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closeboard fence price

Hi all,

 

        Dont think this has been covered before, After a price per bay of closeboard fencing 6 foot high please. Never built on since going out on my own. I have  a price in mind of £125 per bay but will see what others thingk first.

 

Regards,

 

Dom

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PRO MemberPermalink Reply by Brian www.mibservices.co.uk on April 7, 2012 at 15:56
£125 per bay, as in each 6' section ?

PRO MemberPermalink Reply by dom levy on April 7, 2012 at 16:12

Sorry fence is 6' high bays are 3m. cheers


PRO MemberPermalink Reply by Brian www.mibservices.co.uk on April 7, 2012 at 16:28
Sorry Dom not understanding term bays. Are you building it in 1.8m sections ? When i used to do a lot of fencing at 6' high I uaed to charge £65.00 per linear metre all in.
Permalink Reply by Simon Smith on April 7, 2012 at 16:36

By bays do you mean distance between posts? if so 3m is bonkers.


PRO MemberPermalink Reply by dom levy on April 7, 2012 at 16:38

between posts yes, 3m ment to put 2m whoops!


PRO MemberPermalink Reply by Graham Parker on April 7, 2012 at 16:44

Standard distance between posts for standard close board fencing is 3m (10 foot) For panel fencing with lap larch or close board then the distance is 1.8m (6foot)

I would say around £65.00 per m is a reasonable price using all wood. I would up it a little if you are using concrete posts and gravel boards


PRO MemberPermalink Reply by Brian www.mibservices.co.uk on April 7, 2012 at 17:18
Why would you post at 3m lengths when the horizontal rails are 3.6m ? Never seen a wooden fence posted at 3m apart. All 1.8m high wooden fencing should be posted at 1.8m lengths. Industry size, and cut to stop waste of materials and wasted time. 95% of a fence should be built in this way and only cut where it returns, drops in gradient and finishes. Dont get the 3m post spacing !! Happy to be educated though :-)).
Permalink Reply by Gareth Main @ Newick Landscapes on April 7, 2012 at 18:49

In Sussex we use ended triangular arris rails and morticed post so they should be 3metre bays, this is standard for the area. I would charge £50 per metre for medium to larger domestic closebaord fencing using just timber.

Arris rails are 3metres in length so no wastage but I know its built differently up north

Permalink Reply by tony h wall on April 7, 2012 at 19:07

I use 4.8x100x50 rails at 2.4 centres on 4x4 posts and the boards sat on a gravel board this will stop sagging in time,@55 per meter,if you look round at some fences and see them sagging, most likely not sat on the gravel board,to me 3m is a long way,

Permalink Reply by phil smith yewtreelandscapes.com on April 7, 2012 at 19:59

scarfed arris rails come at 3 metres that is why you would put the post at 3 metres scarfed arris rails into morticed posts 1.8 metres high, i would charge £65 per metre

www.mibservices.co.uk said:

Why would you post at 3m lengths when the horizontal rails are 3.6m ? Never seen a wooden fence posted at 3m apart. All 1.8m high wooden fencing should be posted at 1.8m lengths. Industry size, and cut to stop waste of materials and wasted time. 95% of a fence should be built in this way and only cut where it returns, drops in gradient and finishes. Dont get the 3m post spacing !! Happy to be educated though :-)).
2p6qs98d2phidPermalink Reply by 2p6qs98d2phid on April 7, 2012 at 20:04

I tend to used face morticed 2.4m spacing,

Never bother pricing by the metre just work out materials, disposal of waste and labour and go from there as every job is different.


PRO MemberPermalink Reply by Brian www.mibservices.co.uk on April 7, 2012 at 21:03

Hi Phil, as Tony has mentioned above, isn't that type of fencing prone to sagging ?. 3m of closeboard fencing is a lot of weight, unless the vertical boards sit on a horizontal gravel board. As I said in my above post, happy to be educated, I have always worked with 3.6m lengths of horizontal rails, posted at 1.8m.

phil smith said:

scarfed arris rails come at 3 metres that is why you would put the post at 3 metres scarfed arris rails into morticed posts 1.8 metres high, i would charge £65 per metre

www.mibservices.co.uk said:

Why would you post at 3m lengths when the horizontal rails are 3.6m ? Never seen a wooden fence posted at 3m apart. All 1.8m high wooden fencing should be posted at 1.8m lengths. Industry size, and cut to stop waste of materials and wasted time. 95% of a fence should be built in this way and only cut where it returns, drops in gradient and finishes. Dont get the 3m post spacing !! Happy to be educated though :-)).

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