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Home > Aluminum Fence - How to Calculate Order
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How to Calculate your aluminum fence
order
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Take a sheet of paper out and draw out your all of your fence runs.
Mark each fence run with it's approximate footage measurement.
Mark each fence run where you would like to add a single or double
swing gate.
Depending on which Fence Grade (Residential, Residential Wide, Commercial or Industrial), you will
need to divide each fence run's footage measurement by 6 or 8
(considering that our fence panels are available in either 6' or 8'
wide width panels). Make sure to discount any gates WITHIN any
particular fence run when counting up panels. Then,
round up. For example, if you have a 20' fence run and you are
using 6'wide panels...you should round up the total number of panels
for this run to: 4. The reason for this is that most
people would rather make each fence run symmetrical.
Add
up all of your fence run > fence panel totals.
Add
up all of your Line, Posts, Corner Posts, End Posts...etc.
TIP: Remember to review
Hills and Slopes to
determine if you will need to double or triple punch any fence
panels.
TIP: Remember to review
POST
Lengths to see
how long the posts you are purchasing need to be.
TIP: Remember to review
Fence Angles if you
have any NON - 90 degree turns.
TIP: Remember to review
Swimming Pool Fence
if your fence is going around a swimming pool.
TIP: Review the
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) which are common questions
asked prior to ordering.
Choose your Grade, Style, Height and Color.
Go
to the ONLINE STORE and add your fence panels, posts and gates (and
any other accessories that you want) to your shopping cart.
Then, review and checkout.
You
will receive an e-mail confirmation AND we will contact you when
your order SHIPS (goes intransit).
Need more help?
Review the following sample application...
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The following Product Total is
based upon the above sample diagram:
32
- 6'wide fence panels
6 - 6'wide fence panels (DOUBLE PUNCHED)
31 - LINE Posts
2 - CORNER Posts
2 - ANGLE Posts
1 - "T" Post
1 - END Post
1 - Single Gate Walk Gate
2 - Gate Posts
3 - Wall Mounts |
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All
fence panel orders automatically includes: stainless steel fence
panel connection screws. Your gate includes
self-closing hinges and a standard gate latch. All
Posts include a standard post cap. We do NOT
provide the cement for posts. |
How did we
arrive at that Product Total?
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Remember that all fence panels can be easily cut-down
on-site during installation...if necessary. Also,
we typically look at each fence run separately...and
"round UP." The reasoning is that it is better to
have a little bit more product so that each fence run
will have a symmetrical look. The above-quote is
based upon our 6'wide fence panels. 8'wide fence
panels are also available. |
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A |
Here we basically have a straight, level run of 46 feet.
Therefore, 8 - 6'wide fence panels and 7 Line Posts will
be needed. Additionally, there will be a Corner
Post for connection to "B" and a "T" Post for connection
to "E" and "F." |
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B |
Here we have a straight run of 87 feet. Therefore,
15 - 6'wide fence panels and 14 Line Posts will be
needed. Additionally, you have again a Corner Post
for connection to "A" and a Corner Post for connection
to "C." |
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C |
Here we have a straight level run of 30 feet.
Therefore, 5 - 6'wide fence panels and 4 Line Posts will
be needed. There is also the Corner Post for
connection to "B" and an Angle Post for connection to
"D". |
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D |
This is a non - 90 degree turned...fence run. It
doesn't matter what the actual degree of the angle
because our Angle Posts can handle ANY angle! Here
you will need 2 - 6'wide fence panels and 1 Line Post.
You will also need either an additional Angle Post to
finish the run at the house OR you could purchase
separate horizontal swivel mounts and attach the last
panel directly to the house. For purposes of this
exercise and the above Product Total...we chose to use
an additional Angle Post. Angle Posts are found in
POSTS in the Online Store and Horizontal Swivel Mounts
are found in the Optional Products area of the Online
Store. See
Fence Angles. |
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E |
E is a straight run with a 5'wide gate somewhere in the
middle. We calculated 2 - 6'wide fence panels, the
gate and 2 gate posts-punched. NOTE: Gate
posts CAN connect to fence panels; you NEVER need to
install 2 posts right next to each other.
Additionally, you have the "T" Post used to connect this
fence run to "A" and "F." Finally, where "E"
connects to the house you have the option of using an
End Post OR wall mounts. Some homes have footers
around the perimeter of the home which can prevent post
installation...in this situation Wall Mounts can easily
allow you to connect any fence panel to a
structure...like your home. The Wall Mounts are
easy to use and the make for a nice, clean, tight
connection. |
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F |
This run has a medium SLOPE on it (See
Hills &
Slopes) of about a 4 1/2' drop....over 34 feet.
Since this decline is MORE than 5 - 6" per panel (See
Hills &
Slopes), these panels will need to be DOUBLE PUNCHED
so that they can easily rack on-site during installation
to the contour of this hill. Therefore, you will
need 6 - 6'wide Double Punched fence panels and 5 Line
Posts. The connection to "A" and "E" will be made
with the "T" Post and an End Post will be needed to end
the fence run that the bottom of the hill. |
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Once you've completed your product count,
you can now begin adding products to your shopping cart.
Then process your order
through our secure, online store. |
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