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Auto: 2 rails up to 4 ft high, 3 up to 6 ft, 4 above. Hole depth defaults to one-third of the fence height, at least 24 in — check your local frost line.

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14 posts

39 rails · 230 pickets · 28 bags of 80 lb concrete

8 ft6 ftposts 24 in deep
Fence length100 ft
Sections between posts13
Posts14 (12 line · 2 end/corner)
Post length8 ft (6 ft above ground + 24 in in the ground)
Rails (3 per section, 8 ft long)39
Pickets (5.5 in)230 (incl. 5% extra)
Concrete for posts12.89 cu ft (0.92 per post)

Concrete bags

50 lb fast-setting (0.375 cu ft)42 (3 per post)
60 lb (0.45 cu ft)42 (3 per post)
80 lb (0.60 cu ft)28 (2 per post)

Posts = length ÷ post spacing + 1 per run (corners shared, +1 per gate) · Pickets = fence length ÷ (picket width + gap) · Rails = sections × rails per section · Concrete = hole volume − post volume