Fence panel and post count calculator UK
Estimate standard bays along one straight run with a chosen panel and post width. Check the formula, worked example and limits before using your own figures.
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Standard bays required
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Use your actual figures. Any prefilled price, fee, rate or return is an editable illustration, not a current product quote. Last bay may need cutting. Corners, gates, shared posts, gradients, foundations and legal boundary requirements are not designed here.
How the fence panel and post count calculator uk works
Bays = ceil((run length − one post width) ÷ (panel width + post width)); posts = bays + 1.
Data basis: mathematical formula using your inputs. Example prices and rates are illustrative, not current market quotes.
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Worked example: fence panel and post count
This illustration uses the calculator’s example inputs. It is not a quote or a recommended financial decision.
- Straight run length (m)
- 20
- Panel clear width (m)
- 1.8
- Post width along run (m)
- 0.1
Standard bays required: 11 bays
Bays = ceil((run length − one post width) ÷ (panel width + post width)); posts = bays + 1.
Fence panel and post count: questions answered
What does the fence panel and post count calculation include?
Bays = ceil((run length − one post width) ÷ (panel width + post width)); posts = bays + 1. Use your actual figures. Any prefilled price, fee, rate or return is an editable illustration, not a current product quote. Last bay may need cutting. Corners, gates, shared posts, gradients, foundations and legal boundary requirements are not designed here.
Using your result
Example inputs are a starting point. Replace them with your figures and select Calculate result. Results are rounded for display; calculations use unrounded values.
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