To calculate pickets, decide the width and spacing of your pickets. Add the width and the spacing together to get the combined width. Change the length of your fence to inches to match the picket measurements. Divide the fence length by the total picket width to get the number of pickets needed.
How do I calculate how much fence I need?
- Number of Fence Panels = (Total Lineal Feet of Project – Gate Width) / Width of Fence Panel. ...
- Number of Posts = Number of Panels + 1 + Number of Gates. ...
- Number of Fence Sections = Total Lineal Feet / Width of each Fence Section.
How far apart are pickets supposed to be?
2 ½”
How many fence pickets do I need for board on board?
Picket Dimension Multiplier
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Side by Side Overlap/ Board on Board
1 x 4 (3½”) 3.3
1 x 4 Full 4” 3
1 x 6 (5½”) 2.2
How do I know how many fence pickets I need?
To calculate pickets, decide the width and spacing of your pickets. Add the width and the spacing together to get the combined width. Change the length of your fence to inches to match the picket measurements. Divide the fence length by the total picket width to get the number of pickets needed.
How do you calculate fencing?
- Number of Fence Panels = (Total Lineal Feet of Project – Gate Width) / Width of Fence Panel. ...
- Number of Posts = Number of Panels + 1 + Number of Gates. ...
- Number of Fence Sections = Total Lineal Feet / Width of each Fence Section.
How many fence pickets do I need for a board on board fence?
Picket Dimension Multiplier
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Side by Side Overlap/ Board on Board
1 x 4 (3½”) 3.3
1 x 4 Full 4” 3
1 x 6 (5½”) 2.2