Post and rail fencing price's

I made th
And thats Inc vat on materials its pretty tricky around here I guess its just getting your foot in the door. The least ive put it up for was 70p m labour when I was starting out we were taken advantage of by my mates family not quite that spec mind and id certainly nit be doing that again
I made the same mistake when I first started out. Charged £2-50m erecting only. The ground was the hardest I've ever worked on. Holes dug by hand & back filled. Never again as it didn't even come close to minimum wage by the time I finished it.
I hoped I was getting more wrk off it but never happened so big mistake. Now I would want somewhere around £4-00/£5-00m to erect & £11-00/£14-50 m supply & erect depending on ground conditions etc.
the area you live plays a big part in the price as I've known of crazy prices yet it's those poeple that seem to get all the work. I can guarantee my standard of wrk is as good if not better than most but Poeple still pay more than needed in my opinion.
What part of the country are you based ?
 

Mf6260

Member
I made th

I made the same mistake when I first started out. Charged £2-50m erecting only. The ground was the hardest I've ever worked on. Holes dug by hand & back filled. Never again as it didn't even come close to minimum wage by the time I finished it.
I hoped I was getting more wrk off it but never happened so big mistake. Now I would want somewhere around £4-00/£5-00m to erect & £11-00/£14-50 m supply & erect depending on ground conditions etc.
the area you live plays a big part in the price as I've known of crazy prices yet it's those poeple that seem to get all the work. I can guarantee my standard of wrk is as good if not better than most but Poeple still pay more than needed in my opinion.
What part of the country are you based ?
2.50 a metre is very cheap for post n rail. I charge £ 2 a metre for sheep fencing bit more on a small job around £4-5 post n rail knocked with tractor and a bit more if iys dug in. Im in Derbyshire where r u?
 
I'm based in Oxfordshire.
I only started trading as a business a year ago but things have been doing well so far. I still had a habit of under pricing work hoping to get the wrk but I've realised this is pointless as it's not worth working your arse off for peanuts. I'm in the process of buying in machinery in order to make the business efficient & profitable however this is going to take time while I develop the business to where I want it. The job I mentioned at £2-50m was every hole dug by hand & back filled & rammed. It was the hardest digging I've ever come across. It was too hard & Stoney to use a post driver or auger.
I assume the council require the wire buried in the ground 4/6". I've done wrk in the past for north Oxfordshire council. They were very fussy about the spec to the point of checking random areas of the fence whereas when doing wrk for Hertfordshire council they weren't so worried about the spec & all I did was follow the spec of the fencing they required. No checks were made.
Hope you get the contract at a fair price.
Stu
 

SFI - What % were you taking out of production?

  • 0 %

    Votes: 118 38.4%
  • Up to 25%

    Votes: 118 38.4%
  • 25-50%

    Votes: 42 13.7%
  • 50-75%

    Votes: 6 2.0%
  • 75-100%

    Votes: 5 1.6%
  • 100% I’ve had enough of farming!

    Votes: 18 5.9%

Expanded and improved Sustainable Farming Incentive offer for farmers published

  • 232
  • 1
Expanded Sustainable Farming Incentive offer from July will give the sector a clear path forward and boost farm business resilience.

From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and The Rt Hon Sir Mark Spencer MP Published21 May 2024

s300_Farmland_with_farmFarmland_with_farmhouse_and_grazing_cattle_in_the_UK_Farm_scene__diversification__grazing__rural__beef_GettyImages-165174232.jpg

Full details of the expanded and improved Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) offer available to farmers from July have been published by the...
Top