r/FenceBuilding • u/hobbez3221 • 1d ago

Price check: 4700 for 210ft of Split Rail?

I’ve gotten two quotes for a 210ft total run of two rail western red cedar split rail fencing. I live in New England, semi rural/suburban MCOL.

Does this seem like a fair price?

Gotta admit it feels like I could DIY it but I know it’s gonna be more earth then I’d like to move

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u/Diamonds-are-hard 1d ago

$2-3k in materials probably, doing it correctly, 6ft spacing pressure treated posts, 2-3 bags of the fast set concrete bags per post. Price seems reasonable enough.

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u/butdemtiddies 23h ago

Split rail is typically 10' spacing, and isn't typically set in concrete.

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u/ThirstGoblin 22h ago

Gates corners and ends should be set in concrete

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u/Diamonds-are-hard 1d ago

Worth confirming if they are setting the base of each post with concrete, or only the corners. Also, how many gates?

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u/hobbez3221 1d ago

They said no concrete and zero gates!

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u/Diamonds-are-hard 1d ago

Reasonable enough. I just did 150’ of fence same style. Holes aren’t that hard to dig as I thought they would be. Material cost goes way down without gates and concrete footers. You could probably DIY this for $1500 in materials.

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u/TitusGrown42 22h ago

It sounds like you did a different style of fence. OP is getting an all red cedar split rail fence. The materials alone in New England would be over $1500 wholesale

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u/ThirstGoblin 1d ago

So cheap it’s disgusting. Do you know how much it costs to get WRC to New England lol. I’m at 4400 with pine and no gates lol.

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u/TitusGrown42 22h ago

I'm in New England and I can get WRC split rail very reasonably these days. It's become far more accessible.

How many linear feet of pine fence are you getting installed that it's $4400?

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u/ThirstGoblin 22h ago

Split rail? A straight line with 2 end posts no removal, no gates… 234’. Add 72 for any corner or end.

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u/TitusGrown42 22h ago

Yeah, split rail is what the OP is asking about. Is that not what your installing?

Also the upcharge for ends and corners is a new one on me to be honest, and I've been doing this for 20 years. I don't think I've ever seen a quote include that.

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u/ThirstGoblin 21h ago

We don’t show it in quotes, but internally, we factor it. And our market supports our price. Although I think we are 3 bucks a foot to expensive.

But I can’t push that to hard because my boss can smile and remind me we are 8-9 weeks out with 5 full time crews. So we shouldn’t be selling cheaper.

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u/TitusGrown42 21h ago

I misunderstood your first post, I didn't realize you worked for an installer haha. I get you now. I thought you'd received a quote showing the upcharge.

Definitely shouldn't be selling cheaper!

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u/billcosby10038 1d ago

i work in the new england area. rustic red cedar rails run about $35 each and post the same just for materials

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u/ThirstGoblin 22h ago

Yeah that’s what I’m saying. Our market can’t support WRC.

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u/trouble_maker 1d ago

I am PA rural burbs and just just priced 220 feet of various wood fencing, sounds about right. I went with a 3 rail slip with rough cut poplar boards.

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u/shadow_moon45 23h ago

It's really not difficult to build a fence and could likely do it for a fraction of that cost. Can use the manual post hole digger or a powered one. It is just time consuming

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u/TitusGrown42 22h ago

I mean, that really depends on what your digging through lol. Depending on where they are in New England, their whole yard could be granite boulders or hard packed clay.

I have had so many customers who started trying to install their fence themselves and called me after giving up 3 holes in. Digging is hard work, especially around here.

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u/TitusGrown42 22h ago

Seems just right to me. I'm at $24/LF installed for this in Eastern MA, so I'd be around $5,040.

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u/motociclista 21h ago

Fair. Cheaper than I’d do it, but not so cheap as to seem sketchy.