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  Lawncare-4u.co.uk March 6, 2010 at 12:29am

  1/2 a day Minimum...........fetching cement / ballast all tools . take away debris?
  
  what is underneath ? ground.
  
  75 each for 1/2 a day ........ u should set post in first , return about 24 hrs later and pop panels in............or make sure the wind etc/ people dont move the posts...
  
  £250 - £300 minimum why only 2 ??
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    Neil Bishop > Lawncare-4u.co.uk March 6, 2010 at 12:46am

    It's a weird one, the panel is between the house and a conifer hedge so it only needs two posts and a one panel put in. There is a fence there but the wooden posts have rotted at the bottom and the panel has seen better days. I advised to put in concrete posts/gravel board to prevent this in the future.
    
    £250-£300 seems a lot to me purely because I've never costed it before but when you break it down I can see how it all adds up.
    
    Thanks for the quick reply
    
    Robin Ainsworth said:

    1/2 a day Minimum...........fetching cement / ballast all tools . take away debris?what is underneath ? ground.
    
    75 each for 1/2 a day ........ u should set post in first , return about 24 hrs later and pop panels in............or make sure the wind etc/ people dont move the posts...
    
    £250 - £300 minimum why only 2 ??
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  Lawncare-4u.co.uk March 6, 2010 at 12:31am

  sorry i miss -read 1 panel / 2 posts.................i was thinking 3 . not much in it though £200 maybe cash
  
  get 10% trade of your stuff.
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    Neil Bishop > Lawncare-4u.co.uk March 6, 2010 at 12:49am

    That's ok, I'll put in for around £200 then to cover any problems I might encouter in digging the holes etc
    
    Robin Ainsworth said:

    sorry i miss -read 1 panel / 2 posts.................i was thinking 3 . not much in it though £200 maybe cashget 10% trade of your stuff.
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  Andy Thorne March 6, 2010 at 12:48am

  Forget that! I always use postfix - ready mixed fence post concrete product. Cost it into the job at £5p/post.
  Whack the post up, 5-10mins later carry on - superb for efficiency
  
  Robin Ainsworth said:

  u should set post in first , return about 24 hrs later and pop panels in............or make sure the wind etc/ people dont move the posts...
  
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    Neil Bishop > Andy Thorne March 6, 2010 at 8:58am

    Thanks Andy, that sounds like an easier way to do it, save me making a mess knocking the concrete up
    
    Andy Thorne said:

    Forget that! I always use postfix - ready mixed fence post concrete product. Cost it into the job at £5p/post. Whack the post up, 5-10mins later carry on - superb for efficiency
    Robin Ainsworth said:

    u should set post in first , return about 24 hrs later and pop panels in............or make sure the wind etc/ people dont move the posts...
    
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    Neil Bishop > Andy Thorne March 6, 2010 at 8:58am

    Thanks Andy, that sounds like an easier way to do it, save me making a mess knocking the concrete up
    
    Andy Thorne said:

    Forget that! I always use postfix - ready mixed fence post concrete product. Cost it into the job at £5p/post. Whack the post up, 5-10mins later carry on - superb for efficiency
    Robin Ainsworth said:

    u should set post in first , return about 24 hrs later and pop panels in............or make sure the wind etc/ people dont move the posts...
    
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  Kieran Ray March 6, 2010 at 4:34pm

  If you have a wickes near you they do 2 great tools to speed it up:
  
  http://www.wickes.co.uk/Builders-Fencing-Spade/invt/190344 This is great for cutting roots and getting throught the ground.
  
  and of course fencing spoons. They will help get a post hole dug in about 10 mins, I rekon if you put your back into it you could get it all done in 2 hours including waiting for the postcrete. but put in a half day labour quote just in case.
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  Neil Bishop March 6, 2010 at 5:23pm

  Thanks for that Kieran, ive got a Wickes around the corner. Any tool which speeds up digging gets a thumbs up as i absolutely hate digging holes!
  
  Kieran Ray said:

  If you have a wickes near you they do 2 great tools to speed it up:
  
  http://www.wickes.co.uk/Builders-Fencing-Spade/invt/190344 This is great for cutting roots and getting throught the ground.
  
  and of course fencing spoons. They will help get a post hole dug in about 10 mins, I rekon if you put your back into it you could get it all done in 2 hours including waiting for the postcrete. but put in a half day labour quote just in case.
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  Lawncare-4u.co.uk March 6, 2010 at 5:48pm

  post -mix is crap.
  
  i never trust it.
  
  old or weak mix . - not for me thanks..........
  
  Andy Thorne said:

  Forget that! I always use postfix - ready mixed fence post concrete product. Cost it into the job at £5p/post.
  Whack the post up, 5-10mins later carry on - superb for efficiency
  
  Robin Ainsworth said:

  u should set post in first , return about 24 hrs later and pop panels in............or make sure the wind etc/ people dont move the posts...