How much does it cost to fence a yard? - Page 2

Clodfobble · 10-17-2005, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by staceyv

Don't I wish...We don't have a 2.75% downpayment.
...
I have a $2000 savings bond that my grandfather gave me and told me to get whatever I want.

$2000 is already the same as a 2.75% down payment on a house that costs about $72,000. How much are houses in your area?

shoot · 10-17-2005, 02:18 PM

I have to agree with Clod, it is amazingly easy to buy a house right now, and at least a hundred times easier to buy a new one than a used. The government is offering grants and all sort of things. New housing builders know all the tricks, and you could very well wind up in a new house and get up to 2500 in cash, that you dont have to ever pay back , in the form of a grant. If you have 2000 dollars at least call a couple of new home builders, not the custom builderrs mind you, the big boys who build a thousand houses in a year could very possibly have a home for you. Back to the fence thing, you may want to consider chain link, the eye appeal isnt as great but the functunality is the same and the price can be a lot easier on the wallet nad, if it comes down to it, you can take most of it with you if you decide to move, gl :}

staceyv · 10-17-2005, 03:13 PM

hehehe, you can't even find a trailer around here for $78,000.
Any house worth buying is going to cost around $250,000.

I wanted a wood fence because I LOVE privacy. I want to be able to lay out in the summer in my bikini and grill out and whatever else without anyone in my face.
I want complete privacy.

I'd be willing to settle for a smaller fenced in area- say about 60 feet of fencing...

Happy Monkey · 10-17-2005, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by staceyv

I'd be willing to settle for a smaller fenced in area- say about 60 feet of fencing...

I'd be willing to bet that your landlord wouldn't be a fan of that plan.

footfootfoot · 10-17-2005, 03:36 PM

How much does it cost to fence a yard?

Ask Griff's kid, but IMO it is not really a fair contest, even if the yard does have a size advantage. I mean how fast can a yard move anyway?

BigV · 10-17-2005, 03:51 PM

Fence Panel 6'x8' I didn't see exactly how this panel would be erected, but I reckon you would attach it to posts ($8 each) set in concrete, maybe $5/bag, and you could get by with about 1/2 to 1 bag per panel. So, we're up to 61 + 8 + 5 = $74/8 ft section. Let's round up and say about $10/foot. That should cover the incidentals fasteners, etc.

I built about 200 feet of fence similar to this, without the latticework top in our back and side yards. It was several years ago, but it still looks great. Anyway, I built it from scratch. I bought the concrete, I had my own wheelbarrow, I had my own post hole digger, screwgun, hammer, level, saw, etc. But since I just bought the materials fence boards, posts, hardware, the cost/foot was MUCH less.

Count up the distance, count the number of 6" wide boards that will consume, two 2x4s every 8 feet, plus posts, dist/8 plus one. guesstimate the number of fasteners, but a box of screws is about $10. Could be two boxes. However, generally speaking, a fence is an easy project, not hard, you can see your progress, you can stop in the middle for darkness, weather, work week, etc. The tools are simple and inexpensive. It's gratifying to see your effort change a pile of wood into a tangible product. You only have to be slightly handy to make a straight fence and right angle corners. And it's a lot cheaper, maybe as low as $4/foot.

Spend the rest on suntan lotion and dog biscuits.

staceyv · 10-18-2005, 05:37 PM

While we're on the subject of "how much does it cost..."
How much does it cost to heat a large, 2 level 4 bedroom house with electric heat in the winter in new england??

Is $275 a month a decent estimate? (including electricity used for other purposes as well)
(We might rent this house along with my mother and her fiance)

footfootfoot · 10-18-2005, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by staceyv

While we're on the subject of "how much does it cost..."
How much does it cost to heat a large, 2 level 4 bedroom house with electric heat in the winter in new england??

Is $275 a month a decent estimate? (including electricity used for other purposes as well)
(We might rent this house along with my mother and her fiance)

OK StacyV seriously now, you can probably call the power company and ask them what the average usage is for the address,

When I lived in CT, in an electrically heated house it cost a friggin fortune and we went through 5 cords of firewood. For a 700 sq ft house.

If the house is really well insulated it may not be that bad.

cloin · 02-18-2008, 09:08 PM

hello everyone,

i was reading through this thread and am struck by 2 questions. first, i am also looking to put up a fence but my backyard is sloped downhill quite steeply, best ideas for keeping it level on a very non-level yard.

secondly, stacey, thanks for starting the discussion but i don't understand how you can't find a home worth buying if you are willing to rent an apartment. especially if you are looking for privacy. my wife and i just bought a beautiful home for under $100,000 and if we had wanted to we didn't need a penny down. i have wasted $16,000 in the last two years and i can honestly tell you i am going to be saving $200 a month buy purchasing my home. I live in pittsburgh, pa, i can't imagine that in OH that you can't find a suitable home for a reasonable price.

good luck with the fence.
thanks for any info you all might have.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-18-2008, 10:02 PM

Welcome to the Cellar, Cloin.

Flint · 02-18-2008, 11:15 PM

I think the fee for fencing anything is based on how hard it is expected to be to unload it. Like, is this yard hot?

lumberjim · 02-18-2008, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by cloin

a beautiful home for under $100,000 and if we had wanted to we didn't need a penny down. i have wasted $16,000 in the last two years and i can honestly tell you i am going to be saving $200 a month buy purchasing my home. I live in pittsburgh, pa, i can't imagine that in OH that you can't find a suitable home for a reasonable price.

good luck with the fence.
thanks for any info you all might have.

i think she was in new england at the time of that post, cloin.....though i dont recall her saying she had moved to ohio. maybe she's in the witless protection program now.

TheMercenary · 02-19-2008, 10:39 AM

I have put up plenty of fences, including the one currently around my house. Measure the exact distance you need to the near 6 inches. Add about 6 feet for errors. If you buy all the bits separate and do the work yourself it will be labor intensive, but much cheaper. Most pre assembled fence blanks are on a 6 foot length. We went to 10' 2x4's between the posts and 6' high cedar dog earred box fence style. You can buy the pieces individually at any big box hardware store. You will need a 8 foot 4x4 post every ten feet. I put cement in mine but if you are renting I would not do that. All you need are nails a hammer, measuring tools, pencil, and a good circular saw, Oh and a few cases of beer for a fence rasing party on a long weekend. Nothing less than a 6 foot high fence will give you the privacy you are looking for. Don't forget to pick a spot for the gate and make it wide enough to get what ever you need to into the back yard (i.e. riding lawnmower) I can post a pic of mine if you like.

HungLikeJesus · 02-19-2008, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

I have put up plenty of fences, including the one currently around my house. Measure the exact distance you need to the near 6 inches. Add about 6 feet for errors. If you buy all the bits separate and do the work yourself it will be labor intensive, but much cheaper. Most pre assembled fence blanks are on a 6 foot length. We went to 10' 2x4's between the posts and 6' high cedar dog earred box fence style. You can buy the pieces individually at any big box hardware store. You will need a 8 foot 4x4 post every ten feet. I put cement in mine but if you are renting I would not do that. All you need are nails a hammer, measuring tools, pencil, and a good circular saw, Oh and a few cases of beer for a fence rasing party on a long weekend. Nothing less than a 6 foot high fence will give you the privacy you are looking for. Don't forget to pick a spot for the gate and make it wide enough to get what ever you need to into the back yard (i.e. riding lawnmower) I can post a pic of mine if you like.

Don't you need some kind of post-hole digger? I think that would be the hardest part.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-19-2008, 11:17 AM

And if you find a good one, consider marrying her.

10-17-2005, 03:36 PM	#20
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	How much does it cost to fence a yard? Ask Griff's kid, but IMO it is not really a fair contest, even if the yard does have a size advantage. I mean how fast can a yard move anyway? __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

10-17-2005, 03:51 PM	#21
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Fence Panel 6'x8' I didn't see exactly how this panel would be erected, but I reckon you would attach it to posts ($8 each) set in concrete, maybe $5/bag, and you could get by with about 1/2 to 1 bag per panel. So, we're up to 61 + 8 + 5 = $74/8 ft section. Let's round up and say about $10/foot. That should cover the incidentals fasteners, etc. I built about 200 feet of fence similar to this, without the latticework top in our back and side yards. It was several years ago, but it still looks great. Anyway, I built it from scratch. I bought the concrete, I had my own wheelbarrow, I had my own post hole digger, screwgun, hammer, level, saw, etc. But since I just bought the materials fence boards, posts, hardware, the cost/foot was MUCH less. Count up the distance, count the number of 6" wide boards that will consume, two 2x4s every 8 feet, plus posts, dist/8 plus one. guesstimate the number of fasteners, but a box of screws is about $10. Could be two boxes. However, generally speaking, a fence is an easy project, not hard, you can see your progress, you can stop in the middle for darkness, weather, work week, etc. The tools are simple and inexpensive. It's gratifying to see your effort change a pile of wood into a tangible product. You only have to be slightly handy to make a straight fence and right angle corners. And it's a lot cheaper, maybe as low as $4/foot. Spend the rest on suntan lotion and dog biscuits. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

02-18-2008, 09:08 PM	#24
cloin Kinda New Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 1	more on fencing hello everyone, i was reading through this thread and am struck by 2 questions. first, i am also looking to put up a fence but my backyard is sloped downhill quite steeply, best ideas for keeping it level on a very non-level yard. secondly, stacey, thanks for starting the discussion but i don't understand how you can't find a home worth buying if you are willing to rent an apartment. especially if you are looking for privacy. my wife and i just bought a beautiful home for under $100,000 and if we had wanted to we didn't need a penny down. i have wasted $16,000 in the last two years and i can honestly tell you i am going to be saving $200 a month buy purchasing my home. I live in pittsburgh, pa, i can't imagine that in OH that you can't find a suitable home for a reasonable price. good luck with the fence. thanks for any info you all might have.

02-18-2008, 10:02 PM	#25
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Welcome to the Cellar, Cloin. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-18-2008, 11:15 PM	#26
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	I think the fee for fencing anything is based on how hard it is expected to be to unload it. Like, is this yard hot? __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

10-17-2005, 02:18 PM	#17
shoot Smooth Ruffian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: central KY Posts: 47	I have to agree with Clod, it is amazingly easy to buy a house right now, and at least a hundred times easier to buy a new one than a used. The government is offering grants and all sort of things. New housing builders know all the tricks, and you could very well wind up in a new house and get up to 2500 in cash, that you dont have to ever pay back , in the form of a grant. If you have 2000 dollars at least call a couple of new home builders, not the custom builderrs mind you, the big boys who build a thousand houses in a year could very possibly have a home for you. Back to the fence thing, you may want to consider chain link, the eye appeal isnt as great but the functunality is the same and the price can be a lot easier on the wallet nad, if it comes down to it, you can take most of it with you if you decide to move, gl :}

10-17-2005, 03:13 PM	#18
staceyv Lecturer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 927	hehehe, you can't even find a trailer around here for $78,000. Any house worth buying is going to cost around $250,000. I wanted a wood fence because I LOVE privacy. I want to be able to lay out in the summer in my bikini and grill out and whatever else without anyone in my face. I want complete privacy. I'd be willing to settle for a smaller fenced in area- say about 60 feet of fencing...

10-18-2005, 05:37 PM	#22
staceyv Lecturer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 927	While we're on the subject of "how much does it cost..." How much does it cost to heat a large, 2 level 4 bedroom house with electric heat in the winter in new england?? Is $275 a month a decent estimate? (including electricity used for other purposes as well) (We might rent this house along with my mother and her fiance)

02-19-2008, 10:39 AM	#28
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	I have put up plenty of fences, including the one currently around my house. Measure the exact distance you need to the near 6 inches. Add about 6 feet for errors. If you buy all the bits separate and do the work yourself it will be labor intensive, but much cheaper. Most pre assembled fence blanks are on a 6 foot length. We went to 10' 2x4's between the posts and 6' high cedar dog earred box fence style. You can buy the pieces individually at any big box hardware store. You will need a 8 foot 4x4 post every ten feet. I put cement in mine but if you are renting I would not do that. All you need are nails a hammer, measuring tools, pencil, and a good circular saw, Oh and a few cases of beer for a fence rasing party on a long weekend. Nothing less than a 6 foot high fence will give you the privacy you are looking for. Don't forget to pick a spot for the gate and make it wide enough to get what ever you need to into the back yard (i.e. riding lawnmower) I can post a pic of mine if you like. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

02-19-2008, 11:17 AM	#30
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	And if you find a good one, consider marrying her. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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