Fence Ledger
Each of these is a worked answer rather than a rule of thumb: the number is computed by the same engine the calculator uses, and the page shows what it rests on. Every one is editable, so you can put your own measurements in.
The whole chart in one place — perimeter, posts and installed cost from a quarter acre to forty, with what a long lot adds over a square one.
How much fence an area needs, worked out for five lot shapes rather than assuming a square.
Measured lots rather than acreages, fenced as a closed rectangle with the corners counted.
Post counts, including the ones corners and gates force.
Board counts using actual lumber widths.
Rail stock, counted per section rather than per foot.
Posts, rails and pickets together, each with its own waste rule.
Bag counts worked out from hole size, not rules of thumb.
Totals for a given number of posts, with the hole size they assume stated.
What projects cost, as ranges with their sources shown.
The per-foot figures a contractor quotes from, split into materials and labour.
What the labour half of a quote is actually worth.