How Much Does Fence Installation Cost in Georgia?
National cost guides put a 6-foot wood or vinyl privacy fence at about $25 to $60 per linear foot installed. A 150-foot backyard run comes to about $3,750 to $9,000 before gates. Chain link costs less, at about $10 to $40 per linear foot.
These are national market numbers, not our price list. The guides publish no Georgia figure, and local quotes vary. Georgia Premier Contracting Group does residential fence installation in Monroe and the towns around it. Every quote comes in writing.
What does fence installation cost per linear foot?
The material and the style set the base price. One national guide prices each type per linear foot, installed.
| Fence type | Installed, per linear foot |
|---|---|
| Chain link | $10 to $40 |
| Split rail | $15 to $35 |
| Wood | $20 to $50 |
| Picket, 3 to 5 feet tall | $20 to $50 |
| Aluminum | $25 to $75 |
| Vinyl | $30 to $60 |
| 6-foot privacy, wood or vinyl | $25 to $60 |
| 8-foot privacy | $50 to $85 |
Chain link costs least at 4 feet tall in galvanized mesh. The 8-foot privacy fence is a less common size, and it tops the table.
A second national guide puts most fencing at $6 to $50 per linear foot. Most homeowners in its numbers paid about $23 per foot, installed.
What does a typical backyard fence cost?
Length drives the total. Here is the math at the national rates above:
- 150 feet of 6-foot privacy fence: about $3,750 to $9,000 before gates
- 200 feet of 6-foot privacy fence: about $5,000 to $12,000 before gates
- 150 feet of chain link: about $1,500 to $6,000
The second guide puts the national average fence job at $3,277. Its range runs from $425 to $13,700.
Gates come on top. That guide says to plan for at least one gate. A basic side gate starts at $150, and gates in higher-end materials run $400 to $1,200.
What extra costs come with a new or replacement fence?
Replacing an old fence
One guide puts replacement of a common wood or vinyl fence at $30 to $80 per linear foot. A new fence runs $20 to $60 in the same guide.
Removing and hauling off the old fence costs $10 to $20 per linear foot. On a 150-foot run, that is about $1,500 to $3,000. The second guide notes that tearing the old fence down yourself cuts labor. Old boards and posts can also go out with our debris removal service.
A survey
A land survey to mark property lines costs $200 to $1,200, one guide says. It settles where the line is before the first post goes in. If the fence will sit on the line, the second guide suggests talking with the neighbor about sharing the cost.
A permit
Where a permit is required, one guide puts it at $40 to $150. That is a national range, not a Georgia fee. The local rules below decide whether you need one.
Stain or paint
Painting or staining a fence costs $2 to $14 per linear foot. For a 150-foot run, that is about $300 to $2,100.
What drives the price of a fence?
Material and height. The table shows the spread. An 8-foot privacy fence costs more per foot than a 6-foot one.
Length and gates. The longer the fence, the more material and labor it takes. Each gate adds to the total. Labor is roughly half of a fence project’s total, the second guide says.
Posts set in concrete. Posts set deeper than 3 feet in concrete cost the most. The concrete around the posts needs 1 to 4 days to cure.
Slope and the ground. Sloped or rocky yards take more time and often cost more, the second guide says. Around Monroe, post holes go into red clay. Pacolet soil is common across the Georgia Piedmont. In its typical profile, the federal soil survey shows red clay starting about 3 inches down. It describes that clay as firm.
The old fence. Tear-out and haul-off add $10 to $20 per linear foot, as above.
Which local rules can change a fence job?
This is general education, not legal advice. The rules depend on whether the lot sits inside a city or in the unincorporated county.
- Georgia 811. Georgia 811 asks for a locate ticket at least 3 business days before digging. A powered post-hole auger counts as digging.
- Unincorporated Gwinnett County. The county lists fences 8 feet or less in height as no-permit work.
- City of Snellville. A residential fence tops out at 4 feet in the front yard. The cap is 8 feet in side and rear yards. Chain link, hog wire and barbed wire stay out of front and side street yards on lots under 3 acres.
- Easements. Snellville bars a fence inside a sanitary sewer easement. The subdivision plat or a lot survey shows where the easement runs.
- Loganville. The online permit list for Loganville includes a Residential Fence permit.
- Monroe and Walton County. Read the Walton County fence permit guide for the county and city rules.
If your home sits in an HOA, read its covenants too. The city or county permit office answers the permit question for your lot, and we point you there.
How do you read a fence quote?
Get every quote in writing and compare them line by line. Check that each one shows:
- The total length in linear feet and the height
- The material and the style
- How the posts are set, and how deep
- The number and width of the gates
- Tear-out and haul-off of any old fence
- Stain or paint, if you want it
- How materials reach the backyard
Ask each contractor what the price leaves out and how long the work takes. One guide says installing a fence takes 2 to 4 days on average. The same guide says most fences last 15 to 30 years.
What is the next step for a firm fence price?
A firm number comes from a look at your yard. The length, the slope, the gates and the old fence all move it.
Georgia Premier Contracting builds fences across Monroe and nearby towns. If a deck is part of the same backyard plan, ask about deck building in the same quote. Call or text (770) 743-6706 for a free quote.