Advice on fencing type and installation

[RUSTBUCKET BRONCO]

My vote would be a 16' gate and high tensile fence. really easy to install and maintain, and cheaper than most others. Posts don't have to be 8' apart, if you have level ground you can go up to 100' apart if you have good corners set.

 

[herm0016]

we did 460 feet of woven wire no climb horse fence and like the look. 5 ft to keep our large dogs in, with the 6 in round green treated posts. I slopped a bunch of sealer on the top of each post to help them last. I wish i would have kept the fence a few inches off the ground for trimming. the woven wire will last longer than the welded stuff.

 

[Atchuuu]

Here is one estimate I received for fencing. Hard to believe that the PVC is cheaper than wood. I do not know, at this time, the make or grade of the PVC fencing.

Can't imagine what it costs to fence and cross fence a large horse farm.

PVC- White Vinyl
Furnish and install 710 lf of 3rail PVC white vinyl ranch rail fence with (2) 20
wide double drive gate.
Price is 12.50 per lf 8875.00 with (2) 20' double drive gate (680.00 each) - 1360.00 = 10,350.00 plus tax 716.45 = $10,951.45

Treated Lumber fence
Furnish and install 710 lf of 3 rail ranch rail with all treated lumber, 4" x 6" post set in concrete with (3) 2" x 6" horizontal rails, with all ring shank galvanized nail with(2) 20' double drive gate.
Price is 12.75 per lf - 9052.50 with (2) 20' double drive gate 650.00 -1300.00 = 10,352.50 plus tax 724.68 = $11,077.18

 

[Atchuuu]

My vote would be a 16' gate and high tensile fence. really easy to install and maintain, and cheaper than most others. Posts don't have to be 8' apart, if you have level ground you can go up to 100' apart if you have good corners set.
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Was not my first choice but if the cost is significantly less I will certainly consider this approach.

we did 460 feet of woven wire no climb horse fence and like the look. 5 ft to keep our large dogs in, with the 6 in round green treated posts. I slopped a bunch of sealer on the top of each post to help them last. I wish i would have kept the fence a few inches off the ground for trimming. the woven wire will last longer than the welded stuff.

Any idea what the cost per foot is? I'm betting I could do the work my self and go this route and save $5,000 or so even after purchasing a 3pt phd.

 

[Atchuuu]

Black residential chain link fencing will run $8,500. This is a more reasonable price and I believe less maintenance. The question now is will this be a good choice for the front of the property? It doesn't really say "farm" or "horse" property which it isn't but I don't wan't it to say "impound lot" or "jail" either.

 

[Atchuuu]

My vote would be a 16' gate and high tensile fence. really easy to install and maintain, and cheaper than most others. Posts don't have to be 8' apart, if you have level ground you can go up to 100' apart if you have good corners set.

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Rustbucket - The more I look at this type of fencing the more I really like it. Easy to mow under/next to, durable, has the farm look to it and I bet it is cheaper. I assume you put the wires to the inside of the post if you have horses?

 

[Fuddy1952]

I appreciate this thread since I'm fencing now. Great thoughts and I really like that high tensile fence! I'm sure I'll do a mixture depending on the area.
Very nice ideas.

 

[davek78063]

Black residential chain link fencing will run $8,500. This is a more reasonable price and I believe less maintenance. The question now is will this be a good choice for the front of the property? It doesn't really say "farm" or "horse" property which it isn't but I don't wan't it to say "impound lot" or "jail" either.

Around here chain link fence is frowned upon. We live in a rural area and it screams city.

 

[Ken45101]

You might also check to see if there are any legal requirements in your area. Here in Ohio, state law requires farm property line fences to be field fence with an optional barb wire top line unless the neighbor agrees in writing.

 

[Atchuuu]

You might also check to see if there are any legal requirements in your area. Here in Ohio, state law requires farm property line fences to be field fence with an optional barb wire top line unless the neighbor agrees in writing.

I don't actually have horses or farm animals so I would be what the country folks call a "poser". If I were fencing for a working farm I would choose the cheapest utilitarian type fence there is now that I know how much it costs.

My main concerns are aesthetics, durability and cost. When I asked my fencing company for a quote on the high tensile fencing Rustbucket posted I was told they did not do that type of fencing and that it would not keep dogs, hogs or coyotes out. Said it was not a good farm fencing. They may be right but it was interested that they did not mention the same concerns with the 3 rail PVC or wood.