Fencing costs

[Stinkbomb]

Anyone any idea how much it would cost to do a three rail post and rail fence around 1.5 acres? Im in the north near manchester.

Any other ideas re types of fencing OTHER than electric that might be cheaper? The field is on a road so want something more permanent. Thanks

 

[The Fuzzy Furry]

An idea is horse fence - like stock fencing for cattle, but with closer holes so feet cant get through. Top with either a strand of barbed wire or a sawn or half round rail. Barbed only on hedged boundary if you need to, rail looks better & is more safe on open fencing.
The horse fence is high tensile and is pretty secure, great for boundary fencing to ensure yours dont get out - and that others dont get in (like dogs/foxes & the smaller deer). As with any wire, you'll need to check it regularly to make sure its not got loose posts - which in turn causes wire to sag.
Cheaper as you can use round posts rather than the sawn you would use for P & R

Worth you contacting fencing suppliers to get budget estimates, as most charge by the metre & will firm up to exact costings with a site visit.

 

[ILuvCowparsely]

quite allot we just did a area which cost us 1200 is was one side of a 1 acre field although we did do 4 rails and we used 4 by 2 which i think is better and stronger than the cheaper thinner ones i would say your looking at £ 5000 at least

 

[Cocorules]

We did 4 acres last year wood cost £2750 but all the tools we bought to do it with cost a lot more. It is very hard work too

 

[Maesfen]

All depends on whether you want a supply & fit or fit only plus also how many gates and corners there are (long lengths and corners need extra strong posts called strainers which are more expensive of course) and also the terrain will have a lot to do with it whether you need standard or much longer posts and so on. As a very rough guide, for P & R, we charge around £7 a metre to fit only, about £15 a metre to supply & fit plus £100 the first gate, £80 for any extra ones. We're south Cheshire so you might find it a bit cheaper further north; I know down south it's nearer £20+ for the same (which is what it's worth TBH) but nobody would pay that up here!
Look for an agricultural fencing firm; they should be more reasonable and possibly more capable of doing what you want than some of the equestrian cowboys you find about now. You can't beat personal recommendations from people that have had similar work done too. Go for good quality materials, always, it's worth it in the end.

 

[YasandCrystal]

If you are practical I would do it myself. We did 5 acres both perimeter and 5 internal paddocks and 4 gateways. We even built a roundpen. Yes pretty hard work but do-able.

If you are on a road then as someone said the equnie stock fence is good - it's expensive but the gaps are smaller than the much cheaper sheep stock wire (it's more than double the sheep stuff in cost). We used tall 4" round posts with electric tape on the top and sheep stock fence at the bottom, but then this is our perimeter fence with a wide path around the paddocks. You could use chicken wire - we did on our1.5 acres at home to stop the chickens and dogs getting out and I can't remember it being expensive. It has also lasted for 10 years now.The internal is a combination of perimeter with half round top and 2 strands of electric rope and internal 3 strands of poly electric rope. It works for us.Here is a picture

 

[Stinkbomb]

Thanks everyone!! Stock fencing seems a cheap alternative. My little ones have small feet but i think the holes would be "large" enough for them to be able to get them in and out without getting stuck should that happen.

I just looking at getting some land and the land i have found isnt fenced so would need to add that into costs.

Thanks for the pics too, lovely fencing!! And lots of hard work put into them!!