curve, but pretty straight.

 

[S J H]

Indeed it would but that's where the gate is and the land owner doesn't want it moved.

Is 4.5m spacing for posts OK for HT wire next to a hedge?

If it's in a hedge it won't be so bad, 4-5" will be fine at 4.5m

 

[cotswoldcs]

What size posts are they?

Creosoted 1.65m 3-4"

 

[tepapa]

Creosoted 1.65m 3-4"

I'd go a bit closer then 4.5m then. Be ok with 4-5" posts but with 3-4's I'd be looking at about 3m or 3.5m

 

[Willie adie]

Note to self, Must increase the cost of hanging gate

 

[cotswoldcs]

Hanging gates always takes longer than you think and requires more skill and knowledge than most people would think.

 

[lloyd]

Can vary quite a bit around here but generally £2metre plus materials.

 

[ARW]

Note to self, Must increase the cost of hanging gate

I have a customer that always argues at my price for hanging a gate, I said £80 a gateway as it can take between half an hour and 2 hours + it just depends.
They didn’t agree but we were working by the hour and I hung a set of double gates in there yard on my own in about 20 minutes, they were amazed I would want £80 for 20 mins work! But all had to do was knock in 2 gates posts, set crooks, hang, adjust, done.
That’s the easy part the time is when it’s in a fence line, you have 2 more strainers and pulls, 2 more times you set a strut and tie the net off then rails from the fence to the gate.
That’s without hitting rock, stone, pipes, the list goes on.
The customer however couldn’t see this

 

[Willie adie]

Ive a set of strainrite gudgeon guides that has helped hanging gates for a lone worker

 

[HarryB97]

Roughly a minimum of £3 a metre around here for installing stock fencing

 

[Tim G]

Yes it is straight, a slight curve, but pretty straight.

...... and six corners.....

 

[Martyn]

been quoted £5.60m for stock fencing with crash barreir strainers and red wood stakes, same contractor did fencing here 12 years ago still looks good as day errected. will be 3000-5000m in total