Bollards
Bollard Installation in Sacramento
Steel bollards installed wherever they’re needed, from one bollard to a whole campus.
Bollard types
Fixed or removable
Fixed
The post is steel pipe, usually 4 to 6 inches in diameter depending on the job, filled with concrete or left hollow, painted or galvanized, and set in a concrete footing or core-drilled into existing concrete, standing about 4 feet above grade, with footings usually about 3 feet deep.
Removable
A removable bollard sits in a steel sleeve set in concrete and locks at grade with a padlock, a twist-open lock, or a chain.
Pricing
What bollards cost
How many posts, the diameter, what the post goes into, and the finish change the price.
Fixed (permanent)
4 to 6 inch pipe, filled or hollow, painted or galvanized. A standard 4-inch post sits at the bottom of that range.
Removable (retractable)
The sleeve and the lock add fabrication.
One bollard on its own runs $950 to $1,000, because the crew, the truck, and the core drill cost the same to send for one post as for twenty.
Fast pricing
Three things to get you a price
A photo of the spot
It shows what the bollards protect and the ground they go into.
What it’s going into
Concrete, asphalt, or dirt. Dirt costs the least to set a post in. Asphalt and concrete cost more, because the surface has to be broken out or core-drilled first.
How many, and where
The count and roughly where you want them. Exact placement is yours to mark before install day.
If the job has plans, send the plans and we quote to them.
Below the surface
How bollards get set
Before we dig or drill, we call 811 to have the public lines marked. 811 does not mark private lines such as irrigation, drip lines, or old conduit, so tell us where those run.
What you get
What we install
Work we’ve done
Projects
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FAQs
Frequently asked questions
What is a bollard for?
A bollard protects something from vehicle impact or directs traffic.
What about the flexible plastic bollards on bike lanes?
Those are traffic posts, a different product from the steel bollards on this page: plastic posts with reflective collars that fold under a wheel and stand back up, used on streets, bike lanes, and public projects. We install those too; a set of three runs about $3,000 to $3,400.
What do bollards cost?
Post count, diameter, what the post goes into, and the finish drive the price. Fixed posts run $530 to $940 a post, and removable posts $950 to $1,000 and up.
Will you install just one bollard?
Yes. A single bollard runs about $950 to $1,000, because one post carries the whole trip.
How long does installation take?
About a day for most jobs under ten posts, and about a week for a large campus job.
What diameter and height do they come in?
Standard is about 4 feet above grade, with pipe 4 to 6 inches in diameter depending on the job.
Can you match a color, or powder coat?
Yes. Bollards come painted or galvanized. Paint is primer plus a color you approve, and powder coat is possible too: the posts go to the powder shop, then we install them.
What about underground utilities?
We call 811 before we dig or drill, and private lines are yours to point out.
A car hit my bollard. Can you replace it?
Yes. A bollard repair runs about $800 to $1,000 for one post.
Do gas stations need bollards?
The requirement comes from the agency that covers the address. We install steel bollards across gas station storefronts.
Get a quote
Send us your scope of work
Send the location, a photo, and how many posts you need, fixed or removable.