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 IHN
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We've had a quote for some fencing, works being

To take down old fence on right take away from site and depose of.
To supply and fit 6ft High featheredge fence 9m long, all on 100mm wooden posts
dug and concreted in, with 2.4m between posts with 3x rails and gravel board at
bottom, all as discussed.
All timber green pressure treated.
All posts are Easi15 incised and come with a 15 year manufacturers guarantee.

Quote is £648 inc. VAT. I've seen their work on other houses nearby and it looks to a good standard. Seem reasonable?


 
Posted : 17/01/2019 11:14 am
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Seems fair to me (I live in London).


 
Posted : 17/01/2019 11:17 am
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That sounds quite cheap to be honest.


 
Posted : 17/01/2019 11:19 am
 IHN
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Cheers chaps, good to know. AB Fencing in Cirencester, if anyone's in the area and needs some fencing done...


 
Posted : 17/01/2019 11:20 am
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3 panels? I had 6 and a gate done couple of years ago, was (just over) £1k. So seems ok.

(actually, might have been 5 - 2 6ft. and 3 5ft, and a gate...)
(Concrete posts)
(I'll leave it at that 😀 )


 
Posted : 17/01/2019 11:23 am
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9m long so 5 panels ?

100 quid a panel .... 50/50 material/labour

Their work is good you say... doesn't sound too bad ?

What's their cash price ?


 
Posted : 17/01/2019 11:29 am
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Not quite, not panels, it's horizontal rails with featheredge boards attached across them.


 
Posted : 17/01/2019 11:29 am
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Paid about £93/m last year for ours, but concrete posts. And London prices.


 
Posted : 17/01/2019 11:31 am
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I was recently looking at £80-120 per 5ft bay if that helps
Did it myself in the end


 
Posted : 17/01/2019 11:33 am
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Sounds a good deal.


 
Posted : 17/01/2019 11:41 am
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Seems in the right area given how much ours costed in Newbury recently.


 
Posted : 17/01/2019 11:47 am
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Recently had an 8m-ish run done, 6ft high panels but concrete posts and that was £700 (cheapest out of 4 by a long way, worst was £1k) so your quote seems good to me (although the cost of fencing surprised me at the time but just the cost of the materials worked out around £300-450 depending on quality so not too bad I guess)


 
Posted : 17/01/2019 11:53 am
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I had 70 metres of fencing done last year. Concrete posts, concrete gravel boards and featheredge boards individually nailed on. Worked out at just under £100 per metre (including removal of old fence)


 
Posted : 17/01/2019 12:12 pm
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Get them to use concrete spurs. 100mm posts will rot through eventually and its a PITA repairing them all (I did 24 last summer and have another 24 to go).


 
Posted : 17/01/2019 3:40 pm
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Get the posts plastic sheathed or bitumen wrapped at the ground level bit as that
S the weakspot


 
Posted : 17/01/2019 3:45 pm
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Get them to use concrete spurs.

Only way I'd use timber posts myself. As footflaps says they'll rot through in time and it's harder work putting the spur in later as a fix.


 
Posted : 17/01/2019 3:48 pm
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Nothing to do with “my name is Inigo Montoya. . .”
Leaves disappointed.


 
Posted : 17/01/2019 9:15 pm
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Sounds a good price to me. We are a few miles south of Ciren (Minety) and had a load of fencing done last summer (40m ish if I remember correctly). I can’t remember if we used AB off the top of my head but we certainly had them round to quote.


 
Posted : 17/01/2019 10:44 pm

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