Fencing cost in India: how to work it out per acre, per metre or per sq ft

Divide the boundary length by the gap between posts. The gap is where fences differ most:

• A high tensile knotted fence stands on posts every 5 to 6 metres, because its fixed knots and crimped wires hold the fabric’s shape between them.
• Conventional galvanised chain link needs a post every 2.5 to 3 metres, because the woven mesh sags between posts.

Around half the posts means around half the holes to dig and fill with concrete. Steel angle posts or concrete (RCC) poles both work if they meet the standard; post sections and foundation sizes are on QvikFixrr™ posts and fittings, and why the gap differs is explained in knotted fence vs chain link.

Divide the boundary length by the roll length of the fence you choose, and round up.

On long runs, rolls are joined by splicing and twisting the line wires together, which leaves the coating intact. Never weld them.

Besides posts and rolls, every fence needs clips at each post and fabric locks at the strain, end and corner posts. Where people are a threat, it also needs a topping.

• Clips fix the fabric to every post.
• Fabric locks and fasteners hold the fabric at every strain, end and corner post.
• Toppings: barbed wire, counted per strand along the whole boundary, or concertina coil. RTHT barbed wire comes in bundles of 200 m, 12 to 13 kg: a square acre takes about 1.3 bundles per strand, so add up the strands and round the total up (two strands take 3 bundles); a kilometre takes 5 per strand.
• Gates are counted separately.

Installation covers the concrete for the post foundations, bracing, tensioning and labour. You can buy supply only and use your own team, with a SIMO Securon trainer alongside them if you want one; have SIMO Securon’s trained crews supply and install it under one contract; or buy turnkey EPC, from site survey to handover. Correct installation decides how long a fence lasts, so it is worth paying for. See supply, installation and turnkey EPC services.

Turn every quote into the same unit, a price per running metre of finished fence, before you compare. Chain link, barbed wire and knotted fence are sold in different units, and posts are often priced separately:

• Per roll: divide by the roll length, and check it. SIMO Securon’s rolls alone come in 50 m, 30 m and 100 ft (30.5 m) lengths, so two prices “per roll” may not buy the same length of fence.
• Per post or per piece: count the posts at the gap the fence needs. A fence with a post every 2.5 metres needs about twice as many as one with a post every 5 metres, so a low rate for the fabric can come with twice the posts and foundations.
• Per kg or per sq ft: convert as above, then add the posts, fittings and installation.
• Per running metre or running foot: the easiest to compare, once you know what it includes.

What should every fencing quote state?

A good quote or material list lets you compare like with like. Check that it states:

• The fence: height, number of line wires and roll length.
• The wire: tensile strength in MPa, with test reports from an accredited laboratory.
• The coating: its type and mass in grams per square metre (GSM). “Galvanised” alone says little.
• The posts: how many, of what section, at what gap, with braced concrete foundations at terminal and corner posts.
• The fittings and toppings, and whether installation and delivery are included.
• Any claim about how long the fence lasts, with the conditions it assumes and what it excludes.

Comparing makers as well as quotes? See how to compare knotted fence brands.

A fence’s price depends on its length, corners and gates, height, wire and coating, posts and foundations, toppings, the site and the service:

• Length: the perimeter, and how many corners and gates it has.
• Height: a taller fence needs more wire and longer posts.
• Wire and coating: stronger wire and a heavier coating cost more and last longer.
• Posts: how many, of what section, and how deep their foundations go.
• Toppings: barbed wire strands or concertina coil.
• Site: levels, soil, access and distance.
• Service: supply only, supply and install, or turnkey.

These three worked examples show the quantities for a typical farm, plot and solar park, with the fence SIMO Securon suggests for each.

Braced corner, end and gate posts are on top of these counts. The designs are starting points for discussion, not for construction; every job is built to the drawing agreed for it. Why the farm fence is 6 ft: see how to protect crops from nilgai and wild boar.

A fence that has to be replaced every few years costs more in the end. Conventional galvanised chain link has the lowest upfront cost but usually lasts 2 to 5 years in Indian conditions. A SIMO Securon knotted fence is rated by grade and, over its life, is more cost effective:

Cost comparisons depend on the site. A wall is a different decision: read compound wall vs fencing, and for every fence type, how to choose the longest lasting fence.