Johno Posted June 25, 2015 Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 Hi All Anybody been asked to take down redundant stock fence What do you charge including removal from site Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frontrowfencing Posted June 25, 2015 Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 We have done it, usually charge on an hourly rate if possible. It is not to hard with a good set of staple pullers, I remove all staples first, then roll wire up tidy and the finally remove stakes. As long as the hedge hasn't grown through the fence by 20 metres, then it's a different story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johno Posted June 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 I bought some of the stockade pliers from the sheep show last year wouldn't be without them now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D A MacDougall Fencing Posted June 25, 2015 Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 Iv been ask to quote for removing old fences off site recently it a pain in the neck . I just hire skip and pass on the cost save hasel trying to shift it urself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johno Posted June 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 I have an extra over in for a skip but I find if I roll the wire up tight I can be paid for it at the scrap yard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D A MacDougall Fencing Posted June 25, 2015 Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 Av taken old wire to the scrap yard in the past was not worth my time and effort . Everyone to there own I just like getting it off site fast and tiday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johno Posted June 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 I usually store it up in the yard to make it worthwhile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
premnayloon Posted June 25, 2015 Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 yep for me for the worst job, stripping an old fence, I know a guy who used a cordless grinder to cut the staples, and save time, The quickest way to do is to lift it with loader cut it into short lengths, then lay flat on ground and use loader to gather pile up then find a h dump and bury, but don't tell sepa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted June 25, 2015 Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 If your taking it down and separating it all and taking off site I charge around £1/metre. The worse ones are the ones that have been bodged many times over the years with posts everywhere and staples al driven home! if they don't like the price then rip it out with the loader and leave it for them. I use my strainright 5 in 1 tool on the staples and its brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tepapa Posted June 25, 2015 Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 65-80p more if neccesary to strip down, all depends how much fence is left and how hard. Don't like taking it out with loader as u end up with a big mess that's harder to deal with but it is a lot quicker and easier. Study the fence carefully when pricing I got caught out this spring as the fence had been almost completely patched with new netting so there was two lots of net and staples to strip, but I know for next time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RED STAG Posted June 25, 2015 Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 £1.00 meter striped and removed £00.50 for dragged out in sections and left save all the wire up till got a load and of to the scrap yard don’t think prices are too good at the moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
premnayloon Posted June 25, 2015 Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 Has to be hourly rate, and I press heavily with the pencil if they don't like it they take it down themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goaty Posted June 25, 2015 Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 I don't mind it. It makes a change. Just need to think it through how to do it Have the right tools. I've always done it on hourly rate. But I like the £1 a metre rate idea. Its worthwhile. Strip wires and net, roll up, flatten with loader if you have one, put staples in an old food can in belt, replace lid, hammer edges over then they won't get in the way again. Pull posts out with loader. If its entangled in a hedge, not fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
premnayloon Posted June 26, 2015 Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 But what about the scurge of all fence takedowns, the broken posts with staples welded in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PDRContracting Posted June 26, 2015 Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 We sporadically work for Network Rail replacing 7 stand plain wire on concrete posts with new 7 strand (or Rail spec netting if stock present) on Timber posts with postsavers on and I can honestly say it takes us almost as long to take down and remove off site the old wire and concrete posts as it does to put in the new fence. Use a rotating selector mini-grab on our 2 toner which works really well for rolling up old wire and pulling out posts. Bad access and a reluctance of waste recyclers to take the concrete posts (due to awkward lengh for the crushers) can be the worst problems. The worst fence take downs we do, charged £2/m on the last contract, because the sites can only be accessed by tracked dumpers our next bid will need to be higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbell Posted June 26, 2015 Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 we take a lot down, I just missed a 4600m deer fence take down for the commission, the winning bid was £1.11/m, it involves a lot of brashing then taking the wire down, rolling it up before finding a way to a track through heavy forestry plantation over uneaven and rocky ground, the timber was to leave on site generally we cut the wires rather that pull stapples & if its grown in pull it out with Atv, barb and plain is rolled in the net then flat pack it by running over it with the tractor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
premnayloon Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 Rob, I would say that the price for the commission job was very cheap considering the yoke( a good Scottish word for you meaning, work) involved. I take it you knew it was a c#+@ of a job a pressed heavily with the pencil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbell Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 yeh we were realy shocked how low they went with their price as iv won a few last few years with the same price i used this time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haydn Gleave Fencing Posted June 28, 2015 Report Share Posted June 28, 2015 Usually around £0.50 - £1.00 a metre depending on the fence type Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Corbett Posted June 29, 2015 Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 I always do an hourly or day rate. And don't like taking stuff of site got to have your waste removal licences all up to date and correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johno Posted June 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2015 Waste licence for agricultural waste is free and ten minutes on the website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevew Posted June 30, 2015 Report Share Posted June 30, 2015 It is if you are a farmer moving your own waste. But not if you are a profesional fencing business moveing someone else's waste you should have a licence and it is an additional cost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
premnayloon Posted June 30, 2015 Report Share Posted June 30, 2015 im sure james would be a farmer moving his own waste fencing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charliehub Posted June 30, 2015 Report Share Posted June 30, 2015 I quite enjoy taking down old fences ..call me crazy but there's nothing worse than a **** old fence and it always looks so much better once it's gone. We charge between £1 - £2 for taking down we also pull or cut staples and roll it all up and squash ready for the scrap yard, two lads and a mini digger to pull posts and tug any buried wire can take up a lot of fencing in a day, on a few jobs I recon we've made more taking it up than we have putting the new one in ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
premnayloon Posted June 30, 2015 Report Share Posted June 30, 2015 A few farmers I know if they dismantle an old fence and put the new one inside the old one will leave the line wires to rot into ground rather than roll them up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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