Saturday, May 15, 2010

Where can i find cheap vinyl fencing?

Looking for really cheap... less than $15 per linear foot.|||If you go to Home Depot or Lowes they have a markup just like any home improvement store...I would check the internet to find a store that sells it direct...Alcoa is such a company...Good Luck|||You probably won%26#039;t find %26quot;cheap%26quot; vinyl fencing. We are having 350 ft put up around our Daycare. Cost to remove old chain-link and install vinyl is over $15,000. Not %26quot;cheap%26quot; at all.


Remember....You get what you pay for!!!!!|||The cheap crap is what home depot sells, just put my fence in this weekend, 5 poles, 4 - picket panels 5 ft high and a gate cost with 25% off $1100.00 not counting $60.00 for quikrete cement so that%26#039;s about $35 a linear ft.

How effective is brushwood fencing panels in covering up chain link fencing? Live in quite a windy place but?

would like to cover up the chain link fence cheaply but effectively. Is brushwood a good option or not worth the money? How is it attached and how long does it last etc - not at all green fingered.|||They look nice but wont last very long, if you do use them,tie them in with garden plastic coated wire. You could always plant a few climbers to cover the fence up,if you go to your local garden centre you could get some fast growers for little cost. Clematis tangutica, Russian vine, jasmine,and clematis Montana are just a few fast growers that would cover tour fence in no time.


Good luck.


Professional Gardner.|||they don%26#039;t last very long %26amp; you|||I have just put up brushwood panels. My neighbour has a fence of overlapping wooden planks that is falling apart so I have attached wire fencing between the existing posts and covered in brushwood. It doesn%26#039;t cost that much and I attached it to the wooden bits with U shape pins and to the wire fencing with galvanized wire. It looks really nice but is a bit see through on the bits where there is no wooden fencing behind.|||no

What is the total cost of the fencing materials?

skip is fencing in a square area of 576 square feet. Fence posts, which are needed every three feet, cost $32 each. the fencing itself costs $4.50 per foot.|||the area is x虏 = 576 where x is the length of one of the sides


so x = 鈭?76 = 24


there are four sides so the total length of the fence is


4*24 = 96ft


at $4.50 per ft


so the cost of fence is


96*4.50 = $432.00





the posts are each 3ft apart and the length of fence is 96ft


so there are


96/3 = 32 posts


so the cost of posts is


32*32 = $1024.00





add the fence price to the posts price you get the total cost as


432 + 1024 = $1456.00





,,.,.,.|||Fence = root576 x 4 x 4.5=432





Posts = (root576/3) x 4 x 32= 1024


Sorry! Imissed the Square area note first!





If you go on EBay though you can get it cheaper!|||area = s^2


576 ft^2 = s^2





s = 24 ft


P = 4s = 4(24) = 96 ft





cost of fence = (96 ft )($4.50 / ft) = $432





cost of post = (96 ft / 3 ft)(32) = $1024





total cost = $432 + $1024 = $1456





=)|||Hej lalabt,


a square of 576 sq.ft. has sides of length 24 ft.


So the fencing costs 24 x $4.50.


On one side of 24 ft. you need 8 posts (check that!)


4 sides, so you need 4 X 8 = 32 posts.of $32 each, so...|||Area of a square is a^2





so a=24 (sqrroot(576)).





now the perimeter of the square is





4a





so


fencing 4*24 feet costs,


4*24*4.50=$432








now no of posts needed = perimeter/3





=4*24/3=32








hence cost for the posts = 32*32=$1024





so





the total cost = 1024+432=$1456

8 foot dimater fencing 5 feet away how much fencing?

I want to put a fence around my circular pool. My pool has an 8 foot diameter, and i want the fence to be five feet away from the pool. How much fencing do i need?|||5+8 = 13 total diameter


C = 2 * Pi* r





So you need 2*pi*13, or 1 million square feet of fencing.|||8 ft diameter = 4 ft radius of pool + 5 feet from pool to fence, so the radius is now 9 ft.





c=2 * pi * r = 2 * 3.1416 * 9 = 56.54 feet of fencing

How can I improve my fencing footwork?

I%26#039;d like to improve my speed drastically. While I have solid bladework, balance, and distance, my speed is lacking by more than I would like. Are there any drills or tips that could help improve my speed of advance/retreat?





Thanks in advance.|||Great thinking about footwork being the key to speed! It%26#039;s so overlooked.





Skipping rope will help you with foot speed. It strengthens the calves and foot muscles that give you spring when you move. Box jumps will help with explosiveness.





There is some disagreement among fencers about staying on your toes, but Aldo Nadi preferred the rear leg be %26quot;loaded%26quot; with the weight on the toes instead of flat. He felt this was quicker and better for footwork.





In answer to your question about what they are, Box jumps / box leaps are really simple - you just jump up onto a box or other raised platform with both feet, then back down with both feet - don%26#039;t use your arms to %26quot;flap%26quot; or leverage you upwards, just concentrate on legs. Typically people start with a 12 inch box and work up to 24 inch box. I use 4 cinder blocks 2 wide and 2 high, and I tie them together through the holes. Works just fine.|||In addition to suicides and jump rope skipping as have already been suggested, try a variant of box jumps. Box jumps by themselves strengthen your leg muscles. To improve both strength and coordination, try this variant. Step up on the box like climbing a step, then bring the other foot up next to the first. Then step down with the first leg and bring the other leg down. Repeat this as fast as you can for a minute. Rest for thirty seconds, then repeat. Your speed and endurance will benefit greatly.





Your regular fencing warm-up routine should include a period of easy jogging to loosen up, followed by high skipping, skipping backwards and %26quot;grapevines,%26quot; in which you run sideways alternating right leg passing in front of the left, then behind. Then grapevine facing the other direction, so that your left leg passes in front of your right, then behind on the next step. |||Salutations,


Practice with leg wieghts, or something that hampers your speed. then when you are moving unencumbered, your speed will slowly and noticably improve. also learn to be comfortable with all your wieght on the front of your feet, near the toes. the more you move flat footed, the more your center of gravity shifts. I personally never Fence flat footed. Cheers.|||I know it sounds silly, but dance lessons. Dance is all about footwork and coordination. Speed is important, but being able to make minor adjustments with your legs and feet quickly can make your retreat and advance more successful.





And before you discount it, it%26#039;s what pushed me up into the captain%26#039;s spot for my high school fencing team. Swing, salsa, and tango.|||Box leaps and suicide sprints can get you power and speed in your legs for that little extra quickness. Work on those and keep training, practice will help you as well. Pick the fast guys and/or girls in your class to fence with and you%26#039;ll be forced to pick things up.





Have fun.|||practices moving in low deep stances. when you can move fast in a low stance you can move even faster in a higher stance.


this will also help build your leg muscles.

Whats an average price of fencing our yard?

We are looking to fence our yard. Its an 1/2 an acre of land and we only want to fence about 1/2 to 3/4 of the yard preferably with a wooden fence.|||check at www.homedepot.com


in outdoors-fencing-wood


there you will find good prices, it is the only good prices that i know


plus concrete, plus 4x4s plus nails|||6 foot privacy fence around $20 a ft installed


split- rail fencing $15 a ft installed|||Couple thousand if you want to put the slats up yourself. More if you dont.|||$20 per running foot.

Where can you get inexpensive fencing material?

I live in the Raleigh, NC area. I need to purchase approx. 300 ft of 6ft dog eared boards - 6in





And if possible I would like to beat the prices of Lowes and Home Depot...|||If you do not have a salvage store near you, buy just the 6%26quot; boards and dog-ear them yourself with a saw. Check out the price difference between the cut and uncut shape. 300%26#039; of fence that needs repair in a year because of using cheap materials doe%26#039;s not make sense to me. Sometimes you just have to bite the bullet.|||Recycle used pallets|||I agree with some who answer salvage, free just haul it away, and those kinds of ads are often found in your local classifieds; either online or newspaper.





You might also try looking for a nearby %26quot;Habitat for Humanity%26quot; %26quot;Thrift Store%26quot;





Not only are their materials donated, but purchasing them at a pretty fair price allows that the organizations object is supported.





Steven Wolf|||I got mine on Fences for Less on line. They beat the home improvement centers and installed them as well. Mine are cedar.|||Try www.craigslist.org and shoose your state and city I found 100ft of dog ear fence for free just had to pick it up.|||hi


hd sell them for about $6.00 each


try a salvage yard


there a few in Durham and Raleigh


but might be more expensive


good luck


check some new housing project around


some builder buy old home and they have fences to remove


just a tough|||try lumber liquidators find it on line or in the phone book|||look for a lumber mill, think the waltons, and buy the wood there. you will find them a lot cheaper than the h.d. and lowes. i bought about 400 board feet of lumber for repair work on the trim and roof sheathing for my house from one for about $60.00! well under what it would have cost for 1x4 and 1x6%26#039;s from the others. good luck, hope this helps!|||honestly...cut a tree down..lol. It doesn%26#039;t get much cheaper than the above mentioned.