Fence, railing and CCTV calculators

Fence Materials

These calculators turn a fence length into a materials list for one kind of fence: chain link, barbed wire, panel, picket, split rail and pool fence, plus the energizer joules for an electric fence. Pick the one that matches what you are building.

Tools in this group

  • Barbed Wire Fence Calculator — Enter the fence length, the number of strands and the post spacing to see how many rolls, posts and braces the fence needs.
  • Chain Link Fence Calculator (Materials List) — Enter the fence length, height, corners and gates to get the chain link materials list.
  • Electric Fence Energizer Calculator — Enter the length of your electric fence to get the output joules the energizer needs, or test the one you are buying.
  • Fence Panel Calculator — Enter the fence length and panel width to get the panels, posts and the size of the last panel.
  • Fence Picket Calculator — Enter the fence length, picket width and gap to get the number of pickets and rails.
  • Pool Fence Calculator — Enter the pool size and the distance to the fence to get the fence length, panels and posts, and check height and gaps against the CPSC guidelines.
  • Split Rail Fence Calculator — Enter the fence length, 2 or 3 rails and your post spacing to count sections, rails and posts, including the short last section.