Silt fence, wire-backed
$3.99 / LF
Silt fence, wire-backed costs about $3.99 per linear foot installed. This is a published starting point and varies by region and job.
EW-006 · MasterFormat 31 25 13 · LF
What’s in this rate
This unit covers Silt fence, wire-backed, measured per linear foot. The crew sets steel posts, hangs wire backing, and slices in and attaches silt-fence fabric. The rate covers the listed material, labor, and small tools. Standard silt fence, fiber rolls, and SWPPP inspection / maintenance stay on their own units.
Includes
- 36 in silt-fence fabric
- 14 ga wire backing
- steel T-posts at ~8 ft
- sliced-in toe
- operator and laborer time and equipment listed in the build-up
- stated material waste and small tools
Excludes
- SWPPP plan preparation, inspections, reporting, and permit fees
- maintenance, sediment cleanout, and removal at project end
- standard silt fence
- tax / freight beyond the stated delivered material prices
- after-hours, premium access, and contaminated / hazardous soil handling
- geotechnical testing, surveying / staking, and permits
Build-up
- Operator, 0.005 hr × $53.00
- $0.26
- Laborer, 0.016 hr × $41.00
- $0.66
- Material and small tools
- $2.06
- Equipment, silt-fence slicing machine on compact tractor, 0.005 hr per unit
- $0.32
- Direct rate (labor, material, equipment, and tools)
- $3.30 / LF
- Overhead 10% of direct
- $0.33
- Fee 10% of (direct and overhead)
- $0.36
- Loaded rate
- $3.99 / LF
Worked extension: 1,000 LF of commercial silt fence, wire-backed × $3.99 = $3,990.00 loaded for 1,000 LF. Quantity is a worked extension.
Related rates
- Silt fence — $2.06 / LF
- Fiber roll (wattle), 9 in — $3.67 / LF
- Inlet protection, curb inlet — $70.85 / EA
- Inlet protection, grate inlet — $85.20 / EA
- Rock check dam — $229.82 / EA
- Stabilized construction entrance — $3,233.22 / EA
- Concrete washout container, prefabricated 4 ft x 4 ft — $164.71 / EA
- Concrete washout container, prefabricated 6 ft x 6 ft — $260.51 / EA
Use this in a private library
Create a free account to keep your own hours, burden, and supplier quotes behind a login. Published rates stay public. Your own hours and quotes stay private.