fence

kumarana

I want to replace my fence ,12 closeboard panels,14 concrete post ,12 concrete gravel board and a small gate and rubbish cleared

quote are -2048,1950,1750,1540,1250

which one is reasonable any advice please

dominoman

Even the highest one is reasonable. All the others are cheap.

Check their work quality.

martinthebandit

I personally wouldn't go near the bottom two quotes unless I knew the people doing it very well.

Reece_

Bottom two , more so the lowest are too cheap imo, I'd be concerned that the waste is getting fly tipped at that cost and work in general to be of a lower standard.
1750 upwards is what I'd expect and certainly those other quotes are reasonable.
I'd look at their portfolios and also see if there's any difference in quality of materials/where they're being sourced and go from there.

TheCyclingProgrammer

Assuming basic panels, probably around £50-60 per panel for materials on average (panel, post, gravel board and postcrete), more if you get a better quality panel (above price assumes about £20/panel). So you're looking at around £600-700 for materials alone. Add anywhere up to another £200 for higher quality panels.

Assuming at least a couple of people to erect the fence, maybe over 2-3 days plus waste disposal. I think labour tends to be priced per metre rather than day rates but I'd hazard a guess at anywhere from £200-250/day for 2 men.

So you're looking at an absolute minimum IMO of around £1400 plus waste disposal but anywhere from £1600-2000 is probably the right range I think. Looking at the quotes you've got, I'd forget the cheapest entirely. Any of the others is reasonable, obviously you want to pay the cheapest possible but try and see some of their work first.

I'd choose the most expensive if it came with a recommendation over the cheaper quotes without one.