What’s a ballpark price to build vs hire someone to build wooden fence?

Cheapest you might find with still quality work will be about $21 per linear foot, and $350 for a 4’ walk gate. Not sure about a drive gate. Probly around $750 for it. To have someone do it for you you’re lookin at around 5k

If you have the tools (air compressor and nail guns), time and know how, it’s worth it to do yourself. I bought the empty lot next to my house back in 2011. I extended my back yard fence all the across the lot and connected it to the existing fence of the neighbors. It was around 100ft and had a 12ft drive thru gate on 2 6x6 posts. I think the materials were around $1500.
Took me a 3 days to get it done.

I just had a guy quote me $15/ft the other day. Basic fence, but 8ft boards. These guys going $20/ft must be smoking crack

15/ft for Cedar? They’re the ones on crack man

He just finished up doing a bunch of drainage at my house, so maybe that's why he cut me a break. I still don't find it that cheap

I just did 100 ft with cedar
They were $3.40 apiece!!

Look good tho
Scott fence for materials

any swinging dick can shoot the fence boards on the rails
setting the posts (and in a straight line) is the hard part, a part I would want none of

if you have access to a tractor with a PTO auger that’s what I’d do. Otherwise a two man gas auger will get it done but you will hate it

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Otherwise a two man gas auger will get it done but you will hate it

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I used a trailerable auger intended from Stein. I did about 30 holes by myself in less than two hours. Easy as could be.

Do it yourself and save half.

Take you time on the poles and make sure they're straight and level
Once they are in it's easy as hell to run the runners (or rails)
Use deck screw for boards. Once to that stage, you should have 200' done in 3 hrs tops.

I’m working on building a 6 ft fence right now, 140 ft total. Posts are set, runners are hung. I’m picking up the pickets and gate material tomorrow. Including posts, 2x4 runners, concrete, auger rental, and screws, I’m about $550 in so far. Pickets will be about $335 with tax, gate hardware will be about $50-$60 I’m guessing. If I’m doing the math right I’ll stay under $1000 for 140 ft of pine fence. $1000 would be just above $7/ft and I know it’ll be done right. YouTube is helpful with setting posts. That’s the hardest part.

A couple tips - stagger your runners with 8 ft and 16 ft 2x4s. This will make the fence stronger. Also put about 6 inches of gravel in the post holes before setting the posts. This will keep the bottom from rotting.