Closeboard/Featheredge rates

[woodplans]

Need some prices guys,

 

We have done some larger commercial fencing jobs this year, made ok money but have the feeling we were abit too cheap. I hate the fact that we prob left some money on the table. Got to price another one, 600m, 1.8m high, 2.4m post centres, featheredge on 100mm x 100mm posts and cant rails. Reasonable access, long runs and flat ground.

 

Anyone do this type of fencing mind sharing a ballpark meterage rate?

 

I know what my price needs to be to make it work, but if I can get another pound per meter or more it adds up on these bigger distances!

 

Many Thanks in advance.

[hazzygawa]

What's your ballpark figure for this job?

[woodplans]

The last few jobs of this size have been £ 27.00 ish per l/m

[Mortimer Firewood]

So your getting £16200 to supply and erect 6oom of feather edge fencing.

[mattplace]

sounds cheap to me! i'm £45 plm (ish! - depending on access and ground) for small domestic work.

 

the price of wood seems to have gone up too!

[mattplace]

last check for costs was about £20 plm for materials - 4" posts, 6" f/e 1.8m, 2.4 centres and concrete.

[Fenland]

Domestic gardens, to the spec you have quoted (1.8m high, 15cm wooden gravel board, 2.4m centres, 3 rails) = £35 - £40/m depending on levels/access.

 

Site work to the above (assuming decent meters) = £30- £32/m

 

All prices inc vat

[niftysteve]

The last few jobs of this size have been £ 27.00 ish per l/m

 

sounds to cheap to me a friend of mine does commercial fencing on large housing sites last year it was £38 / metre and private houses £50 /metre

[woodplans]

Thanks for the feedback people.

 

Seems I am probably on the low side, so can afford to add a higher margin.

 

Fenland, that seems like what I should be aiming at. Thanks.

 

We still made reasonable cash on the lower rate, but had the feeling it was underbid.

 

Materials are around £16 per m incl concrete and fixings ( readymix to site ) 2 man crew averaging about 50 - 60 m per day ( machine augured holes )

 

Domestic rates don't transfer to the commercial jobs unfortunatly, but it would be great to get £40 + per m:001_smile: