Typical cost to install garden fence

davemorton

glasgowdan wrote: »

Don't go out hoping for £10 a foot! You have a fence to remove, there may be access problems, there will be concrete footings for the old fence to contend with, and we've no idea what sort of fence that poster above got for that price.

Let us know what quotes you get in the end. It's a busy busy time of year for fencers and landscapers.

Pic of type of fence below, although mine had a topper along the top of it, an optional extra. 6ft tall, with 4 inch posts. It was £30 extra to dispose of the old fence, but I decided against this as my 'old' fence was only 3 weeks old, just someone decided it would be a good idea to drive through it, so have kept the old fence, and removed the boards to redo my back fence in the spring.
I must admit, I was suprised how reasonable the cost was, I had build my own fence 3 weeks earlier (30ft) and including the hire of the nail gun, it didnt work out much cheaper, so wasnt worth my effort to build it again when someone else was paying this time.

Zither

davemorton wrote: »

Pic of type of fence below, although mine had a topper along the top of it, an optional extra. 6ft tall, with 4 inch posts. It was £30 extra to dispose of the old fence, but I decided against this as my 'old' fence was only 3 weeks old, just someone decided it would be a good idea to drive through it, so have kept the old fence, and removed the boards to redo my back fence in the spring.
I must admit, I was suprised how reasonable the cost was, I had build my own fence 3 weeks earlier (30ft) and including the hire of the nail gun, it didnt work out much cheaper, so wasnt worth my effort to build it again when someone else was paying this time.

Thanks for the clarification Dave. I have to admit I've now got my heart set on a price around that range (or at least £100 either side).

GlasgowDan - I know what you mean though - every fence is different. Hopefully mine should be fairly straightforward... easy access but yes will need to remove old fence. I don't mind taking that to the tip in a few journies in my Focus though...

Zither

tired_dad wrote: »

The circa £100 per panel fits within my experience in SE London. Concrete gravel n posts with slot in panels.

I think there are volume savings per meter.

I say look at local fences with labels showing installer.

Thanks TD - the price range is amazing isn't it. Good idea - hadn't thought to see if anyone had left their mark on fences..

no1catman

Zither wrote: »

Thanks v much. Yes - Palisade then is the style of fence I want - just something very simple to install between garden paths between houses. From the picture Closeboard and even feather edge might blow down!!!

Is Palisade fencing cheaper to install than closeboard/feather edge?
TY,
Z

At the end of the day, it's up to you what you have installed. However, IMHO - Palisade would be more vulnerable to high wind than feather-edge.
Palisade - is a series of slats nailed in place, the wind is free to put pressure on them from both sides - so splits may occur.
Feather-edge - the effects of high wind are spread along the whole length of the fence. Each slat is secured by overlapping the previous one.
Fence panels, have the disadvantage that in high wind the panels will flex, putting pressure on the nails securing them to the posts - causing them to give way, and you'll have a panel start flapping at one end!

glasgowdan

I'll just add that if you plan to have a fence for life, use concrete posts.

Zither

glasgowdan wrote: »

I'll just add that if you plan to have a fence for life, use concrete posts.

How long do wooden fence posts last compared to concrete??

Zither

no1catman wrote: »

At the end of the day, it's up to you what you have installed. However, IMHO - Palisade would be more vulnerable to high wind than feather-edge.
Palisade - is a series of slats nailed in place, the wind is free to put pressure on them from both sides - so splits may occur.
Feather-edge - the effects of high wind are spread along the whole length of the fence. Each slat is secured by overlapping the previous one.
Fence panels, have the disadvantage that in high wind the panels will flex, putting pressure on the nails securing them to the posts - causing them to give way, and you'll have a panel start flapping at one end!

Hi N1CM,

Ah that's interesting. I thought feather edge was just a more decorative style - I didn't realise it had a more practical purpose?

I just thought that the wind would easily be able to blow through the gaps in the palisade fence and that would be enough?

My old next door neighbour had panels and they got absolutely destroyed in the storms a few years back. So either way panels are definitely out of the question!

Ganga

glasgowdan wrote: »

I'll just add that if you plan to have a fence for life, use concrete posts.

I do not think there is such a thing as fence for life.Even concrete posts will not last if frost gets into them.

Zither

Ganga wrote: »

I do not think there is such a thing as fence for life.Even concrete posts will not last if frost gets into them.

Yeah I'm thinking a good solid wooden fence should last about 10-15 years (assuming no hurricane etc...) I think anything longer than that needs brick/stone.

But totally take your point Glasgowdan

sevenhills

Zither wrote: »

Yeah I'm thinking a good solid wooden fence should last about 10-15 years (assuming no hurricane etc...) I think anything longer than that needs brick/stone.

But totally take your point Glasgowdan

I have just been reading online that, depending on the site, wooden fence post can less than 5 years, more is the location is dry and the wood is treated.
It made me think about a hedge.