90ft fence replacement total costs? Can it be 10k?

[OscarandLucinda]

Sorry if has been asked recently but trying to get an idea of the total cost to replace a 90ft fence, including labour

Anyone done this recently? would be 6ft high. SE England

Husband seems to think might be £10k with labour which I’m SURE it can’t possibly be but online calculations mainly giving the panel costs only

Thanks for the further replies - getting some quotes next week from a neighbour recommendation, will update for anyone interested

I’m not sure what type exactly- it’s wooden panels and wooden post I think. Like a fence you see on TV in a suburban garden

The problem with wooden posts is once they start to rot just a bit at ground level they can snap off in high winds/ storms as the post will be weakened. I’ve seen wooden posts last as little as 4-5 years.
Personally I wouldn’t use wooden posts in the ground.

Materials won't be that much but it's a hardwork job that you need to persuade someone they want and trades/ labourers can pick a choose atm. It wouldn't surprise me. 90ft is 15 panels, 16 old posts to remove/holes to dig. I wouldn't do it unless I was desperate for work!

I just had all my panels replaced in concrete posts. Some weren't standard sized but the "handyman" I employed cut down some standard sized panels to fit and added some battons where the panels needed to be wider.

It's about 40ft and cost me £450 all in, but he's an odd job man and wouldn't have wanted the work if it was to replace the whole fence

We paid £4000 for 120ft eight years ago in the West Midlands. That was for close boarded 6ft panels with gravel boards and concrete posts. It also included clearing brambles and some overgrown hedging/smallish trees. I'd expect it to be considerably more now.

If you want to go for wooden, make sure the contractor soaks the buried amount plus maybe 10 cm in modern equivalent of creosote for a week or so. Also make sure the the cement is is shaped to drive water away from the base of the post. It's also advisable to put some lead cap or something on the top to stop rot from the top.
Also make sure they are sprayed or treated every couple of years just to to ensure they are still watertight. Don't forget the kickboards, which help by giving a few inches above ground level to avoid the bottoms of the panels rotting.
I had to put in 60 fence panels up a few years ago and these were tips from a knowledgeable elderly fence maker.

Or just use concrete posts and gravel boards and forget about them.

An alternative to wood or concrete is metal/ steel. They are lighter than concrete, will last longer ( a lot ) than wood. Roughly about the same price as concrete and you can paint them any colour you like. Also they can be square, rectangular or even round and up to 7.5 meters long 😳. I wouldn’t use anything else.

Im slowly replacing the fencing between one of my neighbours……..

That looks great, @Diyextension !

I thought wooden posts get fitted into steel spikes, so little is actually touching Earth.

Anyway, I don't need to do it for a while yet, but do dislike concrete posts and gravel boards. Fine for urban areas, I suppose, but very unattractive.

@Diyextension they look good, approx £40 per post. Is the cap extra? What about any drainage considerations to extend longevity?

Personally I don't care if the panels rot because they are so easy and cheap to replace.

The posts are another issue entirely though - getting them out in one piece and putting new ones in is a hard job. Anything you can do to stop them rotting is worthwhile, and your tips are good ones.

OP - what I would do is have a look at the post condition. If you have wooden posts and they are in reasonable shape (not moving much and not rotten at the base, you may have to dig down a bit to see) then there is a possibility you could shore them up with various fixing devices like post buddys.

It's really about how long you intend to stay in the house. 10k is a lot of money. Concrete posts are an investment for the future because they last forever and once in it is very easy to replace the panels, but I doubt that for most buyers they would add much value to the house (even though in my opinion they do - significantly so).

If I was intending to stay in the house for another 20-30 years then concrete would be the way to go for me. If I was only looking at maybe another 10 max I would be seeing whether I could shore up the existing ones to last, maybe replacings the odd post here or there if it was in a bad state and replace the panels rather than do a very expensive full replacement.

They are not posts as such. It’s 70x70x 3mm box section and they come in 7.5 m lengths. You then get 3 2.5m “posts” out of each one. You can get them in various different sizes and thickness to suit your needs. The posts along the back need to be 3m so I only get 2 and 1.5 m spare.

The price varies every time I buy some but the last ones were about £90 for a 7.5 m length.

The caps are separate and got them from FH brundle, can’t remember how much. They are a tight fit in the post so are pretty water tight ( I hope ). Some of them have been in a couple of years now so this summer I’ll pop a cap or 2 off and poke a stick down to see if any of them have water in. No sign of any rust on them as yet.

First quote back, for anyone interested in similar, was around 4.5k - including large amount of garden clearing
Not as bad as expected but waiting for breakdown labour vs fence

Unfortunately I think your other half might be right. There was a massive wood shortage 12, 18 months ago, and I suspect the cost of wood panels has probably doubled over the last two years.

We had five panels and four concrete posts put in last week for £650. 6ft per panel, so around 30ft. No concrete bases (terrible for hedgehogs) or anything like that though.

Dh had his own fencing company for 10yrs but had to stop his business last year due to a stroke

He's asleep now

I can ask him tomorrow rough cost.

I will say that wood has doubled in cost over the last year.

When he put quotes in people where amazed at the cost and he said check website out - it's materials plus his daily rate of labour for him and his labourer

Regarding your 90ft fence in SE England, £10k with labor does sound quite high to me, too. To get a clearer picture, it might be worth reaching out to a few local fencing contractors. They can give you more specific quotes based on your location, material choices, and any unique factors.
Speaking of which, I'm in the midst of planning some renovations myself, and I've been eyeing Vinyl fencing as an option.
I remember when we had to replace our fence a while back, and it was crucial to get multiple quotes to find the best deal. Sometimes, prices can vary quite a bit from one contractor to another.

We had a 90ft fence constructed 5 years ago. Concrete posts and gravel boards with close boarded panels. Came in at £4500.00. Since Covid some timber and concrete products have gone up by 40% so I wouldn't be at all surprised to be paying £8-10k now.