WWYD Cost of a Garden Fence

ArbitraryRandom

GDB2222 said:

So, 8 of everything is say £700, including postcrete. £1k for labour and waste disposal sounds like quite a lot, but I'd certainly expect to pay at least £500 labour, which gives a minimum price for the job of £1200, and £1700 is not outlandish.

If you offered to pay towards it, I fear the neighbour may be hoping for a lot more than £200. However, if you offered, then you must pay something, even if it's only £50.  

Assuming the materials are as quoted above (which google suggests is about right), then around here a skip is c.£300, putting labour at about £700 (ballpark). Two or more blokes for a day that sounds fair enough if not 'cheap'.   

As a bare minimum - If I had agreed to pay half and couldn't now afford it, then I'd think £400 would be the lowest I'd not feel embarrassed about. That covers half the material and 'some' towards labour. 

jonnydeppiwish!

As previously stated/asked, it’s approximately £100 per panel, and you offered to contribute even though your e not staying there?
If you are going to offer then make sure you know the cost before you agree to it

Chilli6

I paid a similar price for a similar amount of panels and had multiple quotes.
If you said you would pay towards it then you should stick by that. 

UnderOffer

We were in a similar position but where we funded the replacement fence. We had just moved in and first high winds took the shared fence down (15 years old, poor condition). We were having garden works completed later that year so included the costs of replacement fence. I approached neighbour to explain as the selling form indicated it was shared boundary. They indicated they couldn’t go halves as they were aware of their responsibilities with the shared boundary and I said not to worry, just wanted to check they were happy with proposed replacement fence etc.
A few weeks after the works (about 6 months after my visit to neighbour), they very kindly knocked and offered about 20% of the cost of fence. This was very much appreciated and we said thank you. 

Offer what you can, you may find even the small amount is grateful. 

Ratkin007

I know it's not the question but you say you will be moving next year when your son turns 10. Have you checked waiting times for your area/where you want to go to and if you are likely to move straight away.  Would you be moved by the housing association or the council waiting list. My understanding is currently you are deemed adequately housed. Next year you will have some priority but may remain in the property longer than you expect. 

gwynlas

As above just because your son turns 10 does not guarantee a move unless yor HA is expecting lots of new build 3 bed houses. I would pay what you can afford as a gesture in case you are likely to be there a long time and it does fence of the messy garden. You might want to reconsider sleeping arrangements to give your children seperate areas by splitting a room or investing in a sofa bed for yourselves.

SensibleSarah

I'd pay the money personally. Having had just 4 fence posts replaced myself a few years back (same old existing fencing put back into new posts), the cost was nearly £600 just for that - and that was the cheapest quote from several firms. And they didn't take the old posts away - probably why they were cheaper! So your neighbour's costs sounds like the right ballpark to me. 

As the fence is being put in for her benefit rather than yours i.e. to protect her granddaughter, then I wouldn't necessarily be expecting you to contribute anything if I was your neighour, but would be really happy if you did. Obviously if losing £200 is going to put you into real hardship then don't - but if you can afford it, I think it's a no-brainer. 

KxMx

Just because you will be eligible for a 3 bed home next year, doesn't mean the HA will have one available to give you. You'll likely join a large queue and will be behind many families in the same position that have been waiting a long time already. 

sevenhills

emmadragon said:

I said we'd be happy to put some money towards it / go halves as it would make our garden look nice too.

You made a verbal agreement to go halves, so what is your dilemma?

GDB2222

ArbitraryRandom said:

GDB2222 said:

So, 8 of everything is say £700, including postcrete. £1k for labour and waste disposal sounds like quite a lot, but I'd certainly expect to pay at least £500 labour, which gives a minimum price for the job of £1200, and £1700 is not outlandish.

If you offered to pay towards it, I fear the neighbour may be hoping for a lot more than £200. However, if you offered, then you must pay something, even if it's only £50.  

Assuming the materials are as quoted above (which google suggests is about right), then around here a skip is c.£300, putting labour at about £700 (ballpark). Two or more blokes for a day that sounds fair enough if not 'cheap'.   

As a bare minimum - If I had agreed to pay half and couldn't now afford it, then I'd think £400 would be the lowest I'd not feel embarrassed about. That covers half the material and 'some' towards labour. 

I have just had a skip, and it cost around £300, as you said. In this case, a skip would not be necessary, perhaps, if the old wire netting fence could just be taken to the dump? But, I agree that that’s an extra cost on top of the time for erecting the fence.