Fence Materials for 500 Feet
A 500-foot 6 ft privacy fence needs about 64 posts, 189 rails, 1091 pickets, and 128 bags of post-hole concrete. Adjust height and post spacing below.
Fence posts
64 posts
Fence sections
638' between posts
Posts
644×4×8 pressure-treated
Rails
1893 per section
Pickets
1,0915.5"-wide boards
Post-hole concrete
128 bags~2 × 60-lb bags per post
Material cost (est.)
$5,690lumber + concrete, excl. gates & hardware
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