Fence cost calculator · St. Louis & St. Charles County

What will your new fence cost?

Real prices from fences we’ve built here, not a national average. Put in your footage, pick a style and your gates, and see your number in about a minute.

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What will my fence cost?

Enter your footage, pick a fence, add your gates, and get a budget price built from what we actually charge on real St. Louis jobs — not a national average.

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Total linear feet of fence line, gates included. Walk it heel to toe or trace it on Google Earth. The average St. Louis back yard is about 240 feet.

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Fence type Wood →Vinyl →Chain link →

Wood

6′ Wood — Dog-ear privacy — Pressure-treatedSolid privacy, dog-ear pickets on three rails · the most popular backyard fence 6′ Wood — Shadowbox — Pressure-treatedPickets alternate on both sides of the rails · finished look from both yards, lets the wind through 6′ Wood — Cap-and-trim privacy — Pressure-treatedPrivacy fence finished with a 2x6 top cap and a trim board · the custom look 6′ Wood — Lattice-top privacy — Pressure-treatedPrivacy boards topped with a 1-foot lattice band · softer look, same privacy at eye level 6′ Wood — Horizontal modern — Pressure-treatedHorizontal boards under a top cap · clean, modern lines 4′ Wood — Spaced picket — Pressure-treatedSpaced dog-ear pickets · front yards, gardens, and keeping the dog in without walling off the house

4. Pick your lumber

CedarNaturally rot-resistant, holds stain beautifully Pressure-treatedTreated pine, the budget choice

5. Machine pre-stain package (cedar only)

No stainLeave the cedar natural Pre-stain, any colorWe bring our staining machine on site and coat all six sides of every board before it goes up. Puts it on thick, no power washing, no hard-to-reach spots.

White vinyl — 4′ styles

4′ White vinyl — GlendaleFlat-top pickets about 3-13/16″ apart · our best-priced 4′ vinyl 4′ White vinyl — Linden privacySolid tongue-and-groove boards, no gaps · privacy at 4 feet 4′ White vinyl — Captiva3″ flat-top pool-style pickets about 3.7″ apart 4′ White vinyl — WamBam Classic Picket3″ pickets with picket caps, about 2.9″ apart 4′ White vinyl — Hartford1.5″ spade-top pickets, straight top line, 1.7″ apart 4′ White vinyl — Barrington1.5″ spade-top pickets with a scalloped top, 1.7″ apart 4′ White vinyl — Provincetown3″ dog-ear pickets, straight top line, 1.7″ apart

White vinyl — 3′ styles

3′ White vinyl — Plymouth picket3″ pickets above the top rail · front yards and gardens

White vinyl — 5′ styles

5′ White vinyl — Provincetown picket3″ dog-ear pickets, straight top line

White vinyl — 6′ styles

6′ White vinyl — Linden privacySolid tongue-and-groove privacy, clean top 6′ White vinyl — Windham privacySolid privacy boards with a middle rail 6′ White vinyl — Dogear semi-privacySpaced dog-ear pickets, semi-privacy 6′ White vinyl — Valley lattice topPrivacy boards with a diamond lattice top 6′ White vinyl — Huntington semi-privacyBoards with small gaps and a middle rail 6′ White vinyl — Horizontal privacyHorizontal boards, modern look 6′ White vinyl — Halifax scallopedPrivacy boards with a scalloped picket topper 6′ White vinyl — Gideon square latticePrivacy boards with a square lattice top 6′ White vinyl — Horizontal BoardwalkHorizontal boards with a slatted topper 6′ White vinyl — Mason picket topPrivacy boards with an open picket topper

Pool fence — code-compliant gates

4′ Pool fence — Neptune pool fence1.5″ pickets between flat rails · self-closing, self-latching pool gate 5′ Pool fence — Neptune pool fence1.5″ pickets between flat rails · self-closing, self-latching pool gate

Trash can enclosure

Trash can enclosure — 4′ white vinyl privacySolid walls hide the cans · priced by wall length, gates and concrete pad extra

Commercial dumpster enclosure

6′ Dumpster enclosure — wood shadowboxTreated shadowbox walls, finished on both faces · priced by wall length plus the gate grade 6′ Dumpster enclosure — white vinyl privacySolid white vinyl walls, vinyl-wrapped gate posts · no painting, no staining 6′ Dumpster enclosure — galvanized chain linkGalvanized chain link · add privacy slats in five colors to screen the dumpster

Gate grade — one 12′ double gate

Base Moderate Heavy-duty

Color

White Sand Gray Coastal Cedar Cypress White Sand White Khaki White Tan Khaki White Gray White Gray White Tan Khaki White Tan

Chain link

4′ Chain link — galvanized11.5-gauge galvanized fabric, top rail, every post set in concrete 4′ Chain link — black vinyl-coated9-gauge coated fabric, black posts and rail · disappears into the yard 4′ Chain link — green vinyl-coated9-gauge coated fabric, green posts and rail · blends into grass and trees 5′ Chain link — galvanized11.5-gauge galvanized fabric, top rail, every post set in concrete 5′ Chain link — black vinyl-coated9-gauge coated fabric, black posts and rail · disappears into the yard 5′ Chain link — green vinyl-coated9-gauge coated fabric, green posts and rail · blends into grass and trees 6′ Chain link — galvanized11.5-gauge galvanized fabric, top rail, every post set in concrete 6′ Chain link — black vinyl-coated9-gauge coated fabric, black posts and rail · disappears into the yard 6′ Chain link — green vinyl-coated9-gauge coated fabric, green posts and rail · blends into grass and trees

Black aluminum

4′ Black aluminum — OspreyPressed-point picket tops over a double top rail · our best-priced aluminum 4′ Black aluminum — NewtownClean flat top, pickets flush with the rails · pickets about 3-13/16″ apart 4′ Black aluminum — ViningsFlat top with a double top rail, pickets run past the bottom rail · about 3-13/16″ apart 4′ Black aluminum — Deckorators Flat TopTextured black, flat top, double top rail · pickets about 3.8″ apart 4′ Black aluminum — BrillianceSpear tips tucked under a double top rail · a classic wrought-iron look 4′ Black aluminum — Natural ReflectionsFlat top, double top rail, closer picket spacing

Gates

4′ walk gates. Your first two are included in the price. Wood gates are framed in cedar on 4×6 posts so they do not sag; every gate gets a self-closing latch.

10′ double drive gates. Two 5′ leaves that swing open for a mower, a trailer, or a car. Add one if you need to get equipment into the back yard.

Privacy slats

No slatsBlackGreenBeigeRedwoodWhite

Optional. Composite vinyl slats woven into the fabric for privacy and a cleaner look, priced by the foot. Gates stay open mesh.

Concrete pad under the cans

Recommended. A 4-inch broom-finish concrete pad poured by our own crew on a compacted base, so the cans sit level and the enclosure stays clean underneath.

Pad size, sq ft. Width times depth of the enclosure. A 6 x 8 foot pad is 48 sq ft.

Tear-out of an existing fence

No old fence to remove Yes, remove the old fence

Linear feet coming out. Includes pulling the old posts and the old concrete, hauling everything away, and reusing the holes where we can.

Your ground

Normal soil Rocky (Eureka, Pacific, High Ridge, Wildwood)

St. Charles, St. Peters, O’Fallon, Wentzville, and most of North County dig easy. The further south and west you go toward the river bluffs, the more rock we hit — and every hole takes longer.

Your fence

Your posts

Line, corner and end posts go in 8-inch holes, gate posts in 12-inch holes, both 30 inches deep in concrete.

Your estimated price

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Short run. Under about 140 feet the price per foot climbs, because the permit, drawings, utility locate, and getting a crew to your house cost the same whether we build 60 feet or 240. That is baked into the number above.

What this includes. Permit, drawings, utility locate, all materials, labor, concrete for every post, your first two 4′ walk gates, and cleanup. This is a budget price to plan around, not a quote — property lines, slope, access, and what is buried in your yard all move the number. The only way to get a real price is for us to walk it with you.

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What the number covers

Complete new build including the permit, drawings, utility locate, all materials, labor, concrete for every post, your first two 4′ walk gates, and cleanup. Fence heights of 6′ and under on reasonably level ground.

Tear-out of an existing fence adds $10 per foot and includes pulling the old posts and concrete. Rocky ground (Eureka, Pacific, High Ridge, Wildwood, and the river bluffs) adds about $5 per foot because every hole takes longer. Slopes that need the fence stepped or racked, running the fence line through trees or roots, and hand-digging near utilities can all move the number — we will tell you before we start.

Short runs cost more per foot. The permit, drawings, utility locate, and getting a crew to your house cost the same whether we build 60 feet or 240, so under about 140 feet the price per foot climbs. That is built into the calculator.

OUR FENCES COME WITH A 1 TO 3 YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY ON LABOR AND MATERIALS — one year on pressure-treated wood, three years on vinyl and chain link. It is a common-sense warranty: if something comes back on our workmanship or a material fails, we cover it. If a car goes through it, we do not. Pressure-treated posts checking, splitting, and shrinking as they dry is normal for the material and not a defect — we will tell you that half a dozen times before you sign.

Before we can build: you need a property survey with metal stakes at the corners (we recommend Topos Surveying Corp., 314-838-5806, roughly $800–$1,400), and if you have an HOA, its written approval — the homeowner handles both. We handle the permit and the utility locate. Everything you need to know before a fence project is on our fence page.