Plan a straight fence run with adjustable panel width, gate allowance and per-section pricing.
Results use your measurements and editable assumptions. Verify product coverage, density, waste and order rounding with the supplier before purchasing.
Sections = fence length ÷ section width, rounded up. Posts = sections + 1.
BuildCalc converts measurements to a consistent internal unit, applies your project geometry and only then adds the selected waste allowance. Packaging quantities are rounded up because partial bags, blocks or boxes usually cannot be ordered.
Use the fence calculator for one straight run at a consistent panel or section width. Subtract gate openings, then calculate disconnected runs separately because each run needs terminal posts. Corners, slopes, bracing, hardware and local setback requirements remain separate planning items.
With 8 ft sections and no gate, a 100 ft run requires 13 sections after rounding up. A continuous straight run then needs 14 posts. Adding a gate or splitting the fence into separate runs changes the terminal-post count.
A continuous run needs a post at both ends, with each adjoining section sharing the post between them. Corners and separate runs can add more.
No. Gates, hinges, latches, bracing, concrete, fasteners and specialty terminal posts should be planned separately.
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