What's ballpark pricing for hiring someone to build a barbed wire fence, labor and materials, all in?

My neighbor just paid $3.50-$4.00 a foot for USDA grant qualified fencing in Bastrop county.

Mine was 3.75/ft in Mason county about 4 months ago. 7 strand.

I built my 6 strand myself because I'm anal about it and I havnt seen many fences down to my standard of quality.

That said, whatever they charge for it, it's worth it. Lol.

"I built my 6 strand myself because I'm anal about it and I havnt seen many fences DOWN to my standard of quality."

Haven't seen many folks do it themselves because they don't want the contractor to do it too good.

MouthBQ98 said:

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My neighbor just paid $3.50-$4.00 a foot for USDA grant qualified fencing in Bastrop county.

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Did your neighbor pay, or did a USDA grant pay for it?

In Coryell county I was quoted $5.10 for a strait stretch of 6 strand barbed wire for 425'. I know the length will influence that price but I told them I'd pass. I've since bought a welder and a post driver and will do it myself. I'll have more to do down the road on my place so it will pay off in the long run. Materials are roughly $2.00- $2.25 per foot for that particular fence project.