fence ideas

[Beavis]

Do you want it to be attractive or just a barrier to keep people off your land? Wood will rot, but with a crown around the base of the post, you can get 20 years out of them. Oil field pipe is always a gamble. The pipe is always going to have imperfections inside of it that you cannot see. When you cut it or try to weld it, you will find that it's usually pretty thin and mostly worthless. Like Soundguy said, T posts and wire will be the cheapest way to go.

I have white vinyl at my entrance. I like it. But you said that you don't. There is also green, dark brown and black vinyl fencing that comes in a variety of styles.

I have a job coming up where I'm putting in brick columns every 16ft, with lights on top of them and a 6 foot wood privacy fence between the columns. It's very expensive, but the end results will be what the client wants.

How much do you want to spend? Will you do the work yourself? Can you weld, drill post holes or work with wood? Do you have a wife who has an opinion on what she wants the front of your place to look like?

Eddie

Eddie,

First, I've always valued your objective input on this board and greatly appreciate the photos that you have shared.

An attractive appearance is a must and I'd like for it to blend in with a 20' gated entry(gated entry hasn't been designed yet). I can do most of the work myself to save cost. I guess maybe I posted too early, with too little information. What would be a fair price for a brown vinyl fencing ?

THANKS

 

[Soundguy]

An attractive appearance is a must and I'd like for it to blend in with a 20' gated entry(gated entry hasn't been designed yet). THANKS

There went cheap and easy.

if it needs to be seamless with some non existant entrance.. i suggest you design them in tandem...

sounduy

 

[Beavis]

There went cheap and easy.

if it needs to be seamless with some non existant entrance.. i suggest you design them in tandem...

sounduy

Unfortunately, I think (I know) you are right. I've done a "image" search on google and yahoo in an attempt to find some ideas, but haven't had much luck.

 

[EddieWalker]

In my opinion, the secret to a really nice looking gate and fence are columns. They are pretty easy to make, it's just a matter of how tall and what to put on them. Figure 4 sacks of concrete for a footing, or $20. Then you'll need 14 cinder blocks at $2 each for a 56 in tall column which works great for a 4ft fence. Another two sacks of mortar for $8. Depending on what type of rock you like to finish off the rock, it can run from $5 a sq ft to $12. Figure $10 for easy math and another 6 sacks of mortar. The rock is real easy to cut with a dry diamond blade. I have a 14 inch blade in my metal chop saw, and have done allot with a 7 inch blade on my circular saw. The chop saw is faster and easier, but either will work. Lights and wiring would be more, it just depends on your taste and how far away you have to run the wiring.

Vinyl fencing runs from about $5 a foot on up to over $10. It really depends on who you buy from and how much you buy. There are volume discounts on fencing, so the more you buy at once, the more you save. Installing it is just physical work and attention to detail. Getting your holes in the right place sounds easy, but it's not. If you have a post hole digger, expect it to get every other one wrong, and having to modify them to line up.

It's satisfying work because you can see the results fairly quickly. You can be creative and personalize it too.

The gate can come later, just have an idea of what you want and how you will hing it. Opening it can also make a big difference in how you build your columns. Sliding gates are totally different then hinged gates. Double hinged gates look awesome, but you have to take into consideration the hardware to make it work.

For a main entrance, I think a gate should be 20 feet wide with 24 being better. It sounds like allot, but once you start driving through it, you'll find that it's just right.

Eddie

 

[Soundguy]

I agree on the gate.. I consider 16' a bare minimum for the average 'auto' to go thru..

soundguy

 

[Beavis]

Thanks guys...........I'll start to do some price shopping and keep you posted as I move forward.

 

[sightsearok]

We recently put up a pipe fence around our lake property. We wanted something attractive and sturdy. We found new secondary pipe which didn't have any of the problems of using used oil field pipe and it turned out great. 2 7/8" posts and two rails. Found the pipe at a place called Merit Enterprises in Tulsa. Horse fence for your corral, cattle fence, structural steel pipe & much more!