Laying Out the Job

We suggest that you make a drawing of the whole area that you want fenced and fill in the necessary measurements. First, decide where you want to place your gates and what sizes you'd prefer. Gates come in widths of 36", 42" (#100 Series & #200 Series styles only), 48", 60" and 72", or they may be installed in pairs as a double drive gate. (The gate size will be the opening inside the posts.) Mark the openings so you can measure the area that will be fenced on either side of each gate. Always start your fence line measurements from each gate opening and stop at the end of each line. If there are no gates, simply measure from one end of the fence line to the other. (See sample drawing at the bottom of this page-GO THERE).

To figure out how many sections you will need, take each fence line separately. Divide the number of feet by six (each fence section is 6 feet long). There are no partial sections so any space less than the length of a section requires a full section. Each section can be cut to the finished length when installing.

There is always one line post needed to connect two sections of fence in a line. In order to calculate how many line posts you will need, add up how many sections you will need to order for each line of fence and subtract 1. That number will equal your number of line posts. You will also need to order corner posts for any corners you may have, and end posts for the end of a line of fence. Each gate requires 2 gate posts. (See sample drawing at the bottom of this page-GO THERE).

After you have figured out the material you will need, refer to the price list published on this web site with the description of the style you have selected. You will be able to determine the cost of the fence. The rules for applying freight charges can be found at
Frequently Asked Questions.

Using that information, if you would like to place an order, or if you need more information, fill out the form on our web page You may use either the interactive Order & Estimate page for the style you want (accessible from the style page), or the Quotes and Order form.
Give us information to get back to you by telephone, fax, mail or e-mail, and we will respond quickly. If you need more information, we will work with you one-on-one. When you are ready to order, we will let you know the exact cost of your fence, arrange for the payment, and confirm the expected shipping date.

If you prefer, you can contact us through telephone, fax, mail or e-mail using the information at Contact us.

For the project in our sample layout, we have sketched in the Walk Gate, the Double Drive Gate, and all the posts. End Posts are needed on each side of the house unless the fence is secured to the wall, in which case you will need wall mount castings.

According to our layout we need to order:

18 sections of fence
11 Line Posts
1 Walk Gate
1 Double Drive Gate (2 sections of gates)
4 Corner Posts
2 End Posts
4 Gate Posts

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