Budgeting for a new wood fence around a Stittsville backyard?

For a wood privacy fence in a Stittsville backyard, published Ontario installer pricing for 2025–26 puts pressure-treated wood at about $30 to $65 per linear foot installed, and cedar at about $45 to $85 per linear foot. As a rough sense of scale, a 100-foot run of wood privacy fence comes in somewhere between $3,000 and $7,500 depending on the material and style, though your actual quote will reflect the specifics of your yard.

Several things feed into where your price lands within those ranges. The length of the run is the starting point, but the number and size of gates matter too: a walk gate adds about $500 to $1,500 and a driveway gate about $800 to $2,200, each priced on top of the fence line. If there is an existing fence to remove, budget roughly $5 to $15 per linear foot for that work, and more if the posts are set in concrete. The condition of the ground, the height you want, and the board style all affect the final number as well.

The by-law also requires that the finished side of the fence face the neighbouring properties. Cedar, redwood and treated wood are not required to have a protective coating under the by-law, but every other wood fence must be protected by paint, preservatives or another weather-resistant material.

No building permit is needed for a residential fence that does not enclose a pool.

A written quote for this job should break out the fence line, each gate as its own item, removal and disposal of any existing fence, and the post method. Get any warranty in writing.

With two itemized quotes in hand, compare the fence line, the gates and the removal line by line rather than the totals.