Fence cost, material & quantity calculators

Built for the whole fence project — and to stay correct forever

FencingCalcs gathers the calculations homeowners, DIYers and small contractors reach for when a fence is going in — how much material to buy (posts, rails, pickets/boards, panels, mesh, concrete for the post holes, gate hardware), what a fence costs by material and height, and what a repair or restain runs — material/quantity → cost → vinyl → wood → chain-link/metal → specialty/repair, in one focused hub, in US units, without signup, with transparent formulas. Every tool shows not just the answer but the underlying formula, a worked example and a reference table, so you can sanity-check a fencing contractor’s quote.

Because the tools rest on timeless fence math (posts = ceil(line ÷ spacing) + 1; sections = ceil(line ÷ spacing); rails = sections × rails per section; pickets = ceil(line × 12 ÷ (width + gap)); panels = ceil(line ÷ panel width); concrete bags per post = ceil(hole volume ÷ bag yield); stain gallons = face area ÷ coverage × coats; cost = quantity × your $/unit + labor + add-ons − discount, ×(1 + contingency)) and stable conventions (1 acre = 43,560 ft²; 1 rod = 16.5 ft; post spacing 6–8 ft o.c.; panels 6/8 ft; picket widths 3.5"/5.5"; a 40 lb bag ≈ 0.30, a 60 lb ≈ 0.45, an 80 lb ≈ 0.60 ft³; post-hole depth ≈ 1/3 of the height + 6" gravel; waste ~10%), they stay correct with no maintenance — no material or labor price list, no regional cost index, no product catalog, no contractor directory. Cost tools use the prices you enter from your own quotes and bills; labeled cost bands are only a sanity guide. More at Sources & formulas, Methodology and About.

Estimates, not bids. Every result is a planning estimate from your own prices, or a material-quantity guide, not a bid, an install procedure, or structural, geotechnical or property-law advice — get itemized written quotes from licensed, insured fencing contractors, and defer load-bearing or high-wind post design to a licensed engineer. Confirm panel/picket dimensions and bag yield against your product and order a little extra (~10%) for waste, corners and terrain; post spacing, hole depth, bag yields, coverage and cost bands are labeled industry planning typicals, and 811 is called before you dig.