No Climb fencing....approx how much did you spend

[dalpal]

Hi All,

I know that there are many variables to this question and we do have someone coming to give us a quote tomorrow…but am curious.

We have 6 acres that we want to fence in for our dogs (horse is boarded). The Perimeter is 2264 feet.

Was curious as to what this type of fencing typically costs. We’re thinking 20Kish.

[GoForAGallop]

The raw materials cost is pretty easy to figure out yourself.

4x4 posts, spaced at 10ft, equals 227 posts. Near me, they’re about $9 each. $2050

The Red Brand no-climb rolls come in 48" x 200ft rolls for $250, near me. That’s 12 rolls, so $3000. Add another $100 per roll if you’re going up to 60" instead.

Add in at least another $500 in gates, staples, and braces.

So right there, you’re at $6k in raw materials.

Then comes labor. For me, that meant another $250 for a gas-powered auger, and a day spent digging holes and dropping posts. I feel like the number I remember from a friend with a PTO auger was $2/hole? So in your instance that would be $454.

The actual stringing of the fence is where nobody can help you, really, because pricing varies so wildly. Some folks will charge by the hour, some by the sum total of the job, some by the foot of fencing.

I did mine myself, with one other person. (And it looks great, so don’t let anyone tell you it can’t be done by anyone who’s not a pro.) I had a similar amount of fencing to do, and it was done in two weekends. Holes and posts dropped and filled one weekend, fencing strung up the next. So the two of us, 74 hours total, figure a landscaper rate of $18 an hour or so, and that’s $1400 in labor.

Honestly, it was a pain in the ass, and if someone had offered to do it for $2500, I probably would have happily agreed. But the few very casual quotes I gathered were more in the $5000 range, so it was worth two weekends of sweat and sore hands to save that.

[clanter]

Add another $100 per roll if you’re going up to 60" instead.

this would also affect the posts as the 8ft would need to 10ft, and then the post holes would need to be deeper also

If you use V-Mesh (Red Brand calls it Keepsafe) it is sold in 10 rod rolls… 165ft

[S1969]

When we had ours installed about 6 years ago it was $9/linear foot – pounded posts with nonclimb fencing and an oak top rail, plus gates. So that would make your estimate pretty close. To do it yourself is obviously cheaper, but definitely depends on your skills, time, equipment, etc.

We had our posts pounded and that was totally worth paying for, since it would not have been possible for us to do them (we potentially could have drilled them, but not pounded). Some people have their posts done professionally and hang their own fence. We had ours completely done by professionals.

[YankeeLawyer]

I had no climb with an oak board on top installed for $7 / linear foot last summer. My posts are set every 8 feet.

I think you should be able to get it done for 20k or less, installed.

[ASB_Stars]

I have non-climb on the perimeter, and it is wonderful. A couple of caveats:

1. Use eight foot centers on your posts. The installers around here like to use 16’ boards, and it seems to function well.

2. Raise the fencing up just enough off of the ground to be able to weedeat, but not enough for the doggies to escape- around four inches seems to work for everything but little dogs.

3. You will want solid mesh gates, hung where the ground is very level, so that the doggies cannot escape.

[csaper58]

I would put the fencing down to the ground. Keeps the skunks, possums and raccoons out.

[moving_to_dc]

I would also put the fencing down to the ground. It does help keep animals in/out, and makes your pasture suitable for other species of livestock if you were ever to sell it.

I would also use t-posts for line posts, with wood posts used for all corners (braced corners) and H-bracing on long runs. But I think that seems to be a regional preference. Hardly ever see T-posts here in my current area, and I curse the wretched wood posts on my property that rot off at the ground.

I would NOT do mesh-filled gates if there is ANY chance of having horses/cattle in the pasture. Mesh filled gates are very weak in the center section. There are no horizontal braces to solidify the structure. Just a wire mesh panel held on by a few spot welds.

Instead, I would recommend a standard pipe gate, that you have “sewn” a section of 2x4 field fencing onto using 16g wire. It is MUCH more secure, stable, and safe for large animals, and will still keep dogs/smaller livestock in. I own both types of gates, and only use the mesh filled gate for my momma goats & kids. I won’t even use a mesh filled gate for a billy goat - they will pound the mesh off a 10’ gate in a heartbeat.

[YankeeLawyer]

[QUOTE=moving to dc;8034203]

I would NOT do mesh-filled gates if there is ANY chance of having horses/cattle in the pasture. Mesh filled gates are very weak in the center section. There are no horizontal braces to solidify the structure. Just a wire mesh panel held on by a few spot welds.

Instead, I would recommend a standard pipe gate, that you have “sewn” a section of 2x4 field fencing onto using 16g wire. It is MUCH more secure, stable, and safe for large animals, and will still keep dogs/smaller livestock in. I own both types of gates, and only use the mesh filled gate for my momma goats & kids. I won’t even use a mesh filled gate for a billy goat - they will pound the mesh off a 10’ gate in a heartbeat.[/QUOTE]

I have a few mesh filled gates and they have horizontal braces - just the same as a standard pipe gate.

Also, fwiw, I have never had an issue with line posts rotting with no climb.

[moving_to_dc]

[QUOTE=YankeeLawyer;8034241]
I have a few mesh filled gates and they have horizontal braces - just the same as a standard pipe gate.

Also, fwiw, I have never had an issue with line posts rotting with no climb.[/QUOTE]

How long have your wood posts been in the ground? Here in Maryland, mine are 10-15 yrs old and are rotting. But I have T-posts on the family farm in Kansas that have been there since the 70’s and are still perfect… (And we also have several lines of ~100 year old hedge posts and original barb wire that we are preserving! Not sure that could ever happen on the East Coast! :winkgrin: )

This is what is available locally for “mesh filled gates” from TSC, Southern States and privately owned farm supply stores. There are not enough horizontal braces for me to feel comfortable using them for horses/cattle.

http://www.tractorsupply.com/en/store/galvanized-mesh-gate-10-ft?cm_vc=-10005

http://www.tractorsupply.com/en/store/wire-filled-gate-10-ft

[YankeeLawyer]

[QUOTE=moving to dc;8034256]
How long have your wood posts been in the ground? Here in Maryland, mine are 10-15 yrs old and are rotting. But I have T-posts on the family farm in Kansas that have been there since the 70’s and are still perfect…

This is what is available locally for “mesh filled gates” from TSC, Southern States and privately owned farm supply stores. There are not enough horizontal braces for me to feel comfortable using them for horses/cattle.

http://www.tractorsupply.com/en/store/galvanized-mesh-gate-10-ft?cm_vc=-10005

http://www.tractorsupply.com/en/store/wire-filled-gate-10-ft[/QUOTE]

Some of my fencing is 12 years old and some is 6 months old (new farm) and no rot issues. The older posts are full round; the new ones are 3/4 round but pressure treated. The only posts I have had a problem with are 1/2 round oak. Around year 7 they started disintegrating.

Re the gates, mine are similar to the green one you posted from TS but were custom made so I am not sure if they are sturdier. I would be more worried about a shoe getting caught in them than a horse bending them or whatever, but I think they are good for some purposes. The OP asked about perimeter fencing for dogs, so mesh gates might work well.