Peatling Landscapers

Colchester · Wivenhoe · Manningtree

Barnes household

2026-05-06 · Wivenhoe CO7

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Outcome

lost price

Total

£3,487.2

Person-days

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

Subtotal£2,906

VAT (20%)£581.2

Total£3,487.2

Crew

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.