Estimating The Cost Of A Privacy Fence

If you want to install a privacy fence in your yard then it is a good idea to estimate the cost of your various options before you start the project. There are three costs that you will need to estimate: the cost of preparing your yard’s perimeter for the privacy fence, the cost of gates, and the cost of the fencing materials. Regardless if you want to build the privacy fence yourself or if you want to hire a contractor, these are the main costs that still need to be calculated to estimate your final privacy fence cost.

Landscape Preparation Costs

The first costs that you are going to incur when you put up a privacy fence will be related to preparing your yard’s perimeter for the fencing. You may need to remove shrubbery, old fencing and outbuilding structures before you can build your new fence. Post drilling is another task that can fall under this cost category.

Gate Costs

Another special fence cost that you will incur when building a privacy fence relates to the number of gates you want to install. The type of gate that you select, the number of gates that you select and the size of your gates will impact how much they will cost.

Fencing Costs by the Linear Foot

The main privacy fence cost that you will need to estimate is the cost of the fencing by the linear foot. This cost estimate will need to take into consideration the cost of the fencing material that you select, the height of your fence, the hardware that you select and if you need to hire someone to install the fence for you.