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Fencing Costs

  • 08-02-2010 11:49pm
    #1
    sheafield
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33 ✭


    Hi all, just wondering about average costs to hire in contractor/FRS for some fencing. Need about 350 metres fenced with 3 strand of wire and treated posts etc. also need 3 gates hung. would €5/m sound expensive? looking into hiring digger etc myself but maybe not much between them when time/labour is taken into a/c. thanks for any advise:)


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  • #2
    Username John
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,237 ✭✭✭Username John


    sheafield wrote: »
    Hi all, just wondering about average costs to hire in contractor/FRS for some fencing. Need about 350 metres fenced with 3 strand of wire and treated posts etc. also need 3 gates hung. would €5/m sound expensive? looking into hiring digger etc myself but maybe not much between them when time/labour is taken into a/c. thanks for any advise:)


    Hello,

    I got a quote from FRS there last year. It was for sheep wire though, plus one strand barbed wire on top, 6ft posts every 4 yards. This was for everything - materials & labour. It worked out around 4.50 + VAT."

    See http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055699306&highlight=fencing

    I'd imagine 3 strands barbed wire should work cheaper than this.

    Hope this helps.


  • #3
    locha
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 340 ✭✭locha


    Recently got quoted €4 per metre. That is for 4 strands of barbed wire... personally dont reckon 3 would be enough.


  • #4
    irishh_bob
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,700 ✭✭✭irishh_bob


    sheafield wrote: »
    Hi all, just wondering about average costs to hire in contractor/FRS for some fencing. Need about 350 metres fenced with 3 strand of wire and treated posts etc. also need 3 gates hung. would €5/m sound expensive? looking into hiring digger etc myself but maybe not much between them when time/labour is taken into a/c. thanks for any advise:)

    i would perfer to employ a private contractor , IMO , farm relief are not only more expensive , they have a high throughput of staff and many of thier guys cant litterally drive nails


  • #5
    sea12
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,244 ✭✭✭sea12


    I got a quote last year for sheepwire and 2 strands of barbed wire, posts every 5 yards. Costing €5 meter.
    It was from FRS aswell.


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