Cost to supply and fit fencing 75m

daithi55 · 08-01-2021 05:45PM #1

Hi I'm considering taking out a bounds ditch between my house and the neighbouring farm. I've already got his consent. I was just wondering how much it would cost to get fencing put in..
It's an L shape 67 metres and 8 meters..
I'd be looking to get sheep wire with a double strand of barbed wire on top and good treated stakes..
What would the Cost of supply and fit be roughly

08-01-2021 06:23PM

Removing a ditch sounds strange as typically length needs to be replaced elsewhere.

Tileman · 08-01-2021 07:59PM

daithi55 wrote: »

Hi I'm considering taking out a bounds ditch between my house and the neighbouring farm. I've already got his consent. I was just wondering how much it would cost to get fencing put in..
It's an L shape 67 metres and 8 meters..
I'd be looking to get sheep wire with a double strand of barbed wire on top and good treated stakes..
What would the Cost of supply and fit be roughly

Roughly speaking
Roll of sheep wire 100m €150
3 strainers €75-90
Approx 25 x 4 inch 6ft stakes @7 €175
Roll of barbed wire €50
Doesn’t be long adding up. Labour on top of that.

For ah grant fencing the rate would be circa €6 per meter ex vat.

Hope this gives you a ball park

daithi55 · 08-01-2021 08:15PM

49801 wrote: »

Removing a ditch sounds strange as typically length needs to be replaced elsewhere.

I will be replanting it with beach and alder..

_Brian · 08-01-2021 08:15PM

Tileman wrote: »

Roughly speaking
Roll of sheep wire 100m €150
3 strainers €75-90
Approx 25 x 4 inch 6ft stakes @7 €175
Roll of barbed wire €50
Doesn’t be long adding up. Labour on top of that.

For ah grant fencing the rate would be circa €6 per meter ex vat.

Hope this gives you a ball park

Plus cost of digging out and removing ditch.

In a time when removing ditches is being frowned upon.

Maybe consider tidying up the ditch and planting on with more species.

daithi55 · 08-01-2021 08:17PM

Tileman wrote: »

Roughly speaking
Roll of sheep wire 100m €150
3 strainers €75-90
Approx 25 x 4 inch 6ft stakes @7 €175
Roll of barbed wire €50
Doesn’t be long adding up. Labour on top of that.

For ah grant fencing the rate would be circa €6 per meter ex vat.

Hope this gives you a ball park

Thanks I wont be able to avail of Grant's as I'm not a farmer.. however its worth doing..its hard to maintain this ditch in my garden and when the hedge cutter gets at it there's bits everywhere afterwards.. at least a fence and the beach hedge i will put in I can maintain myself

daithi55 · 08-01-2021 08:47PM

_Brian wrote: »

Plus cost of digging out and removing ditch.

In a time when removing ditches is being frowned upon.

Maybe consider tidying up the ditch and planting on with more species.

Frowned upon by who..ditches been removed on a daily basis in the countryside and not illegal to do so at this time of year. the ditch is in a heap.. I've spent ten years trying to get it into shape but its impossible.. it's a dirty white thorn ditch thats full of briars and ivy.. it's a health hazard at this stage with my young kids.. standing on thorns.. bursting footballs tyres swimming pools and anything that comes near it gets a dart of a thorn.. trying to cut it and maintain its is impossible..

_Brian · 08-01-2021 09:26PM

daithi55 wrote: »

Frowned upon by who..ditches been removed on a daily basis in the countryside and not illegal to do so at this time of year. the ditch is in a heap.. I've spent ten years trying to get it into shape but its impossible.. it's a dirty white thorn ditch thats full of briars and ivy.. it's a health hazard at this stage with my young kids.. standing on thorns.. bursting footballs tyres swimming pools and anything that comes near it gets a dart of a thorn.. trying to cut it and maintain its is impossible..

Frowned upon by everyone actually.

Plus any hedge removed will need to be replaced in another location.

White thorn, briar amd ivy are pillars of biodiversity in the countryside.

You could put a fence up inside it to keep footballs and kids safe and just trimm e hedge to keep it controlled.

Maybe I’m wrong but I think permission from the council is needed to remove a hedge.

Good loser · 08-01-2021 10:14PM

_Brian wrote: »

Frowned upon by everyone actually.

Plus any hedge removed will need to be replaced in another location.

White thorn, briar amd ivy are pillars of biodiversity in the countryside.

You could put a fence up inside it to keep footballs and kids safe and just trimm e hedge to keep it controlled.

Maybe I’m wrong but I think permission from the council is needed to remove a hedge.

This seems a good idea to me. Especially if you can get a tractor and hedgecutter into site in appropriate weather. Leave it so hedger can get at space between fence and ditch.
Removing ditch would be a big job. I would go for concrete posts but not set in concrete. Timber posts will rot and you will need access for a tractor to replace
You might not like to use creosote because of children.
On second thoughts you are probably having to fence out sheep?

Cost to supply and fit fencing 75m

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