Should I fence it all at once or in stages?

All at once is normally cheaper per foot, because the crew mobilises once and buys once. Staging makes sense if cash flow is the constraint or if part of the boundary is undecided, but expect the second stage to cost more per foot than the first.

How many gates does a run this long usually have?

Usually one walk gate, sometimes a second for the far side or for equipment access. Gates are priced individually rather than by the foot, and a driveway gate is several times the cost of a walk gate, so it is worth deciding early rather than adding it late.

Does the fence height change the price much?

It changes the material meaningfully — a taller fence needs more picket, another rail and longer posts. The per-foot figures on this site are for 6 ft fence specifically, and we do not publish a rate for other heights because we have not verified one.

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How much does a 150 ft privacy fence cost?

A hundred and fifty feet typically covers a back boundary and one side, which is the most common shape of a residential fencing job.

Installed

$3,750–8,250

Based on a verified national range of $25–55 per linear foot for installed 6 ft wood privacy fence. A planning figure, not a quote.

What the usual answer misses

At this length the fixed costs of a job stop dominating and the per-foot rate starts to. Mobilisation, minimum charges and the day a crew loses getting set up are spread over half again as much fence as a hundred-foot job, which is why the per-foot price on a longer run is often a little lower even from the same contractor. It is worth asking for both lengths if you are deciding how much to build.

Work out your own

Every assumption above is editable. Change the length, the spacing, the hole size — the numbers and the working update as you go.

Units

Shape

Fence length

Height

Gates

Advanced options

These are typical values, not requirements. Post depth in particular is governed by your local frost line and building code — check before you dig.

Post spacing

Gate width

Picket gap

Hole diameter

Hole depth

Gravel base

Bag yield

Waste allowance

Posts

Sections

Pickets

336

Concrete

35 bags

Estimated cost

Materials only (DIY)

$1,400 – $3,600

Professionally installed

$3,950 – $8,850

National planning ranges compiled from published US construction cost guides, last checked September 2026 (confidence: medium-low). Prices vary sharply by region, season and contractor. These are estimates for planning, not quotes.

Sources: homeguide.com, calcsummit.com, angi.com, ergeon.com, homewyse.com

Shopping list

Bill of materials for this fence
Material	Size	Quantity
Posts	4x4	21
Rails incl. waste	2x4	63
Pickets incl. waste	1x6	336
Concrete mix		35bags
Gravel		8bags
Exterior screws		≈2,200
Walk gate kit		1

Why these numbers

How we got the section count

Run 1: 146 ft ÷ 8 ft = 18.25, rounded up to 19 sections

How we got the post count

3 posts are fixed by the shape itself
2 at the open ends
1 carrying a gate
18 line posts spaced between them
21 posts in total

How we got the picket count

Each picket covers 5.5 in plus a 0.25 in gap, so they repeat every 5.75 in
146 ft of fence needs 305 pickets
Plus 10% for offcuts, rounded up to 336

How we got the concrete

Each 10 in hole is 30 in deep, less 4 in of gravel base, leaving 26 in of concrete
The 4x4 post itself takes up part of that, so each hole needs the remainder
Across 21 posts
Divided by the 0.6 cu ft a bag yields: 34.91, so buy 35 bags

Common questions

Should I fence it all at once or in stages?: All at once is normally cheaper per foot, because the crew mobilises once and buys once. Staging makes sense if cash flow is the constraint or if part of the boundary is undecided, but expect the second stage to cost more per foot than the first.
How many gates does a run this long usually have?: Usually one walk gate, sometimes a second for the far side or for equipment access. Gates are priced individually rather than by the foot, and a driveway gate is several times the cost of a walk gate, so it is worth deciding early rather than adding it late.
Does the fence height change the price much?: It changes the material meaningfully — a taller fence needs more picket, another rail and longer posts. The per-foot figures on this site are for 6 ft fence specifically, and we do not publish a rate for other heights because we have not verified one.