Barnes household
2026-05-06 · Wivenhoe CO7
lost price
£3,487.2
2
Summary
LOST: Close-board fence 22m — undercut by a sole-trader
Quoted: remove old fence, concrete posts + gravel boards, 22m close-board 1.8m featheredge, one pedestrian gate.
Line items
- Remove and dispose old fence22 linear m · £176
- Concrete posts + gravel boards12 post · £540
- Close-board featheredge 1.8m22 linear m · £1,210
- Pedestrian gate + furniture1 gate · £280
- Postcrete + fixings1 job · £140
- Crew labour2 person-day · £560
Subtotal£2,906
VAT (20%)£581.2
Total£3,487.2
Crew
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Internal · Never sent to customer
Payment: n/a
Notes: Lost to a sole-trader at ~£2,100 using timber posts. We don't compete on timber-post fencing — our concrete-post + 10-year-warranty spec is ~£1.4k more and Barnes went cheap. Rule: for sub-£3k fence-only jobs against sole-traders, lead hard on the warranty or let it go — not worth dropping our spec to win. Barnes may be back when the cheap fence leans in two years.