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  • 14postsPosts: line, end and gate
  • 39rails
  • 219pickets

100 ft of 6 ft pressure-treated pine privacy fence: 14 posts, 39 rails, 219 pickets

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Fence calculator

100 ft × 6 ft

14 posts · 39 rails · 219 pickets

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Concrete slab calculator

12 ft × 12 ft × 4 in

88 bags · 3.3 tons · 4 boards

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Paver calculator

16 ft × 12 ft

940 pavers · 6.6 tons · 0.9 tons

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Lumber reference

Minimum dressed dry sizes from NIST PS 20-25, beside the nominal names.

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Each quantity names the data sheet, standard or guide it comes from, and where sources disagree the plan shows each value and the one it used. Prices appear only once verified regional data is connected. The plan is a planning aid, not construction advice.

How deep to set the posts of a 6 ft fence

1/3 of the post's length, which both bag makers print; QUIKRETE's calculator says the same in other words.

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