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Fence Calculator — Posts, Panels, Rails & Pickets

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Total fence run (ft) Combined gate/opening width (ft) Target post spacing (ft) Extra corner/end/gate posts Add posts required by the actual layout.Panel width (ft, optional) Rails per bay (optional) Pickets per linear ft (optional) Picket/panel allowance (%)

Calculated result

13 posts

Net fence run: 96 ft

Spans/bays: 12

Panels: 12

Rails: 24

Pickets incl. allowance: 252

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1. Net run = 100 − 4 = 96 ft.
2. Bays = ceil(96 ÷ 8) = 12.
3. Posts = bays + 1 + extra posts = 13.

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