Fence Cost Calculator: Posts, Pickets, Concrete & Price

Total fence length

Measure along the fence line, including gate openings. You can also drag the end of the fence in the plan.

Fence height

4 ft6 ft8 ft

Material

Wood privacy$25–$50/ft installed (6 ft)Vinyl$30–$60/ft installed (6 ft)Chain link$10–$40/ft installed (6 ft)Aluminum$25–$75/ft installed (6 ft)

Walk gates

gates

Who builds it?

Hire a contractorDIY (materials only)

Estimated installed cost

150 ft of 6 ft wood privacy · pro install · national average prices

Cost per linear foot

Posts19 sections at 8 ft

Concrete80 lb bags

DIY materialsIf you build it yourself

Key takeaways

Doing it yourself would cost about $3,210 in materials, roughly $3,015 less than the pro midpoint (before gate hardware).
21 posts at 8 ft spacing need 37 bags of concrete (1.03 cu ft per post).

Detailed numbers

Pro prices include gates; DIY prices do not include gate kits or hardware.

Show the math

Sections = ⌈150 ÷ 8⌉ = 19
Posts = 19 + 1 + 1 (gate) = 21
Rails = 19 sections × 3 = 57
Pickets = ⌈150 × 12 ÷ 5.5⌉ = 328
Post holes: 10.5 in diameter × 30 in deep (24 in buried + 6 in gravel)
Concrete per post = (π × 5.25² − 3.5²) × 24 ÷ 1,728 = 1.033 cu ft
Concrete = 1.033 × 21 = 21.68 cu ft ÷ 0.6 = 36.14 → 37 bags
Pro = $25–$50/ft × 150 ft × 1 (height) × region 1 + 1 gate(s) × $400–$800 × region 1 = $4,150 – $8,300