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Materials for a 6-foot privacy fence
For a 100 linear foot 6ft wood privacy fence with 8ft post spacing, you need about 14 posts, 39 rails, and 220 pickets. Calculator pre-filled below - adjust the length for your yard.
Material Totals
Posts (4x4)14
Rails (2x4 or 2x3)39
Pickets (5.5in wide)227
Concrete bags (50lb) for posts28 bags
Gate openings1
Post count includes corner posts. 2 bags of fast-setting concrete per post hole.
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Fence length100 ft
4x4 posts14
Rails (2x4)39
Pickets227
50lb concrete bags28 bags
Gate hardware sets1
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A 6ft privacy fence uses 4x4 posts set 2ft in the ground (so buy 8ft posts), 2x4 rails, and 1x6 cedar or pressure-treated pickets. Each post hole needs about 2 bags of 50lb fast-setting concrete.
Call 811 before digging post holes - hitting a utility line is dangerous and costly.