Solid Metal Fence Panels: How to Reinforce a Fence, or Build One Solid
Sheet or expanded metal onto a standing fence at $20 to $70 a foot; corrugated in its own frame at $20 to $30 a foot.
Steel sheet and expanded metal reinforce a fence that is already standing: they weld or bolt onto it and the pickets stay where they are. Corrugated panel is different. It sits in its own frame and is the fence. Which material you pick moves the price more than anything else.
Onto a fence, or as the fence
Onto a fence that is already there. Steel sheet or expanded metal welds or bolts onto the fence you already have. The pickets stay where they are and the sheet covers them.
As the fence itself. Corrugated steel panels set in a steel tubing frame, with no pickets. This is a new fence rather than an addition to one.
Sheet, expanded metal, or corrugated
- Solid steel sheet. Nothing shows through. The heaviest of the three and the most money.
- Expanded metal. A mesh sheet that closes the gaps between the pickets and still lets light through. It comes in several gauges.
- Corrugated steel. The ribbed roofing-style panel, run vertically. Full privacy.
Tell us if the goal is privacy, security, or both, and we will spec it to that.
What it costs
What moves the number is the material, the gauge, and how many feet there are to cover.
Solid steel sheet is priced on the job. A short run costs more per foot than a long one, because the crew, the truck and the setup get spread over fewer feet.
If you are pricing the fence itself rather than closing off one you already have, the panel styles, the grades, the heights and what a run costs are in our guide to metal fence panels.
Frequently asked questions
Can I make an existing fence private without replacing it?
Yes. Steel sheet or expanded metal welds or bolts onto the fence you already have, and the pickets stay where they are. What it costs depends on the material. Corrugated is the low end. Heavy expanded metal or solid sheet can come to as much as a new fence, so it is worth pricing both.
Solid sheet or expanded metal?
Use sheet if you want nothing showing through, and expanded metal if you want to close the gaps between the pickets and keep the light and the sightlines.
What is a corrugated metal fence?
Ribbed steel panel, the same profile used for roofing, set in a steel tubing frame. It gives full privacy.
Do you do this on houses?
Yes.
How long does it take?
The posts and the frame are already up, so the work is cutting sheet to the panels and fastening it on. It runs three sheets to an eight-foot panel, so a 250-foot run comes to about 32 panels and 96 sheets. Send us the length and the schedule comes with the price.
Closing off a fence?
Send the site address, how many feet, and a photo of the fence as it stands, and we will price it.
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