Wood & boards

Fence Post Spacing Calculator

Your measurements : length, maximum center-to-center spacing. Your estimate : posts / studs, actual equal spacing.

Your measurements

How the calculation works

Fence Post Spacing Calculator

round up(Length / Maximum center-to-center spacing) + 1

Before you order

  • Use the coverage, yield and dimensions printed on your product. Waste allowance is adjustable; real cuts and site conditions may change the order.
  • Planning estimate only. This is not a structural design, a safety approval or a local code check.

Worked example

Length
20 m
Maximum center-to-center spacing
2 m

Posts / studs 11

Actual equal spacing 2 m

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