Wood privacy fence calculator
Posts, concrete, rails, pickets and gates for a wood privacy fence, from its length — at the height and post spacing you choose.
An estimate of the materials a job takes, worked out in your browser: check it against the job, and against your local code where it matters. Nothing you type leaves this page.
Put in the job's numbers and choices, and the list below follows them.
What it takes
Worked out for Fence length 150 ft, Corners 2 each, Gates 1 each, Height: 6 ft, Post spacing: 8 ft.
Posts
- 4x4x8 pressure-treated post 23 each Posts 23 each: 23 each.
- Concrete, 80 lb bag 46 bag Posts 23 each × 2: 46 bag.
Rails and pickets
- 2x4x8 pressure treated 57 each Sections 19 each × 3 (6 ft): 57 each.
- Dog-ear fence picket, 6 ft 344 each (Fence length 150 ft × 12) ÷ 5.5: 327.27 each; plus 5% waste: 343.63; rounded up to whole each: 344.
- Galvanized fence nails, 5 lb 3 box Fence length 150 ft, one per 50: 3 box.
Gates
- Gate frame kit 1 each Gates 1 each: 1 each.
- Gate hardware kit 1 each Gates 1 each: 1 each.
Labor
- Fence installation 150 ft Fence length 150 ft: 150 ft.
- Gate installation 1 each Gates 1 each: 1 each.
What it leaves out
- Removing an old fence
- Locating utilities
- Stain or paint
The same calculator in SMG Tools
In SMG Tools this calculator fills its numbers from the client's site measurements, prices every line from your own Price Book, checks the margin against your target, and carries the lines onto the proposal, the job's plan and the purchase order. It is one of the ready-made calculators SMG Tools sets up for decks and fences, and calculators are on every plan.