Open Association of Landscape Industries
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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Permalink Reply by phil smith yewtreelandscapes.com on
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when i erect closeboard fencing i always sit the feather edges on gravel boards, i use 150mm x 50mm preasure treated timber for my gravel boards, this way there is never any sagging, it might sound over the top on thickness but saves haveing to dig an extra hole, an extra post & extra concrete, also saves time and saves customer a few quid, more chance of getting the job
www.mibservices.co.uk said: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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Permalink Reply by Simon Smith on -
Is there no wind in the south of england? I would be less concerned about sagging more about strength with 3m between posts.
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PRO MemberPermalink Reply by Brian www.mibservices.co.uk on -
lol, you beat me to my next question
Simon Smith said:Is there no wind in the south of england? I would be less concerned about sagging more about strength with 3m between posts.
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PRO MemberPermalink Reply by Nick Hill on -
Having moved from Sussex to Edinburgh there is a big difference in the style of fencing. 3m between posts just would not be enough here in Edinburgh. The posts we used in Sussex were always 4"x5" which i suppose give an extra bit of strenght. Never had any problem with the fences I built in Sussex, no way they would last here in Edinburgh though.
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all the fencers around this area use 3 metre arris rails, each bay is 3 metres between posts, thats just the way it is, never heard of putting another post between the 3 metres making it only 1.8 metres
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PRO MemberPermalink Reply by Brian www.mibservices.co.uk on -
thats the norm for up here in Jockland Phil. Amazing the different styles across the UK
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PRO MemberPermalink Reply by Anthony @ JDC Maintenance on -
My local timber merchant does arris rail in 2.4, 3.0 and 3.6mtr lengths
For most jobs i use the 2.4mtr which seems to be the most common round my way anyway, dont often see 3.0mtr post spacings and if you do, more often than not the bottom rail midway point is braced with a small vertical piece of arris rail as well as of course sitting the FE lengths on the gravel board.
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Permalink Reply by Kevin Barnett on -
Local fencing company I know prices at about £350.00 per bay. That is 6' high and 3 m bay. Close board panels, posts, rails, gravel boards etc. Most close board I see has the bottom rail supported and therefore when all panels are nailed to all 3 rails they are all well supported. Don't sag etc.
Kevin
www.gardencoaching.blogspot.com
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Permalink Reply by Nic Johnson on -
last time i did some i used 3.6 rails and posts inbetween so 1.8m spacing very strong fence i agree with paul on the 2.4m and i would go to 2.4 using gravel boards but 3m seems a long way between posts to me as well
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Permalink Reply by Nic Johnson on
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they must be making a killing at £350/3m less posts and high cost doesnt seem right to me
Kevin Barnett said:Local fencing company I know prices at about £350.00 per bay. That is 6' high and 3 m bay. Close board panels, posts, rails, gravel boards etc. Most close board I see has the bottom rail supported and therefore when all panels are nailed to all 3 rails they are all well supported. Don't sag etc.
Kevin
www.gardencoaching.blogspot.com
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Permalink Reply by Kevin Barnett on
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They are a fencing company and do a lot of work around here. Another example for you. One of my clients had about 32 panels erected last year. Again 3m close board. The guys doing the work told me that the quote had been on the basis of them erecting 6 panels a day, which by the way was a bit adventurous given the terrain that they were about to negotiate. The total was about £7500.00 which would equate to about £234.00 per bay. Different company and larger than the one I mentioned before.
Therefore these are prices quoted by fencing practitioners.
Kevin
www.gardencoaching.blogspot.com
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Permalink Reply by Neil Petrie BSc Landscape Mgt on -
I build them the way Brian describes too but horizontal rails are only 32x75mm so would not be suitable for spans wider than 1.8m. I wouldn't even know where to buy arris rails, mortised posts and the like up here!
www.mibservices.co.uk said:thats the norm for up here in Jockland Phil. Amazing the different styles across the UK
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