Fencing calculators
Measure the line or draw it on a satellite map, pick the fence, and get posts, rails, pickets or panels, concrete bags and a cost range.
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Posts and concrete
Fence Post Depth Calculator
Enter the fence height, post and soil to see how deep to dig, why, and which post length to buy.
Fence Post Concrete Calculator
Enter your posts and holes to see how many bags of concrete to buy, bags per post and the water to add.
Fence Post Calculator
Measure or draw your fence line and see every line, corner, end and gate post, and the post length to buy.
Fence Post Spacing Calculator
Turn a run length into equal post spacing, so the last section is not a short leftover.
Wood fences
Picket Fence Calculator
Get every picket, rail and post for your fence, plus the exact picket spacing that gives equal gaps between two posts.
Privacy Fence Calculator
Enter or draw your fence line to get boards per section, the full material list and a cost range for a solid privacy fence.
Board on Board Fence Calculator
Set the board width and overlap to see first layer spacing, boards per foot and per section, and the full material list.
Shadow Box Fence Calculator
See how many pickets go on each side of a shadow box fence, how much they overlap, and everything else on the material list.
Horizontal Fence Calculator
Enter the height, board and gap to get the number of rows, the boards for every section and the posts for a horizontal fence.
Wood Fence Calculator
Pick any wood fence style to get boards, rails, posts, nails and concrete, and compare what each style needs per 100 feet.
Vinyl, metal and rail
Chain Link Fence Calculator
Measure or draw your fence line and get every chain link part, from fabric rolls and top rail to tension bands and ties, with a cost range.
Vinyl Fence Calculator
Count vinyl panels, posts, caps and concrete, compare 6 ft and 8 ft panels, and see the cut width of the last panel on each side.
Aluminum Fence Calculator
Count aluminum fence sections and posts at 72 1/2 or 73 in on center and check a pool fence against the CPSC barrier guidelines.
Wrought Iron Fence Calculator
Count ornamental iron panels, posts and concrete, see the last-panel cut on each side, and get material and installed cost ranges.
Composite Fence Calculator
Count composite fence sections, posts, pickets, rails, brackets and screws from the Trex Seclusions per-section list.
Split Rail Fence Calculator
Count split rails and line, end and corner posts for a 2 or 3 rail fence, add wire mesh backing, and see a cost range.
Cost
Fence Cost Calculator
Enter or draw your fence line and see the installed price range, cost per foot and DIY materials for every common fence material.
Chain Link Fence Cost Calculator
Price a chain link fence by height or finish, with gates, removal and a per foot figure you can hold a quote against.
Vinyl Fence Cost Calculator
Price a vinyl fence by height or style, pick the gate type, and compare the total with wood, chain link and aluminum.
Wood Fence Cost Calculator
Price a wood fence in pine, cedar or redwood, see the labor share, and compare it with vinyl and chain link.
Privacy Fence Cost Calculator
Compare what a 6 ft privacy fence costs in wood, vinyl or composite for your fence line, gates included.
Aluminum Fence Cost Calculator
Price an ornamental or pool aluminum fence for your line, gates included, and see what 200 feet costs.
Split Rail Fence Cost Calculator
Price a wood or vinyl split rail fence per foot and in total, and see how it compares with wire, chain link and picket.
Farm and livestock
Farm Fence Calculator
Choose the animal and fence type, enter acres or draw the pasture, and get T-posts, wood brace posts, wire rolls, gates and a cost range.
Barbed Wire Calculator
Enter the fence length, acres or draw the line, and get 80 rod rolls of barbed wire for 3 to 6 strands, T-posts, clips and braces.
Electric Fence Calculator
Enter the fence line and the animal, and get wire, insulators, the energizer size in joules, the ground rods and a voltage range.
Fence by acreage
How Much Fence for 1 Acre?
Fence length, posts, wire and cost for one acre, with how the field's shape changes the total.
How Much Fence for 2 Acres?
Fence length, wire rolls, posts and cost for two acres, and what a cross fence adds.
How Much Fence for 5 Acres?
Fence length, posts, wire and cost for five acres, with electric fence sizing.
How Much Fence for 10 Acres?
T-posts, brace assemblies, wire and cost to fence ten acres for cattle.
How Much Fence for 20 Acres?
Fence length, pull posts, wire rolls and cost for twenty acres, and why a 2:1 field can need fewer wood posts.
How Much Fence for 40 Acres?
Posts, pull posts, wire and cost for a mile of fence around forty acres, with the case for high tensile.