Reasonable quote for garden fencing?

bpk101

Hi - i'm looking to have new garden fencing put up in my mid-terrace in east london.

I'd like to go for the contemporary style Western Red Cedar slatted fencing seen here:





... approx 20 linear meters and about 6foot high with gravel boards.

Best quote in so far for disposal of old fencing, supply and installation of new parts is £2200... does this sound right?

Thanks.

TheCyclingProgrammer

Are you going to treat them, or let them go silver? They look good but I don't know if I could be bothered with the maintenance!

bpk101

TheCyclingProgrammer wrote: »

Are you going to treat them, or let them go silver? They look good but I don't know if I could be bothered with the maintenance!

I'll probably seal it but I'm okay with it going grey/silver over time.

Is the cost reasonable though?

bpk101

*bump*

£2200 sound reasonable (london) for 20 linear metres of western red cedar slatted fencing, parts and labour?

Thanks

orionmoo

DIY - £900 in materials and a weekend of hard work.

(Based on our own DIY of 7m being £300 for good quality pre-treated closed board with concrete posts and gravel boards, so not the same fence style but just extrapolating the length). So you're looking at like £1,300 for labour which seems high to me, I'd have expected maybe around £700-£800 for 2 days work but then London prices??

bpk101

This slatted style fencing by the sounds of it is quite labour intensive to install ... every baton needs nailing into the post with equal spacing. There's probably 30-40 batons per 1.8m panel, and approx 10 panels to install.
And yes we're in London too :eek: