School me on fence for my property

I'm closing on a house that's on an acre sized lot, and am looking to fence in almost half of it (for my dog).

I have a few bids out there, coming back at ~ 7,500 to $8000 for plain chain link fencing.

Is upgrading to aluminum fence worth it? Potential increase in property value when I sell? The quotes I'm getting for aluminum is double the chain link ~16,000.

I'm usually a DIYer, but this doesn't sound like something I want to take on myself.

 

@Fencer is one of the experts on this subject.

 

i fenced in the 2 acres with 5' high welded wire (tractor supply) by myself. rented a bobcat with auger for post holes, poured cement dry out the bags. cost me 2500 total and about 2 weekends. chain link from lowes would have been 10 grand. (them to do it)

 

If you do it yourself rent the bobcat and auger. One man auger sucks!

 

Chain link is easy, just go look at one and how it's constructed, even better if the property is fairly level/ flat. I don't know why you have to use concrete though. Around here they just drive them in. Galvanized will probably last 40 years before it starts to rust. I don't know where OP is from but heaving can be an issue if concrete isn't done right, driving the posts won't have this issue.

 

Invisible fence and training for the dog.

If you have an HOA the rules may dictate the type of fence, if any, allowed.

 

Thanks. No HOA, and the land is flat.

I'll check in with the city if the posts need to be cement or not, if not, it sounds a lot more reasonable to tackle myself.

 

Concrete not cement! Corner posts/end posts for chain link should be concreted in for when you tighten the chain link,even for a residential condition for a dog like you are looking to do. If you just want to drive in the posts down the line between corners and ends,thats on you. What height and are you using a top rail or tension wire?

 

No frickin clue, haven't researched that far into it yet

 

OP: I need a fence and I don't want to build it myself.

Beeb: Build it yourself.
Beeb: You don't need a fence.

 

Very true on HOA plus you need approval BEFORE putting it up.
But with a lot that big a HOA is unlikely.

The invisible fence does work BUT, my dog learned the beep was before the ZAP.
He walked the perimeter of the fence listening to the beep, so we had a trail 6 feet from the wire. The beeping drained the collar, so the dog took a walk.

Another consideration on the fence, height. This dog is one extreme but many aren't far behind. Belgian Malinois.
Would have posted a video link BUT, nough said.

OH, buy a pair of come alongs. Makes pulling the fence tight easy.

For the cheapest way I know of is the Rhino vibrating post driver you can rent them.
Check for a video, IMO best way to go if you do a fence.

No concrete needed and works for most places.

These work decent for one person digging holes, beats the hell out of the standard two person auger.
Over half the price of a bob cat last time I checked.
http://www.runyonrental.com/Rice-One-Man-Dirt-Dawg-Hydraulic-Post-Hole-Digger-Auger-Rental.item


Lastly, black vinyl coated fence disappears more than non coated fences.

 

Good point......he did say he didn't want to do it himself.....

 

Go with black vinyl coated chain link. Looks much nicer. 4' tall should be plenty, unless you have a Houdini/jumper. But yeah, it ain't cheap. Materials for ~270', (3) man gates and an 8' double gate was ~$3700, plus bags of quickrete for each post(its in a very wet location, driving them in would never last, plus I curved a section around my pond).

 

So where the hell is he ? Do you have to say it 3 times or something ?

 

My 85 lb lab would jump over that in a heartbeat before he got too old. My previous Golden would go over an 8 foot fence without a problem, found that out after throwing the ball over the fence and he went over instead of out the gate. I think he'd have treated a 4 footer like a hurdle.

 

We have a boxer pup she stays in our current 4' fence although I'm sure she can jump over it if she wanted to.