Fence Your Perimeter,
Solid and Plumb.
Free fence calculators: panel and post counts, hole depth and concrete per post, paint and stain coverage, and wood-vs-vinyl-vs-chain-link cost comparisons. No sign-up.
Post Count & Corner Math
Calculates 6-ft or 8-ft post spans, terminal corner posts, and gate opening deductions accurately.
Footing Depth Rule
Embed one-third of post length underground, extending past regional frost lines to prevent heave.
Picket Overlap Layouts
Shadowbox, board-on-board, and standard dog-ear spacing math with 10% cut waste allowance.
FenceCalc Calculators
Fence Panel & Post Calculator
Panels, posts, and the odd-bay layout for your exact perimeter — including gates and a waste margin.
Fence Post Depth & Concrete Calculator
Hole diameter, depth, and concrete per post by fence height and wind exposure — the one-third rule with frost-line floor.
Fence Stain & Paint Calculator
Gallons for both faces of every board — coverage by product type, with a second-coat toggle.
Fence Material Lifetime Comparison
Wood vs vinyl vs chain-link over 25 years — installed cost, maintenance, and the honest lifetime total.
Building Code & Methodology
The Odd-Bay Problem: Why Your Fence Layout Leaves an Awkward Gap
Perimeters never divide into panels evenly. The three professional responses — cut, rack, or redistribute — and when each is right.
Posts That Don't Heave: The Frost-Line Discipline
Frost heave lifts shallow posts an inch a year until the fence looks like a topology map. The physics, the depth rules, and the bell-foot detail.
Wood vs Vinyl vs Chain-Link: The 25-Year Ledger
Installed price is one row of a longer spreadsheet. Maintenance, failure modes, and the lifetime totals by material.