Cost of fencing?

[maggieblanchett]

Any ideas of the cost of fencing around 8040 square feet? I'm curious about this because DH says first thing he'd do after ripping would be put a fence in...to lower the likelihood of materials theft.

I just want an idea of cost regardless of fence type. I think he wants 5 foot tall wire fencing though.

--maggie

[StillHope]

I was quoted $ 6K for the chain link -8000 sq ft.
Maggie,if you use the search button,you'll find more info.

[maggieblanchett]

Ok, DH says the 5' tall chain link is $89 per 50ft roll. 8040 sqf is 80x100.5

The perimeter would require about 360 ft. Subtract 10 ft for gate and ease of calculation and that's 350ft. That's seven rolls. $623 before taxes.

Brackets go between $3 and $5. I'm not sure how much the posts and other hardware would be, but I'm guessing $6000 is kind of insane. I can see having to rent a machine to dig the holes for the posts, but that's not that much work. Even at $600 an hour to have a guy come and drill through the lava that's still not $6000. Then there's a bag of concrete or two in each post hole...still way under $6000.

They must know a lot of things we don't.
--maggie

http://www.maggieblanchett.com

[StillHope]

Maggie,did you include the labor or you are going to do it yourself?

[gtill]

Maggie, if you haven't done the job, don't denigrate the work involved, you're insinuating ripoff. Watch out for "bargains", and no one gives a rip about how much it is "back home".

[Kapohocat]

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...I can see having to rent a machine to dig the holes for the posts, but that's not that much work...

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Ever tried to do this in lava rock? it is a lot of work.

[DickWilson]

Just go's to show, Never argue with someone who'll do the job for less, they know what their product is worth[:p]

dick wilson

[Noel M2]

Installing a fence in lava is hard work! This applies even if the area has been ripped. I'm installing a simple 100ft fence in HPP and can attest to how hard it can be. I'm sure installers can bring in jack hammers, core drills and other equipment to facilitate the job but that's additional overhead and $$$.

I'm sure you've heard already - get several bids for the installation labor and be specific about what the expectations are (spacing, depth, etc...). You'll get a sense for what the going rate is before you can conclude what's reasonable/unreasonable. Of course, you can also do it yourself.



Noel
http://HiloParadise.com

[Carey]

For most lots in Puna, the 'machines' to dig posts is a jack hammer & rock/concrete core driller (really heavy duty tool), not the post hole digger (looks like a giant auger drill) that you can use in Hamakua & most other areas with loose soils (I am using 'loose soils' because I was corrected recently about differentiating soil from rock, as rock is soil.... but this is obiously not my thing)

Have used both, The jack hammer is much more jarring to use...

Also it is good to note that there are differences in chain link fenceing materials, some are much lighter weight than others... so when you get quotes & compare them, make sure that you are comparing the same materials...
If you guys are willing to put the time & effort into putting up a fence, then you will save the labor costs...

I guess someone should tell you, there are many thieves that are more than willing to run down a fence to get into bulding materials. The goal in putting up this fence should be making it truck proof... and then they still may use bolt cutters to cut open a hole...

[maggieblanchett]

Thanks for the posts. I didn't consider the difficulty. The lava rock. That's why.

--maggie

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