Ok - I need some fence help

We just had someone come and give us a quote for a fence.

We just picked ourselves up off the floor - I really didn't know fences could be that expensive.

We were quoted about $6000 for a fence.

We need 4 PVC panels and a double-wide gate.
The rest we are doing in Cedar Stockade - we need about 20 panels.

Should this really cost $6000?


I am sorry for my stupidity here - but I know nothing about fencing, and how much these things should cost.

We have more places coming to give us an estimate, but I just need a heads up - if this is what most of them will be quoting me.

If you don't mind - if you got your fences done recently, could you tell me how much you paid and what you got for that price?


Thank you in advance

Re: Ok - I need some fence help

Hello - I just had a 200' PVC fence installed with two gates - I was quoted $6200 - That was the highest quote I was given - The lowest being $5,000 - It really depends who you called...

I dont think its a bad price at all...

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Gates are very expensive. We had ours done at a different time because it was $800 in itself w/ 2 panels on either side. We got 21 sections(162 ft) of privacy pvc for $4168(Roberts Fence). This included a removable section off of the street and they took down all of the old fencing for us. I hope this helps a bit.

Message edited 5/2/2007 7:42:39 PM.

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IMOH you are being over charged for labor....Especially considering that the cedar stockade is relatively cheap.

I would go to Home Depot...see what materials are going to cost...and then take it from there...

Message edited 5/2/2007 7:49:39 PM.

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You are being given a "summer" price. We waited. We were supposed to do it last summer but we did it this Spring and saved $1500 from last year price.

I had over 300ft of PVC fence and 2 gates for $6800. Each gate was $300

Wood is now extremelly expensive.

ETA: I think the quote is expensive.

Message edited 5/2/2007 8:20:44 PM.

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Re: Ok - I need some fence help

Posted by Marcie

Posted by BlessedMommy

Gates are very expensive. We had ours done at a different time because it was $800 in itself w/ 2 panels on either side. We got 21 sections(162 ft) of privacy pvc for $4168(Roberts Fence). This included a removable section off of the street and they took down all of the old fencing for us. I hope this helps a bit.

See this is what we were told.
About $800 and change for the gate - we had a feeling about that when we decided to get the fence done.

Now - if we are getting about 20 sections of stockade and you got PVC - how is that work out?
I just hope some of these other places are less

DH priced out the stuff at Home Depot -alot cheaper - but everyone says it is not the same quality.

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Wood fences are now equal if not more then PVC. Ever since Hurricane Katrina wood has been more expensive.

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I paid $5350 for 185 feet of PVC with 1 gate. I used Precision. Best Quality fence

Wood is way over priced.

My sister paid $4700 for 180 feet of stockade fence with 1 gate from Rose

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Thanks Everyone!!


We are going to have a couple more places come and see their prices - if they are still outrageous - we are going to do the fence ourselves

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Posted by Marcie

Thanks Everyone!!


We are going to have a couple more places come and see their prices - if they are still outrageous - we are going to do the fence ourselves

Re: Ok - I need some fence help

get this one...

We needed i think 145 sq ft of fence for 1 side (our neighbors want to split a fence) from the back of our house to the back of the property line.

we were quoted...


$5200!!!