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Lake Cumberland country

Fence Material & Cost Calculator

Turn a fence line and its gates into a post count and a ballpark installed price before you call for a measure-up. Built as a demo for independent fence contractors around Somerset, Monticello, Jamestown, and Russell Springs.

Four-plank board fence on a Wayne County pasture, the whole run in view.
Four-plank board fence on a Wayne County pasture, the whole run in view.

Your fence line

One tap fills a worked example. Change any number and the demo estimate follows.

Demo mode: try the presets. The full calculator, with every field unlocked, comes with purchase at bluegrasstemplates.com.

Linear feet from end post to end post.

Each walk gate is a 4 ft opening.

Each drive gate is a 12 ft opening.

Along the fence run. Each gate adds one more post.

Enter 0 if you are not adding extras.

Gate openings fit the fence line.

Demo estimate

Backyard wood privacy

A 176 ft fence run with 1 walk gate and no drive gates needs 24 posts (22 sections at 8 ft). Demo estimate $6,232.00, typically between $5,608.80 and $6,855.20 installed.

  • Fence run176 ft
  • Sections22
  • Posts24
Demo estimate line items
ItemAmount
Fence run, 176 ft × $32.00$5,632.00
Walk gates, 1 × $350.00$350.00
Drive gates, 0 × $900.00$0.00
Extras$250.00
Demo estimate$6,232.00

Planning range $5,608.80 to $6,855.20

How this is counted

Fence run = total line minus 4 ft for each walk gate and 12 ft for each drive gate.

Sections = fence run divided by post spacing, rounded up.

Posts = sections + 1, plus one post for each gate.

Total = fence run × price per foot + gate prices + extras. The range is 10% under to 10% over.

Book a free measure-up

A contractor walks the line before anyone orders posts. This form stays on your device. Nothing is sent.

The three fences this demo prices

Privacy panels, pasture boards, and chain link — the jobs these sample rates stand in for.

Six-foot dog-ear wood privacy fence with a walk gate, Somerset.
Six-foot dog-ear wood privacy fence with a walk gate, Somerset.
Twelve-foot board drive gate on a Pulaski County pasture fence.
Twelve-foot board drive gate on a Pulaski County pasture fence.
Chain-link dog yard with a top rail and a whole gate, Russell Springs.
Chain-link dog yard with a top rail and a whole gate, Russell Springs.

This is a planning estimate only, not a quote or financial advice. Call 811 before you dig. Actual prices vary.