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Fence Post Calculator
Posts, panels, concrete bags, and material cost for any fence run. Gate posts accounted for.
Updated April 2026
Fence Post Calculator
Plan posts, panels, concrete, and budget for a fence run.
Line posts14
Extra gate posts2
Total posts16
Panels / sections13
Concrete bags (60 lb, ~1.5/post)24
Estimated material cost
Posts$400
Panels$975
Concrete$120
Total$1495
Assumes 3 ft deep post holes and 8 in diameter. Add 10% for cuts, breakage, and end/corner posts. Check local codes: frost line depth can require deeper footings in cold climates.
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What it does
Post count (plus gate doubles), panels, concrete bags at 1.5 per post, material cost totals. Pick panel type for realistic pricing.
Runs entirely in your browser — no upload, no account, no watermark. For more tools in this category see the full tools index.
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Paste this snippet into any page. Loads on-demand (lazy), no tracking scripts, and sized to most dashboards. Replace the height to fit your layout.
<iframe src="https://freetoolarena.com/embed/fence-post-calculator" width="100%" height="720" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" title="Fence Post Calculator" style="border:1px solid #e2e8f0;border-radius:12px;max-width:720px;"></iframe>How to use it
- Enter fence length + spacing.
- Pick panel type + gate count.
- Read posts + materials.
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