So...if all works at as hopefully planned, I will be buying a house and would like to put a fence up for my dogs. Anyone recommend a good company to do such?

5/10/2008 5:07:01 PM

try bobbydigital...he once posted how his neighbors didnt use that wood sealer stuff, and that he did...so obviously he has a fence...i'm sure if you pm'ed him, he would be willing to help

5/10/2008 5:08:55 PM

Is your house in Raleigh?

5/10/2008 7:29:09 PM

chain link, post, what?


anyway, not sure of any good fence peeps

but if you need a bridge burnt or destroyed I'm your man

5/10/2008 7:33:42 PM

^^ yup in raleigh.

and i don't want a chain link..

5/11/2008 8:20:36 AM

i used seegars not too long ago for a 4' wooden picket. of the 3 i got estimates from, they were the cheapest, and if you pay up front, they will knock (i think) 10% off the total. i believe they are the biggest fence contractor in the area, at least definitely one of the biggest. i was very pleased with the result, even after they built the fence in contact with a tree (i took great pains in clearing the fence line myself and instructing them on where exactly to run it). they sent a letter stating that if the tree ever damaged the fence, they would repair that section of the fence, no questions asked. the work was timely, they promise 3 business days, but since they started on a friday, it was done monday (2 business days). they even seemed willing to bump me up in line if i felt my fence was urgent, but if not, they would start within 2 weeks, which they did.

5/11/2008 8:42:21 AM

what was your ~$/ft for the 4' picket?

5/11/2008 10:15:56 AM

save the money and do it yourself.

5/11/2008 11:25:12 AM

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"what was your ~$/ft for the 4' picket?"

after paying up front, w/ the $ taken off, it was a little more than $10. I want to say that prior to the discount, it was around $12. the highest estimate was close to $15.

5/12/2008 6:40:42 AM

how many feet of fence did you need?

5/12/2008 6:48:26 AM

I work for a home builder and the guy we use to do decks and such also does fences and he charges about $13.50-$14.00/ft for a 6 ft privacy.

5/12/2008 5:13:27 PM

hmm, damn, $12 for a 4' picket, i can't imagine what a 6' privacy fence would run.....

I'm gonna need somewhere between 220-250ft, depending on how I route it, with at least 7 corners/ends and 2 gates.
I'll probably end up doing it myself, but still gonna run upwards of $1500-2000 for raw material and rentals, i bet

5/12/2008 5:39:59 PM

anybody know a ballpark $/lf figure for electric fencing? probably 8' high and a good few hundred linear feet...getting a lot of breakins at work at night...not in the building but in the fence and then stealing shit

its already got barbed and razor wire but they just cut through or use pliers to remove the clips that hold the chain link to the posts and then get underneath

5/12/2008 5:56:55 PM

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"but they just cut through or use pliers to remove the clips that hold the chain link to the posts and then get underneath "

You will have the same problem with an electric fence.

5/12/2008 6:28:33 PM

what if we keep the insulated handles far enough on the inside where the circuit can only be broken from the inside?

[Edited on May 12, 2008 at 6:32 PM. Reason : 65,000 posts w00t]

5/12/2008 6:31:07 PM