Fence Quote

Unky_Al

I've had a quote for some fencing for which I think is way over the top (due to basing it on some fencing I had done 4yrs ago)

I've been quoted £750 for the following

2 x 6ft panels
3 x concrete posts
1 x gate

4yrs ago I paid £300 for the following

6 x 3ft panels
7 x concrete posts
6 x concrete gravel boards.

No my old fella works at a builders merchants so I can probably get the materials at a reasonable price so in theory could have a go at doing it myself badly

What would you think a reasonable quote would be??

Cheers

discat11

Get another quote?
Most of the cost would be in the labour rather than parts IME.

Flooky

As Discat said, I'd get a couple more quotes.

phill99

OTT. There is tops of £200 on materials (inc hardware for gate, concrete etc. Its probably a day for 2 guys.

jakemillspaek

The labour cost will depend on ground conditions.If nice topsoil and subsoil it would be no problem.
If under the topsoil there is builders rubbish (as usual)it can be a nightmare.
Why not ask the original quoter to sweeten the deal.You are not too far off the mark.
A saying in the industry is that you can fleece a contractor once a year but only skin it once.

Healthynotwealthy

.....my husband is a fencer and I've just read it out to him to see what he would quote....he reckoned £250 - £300 , based on the materials I read out! Get more quotes!

Unky_Al

Cheer all. I'm waiting on a couple of guys to ring me back, so I just needed a rough guide to go by.

glasgowdan

£200 for good materials. £250 labour. If there's no mad concrete under the ground I'd do that myself in one day.