Like a lot of people from Newcastle I'm in need of a new boundary fence for my PPOR. My neighbour organised a quote today from a 'mate' of his and I'm just trying to asses if I'm being asked to pay a fair cost or if I'm being take for a ride and should get some more quotes.
My section of the fence is almost 9 panels long at about 2.3m per panel, quote is for standard 1.8m high colorbond fencing with timber sleepers underneath each panel. Access to the site is good with the neighbours concrete driveway running alongside most of it. Ground is level on sandy soil/clean fill, there are two posts which have concrete around them from my side so there will be some jack hammering required.
Total price of which I have to pay half is $2145 including GST which includes removal and disposal of the old tin fence.
Works out to $238 per panel, or a bit over $100 per meter.
This seems reasonable or maybe a little on the high side but since I don't have anything to compare to it hard to know, getting other quotes at the moment is a bit difficult due to the obvious demand for fencers at the moment.
My section of the fence is almost 9 panels long at about 2.3m per panel, quote is for standard 1.8m high colorbond fencing with timber sleepers underneath each panel. Access to the site is good with the neighbours concrete driveway running alongside most of it. Ground is level on sandy soil/clean fill, there are two posts which have concrete around them from my side so there will be some jack hammering required.
Total price of which I have to pay half is $2145 including GST which includes removal and disposal of the old tin fence.
Works out to $238 per panel, or a bit over $100 per meter.
This seems reasonable or maybe a little on the high side but since I don't have anything to compare to it hard to know, getting other quotes at the moment is a bit difficult due to the obvious demand for fencers at the moment.