reboot... I really appreciate your guesstimates for that fencing, I know it's difficult to say but I had no idea really, and actually I know it must sound expensive but I would be prepared to pay up to about £2K for mine, all in, so your figures came out under that. I was concerned it might be around £5K or something... I think anything much above 2K I wouldn't be able to entertain and most people would be horrified to spend even that I expect... I imagine the wood equivalent would be half the price...
The plastic is super expensive. I got several companies over last year to quote for finishing fencing in our front yard (one side is already completed, due to neighbors plastic fence). Maybe 30 yards of fence, and a people gate.. estimates came in around $3K-$5K for everything.
The neighbors dog kept coming in and peeing and crapping on my veg bed and surrounding area. I ended up going for a shorter section that just fences off my veg beds and doing it myself with a 'no-dig' powdered coated steel fence system. It won't last nearly as long, and will eventually require some painting.. but doing it myself, materials were only about $500.
Sounds roughly similar British quoted prices, 4K is about 3K in pounds.
I know its super pricey imo but I can understand why they charge such prices it really is back breaking intensive work. I have started to clean my old broken fence away and my backs already gone, never mind installing the new one
But congratulations on doing the job yourself and saving a small fortune !
reboot... I really appreciate your guesstimates for that fencing, I know it's difficult to say but I had no idea really, and actually I know it must sound expensive but I would be prepared to pay up to about £2K for mine, all in, so your figures came out under that. I was concerned it might be around £5K or something... I think anything much above 2K I wouldn't be able to entertain and most people would be horrified to spend even that I expect... I imagine the wood equivalent would be half the price...
No worries, its good to know some other peoples quoted prices am in London area in UK so its pricey. I know one gardener who charges £50 per hour, could take 1-2 days to do all fencing in a garden I would say, so 1K for laborer and over 1K on fencing parts, so about 2K again.
Yes wood is much cheaper almost half if not less.
If you already have slotted concrete fence post and it supports 50mm thick wide fence panels, then its your lucky day since you could remove the old fence panels and slot the upvc panels in yourself just like the video I posted shows.
No I don't have those concrete posts, only wooden so the whole lot would have to come down... Oh well something to ponder for the moment, but I do like it... thanks again for your advice...
I built all my boundary fence here, apart from the party fence with my neighbour [quite new, and already in place] and a little bit at the rear of the garden. The site was very open otherwise, with all the attendant issues that brings. It's double sided, apart from the front area, necessary due to the prevailing, and often present, wind. I probably saved around £1,000 in labour costs. Timber is a huge, and vital, industry up here. As pansyface has said - it isn't a simple, cheap process to provide usable timber.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
No I don't have those concrete posts, only wooden so the whole lot would have to come down... Oh well something to ponder for the moment, but I do like it... thanks again for your advice...
"this time I have wooden posts and used the brackets easy installation, this is the third time ordering next time its got to be a new gate when finished this project. "
So I could be wrong, but somehow this pensioner bought something called the bracket easy installation ? and installed it on his existing timber post and then fitted the plastic PVC fencing I assume.
I will email them and find out what this bracket thing is....since can't see anything on the site, either I am confused or the pensioner found some miracle work around.
No I don't have those concrete posts, only wooden so the whole lot would have to come down... Oh well something to ponder for the moment, but I do like it... thanks again for your advice...
"this time I have wooden posts and used the brackets easy installation, this is the third time ordering next time its got to be a new gate when finished this project. "
So I could be wrong, but somehow this pensioner bought something called the bracket easy installation ? and installed it on his existing timber post and then fitted the plastic PVC fencing I assume.
I will email them and find out what this bracket thing is....since can't see anything on the site, either I am confused or the pensioner found some miracle work around.
Sorry just noticed he installed gates not actually pvc fences, yup concrete fence post or wooden slotted fence post or the companys own pvc plastic fence post would be the better options!
I'm also in this very same position and wandered if the OP or others have come to any conclusion on pvc/composite fence boards?
Have spent a lifetime fitting, repairing, re-coating my fences, the neighbours, my Mothers and various off-spring and I'm thinking way too many days have been lost doing so.
I feel now might be the time to preserve man days going forward! .... but interested to hear experiences.
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Sounds roughly similar British quoted prices, 4K is about 3K in pounds.
I know its super pricey imo but I can understand why they charge such prices it really is back breaking intensive work. I have started to clean my old broken fence away and my backs already gone, never mind installing the new one
But congratulations on doing the job yourself and saving a small fortune !
No worries, its good to know some other peoples quoted prices am in London area in UK so its pricey. I know one gardener who charges £50 per hour, could take 1-2 days to do all fencing in a garden I would say, so 1K for laborer and over 1K on fencing parts, so about 2K again.
Yes wood is much cheaper almost half if not less.
If you already have slotted concrete fence post and it supports 50mm thick wide fence panels, then its your lucky day since you could remove the old fence panels and slot the upvc panels in yourself just like the video I posted shows.
I probably saved around £1,000 in labour costs.
Timber is a huge, and vital, industry up here. As pansyface has said - it isn't a simple, cheap process to provide usable timber.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I was reading the reviews of the plastic fencing here:
https://www.ecofencing.net/product-reviews/
Someone wrote this bit:
Terrance Yeo - Jan 2018
"this time I have wooden posts and used the brackets easy installation, this is the third time ordering next time its got to be a new gate when finished this project. "
So I could be wrong, but somehow this pensioner bought something called the bracket easy installation ? and installed it on his existing timber post and then fitted the plastic PVC fencing I assume.
I will email them and find out what this bracket thing is....since can't see anything on the site, either I am confused or the pensioner found some miracle work around.
I'm also in this very same position and wandered if the OP or others have come to any conclusion on pvc/composite fence boards?
Have spent a lifetime fitting, repairing, re-coating my fences, the neighbours, my Mothers and various off-spring and I'm thinking way too many days have been lost doing so.
I feel now might be the time to preserve man days going forward!
Many thanks