Fencing costs

Curious Geroge

Anyone know how much it should cost to fence 145 metres of river (3 rows of barbed wire and an electric wire) ? materials and labour ?

5live

Are you allowed to combine barbed wire and electric? Something about getting stuck on the barbed and not being able to get free because of getting shocks off the electric?

(cue 1000 replies about how they have it done with no problems:))

Curious Geroge

You could be right but with or without the electric, has anyone done it recently and know what sort of cost it would be ?

charityboy

you would be lookin at around 3.50 a metre for 3 barbed and 1 electric couldnt see much point in the electric if you use h/t barbed wire 3.50 should include materials labour and vat

smurnoff1486

Approx 4 per metre plus vat, dont forget you will need straining posts also, generally charged at 25 each, at start and finish and every turn or 50m. If along a river mind the ground could be wet, longer posts may be needed, allow another 20c per metre if ground is wet! Happy fencing

tim_holsters

Slightly off topic but if you read The Restraint Of Beasts by Magnus Mills you'll see how much fencing could potentially cost....

49801

dont think your allowed electrify barb wire.
I dont see any problem with an electrified plain wire offset from the barb