Perimeter Fence
Plan posts and panels for fencing a rectangular garden.
About Perimeter Fence
Fencing material equals the garden's perimeter, and the posts and panels divide that length by their spacing and size. Counting posts and panels up front keeps a fence job budgeted and avoids a run short of material partway around the border.
Formula
Perimeter Fence
Perimeter = 2 x (length + width); posts = perimeter ÷ post spacing
- perimeter
- Total fencing around the garden boundary
Worked example
With the default values below, Perimeter Fence returns Perimeter Fencing of 200.0. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.
Inputs used
- Garden lengthminimum 0 ft
- 60 ft
- Garden widthminimum 0 ft
- 40 ft
- Post spacingminimum 1 ft
- 8 ft
Results
- Perimeter Fencing
- 200.0 ft
- Posts Needed
- 25 posts
- Panels (8 ft)
- 25 panels
Step by step
- 1Values used
- 2Perimeter Fence
- 3Perimeter Fencing= 200.0 ft
- 4Posts Needed= 25 posts
- 5Panels (8 ft)= 25 panels
Assumptions and limits
- The result is derived only from the 3 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
- In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax, fees or charges or compounding frequency into account.
- Figures are rounded for display to 1 decimal place, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.
How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is Perimeter Fence calculated?
Perimeter = 2 x (length + width); posts = perimeter ÷ post spacing Fencing material equals the garden's perimeter, and the posts and panels divide that length by their spacing and size.
Why does Perimeter Fence matter?
Counting posts and panels up front keeps a fence job budgeted and avoids a run short of material partway around the border.
What values do I need to enter?
This calculator takes 3 inputs: Garden length, Garden width, Post spacing. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.