{"id":2490,"date":"2021-08-18T18:38:21","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T18:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyornot.com\/?page_id=2490"},"modified":"2021-08-23T20:47:12","modified_gmt":"2021-08-23T20:47:12","slug":"build-a-board-batten-fence","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/diyornot.com\/costs\/build-a-board-batten-fence\/","title":{"rendered":"Cost to Build a Board or Batten Fence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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26.6<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Cost<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n

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$ 1991<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n

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$ 1200<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

Would you do this project?<\/em><\/strong> According to our survey, 69% of respondents preferred DIY compared to hiring a pro. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The average price to Build a Board or Batten Fence noted above is cost data to compare a contractor\u2019s estimate with doing it yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How much is a board and batten fence? The contractor cost to build a board and batten fence is $1991 vs. doing it yourself for $1200 and saving 40 percent. 
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If you’re looking for a way to create some privacy from a noisy street or neighbor a fence made of boards and battens – vertical wood panels between posts – makes an attractive and effective barrier. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’ve seen the fence panels used to enclose an entire yard or just part of one, and as a privacy screen for a patio, so they can be a useful solution in a variety of settings. You’ll find 4-foot-by-8-foot panels in long-lasting treated lumber and rough-sawn cedar at lumber and home centers. Left natural or stained<\/a>, they’re an attractive addition to any landscape.
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A fence contractor will build a 6-foot-high, 100-foot-long treated board and batten fence for about $1991. That includes labor and material. You can buy the materials for $1200 and built it and save 40 percent. Fence building is a time-consuming project that requires careful planning and layout to the more arduous job of digging holes for the fence poles, so figure a few long workdays to complete the job.
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The materials include the fence sections, end posts, cement, and galvanized nails. You’ll need to have a shovel, wheelbarrow, 4 ft. carpenter’s level, and basic carpentry tools. To make the job easier rent or borrow a post hole digger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before you do anything, contact your local building department and ask if there are building code requirements and permits needed to build a fence – there usually are. Find out what the required depth for post holes is because it depends on the frost line (how deep the ground freezes) in your area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There may be other restrictions about the height of the fence or how close it can be to your neighbor\u2019s property. Refer to a copy of your property survey to make sure you know exactly where your property begins and ends to avoid building a fence on your neighbor’s property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wrapping up, given the average cost to build a board and batten fence you can compare the price of a contractor\u2019s bid with doing it yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Still deciding on which type of fence to build? Check out these helpful cost guides:<\/p>\n\n\n\n