Overall cost of installing new garden fence panels

csrivats999

The garden fence panels in our garden are old and falling and I am trying to install a new set.
Couple of questions that I hope someone can help us with

a)Is this something that can be easily done as DIY or do I need to pay someone to do it?
b) Also whats the best way to buy them ?

Many thanks

VfM4meplse

I had this done after the storms a few weeks ago, and labour in particular was expensive. Having said that, there was a lot of heavy carryiing, installation of reinforcing concrete rods against the posts, pneumatic drilling and laying of wet concrete to secure the posts.

I personally wouldn't have a go myself as I'm not very handy!

fwor

It depends on what has failed, and what type of fence it is.

If the posts are still Ok and the panels are pre-made and a standard size then it's not a hard job to do.

If the posts are gone it's obviously much more of a job, and if they are arris rail and featheredge boarding that's more complicated again - but not rocket science.

Cost varies accordingly - new panels are around £10/m from Wickes, while at the other extreme, concrete posts, concrete gravel boards and timber arris rails and featheredge boarding will be closer to £100/m installed for you rather than DIY.

Pont

I just had 60ft of garden fencing replaced - another victim of recent high winds!

Rather than a bodge job I opted for the long term (hopefully no problems for many years) approach.

10 X 8ft concrete posts and concrete 1ft gravel boards = £200
10 X double hit and miss panels 5ft X 6ft = £260 (made to order but very nice!)
Hire of bangy tool thing (Kangoo?) to break up existing concrete = £40
New concrete for posts/gravel boards, can't quite remember but I think about £50

Installation = zilch because I have a very handy builder boyfriend ;-)

So altogether about £50 per panel (6ft) in total for materials, but labour would certainly up the price to the £100 per metre as suggested above. It's incredibly hard graft, IMO, and not for the faint hearted if you have to replace the entire kaboosh properly.

csrivats999

Thanks a lot for your replies.
I would say the whole thing including the concrete needs replacing as the wood has gone rot and damp and so falling off one by one.
So looks like its better i get someone to come in and install the fences rather than trying to do it myself.
i might need to hire a mini skip to dispose off the old panels along with the concrete slabs.
i am trying to get an idea of the costs involved so that i can budget the work.