When to use it
Early budgeting, supplier comparison and checking whether a hand sketch contains enough geometry for an RFQ.
Planning calculator · user-entered dimensions
Fence Material & BOM Calculator
Create a transparent preliminary material count before sending the layout for product-specific review.
Calculator
Estimate a first bill of materials.
Enter project geometry and the panel width stated in your drawing or candidate product data.
Nominal material estimate
—panels
—intermediate posts
—end/corner/gate posts
—net fenced length
Assumption: each straight run has two end positions; entered corner and gate posts are reported separately. Product-specific post sharing, partial panels, slopes, foundations, brackets and gate hardware require layout review.
Method
Transparent counting rules.
This calculator does not choose a product or manufacture a cutting plan.
net length = total length − clear gate widthpanels = ceil((net length ÷ panel width) × (1 + allowance))intermediate posts = max(panels − straight runs, 0)How to use the result
A direct answer, plus the limits that travel with it.
Use the result as a planning input, preserve the original assumptions, and ask the supplier to confirm product-specific values.
A preliminary fence BOM converts measured run length, clear gate width and a nominated panel width into a nominal panel and post-position count. It is a budgeting quantity, not a cutting list.
Inputs that matter
Total measured length, clear gate width, panel module, separate runs, corners, gate posts and any deliberate allowance.
Worked example
For 35 m total length, a 2 m gate and 2.5 m panels, the net fenced length is 33 m and the nominal count is 14 panels before product-specific adjustment.
Common mistake
Counting the gate opening as fenced length, or assuming every corner, gate and partial panel uses the same post arrangement.