The Fencing Picture Thread

[Willie adie]

Ok I'll pluck the first figure from the air at £3/m but could easily be £4/m

I'd say that's not unreasonable up here you would struggle to get anyone for less than £3 per metre .
But you could have lots of turns, battling through hedge edge, maybe a section of rock requires spike every post, every termination needs stayed at strainer,
Insulators on every post, radiseurs on every wire, lead out cable put on , if you space posts out to maybe say 6 mtrs that could take price down,

 

[Tubbylew]

Wtf just labour no materials

What was you expecting? £1 per meter, nobody is gonna rock up with many tens of thousands worth of equipment and experience for nothing.

 

[tepapa]

Wtf just labour no materials

Ye.

With the very vague description you gave I'd say it was a good guess. There's a lot more work with electric fencing then people realise, insulators, tying off ends connecting between gates.

 

[jack6480]

What was you expecting? £1 per meter, nobody is gonna rock up with many tens of thousands worth of equipment and experience for nothing.

I was

 

[jack6480]

I was

What would your day rate be for two men 1 knocker doing this sort of work

 

[Tubbylew]

I don't work on day rate, so I don't know how accurate I'd be, but I would think it could be anywhere between £400 to £600, it depends on your area and what the labour supply is like and what the job is like. A pint is around £5 just to put thing into perspective.

 

[jack6480]

I don't work on day rate, so I don't know how accurate I'd be, but I would think it could be anywhere between £400 to £600, it depends on your area and what the labour supply is like and what the job is like. A pint is around £5 just to put thing into perspective.

£600 a day would be like saying £1 a meter

 

[Tubbylew]

£600 a day would be like saying £1 a meter

If your doing 600 meters a day maybe, and I'm certain some would be mighty enough acheive it, send them over to me and I'll find them some ground that'll slow them up.

 

[tepapa]

If your doing 600 meters a day maybe, and I'm certain some would be mighty enough acheive it, send them over to me and I'll find them some ground that'll slow them up.

Ye, 600m in a straight line maybe. Best not add any corners or gateways

 

[Bury the Trash]

Ye, 600m in a straight line maybe. Best not add any corners or gateways

nor 'using the spike type ground' either .

 

[BigSky]

Hi, finished this afternoon replacing forty plus year old chestnut (known locally as Sussex) post and rail at field entrance. No back net yet but that can wait until later on in the year. Thought to send a picture or two. Good old Fiesta does it again! Yes, it’s rustic, but won’t move.

 

[Goggles]

Wtf just labour no materials

Yes

 

[Goggles]

What would your day rate be for two men 1 knocker doing this sort of work

£600

 

[jack6480]

Yes

How many metres would you do in a day. 4 strand. Posts every 12m

 

[tepapa]

How many metres would you do in a day. 4 strand. Posts every 12m

How many strands are electrified? 1/2/3 or all 4. How many turns that need strutting? Is ground easy knocking or rock/boulders. How many gates in the lines? What's the average length of run? What type of Insulators do you plan on using?

 

[jack6480]

How many strands are electrified? 1/2/3 or all 4. How many turns that need strutting? Is ground easy knocking or rock/boulders. How many gates in the lines? What's the average length of run? What type of Insulators do you plan on using?

Think of an easy situation to all those question

 

[Goggles]

Think of an easy situation to all those question

Jack, no decent contractor could answer your question without more information.
Easy situation: 600m in a straight line, so 3 strainers, therefore two pulls. Nice clay to knock into, lawn like grass. Flat. 5 miles from my yard.
I’d want to do that in two days.

 

[Oscar]

Still got it View attachment 1112581

Very neat and tidy , good job .

 

[Gerbert]

Hi, finished this afternoon replacing forty plus year old chestnut (known locally as Sussex) post and rail at field entrance. No back net yet but that can wait until later on in the year. Thought to send a picture or two. Good old Fiesta does it again! Yes, it’s rustic, but won’t move.View attachment 1113578View attachment 1113579View attachment 1113580View attachment 1113581View attachment 1113582View attachment 1113583View attachment 1113584

Not my taste by a longshot but that is some great crafsmanship.

 

[Larel]

Not mine, honest, but saw this a couple of days ago and thought it worthy of a picture. To be fair it was holding back animals in a zoo, but only the goat enclosure. They must have used a different contractor for the lion enclosure!