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12152 Washington Highway • Ashland, Virginia 23005
Ornamental Aluminim • Pool Fencing • Farm Fencing • Picket & Privacy • Arbors
12152 Washington Highway • Ashland, Virginia 23005
What You Should Know
November 2002 • World Fence News | The Do-It-Yourselfer's Fence Guide
Did you ever get the feeling that the fence company's prices are too high and that you could do it yourself a little cheaper? Well, here is what World Fence News figures the average wood fence costs a do-it-yourselfer:
| Boards and posts.............................................................................. | $990.45 |
| Concrete mix to set posts ................................................................. | $95.00 |
| Wheelbarrow to mix concrete .......................................................... | $99.95 |
| New post hole digger ....................................................................... | $49.95 |
| New hammer ................................................................................... | $14.00 |
| New electric saw ............................................................................. | $89.98 |
| 100-foot extension cord for saw ....................................................... | $45.00 |
| Tape measure, level, miscellaneous tools ........................................... | $70.00 |
| 8 gallons of wood stain ..................................................................... | $98.00 |
| 50 lbs. of nails .................................................................................. | $65.00 |
| Three cases of beer for free helpers .................................................. | $35.00 |
| Steaks to feed free help (first day) .................................................... | $55.00 |
| Hamburgers to feed free help and families (second day) .................... | $40.00 |
| Doctor's bill for splinter in hand of free helper .................................... | $100.00 |
| Doctor's bill for smashed toe (sidewalk supervisor) ........................... | $100.00 |
| Doctor's bill for eight stitches in husband's arm .................................. | $170.00 |
| Tetanus shot for rusty nail in kid's foot ............................................... | $90.00 |
| New sod for holes dug in neighbor's yard by mistake ........................ | $90.00 |
| Replacement of bushes growing on fence line .................................... | $120.00 |
| More nails to replace bent ones ........................................................ | $20.00 |
| More beer for free help (which also explains the bent nails) ............... | $40.00 |
| Gas for trips to get more nails, beer, cement, etc. .............................. | $30.00 |
| Three days lost from work due to back problem ............................... | $380.00 |
| Divorce settlement (wife was one of the helpers) ............................... | $90,000.00 |
| Cost of do-it-yourself fence: ......................................................... | $92,887.33 |
| Fence company's estimate for same fence: ................................. | $1,980.00 |