Wooden Fence Replacement Cost?

[Danno]

My father's fence was destroyed by Beryl and was wandering what the going rate per foot is to replace a basic wooden fence 300' total length. Located in Highlands.

[Foxtrot]

Im not an expert by any means but I own a property in Temple that had the fence partially blown down in the tornado about 6 wks ago and I was quoted $40 a foot. That was for a basic privacy fence. Needless to say, I am doing it myself. What Ins is paying isnt even covering the cost of materials.

[Danno]

Wow... I was afraid of that. He said a guy quoted $50 per foot and I thought he was just trying to rip him off. Might be a good time to teach my son how to install a fence. Thanks for the reply sir.

[jerp]

$40-$50/ft? I guess labor cost for fence builders has jumped like they have for everything else. I've been trying to decide if I have the energy to replace 120 feet of stockade myself - material prices look to me like they are back down to where they were before the big spike. $3.40 for 5.5" cedar pickets and about $8.00 for cedar rails.

[Foxtrot]

Hearing that makes me feel better as I thought i was being ripped off too.
I will say that I spent $78 on five 4x4 posts and 5 bags of quikcrete.
1 big arse rattlesnake later, those posts are set. Its not fun being in the middle of town, not expecting a snake at all and move something and a 5’er under it. Had to change my pants.

i saw the pickets here nearly $4 each. I will be buying those after my vacation this week.

[Razrbk89]

18-20$ a foot for a basic 6’ privacy fence, here.

[GroceryGetter]

I have a project in The Woodlands for 150LF of fence replacement. Existing posts in place. Came out to over $80 a LF out the door. I still have not approved it.

I sent the scope to my buddy who runs a fence company in Central Texas and he quoted be $50 a LF.

[Chuy]

I have a project in The Woodlands for 150LF of fence replacement. Existing posts in place. Came out to over $80 a LF out the door. I still have not approved it.

I sent the scope to my buddy who runs a fence company in Central Texas and he quoted be $50 a LF.

This sounds high for a standard fence. I'd expect to pay anywhere between 35-45 for a standard 3 rail in pine-light cedar.

the higher you go on grade and height you can add another 10-20

lumber and labor right now is high, it didn't come back down much after Covid and now with The Hurricane..it's only going up.

We're quoting between 40-45 for 3 rail at the moment.

[GroceryGetter]

This sounds high for a standard fence. I'd expect to pay anywhere between 35-45 for a standard 3 rail in pine-light cedar.

the higher you go on grade and height you can add another 10-20

lumber and labor right now is high, it didn't come back down much after Covid and now with The Hurricane..it's only going up.

We're quoting between 40-45 for 3 rail at the moment.

150 LF of 8' tall alternate board style, 3 rail wood fence. with top capping
All new wood will be attached to existing steel posts and gate frames
All wood to be cedar
Price includes removal and disposal of existing wood and fencing
Price does not include painting staining or painting of existing posts or new posts

[Chuy]

150 LF of 8' tall alternate board style, 3 rail wood fence. with top capping
All new wood will be attached to existing steel posts and gate frames
All wood to be cedar
Price includes removal and disposal of existing wood and fencing
Price does not include painting staining or painting of existing posts or new posts

$80 isn't out of the ballpark but probably a smidge high.

We built my fence at my house using existing poles, 7' with 2x12" rot board, cedar pickets, no cap last year for about half that. Obviously that's my cost and prices have changed but I'd think 65-75 would be about right.

[Danno]

Thanks for replies Gents. I think we have him talked into just buying the materials and letting the family install it. Will save him some money and give us another excuse to get together as a family as well as teach the youngsters a few things.

[60 Deluxe]

When you do the work, use long fasteners when attaching the runners to the post especially if you are using cedar posts. The majority of my problems with privacy fence blowing down is because the runners were nailed on with ring shank nails that were too short. They were only going about an inch and a half into the post Consider using 4 1/2" to 5" decking screws. The way they are building privacy fence now days doesn't allow for much wind to pass through the fence so those attachment points are failing for a good reason. I just finished standing up a fence after replacing the bad posts. I considered using the long screws and putting a through bolt with large flat washers along the top rail. For now, it has the long screws and the house has been put on the market. I'm getting too old to go back and fix shoddy workmanship.

You may even want to rethink the design of the fence. Sixty years ago they would stagger the boards front and back. That left a gap on each side of the pickets to allow air to pass through. I don't recall ever seeing one of those fences laid down from moderate winds. It took a tornado or rot to do them in.

[k-k]

I'm not impressed with these modern treated 4x4's,
I had several fail do to being rotten at 10 or 12 years old.
What's everyone's opinion on galvanized metal poles?
and what gauge?

[Greenheadless]

I replaced a 90’ section myself last fall. I used galvanized PostMaster style posts every 8’ concreted in, treated 2x6 sacrificial boards, treated 2x4 spanners x 3, and cedar slats, all stainless screw hardware. It cost me ~$16/ft in supplies alone.

[rockyraider]

Just had 110' of privacy fence replaced at my house two months ago. 4x4 treated posts, three horizontal runners, western red cedar pickets, ring shank nails, paid $28/linear foot. The average price I was quoted for this combo was around $30/linear foot give or take a couple bucks. I priced materials and with paying my son to help me I might have saved $500 when everything was said and done. I'm not a professional and I would have spent more time doing it myself than what I would have saved so I payed a professional, **** glad I did.