Fence calculator for footage, panels, posts and price

Enter a run length, your gates and your own prices. The calculator shows fence footage, panels, posts and a price before tax, using the same arithmetic as the Fencekind studio. It runs in your browser.

Price a fence in 30 seconds.
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Enter a straight run and your rates. You get fence footage, panels, posts and a total, calculated in your browser with the same arithmetic as the studio. Your entered measurements and prices stay in this browser.

What this fence calculator works out

Footage, panels, posts and price

Enter the total length of a straight fence run, how many gates it has, and your own price per fence foot and per gate. The calculator returns the fence footage, the number of panels and posts, and a price before tax. It runs in your browser, uses the same arithmetic as the Fencekind studio, and keeps what you type on your device.

It assumes one straight run with a wood privacy fence built from 8-foot panels and 4-foot gates spaced evenly along the run. If your job has different panel widths, other gate sizes or chain link, use one of the focused calculators below.

The method, in order

Total length. The length you enter includes the gate openings.
Fence footage. Subtract the gate widths. Gates are not priced as fence footage.
Panels. Gates split the run into separate spans. Each span rounds up to whole panels on its own.
Posts. Each span needs a post at every panel boundary, including both ends.
Price. Fence footage times your per-foot price, plus your price for each gate. Money is held in whole cents and tax is left out.

A worked example with sample prices

The calculator opens on a 120 ft run with one 4-foot gate. The prices are sample prices for this example; replace them with yours.

Sample run and sample prices (fictional example, not a quote)
Run length, including the gate	120 ft
Fence footage	120 ft − 4 ft = 116 ft
Spans and panels	58 ft (8 panels) + 58 ft (8 panels)
Panels · posts	16 · 18
Fence, at a sample price of $30 per foot	116 ft × $30 = $3,480.00
One gate, at a sample price of $400	$400.00
Sample price before tax	$3,880.00

Change the length, gates and prices above and every line follows. The arithmetic is the same whether you are checking a quote you already wrote or pricing a job from scratch.

What a fence calculator cannot tell you

It does not survey the site. Confirm boundaries, utilities, permits and local rules before relying on any number.
It counts panels and posts, not concrete, waste, fasteners or hardware for a particular manufacturer.
It models a flat, straight run. Corners, slopes, steps and mixed materials need a measured layout.
Your prices are yours. The calculator does not know your market, and the sample prices above are examples only.

Questions this calculator answers

How many fence posts do I need?

It depends on how many separate spans the run has, because every span needs a post at each end. The fence post calculator shows the count span by span.

How many fence panels do I need?

Each span rounds up to whole panels, so the answer depends on the panel width. The fence panel calculator lets you compare 4, 6 and 8 foot panels.

Do gates count as fence?

They count in the run length but not in the fence footage. The fence gate calculator shows the difference in footage and price.

Is this a quote?

No. It is planning arithmetic from the numbers you enter. A real quote also needs a site visit, the actual materials and your terms.

Fence post calculatorHow many posts a run needs, span by span.Fence panel calculatorPanel counts for 4, 6 or 8 ft panels.Fence gate calculatorHow gate openings change footage and price.Chain link post calculatorTerminal and line posts from a maximum spacing.

Want the method behind the numbers? Read how to measure a yard for a fence, or browse all fence guides.

Measuring a whole job with corners and several materials? The fence estimating software page shows how Fencekind turns a measured layout into an estimate, and the field guides cover the studio steps. This calculator is planning arithmetic, not a quote or a survey.