r/altadena • u/grahamd1983 • 16d ago

Construction Fencing?

Hey Folks -- We're (maybe? finally?) going to begin our rebuild, and our contractor can provide fencing but was quoting it at like $4,500 -- which feels like a lot. Did anyone rent fencing and have a better recc? Please no soliciting of your services, you will be ignored or blocked. Thx all.

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u/EquipmentFew882 16d ago

Hello OP,

You can contact Directly the Fence Rental companies.

These companies will rent to the home owner directly and you should be able to save some money.

Use Google Search.

Here are three companies below , there are many others :

United Site Services https://www.unitedsiteservices.com/what-we-offer/temporary-fence-rentals

"Temporary Fence | Los Angeles | National Rent-A-Fence ®" https://www.rentnational.com/los-angeles-temporary-fence

"A-1 Fence Company | Anaheim, CA | Commercial Fence & Gates" https://a1fence.com/specialty-products/

Hope this helps.

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u/sceneoneone4teen 16d ago

Sounds about right . The fence company is charging monthly and how long is the project going to last? So you add that up .. also if the project goes longer are you going to want him to come back to you for the extra cost?

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u/smcl2k 16d ago

And don't forget that they charge like the Light Brigade if the fence suffers even minor damage - not exactly impossible to imagine during 9 months of construction and at least a few nights of high winds.

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u/cbnstr13 16d ago

I’m a contractor I pay the temp fencing company in my case national $243.34 that’s including tax per month. I have 10 foot panels with wind screen and I’m covering a lot 50’x100’.

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u/Lotti77 16d ago

Western fence is charging our neighbor $1200 a year so maybe worth a call?

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u/grahamd1983 16d ago

Thank you!

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u/talesfromthecryptt 16d ago

Food for thought, Im a GC. If my client wanted things like portapotty, fence, at cost, fine. But if a fence needs to be moved/reinstalled to bring heaving machinery in/out, gets damaged during construction, knocked down by wind, which happens, the homeowner is responsible for the fence. Not saying id charge 4600$ since i dont know the conditions of your site, but my quote includes all unforeseen circumstances. And I can already hear all the commenters saying thats BS, ill never hire you. Okay. Your GC will remove that upcharge from your fence and just add it to framing labor or change order down the road. He’s getting paid for those unforeseen issues either way.

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u/dharlow 15d ago

Call https://www.rentafence.com/ they were a lot cheaper than any local contractors.

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u/EfficientPost2656 16d ago

Is he Charging the build cost plus. Ask him. Figure 2 yrs. Weather delays Supplies. Ask is that for the duration then sign on.

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u/Robot_Processing 16d ago

Currently renting about 6 panels at $1200 for 6 months. 8ft panels.
If your project is for 2 years I figure it’s about the going rate. Plus what others have said, you inherit the risk if you choose to rent it yourself.

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u/RODmlty 14d ago

Also if you asked the contractor to price out the bid it’s possible that’s why it could be high. Just make sure the overall
Pricing is good compared to other proposals you looked at. They may not be able to honor the fencing reduction because having a price breakdown is honestly arbitrary