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Old Mossy Horns
I didn't want to sidetrack the privacy fence thread.
I have a 15 year old privacy fence built with 4x4 treated lumber posts. Over the last few years, I have had to replace several posts due to rot. During the storm a week ago, a section of fence would toppled. Four posts broke off at ground level. They were rotted. I have received a quote from a handyman to replace 10 post (4 broken post, 2 other posts I knew were needing replaced, and 4 others he found while making the quote).
What I don't know is the current fair market rate for replacing a post? The work would require digging up the broken section of post set in concrete. Then it would require setting the new posts in the exact position as the old one so I can reuse the old sections of fence. I have done this work before so I know the difficulty of digging out the old concrete especially since you don't have a post to tie a chain around.
I've received a quote for $1850 for removing the concrete for 10 posts, setting new posts in concrete and reinstalling the old sections of fence. I have no idea if this is a fair quote or on the high end. It's basically $185 per post.
I have a 15 year old privacy fence built with 4x4 treated lumber posts. Over the last few years, I have had to replace several posts due to rot. During the storm a week ago, a section of fence would toppled. Four posts broke off at ground level. They were rotted. I have received a quote from a handyman to replace 10 post (4 broken post, 2 other posts I knew were needing replaced, and 4 others he found while making the quote).
What I don't know is the current fair market rate for replacing a post? The work would require digging up the broken section of post set in concrete. Then it would require setting the new posts in the exact position as the old one so I can reuse the old sections of fence. I have done this work before so I know the difficulty of digging out the old concrete especially since you don't have a post to tie a chain around.
I've received a quote for $1850 for removing the concrete for 10 posts, setting new posts in concrete and reinstalling the old sections of fence. I have no idea if this is a fair quote or on the high end. It's basically $185 per post.