What installation of farm & agricultural fence means with Fenced.ca
Installation means we bring the crew, the materials, and the equipment. Site survey, posts set below local frost depth, mesh or panels tensioned to spec, hardware torqued, debris hauled, warranty registered. For homeowners, property managers, school boards, and commercial GCs who want a single-source quote covering everything from permit support through final walk-through.
What's included in Farm & Agricultural Fence installation
A clear scope cuts surprises. Here's what every farm & agricultural fence installation quote covers and what it doesn't.
| Item | Included | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Site survey & layout | ✓ | Pre-build walk-through |
| All materials & hardware | ✓ | Spec'd to your project |
| Post-hole augering | ✓ | To local frost depth |
| Concrete footings | ✓ | 8″–12″ diameter standard |
| Mesh / panel installation | ✓ | |
| Hardware torqued to spec | ✓ | |
| Job-site clean-up | ✓ | |
| Workmanship warranty (5 yr) | ✓ | Material warranty per mfr. |
| Permit application | — | Coordination support available |
| Locate-service (call-before-dig) | ✓ | We initiate |
Farm & Agricultural Fence — what we stock
Farm fence is the bulk-pallet category. Where residential customers buy by the panel and commercial buyers buy by the linear-foot install, farms buy by the pallet — full rolls of wire, bundles of T-posts, palletized energizers and insulators. Fenced.ca operates a dedicated agricultural-supply desk with these substrates: woven wire (page wire) in standard heights 32″ to 60″ and stay-spacings for cattle, sheep, goat, deer, and predator-exclusion configurations; barbed wire in 2-point and 4-point patterns, galvanized Class 3; cattle panels (welded-mesh 16′ rigid panels for portable corrals and lot perimeters); high-tensile smooth wire (12.5-gauge Class 3, the modern energized-fence standard); horse-rail vinyl (white or black PVC top rails over wood post structure, the paddock standard); and T-posts in 5′ to 8′ length, painted or galvanized.
Class 3 zinc is the agricultural durability spec — 0.80 oz/ft² minimum, roughly 3× the coating weight of residential Class 1, suited to ground contact, livestock rub, and 20+ year service life in pasture conditions. Always confirm Class 3 with the mill-test certificate; agricultural sites with Class 1 wire are rusting out within 5 years.
Volume: typical orders run 5–40 pallets per ranch or section. Trucking is full-load or LTL depending on volume and routing; full-load shipments save 30–50% on freight vs LTL.
Wire types: Page wire (woven mesh, 1.2 m, sheep/goats/dogs). Barbed wire (cattle perimeter, 3–5 strand). High-tensile smooth wire (horses, electric-compatible). Field fence (livestock-grade page wire with graduated mesh — smaller at bottom for piglets/lambs, larger at top for cost).
Posts: Cedar posts last 20–25 years in pasture. PT pine 25–30 years. Steel T-posts 40+ years, painted or galvanized. Concrete corner posts for high-tension runs over 200 m. Standard spacing: 3–4 m for field fence, 5–6 m for cattle barbed.
Electric integration: Solar-powered chargers (0.5–1.0 joule output) for short runs, AC-powered (5–15 joule) for big herds. Insulators on every post, galvanized hot-wire at chest height for cattle (1.0 m) or top of withers for horses (1.4 m).
Pricing & lead time: Farm fence installed pricing: 3-strand barbed wire at $3–6 LF, page wire 1.2 m field fence at $6–10 LF, 5-strand high-tensile electric at $5–9 LF, board fence horse pasture at $25–45 LF. Volume discounts at 500 m+ runs. Same-week delivery to most Canadian agricultural zones from dispatch network.
Common applications
- cattle
- horse paddock
- sheep & goat
- deer
- field boundary
→ See the full Farm & Agricultural Fence guide (specs, gauges, finishes, full description)
How installation works
- 01
Site visit & survey
Free measure-up. We confirm property lines, locate utilities, flag any obstacles (rock, slope, drainage).
- 02
Detailed quote
Material spec, installed price, schedule window, warranty terms. CCDC-2 format available for commercial.
- 03
Permits & locates
We coordinate the call-before-dig locate. You handle the municipal permit (or we assist for a flat fee).
- 04
Build week
Posts set day 1 (concrete cures overnight), mesh/panels installed day 2, hardware and gates day 3 on standard residential runs.
- 05
Walk-through & warranty
Site walk-through, deficiency list, sign-off. 5-year workmanship warranty registered on completion.
Farm & Agricultural Fence installation — pricing & lead time
Pricing band
Installed pricing typically runs $35–80 per linear foot residential, $50–120 LF commercial. Includes materials + labor + standard footings.
Final pricing is project-specific — terrain, gate count, hardware grade, and material colour all move the number. Get an itemized quote in 24 hours →
Lead time by region
| Region | Lead time |
|---|---|
| Toronto / GTA | 2–4 weeks (residential) |
| Montreal / Quebec | 2–4 weeks |
| Calgary / Edmonton | 3–5 weeks |
| Vancouver / Lower Mainland | 2–4 weeks |
| Atlantic Canada | 4–6 weeks |
| Prairies (rural) | 4–8 weeks |
| Commercial / multi-phase | Per project schedule |
Common questions — Farm & Agricultural Fence installation
How deep do you set posts for farm & agricultural fence?
Do you handle the permit for me?
What's covered under the 5-year workmanship warranty?
How long does a typical residential farm & agricultural fence installation take?
One quote. Every material. Every province.
Tell us material, project size, postal code, and contact — we come back within 24 hours with pricing, lead time, and a local install or delivery slot.