How to figure fence sections & posts
3: Figuring number of section- Our styles of fence come with the posts set at specific dimensions depending on the style of fence. THIS DIMENSION IS FROM THE CENTER OF ONE POST TO CENTER OF THE NEXT POST
- You must know what the post spacing is
for the fence style you chose. Your style or
styles of fence will be 1 of 3
dimensions.
- 72" or 6'
- 96" or 8'
- 93" or 7.75'
- Go to your layout drawing. The dimension you have for each stretch of fence is now ready to be converted into sections.
- EXAMPLE: If you are going to install "Richmond" Style the post are on 93" centers or 7.75'. Let say that your drawing has a stretch of fence measuring 131'. Take 131 and divide that number by 7.75. The answer will give you the number of sections you will need to complete that run. In this example 131 divided by 7.75 = 16.9. So in this instance you would need 17 sections of fence to complete this stretch of your fence. If you were installing the "Birmingham" style those posts are on 72" centers or 6' In this case take 131 and divide by 6. 131 divided by 6 = 21.83. You would need to 22 sections of fence to complete this 131' stretch of fence using a "Birmingham" style fence. Always round up not down to prevent from running short of material.
- When you figure the number of sections needed to complete each stretch, write that number down next to that stretch dimension and circle it.
- You will have to do this with each specific stretch of fence no matter how short the individual stretch of fence is.
- Double check your calculations that you circled
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