anyone here ever out up a privacy fence themselves?

[chickenzoo]

You can check with local fence suppliers too. They sell privacy fence panels, 6 ft x 8ft around here for $19.95 a panel were Lowes etc. is $40

 

[backdoorchicken]

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good idea

 

[Imp]

backdoorchicken,

I put up the fence in the pix last year. About $300 for 75feet. Fortunately the posts for the old fence were all still solid. I used the cheapest 6 ft fence boards I could find. I also ran aluminum gutter screen and a row of bricks along the bottom, so the chickens wouldn't scratch their way under.

Imp

 

[Thomas423]

Also, don't forget to add the cost of cement to your total cost. You'll want the fence to be secure. You'll need 1 - 2 60lb bags per post depending of the weight of your panels.

Also, depending on what style panels you go with, you have the choice to overlay the panels on the posts or hang them between the posts. Hanging them between the posts adds 4 inches to each panel lenght and adds a texture to the fence. But again that only works with certain styles.

 

[Opa]

Rather than using cement for your posts go with pea gravel. No mixing, post is immediately secure, water drains right through.

 

[Thomas423]

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Does pea gravel really work???? I have a pile of it and we are getting ready to start pen#2. Hummmm??

I would be afraid to try it on a tall fence, but I also had a nightmare after I put up my privacy fence that a strong wind came and blew it over. LOL So what do I know.

We didn't mix the cement....just poured the bags in the hole and added some water. The fence has been up for 12 years now and has been through a few hurricanes and many storms but it's still standing. The fence was my dream, glad my nightmare never came true.

 

[TheChickenShrink]

I have precisely just finished a privacy 6' high fence of approximately 90' long. I used pressure treated wood (4"x4" posts and 6"x1" boards) and steal post anchors. The total cost of all materials, including the wood stain, came to 1100$, which means 12-13$/ft (this is in canadian dollars though). If I had to build a 500' long fence instead, it would therefore have cost me approximately 6000-6500$.

I don't have any picture, but I am very satisfied of the result.

I hope this helps!

 

[DuckLady]

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As far as I remember, each 8 foot section took
one 4x4 post (plus on for the whole length), (about $8 each)
two 8 ft 2x4 (about $6 each)
(I think) 10 cedar fence panels at about $2 each

then hardware, nails or screws, and sweat. Seemed like it was less than $45 per 8 feet and it was well made.

 

[Opa]

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Does pea gravel really work???? I have a pile of it and we are getting ready to start pen#2. Hummmm??

I would be afraid to try it on a tall fence, but I also had a nightmare after I put up my privacy fence that a strong wind came and blew it over. LOL So what do I know.

We didn't mix the cement....just poured the bags in the hole and added some water. The fence has been up for 12 years now and has been through a few hurricanes and many storms but it's still standing. The fence was my dream, glad my nightmare never came true.

I am a custom home builder and have been the construction for over 40 years so I can tell you from experience that pea gravel would be preferable to concrete. Pea gravel is self compacting and will only continue to hold tighter as time goes by. Water flows through it while with contrete the water can trap in the pocket.

We've built alot of decks and one nice thing about pea gravel is that we can insure everything is plumb and squard before we backfill with the gravel.

 

[wegotchickens]

Opa, someone must've told DH about that a long time ago, because that's what he does, too.