Is This Residential Fence Estimate Too High??

[WooHorn]

Nothing fancy (I thought):

1) Install 40' of spruce wood fencing 4' high w/metal posts and one pedestrian walk gate with self closing springs &
2) Install 14' of Delgard aluminum fencing 4' high to include one pedestrian walk gate with self closing springs =

$2,092!!

I was not expecting that, but there is no way I am going to do it myself. Should I shop it around more, or just put it off until I hit the lotto Saturday night?

 

[AustinTejasFan]

54 feet of fence w/2 gates for $2,000. Well at almost $40 per foot I'd say the guy should be holding a gun, because that's robbery.

Get some more quotes. I'm not an expert on the subject, but you should be able to cut that price by 50-75%.

 

[hornhooper]

You are getting ripped off. Who gave you the estimate?

 

[7Titles]

8 foot panels of fencing 6 feet high costs roughly 35$ at the home improvement places. Metal poles are about 6 bucks I think. Sounds like a ripoff to me. Maybe he is charging out the *** for the aluminum fencing.

Spruce isnt anything special is it?

 

[WB_Rowdy_Yeats]

I rebuilt about 60 feet (took down everything except the wood posts) of a 6 foot high fence for just under $10 a foot. I used pressure treated pine for the rails and cedar (probably at least twice the price of spruce) for the pickets. I used deck screws rather than nails. The estimate you got seems high. You must appear rich or naive. Always get three estimates.

 

[horn4life]

I will do it for 10% les than that!

We just had a small section replaced and a gate added. Metal poles and the regular (non-cedar wood) and I think our quoted price was like $12.43 a foot or something like that.

Now I might ask if you have to go directly into rock ro make the holes as that could be a biggie. If you are in someplace like Houston where the ground is like butter then you are getting smoked.

 

[OrangeFairway]

I just had a chap put in about 120' of six-foot privacy and 160' of four-foot chain link with a gate for each section, the chain link gate being a double gate. Total cost was $2035.

 

[WooHorn]

Thanks for the general guidance and price references. I am sure that I appear rich based on the neighborhood and the house I am borrowing from the bank. I told him to work a cheaper deal and he is going to see what he can do to cut the price . . . we'll see. It is a pretty big fence company in Dallas, which I normally would avoid, but they were responsive and returned my calls, which is more than I can say for the mom-and-pop outfits I have called so far.

 

[cacti]

I don't want you to get hosed, so I am offering to do it myself for you for $2091.50.

 

[TXHookem]

Forget cheaper deal... get a couple more quotes.

 

[hornhooper]

My quote comes in at $2050. Look, I will even throw in a 29 day warranty. Also, A nice little travel size coffee maker and bean grinder.

 

[TheRepublicOfTexas]

If they dont have to remove an old fence, then the wood fence should be no more than $15.00 a foot plus maybe a $100-$125 for the gate. The chain link fence and gate should be cheaper per foot.

These are the prices in the Houston area. Hope it helps.

The Republic of Texas

 

[WooHorn]

Thanks all. Dropping the metal posts and hardware lost $493 (wtf???), so we are still at $1,599. There is no old fence, dogs, or sun involved, so it should be a piece of cake and I figure that the guy should be paying me. I think that I will toss a coke at the guy's grandma and hit the yellow pages.

 

[hornhooper]

That's a great idea.