Chain link fence calculator
Turn a fence run into a full bill of materials — fabric, posts, rail and every band and tie — sized for a container order, not a retail quote.
Ask Leeter AI ↓| Fabric roll (4 ft × 50 ft) | 2 |
| Line posts | 8 |
| Terminal posts (end/corner/gate) | 3 |
| Top rail (21 ft lengths) | 5 |
| Loop caps (line) | 8 |
| Dome caps (terminal) | 3 |
| Tension bars | 4 |
| Tension bands | 12 |
| Brace bands | 8 |
| Rail ends | 4 |
| Bottom tension wire (ft) | 100 |
| Tie wires (approx) | 90 |
How this is calculated
- 1Fabric & posts
Rolls = ceil(length / 50 ft). Post positions at the 10 ft on-centre maximum → grid = floor(length/10)+1; terminal posts (heavier, carry all tension) = ends + corners + gates×2, and line posts = grid − ends − corners. The 10 ft limit exists so the top rail doesn’t deflect under wind and snow.
- 2
Top rail = ceil(length / 21 ft) — 21 ft swaged sticks that telescope through line-post loop caps and land in a rail-end cup at each terminal.
- 3Per-face hardware
A face is a fabric termination: an end = 1 face, a corner or pull = 2 faces, a gate = 2 (both jambs), so faces = ends + 2×corners + 2×gates. Each face needs 1 tension bar, (height−1) tension bands, 1 rail end and 2 brace bands (one at the top for the rail end, one at the bottom for the tension wire). Caps: loop caps = line posts, dome caps = terminal posts; bottom tension wire = fence length; gates add 2 hinges + 1 latch each.
- 4Worked example
100 ft, 5 ft high, 2 ends, 2 corners, 1 gate: grid = floor(100/10)+1 = 11; terminals = 2+2+2 = 6; line = 11−4 = 7; rail = ceil(100/21) = 5; fabric = 2 rolls; faces = 2+4+2 = 8 → 8 tension bars, 8×(5−1) = 32 tension bands, 16 brace bands, 8 rail ends; plus 2 hinges + 1 latch for the gate.
- 5Assumptions & limits
Residential/light-commercial gauge on flat ground (slope adds fabric and rail); footing concrete is excluded (parity with the trade). The single “+1” treats the run as one straight line, so a heavily cornered layout is a slight under-count — fine for an estimate.
Leeter provides the tool, not a warranty of the result. Every figure above is a planning estimate for reference only — confirm structural, code and customs decisions with your engineer, inspector or broker.
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