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The total length of the fence run to be posted.
Measure along the GROUND the posts will stand in, not across the map. On level ground the two are the same. On a slope they are not, and the ground length is the one that matters here: chain link is raked, meaning the fabric follows the falling line and the line posts are spaced along it, so a bank measured as its horizontal run comes up short of posts. Include every straight section between corners; corner, end and gate posts are counted separately because they are a heavier section.
The on-center spacing between line posts.
3m (10ft) on center is a common maximum spacing for chain link line posts; tighter spacing may be used for taller fabric or higher wind exposure.
Line posts needed
32 line posts
- Bays between the two terminals
- 33
- Post centres, as driven
- 10 ft
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Chain Link Fence Post Spacing Calculator: 32 line posts — shown in imperial, US market. The link sets both, so the result they see is the one on your screen.
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How this was calculated
Formula source(s)
- Post count = ceil(fence length ÷ post spacing) + 1, the standard layout method for spacing chain link fence line posts (commonly 3m/10ft o.c.)
Inputs used
- Fence Run Length
- 330 ft
- Post Spacing
- 10 ft
Intermediate steps
- Bays between the two terminals
- 33
- Post centres, as driven
- 10 ft
What this calculation does not cover
- Privacy slats and windscreen change the answer entirely. Open mesh lets most of the wind through; fill it and the fence becomes a sail, and the load on every post and footing multiplies — a slatted or screened run wants closer spacing and a heavier post section than a bare one, so the spacing entered should describe the fence as finished rather than the fabric as delivered.
- Spacing between line posts is not the only distance with a limit. Fabric is stretched terminal to terminal, and a long straight run needs an intermediate braced post so it can be pulled in workable lengths against something that will not move — line posts take no tension and will bend if you try to stretch against them.
- Even spacing assumes even ground. A post belongs at each break in the slope, at the top and the bottom of a bank as well as along its face, or the fabric bridges the hollow and leaves a gap underneath that no spacing calculation ever showed.
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Sources checked 2026-09-06 · in the site-wide review of 2026-09-06 · v1.0.1
Regulatory standards & verification citations1
- Post count = ceil(fence length ÷ post spacing) + 1, the standard layout method for spacing chain link fence line posts (commonly 3m/10ft o.c.)
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Tools and safety for this job
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Protection this work requires
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Essential
Cable and pipe detector
Claw hammer
Cordless drill/driver
Mixing bucket or tub
Post hole digger or auger
Spirit level
String line and pins
Tape measure
Recommended
Circular saw
Post driver
Also needed as materials: circular saw blades, drill and driver bits.
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