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Jun Wang
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Fence repair cost too high

Jun Wang
  • Nashville, GA
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hi, 

just had my fallen fence and gate repaired by my property management-recommended handyman.  see the screenshot below. am I wrong to think that this is an outrageous price for 3 new 4x4 posts and a few picket fences? 

for comparison, I had a quote to replace the whole 65ft section of the fallen fence for a total of $2300. I did not want to wait 10 weeks lead time so I chose to repair it for now. I am now thinking I should have waited. 

I email the PM about the price, and their response is below. is it time to find a different PM ? 

"I guess that's just what he charges for materials and labor. " 

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Richard F.#1 Tenant Screening Contributor
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Richard F.#1 Tenant Screening Contributor
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Well, here are some treated lumber costs in your area:
https://www.homedepot.com/s/treated%20lumber?NCNI-5
You've got quite a few sticks there, counting all the pickets AND posts, plus it looks like new hardware on the gate, plus time to and from HD, plus, from the pics I cannot tell from sure if the posts are set in concrete, looks like a couple of them have what could be concrete spill near them, so, does not seem a horrible price based on limited info from 5000 miles away.

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