Building a fence: ideas on estimating cost?
Will need to replace the fence around my (small) property — approximately 140 linear feet. Want a 6′ tall redwood fence with 12" lattice top. Can anyone suggest a ballpark cost or a link or two for info?
Thanks!
3 Responses
Wanda
31 Aug 2011
Stacy R
31 Aug 2011
pick up the phone and call your local home improvement center.
Master Kenobi
31 Aug 2011
I built one not too long ago about the same size but without the lattice and the redwood. Maybe 600-800$.
If you hire a contractor he may charge you between $50 – $80 to dig the hole for each pole. Then they charge you according to how many poles you’ll install, because that is the tougher part. Nailing the panels is easy.
If you live in an area where the soil is not glacial, meaning, you don’t have a trillion rocks, you could rent an auger at Home Depot and dig the holes yourself.
For the best estimate, go online to Lowe’s or so, and see the prices of the panels they have. What you describe may be close to $70/panel, or more. For each panel, add a pole. Don’t forget to add one more panel if you want to make a door, and an extra pole. Often those panels are about 8′ long.
So you figure, ballpark, you’ll need about 18 panels, 19 poles, hardware (about $25 a box of screws), if you are going to fix the poles about 1 bag of cement for each… Should come close to $3000 if you pick the high end panels. A cheaper panel will run well under $30, bringing down the cost considerably