anyone fence in a yard?

[DeesBalls]

just got a quote for 3200.00 for a fence and install. just wondering if any one did one their selves? or know of a cheaper way to get on.

its a 6' tall privacy fence made of wood posts... need a fence in yard for my dogs... and my tortoise. lol..

let me know what you guys have experiance with.

[Strutter769]

I fenced in my yard a few years ago. I paid some friends who are in construction, so they're good at diggin' holes. I paid them $1,000 took them 3 days I think, including dry time. If I remember correctly. It was about the same. I'm only on 1/4 acre now.

[Lankyrob]

Really depends on the size of the "yard". Our garden is 30ftx60ft and we were quoted over £2000 for fencing it in completely.

[Gungirl]

I would do it myself.. Just go to your local rental store and rent a hole digger. Save yourself cash and back pain.

[DeesBalls]

it is 116' of fence... sorry for people out side of U.S i dont know metric conversions at all...

i wonder how much they chargeing for labor.

[Gungirl]

Ask them.. I normally see that about 1/2 the price is labor on things like this. Depending on the cost of the fence style you picked out I would guess that $2000 of that is labor. I can get 130' of 6'tall stockade fencing for $600 add in center posts and its about $900- Rent a hold digger for $200. I was just pricing out this stuff to do my mother in laws yard..

[shaunyboy]

i do that type of work myself mate

just buy the fence panels.....

meausure their length,then put your fence posts in accordingly

if a panel is 6ft long.....

you would put your " 6 inch wide " fence posts,in the ground every 5ft 9inches

that would give you 3 inches of fence post,to attatch each fence panel on to mate

you judge the depth of the post holes,depending on the type of ground you have

soft ground you go deeper and wider

after you dig the holes,put the posts in,back fill with a stiff cement and pebbles/stones mixture

wait till the cement/concerete to set,then attatch your fence panels

if i can do it anyone can,as DIY is not my strong point

precisely placing the fence posts is the hardest part,get that correct and the rest is easy mate

cheers shaun

[DeesBalls]

Gungirl, and Shaunyboy... (and everyone else) thanks so much for those posts.. i think i am just going to invite some buddies over, grab some drinks, and BBQ, and do it our selves... my brother use to be in construction and build houses, so i know he will know what he is doing, but he works 15 hrs a day so its hard to get ahold of him...

any way, thanks alot for helping, the repsonses can keep on coming!!

[SpOoKy]

I have two words of wisdom for when you decide to put up your own fence...STRING LINE!!!! lol

[KORBIN5895]

I have two words of wisdom for when you decide to put up your own fence...STRING LINE!!!! lol

I have seen people use a string line over a long distance and have almost a foot slope in the end product.

[SpOoKy]

shouldn't make a difference if it is just being used to line the fence posts up in a straight line

[KORBIN5895]

Oh. I thought you meant as a line for the panels.

[RandyRhoads]

For some reason I pictured this in the backyard. Guess that's not what you meant.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d86/randy666rhoads/fence3.jpg

[infernalis]

depending on your soil conditions, I can say this, manual (handheld) augers can be a bear in rocky dirt.

I will never do it again, we use a tractor with an auger.

[DeesBalls]

For some reason I pictured this in the backyard. Guess that's not what you meant.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d86/randy666rhoads/fence3.jpg

gee, finally some one gets what i was talking about .... lol!!




depending on your soil conditions, I can say this, manual (handheld) augers can be a bear in rocky dirt.

I will never do it again, we use a tractor with an auge

its mid-soft soil... not rocky.. but not really soft.. i get good plants/flowers/grass growth.... if that helps.

[infernalis]

its mid-soft soil... not rocky.. but not really soft.. i get good plants/flowers/grass growth.... if that helps.

Out here where I live, it's all glacier droppings, so there are some really big rocks down under the topsoil.

we did a fence with a hand auger, when that thing snagged a rock, it would throw people.

[DeesBalls]

Out here where I live, it's all glacier droppings, so there are some really big rocks down under the topsoil.

we did a fence with a hand auger, when that thing snagged a rock, it would throw people.

oh wow! sounds like a fun time! lol how big of a fence did you put in? like foot wise?

[infernalis]

oh wow! sounds like a fun time! lol how big of a fence did you put in? like foot wise?

wich one?

we did the neighbours (he paid for the labour) that was about 3/4 acre.

My fence is a bit more elaborate, I used 1/2 telephone poles for posts and 3/8 inch galvanized steel cable.

You can hit my fence with a truck, and it would mess up your truck.

One time I used a logging chain for fencing and a kid ran into it witha 4 wheeler.

It destroyed the plastics on the front of the wheeler and bent the steering column.

[DeesBalls]

wich one?

we did the neighbours (he paid for the labour) that was about 3/4 acre.

My fence is a bit more elaborate, I used 1/2 telephone poles for posts and 3/8 inch galvanized steel cable.

You can hit my fence with a truck, and it would mess up your truck.

One time I used a logging chain for fencing and a kid ran into it witha 4 wheeler.

It destroyed the plastics on the front of the wheeler and bent the steering column.

wow that is quite the fence... why so strong?!?

mine would just be a cheap(er) fence... 116 ft of fencing, i just think 3200 is a little much....

wow, i just did some math.. the pieces of fence are $40 for a 8tall x 6 long... i would need 20 pieces for a 116ft yard (- a little for the gate) that comes out to $800 dollars x .065 for tax comes out to 856.. give or take a little bit since the gate... and posts i would need... that makes it out to like 2300 for Labor?!!!!?!?

wow even if i need to add a few hundred extra for posts i need, still atleast 1800 for labor?!

[infernalis]

wow that is quite the fence... why so strong?!??!

Redneck property line dispute.

My fence is bigger than your fence.

I got the poles for free from the electric company, I got the spool of tower guy wire for free from a scrap yard, he had to use a forklift to set the spool on the truck for me.

If I could score some highway ribbon rails, I would put them up.

Hell, I want to put up chain link fencing on both sides of my drive with electric gates, then when I see a pack of 4 wheelers heading down the drive from my window, I could push a button and lock them in until the police arrive.

Just yesterday some tool on a dirt bike drove right through my yard and left out my driveway.

[KORBIN5895]

Well a 12 GA would fix that.