cost to build fence yourself
A fence contractor will charge $1,271 to build a 50-foot-long, 36-inch high pressure-treated picket fence with posts and rails and one gate. This includes the labor and material. You can buy the material for $575 and build it yourself, saving 55 percent.To build the fence you'll also need cement, a posthole digger, shovel and carpenter's level. Not included is the additional cost to stain or paint the fence. To lay out the fence, use string and stakes to make sure that it's straight.his includes the labor and material. You can buy the material for $575 and build it yourself, saving 55 percent. To build the fence you'll also need cement, a posthole digger, shovel and carpenter's level. Not included is the additional cost to stain or paint the fence.
That includes labor and material. You can buy the fence materials, cement and a comealong, a specialty tool that stretches the mesh on its frame, at a home or yard center for $690 and build the fence. You'll save 44 percent of the cost of building a chain link fence by doing it yourself.The job involves laying out the fence, digging postholes, pouring and mixing concrete, and stretching the mesh across the frame.ou'll save 44 percent of the cost of building a chain link fence by doing it yourself. The job involves laying out the fence, digging postholes, pouring and mixing concrete, and stretching the mesh across the frame.