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Home fencing (breezeway fence) questions? Bump and edit for fencing material.
Posted on 6/12/17 at 7:52 pm
Posted on 6/12/17 at 7:52 pm
Been getting quotes and shocked at pricing.
We have about 15-16 foot span of fence that is old. Wooden posts in concrete. These posts are going to snap any day now.
Want to replace with metal fencing that everyone has now. We've been getting told $1800? Seems steep, but I very well could be an idiot.
Would wood be cheaper?
Anyone know of a good company?
We have about 15-16 foot span of fence that is old. Wooden posts in concrete. These posts are going to snap any day now.
Want to replace with metal fencing that everyone has now. We've been getting told $1800? Seems steep, but I very well could be an idiot.
Would wood be cheaper?
Anyone know of a good company?
This post was edited on 7/13/17 at 9:25 am
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Posted on 6/12/17 at 7:59 pm to LSU alum wannabe
quote:
Want to replace with metal fencing that everyone has now.
What metal fencing?
Posted on 6/12/17 at 8:01 pm to LSU alum wannabe
go to the home depot and buy yourself two 8 ft fence panels and nail that shite up...$200
Posted on 6/12/17 at 8:07 pm to LSU alum wannabe
Metal fencing cost $
Posted on 6/12/17 at 8:23 pm to upgrayedd
Metal. Black square tube type.
Not wrought iron.
Not wrought iron.
Posted on 6/12/17 at 8:32 pm to LSU alum wannabe
Do it yourself, my neighbor (next door) split the material cost and built ours.
Rent a nail gun from Home Depot
Get Beer
Rent a nail gun from Home Depot
Get Beer
Posted on 6/12/17 at 8:34 pm to LSU alum wannabe
Aluminum Fencing
We ordered from this company because the fence looked like metal and not typical aluminum, it was easy to install.
We ordered from this company because the fence looked like metal and not typical aluminum, it was easy to install.
This post was edited on 6/12/17 at 8:36 pm
Posted on 6/12/17 at 8:41 pm to LSU alum wannabe
quote:
Metal. Black square tube type.
Not wrought iron.
that is generally going to be aluminum, which is a lot less maintenance than iron...it does cost a good bit, though.
Posted on 6/12/17 at 8:43 pm to The Torch
quote:
it yourself, my neighbor (next door) split the material cost and built ours.
I think I am capable of some. BUT the posts. Cutting out the old wooden ones boring them out and replacing is beyond me I believe.
Posted on 6/12/17 at 8:49 pm to LSU alum wannabe
quote:
I think I am capable of some. BUT the posts. Cutting out the old wooden ones boring them out and replacing is beyond me I believe.
It is really pretty easy, I am sure there is plenty of videos on YouTube. Once I had my first post installed, I would attach a panel and set the next post. I was a continuous process. The wood fence post are probably on 8' centers, the aluminum would be no more than 6' so you can cut the old post flush with the ground and it shouldnt effect the new post, as long as you have a little play on the end post.
This post was edited on 6/12/17 at 8:51 pm
Posted on 6/12/17 at 8:58 pm to wickowick
The fence has 4 posts. 4x4" standard posts. They'd have to come up and be dug out and concrete placed around the smaller replacement metal posts.
Wish chain link wasn't trashy.
Wish chain link wasn't trashy.
Posted on 6/12/17 at 9:21 pm to LSU alum wannabe
Fasten board to the post and put a jack under the post away from the base. Jack up post out of the ground.
Easy peasy
Easy peasy
Posted on 6/13/17 at 4:48 am to LSU alum wannabe
quote:
I think I am capable of some. BUT the posts. Cutting out the old wooden ones boring them out and replacing is beyond me I believe.
Cut them off at the ground and leave the concrete, move over about 6-8" for the new ones.
You'll kill yourself trying to pull those old post up Baw
Posted on 6/13/17 at 5:19 am to LSU alum wannabe
Do not use Forrest Scott.
Had a bad experience with them with a low ball quote and a ridiculous cost increase beyond any other quotes just before starting the job.
I did not go with them and they changed their URL because of the Google complaints.
Had a bad experience with them with a low ball quote and a ridiculous cost increase beyond any other quotes just before starting the job.
I did not go with them and they changed their URL because of the Google complaints.
This post was edited on 6/13/17 at 5:38 am
Posted on 6/13/17 at 6:44 am to Spankum
quote:
go to the home depot and buy yourself two 8 ft fence panels and nail that shite up...$200
BOOM!!
Posted on 6/13/17 at 8:20 am to The Torch
There is no grass or "ground" to deal with. The whole fence is over cement. 4x4 posts are completely surrounded in cement.
This post was edited on 6/13/17 at 8:22 am
Posted on 6/13/17 at 8:27 am to LSU alum wannabe
Well shite, sounds like you just need the some of the aluminum brackets that attach to the top of the concrete with screws. Any pictures?
Posted on 6/13/17 at 8:55 am to wickowick
pea gravel from pool deck on one half of posts. cement from driveway on other half of posts.
I NEED to have posts remain in same spots. This is a main point of access to our pool as well. THE MAIN point. So it has to have a gate. And a child lock gate due to the pool.
I NEED to have posts remain in same spots. This is a main point of access to our pool as well. THE MAIN point. So it has to have a gate. And a child lock gate due to the pool.
Posted on 7/13/17 at 9:22 am to LSU alum wannabe
/bump and edit.
Found a contractor, but we need to buy our own gate and fence. Suggestions on fence?
Just Lowe's or Home Depot? What are some good brand names?
Found a contractor, but we need to buy our own gate and fence. Suggestions on fence?
Just Lowe's or Home Depot? What are some good brand names?
Posted on 7/13/17 at 11:12 am to wickowick
quote:
Well shite, sounds like you just need the some of the aluminum brackets that attach to the top of the concrete with screws. Any pictures?
Yes. I believe this is what we have switched to in stead of boring more hols for a 4x4 post in our concrete. How sturdy is this? I assume anything that would knock this fence down would be significant enough to make our breezeway fence the least of our worries?
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