No way to give you a price because you don't give any dimensions like length or height. For starters, you could try Home Depot. The one in my area has decent looking vinyl fence in different styles and heights and they can do the installation, too.

Thanks Kudzu. I didn't know if someone could give a ballpark. I figured vinyl and if privacy...maybe 6' panels. As far as how many panels..I don't know. I was just looking for ballpark. i.e. 2,000? 5,000? If backyard maybe at quarter acre and I wanted it for backyard...then??? I didn't know if someone with similar sized backyard could let me know about how much they spent.

I belive that each 8x6 section of fence is $69.00 post around $15

lowes here sells the 8x6 panels for 42.00 each. plus about 8 bucks for the posts. a couple bucks per bag for concrete.

labor will depend on who you get to do it.

I had some estimates here not long ago for cedar shadow box 8'w x 6h ... Fence would cost me $35 per section plus posts at most home depot type joints. And I dig and nail.
Fencing company was flat $50 per eight feet or smaller section plus labor at a minimum of $250 for 8 guys & same price per hour, for the crew. Gates included for reasonable additional hdwe and larger posts where needed.

I just put up a 200 feet fence just last year. Cost
around $1,500 in materials (wood and HD nails). Size of my
fence: Length 200 feet, Height 6 feet, 2 gates 4 feet
long. My soil in made of hard clay so no concrete needed.
The type of fence I build was a solid fence.
The cost on material will greatly change depending on
what type of fence, materials used, and if you hire
someone to build it for you. You can save 2/3 the cost if
you build it yourself.

Thanks guys! I guess it was a dumb question to ask on a board. I was just really wanting to put up a fence, but had no idea the cost and before I called someone out for estimates wanted to see if it would be so out of the ballpark financially for me. If everyone told me no less than 4-5,000, I might not consider it, but if I could get it done for under 4,000, thought I might like to get it done.

It's probably 1/8th of an acre since whole yard is 1/2 acre and I only want to do the back.

I thought the vinyl would be best because I wouldn't have to maintain it with staining, etc. and I could just hose it off if it got dirty. But if vinyl is too much more than the usual wood privacy fence then I'll just go wood.

This is my first house and so I have no idea about the cost of a fence but thanks guys for your help. Perhaps I need someone to come out and give a free estimate.

I found my land survey, but it's hard to tell how many feet in the yard I would need from survey.

Thanks for your responses.

Well, I recommend you figure out the boundaries of your property so you don't end up having a dispute when you accidentally plant it 2' over onto your neighbor's property! And, to get an estimate, the contractor is going to want to know where it will go and how many lineal feet of fence you need.

Well I think the person installing will be able to make sense of survery. I just can't. I realize that you need to put it in your boundaries and yard. Of course I will make sure of all that type thing. That's just a given.

diddly-
I'm not trying to be combative, but it's not the responsibility of a fence installer to figure out where your property line runs. If you rely on someone like this, just remember that it's your problem if one of the neighbors disputes where the fence is. Have you talked with your neighbors? Often they know where the property lines run (if you can trust what they say!).

I had that problem at my old house, which sits in a rural area, with the neighbor disputing the propery lines when I put up a fence. When we purchased the property and had the survey done I paid an extra 100 or so dollars to have the iron pins put in at the property line. I put up a split rail fence between our properties to keep his kids from riding their dirtbikes over on my side of the line an tearing up the grass next to my driveway. Pi--ed him off big time. Tried to tell me I was 2 feet over the line with the fence. So I went and got the roll of string out and a couple of stakes and placed them at the pins and strung the cord. He still wouldnt believe it tried to tell me that they surveyed it wrong. So I gave him a copy of the survey and the title companys phone #. Never heard anything about it after that.

The moral of the story is, Make sure you know where your property line ends when putting up a fence. You might want to rent a metal detector to see if the pins are in the corners of the lot and visiably mark them for the installer.

I wasn't asking about my boundaries but was just inquiring as to about what the cost would be. I know about finding boundaries. I have a guy coming out next Saturday to take measurements. I have the survey, etc. I have it marked with markers on my property where my boundaries are. This isn't a problem but thanks just the same for the concern. The guy that will install the fence for me has installed fences before and had much experience. I don't see the need to panic about neighbors, etc. I think we'll be just fine in that dept., but thanks for your experience and insight.

I do have another question. I plan to get the vinyl fencing. Has anyone ever bought the panels online? I just wondered if cheaper than Home Depot or Lowes. What has been your experience?

Thanks!

Thanks rjoh878646, I just read your post. I was told I had markers so if I can't locate them I will rent the metal detector. Good idea.

sorry about your fence in your old yard....but you sure did show your neighbor didn't you? lol

Thanks again for heads up and good advice.

Hi guys, new to the forum and had a question. My wooden fence was blown away during Hurricane Katrina. All that remained were my metal posts. Someone bought the house next door and installed a 4' metal fence by using my existing metal posts. My intentions were to replace the fence by using 6'shadowbox wooden boards. Is there anything I can do? Do I ask them to remove the existing fence so that I can use my posts? It's only on one side with a hideous red orange gate. Can I ask them for $ to buy and install more posts to support my fence boards? Please give me some direction here because I am trying to deter another attempted break-in.
Thanks in advance for your expert help.

If the metal posts are on your property. You can make them take down the fence or you can take it down. Are you certain of the property boundaries? If it's on the line, perhaps you can attach the shadowbox fence directly to the metal fence.

I would first ascertain the boundaries and then have a discussion with the neighbor. It is almost always preferable to have a mutually agreed solution.

If it is found that their fence is on your property, you should either have them move it or sign an agreement that they are using your property with your permission to prevent them acquiring a piece of your property by adverse possession.

vonniegirl... in my neck of FL, we haven't had anything near the velocity of Katrina, and hopefully NOBODY will ever experience that again, but what we do when the storm's a brewing is drop down opposite sections of the fence so the wind will have somewhere to go and not feel it has to take all the fence with it, tearing it up. Has worked so far (keeping fingers crossed!)

I have built several very nice wood fences on the North Oregon Coast:

Consider that this area experiences very high wind conditions (Average storm conditions to 70 mph with peak gusts to +90 mph) and being a coastal area is prone to sandy soil conditions.

I am currently building a 500 ft 6' tall "good neighbor" cedar fence for a developer at a subdivision. Note: The fence ranges from 5' to 6' depending upon the frontage, setback requirement and neighborly considerations.

These fences are sight built custom fences and represent a homeowner investment into the property - they are NOT preconstructed panel fences.

The following is a summary specification of the fence I am currently constructing.

Posts 4" x 4" pressure treated at 7' oc spacing
Posts 4" x 6" pressure treated at each property line corner
Top runner - (2) 2" x 4" pressure treated framed as a corner
Bottom runner - (1) 2" x 4" pressure treated on the flat
Framing fasteners are yellow 3 1/2" coated screws for treated wood application. All holes are predrilled and countersunk
Post placement - Posts are anchored at a depth of 36" to 42" - concrete is 3 to 5 bags per hole.
Fence boards are 1" x 6" x 3/4" x 6'(real dimension is 1/2" to 5/8")applied to both sides of the framing. The boards are spaced at 2 1/2" both sides to offer a good neighbor solution and good privacy.
The posts are hidden in the fence so there are no caps (customer preference)
Fence boards are fastened to the fence framing with 6d stainless steel ring shank box nails (4 per board)
The framing is reinforced at each property corner and roughly every 50' with corner bracing screwed to the posts and frame runners.

The layout of the fence is 15' to corner 70' to corner 400' to end post (no intermediate corner no end corner). This site exposes the fence to gale force high wind conditions.

Note this is not a weekend fence project. It is not a Home Depot pickup kit. This is a custom built, site built carefully thought out installation.

Materials cost estimate for a 500' fence = $8500.00
Installation cost estimate for a 500' fence = $7000.00

Total installed estimate $15,500.00

The installation is +/- 1/8" linear, the top of the fence is completely straight and/or level, and the carpentry is precise.

If you are budgeting for a top quality custom cedar fencing solution I believe that $30.00/ft is a very accurate materials/installation figure.

Good luck. A shovel and concrete are your friend. Use them well.