Fence Calculator

This counts the materials in a fence run. Give the total length, the post spacing you want and any gate openings, and it returns the sections, the posts they need, the rails and the preassembled panels, along with the spacing you actually end up with once the run divides evenly. A second mode counts pickets from the board width and the gap between them, with an optional waste allowance. It counts materials only and leaves prices to the fence cost calculator, because wood, vinyl and chain link differ far too much to average.

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Give the run and the widest post spacing you want; the sections divide evenly inside that.

Measured along the fence line, gate openings included.
Leave it blank for 8 ft, the common maximum for wood and vinyl; ten feet is usual for chain link.
Two for a low fence, three for a six foot privacy fence.
Leave it blank for a 4 ft leaf.
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Units

How many boards cover the fencing length, at the width and gap you are using.

The fencing length, which is the run with the gate openings already taken out.
Leave it blank for a nominal 1x6 board, which measures 5.5 in across the face.
In inches. Zero for a solid privacy fence.
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