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Chain Link Fence Cost Calculator: Your Quotes

Compare fence systems, gates and ground work against the same measured layout.

Put your quotes side by side

A price difference helps only after the work matches.

Quote A
Costs outside the quote & your reserve

This is money you set aside. It is not a contractor charge or a recommended percentage.

Enter a quoted price

Quote B
Costs outside the quote & your reserve

This is money you set aside. It is not a contractor charge or a recommended percentage.

Enter a quoted price

Quote C (optional)
Costs outside the quote & your reserve

This is money you set aside. It is not a contractor charge or a recommended percentage.

Enter a quoted price

Two quotes or three; the third is optional. Type the price of each written quote, then mark what each one includes. A cheaper quote often leaves work out: mark that work Extra with its price and the totals add it back, so you compare the same job.

Before you sign: six checks
  • Get three written quotes, and do not pick the lowest on price alone.
  • Hire a licensed, insured contractor. Your state or local building department says which licence the work needs; ask for current insurance certificates.
  • Get a written contract with the contractor’s name, address and licence number, start and finish dates, the payment schedule and who gets the permits.
  • Do not pay it all up front: tie payments to finished stages, never pay in cash or by wire transfer, and make the last payment when the work is done. Some states limit the down payment.
  • If you sign at home, you have three business days to cancel, and the contract should say so in writing.
  • Be wary of a contractor who knocks on your door, pushes you to decide now, or asks you to get the permits yourself.

From the Federal Trade Commission’s advice: How to avoid a home improvement scam.

Check what each quote includes

Leave anything unclear as “Ask.” Choose “Extra” to add a separately priced item to that quote’s budget. Do not also put it in the general left-out costs below.

Materials

Fence system

Identify wood, chain link, vinyl or metal with its height, finish and component specification.

Labor

Removal

List the existing fence, posts, concrete and disposal work that must be removed.

Post foundations

Ask what ground assumptions, depth, foundation type and obstruction allowance are included.

Gates

Record opening dimensions, leaves, hinges, latches, posts and any automation or electrical work.

Finish and site repairs

Include coatings, disturbed ground, debris removal and the final boundary layout.

Equipment, access and disposal

Grade and access

Identify slopes, steps, retaining conditions, restricted access and utilities to be located.

Nothing is sent to a contractor. Saving keeps these entries in this browser; downloading makes a text file.

Before asking for a price

Keep solid runs, corners, gate widths, height, grade changes and property-boundary information together.

Reading the totals

Compare the price per foot of fence with the same height, material, gates and post setting, and whether removing the old fence is included.

The budget adds the quoted price, separately priced Extra items, other costs left out and any tax not already included. Your chosen reserve is added to that subtotal. Treat every “Ask” row as work that is not yet confirmed as included. Get the answer in writing before comparing totals.

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