One hundred feet is the round number everyone types into a search bar, so start with the math. At the example 6 ft rate of $38 per linear foot, 100 feet of wood privacy fence is $3,800. Clean multiplication, because 100 feet is the one length where the rate and the total tell the same story.
| Height | Example rate | Math | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 ft wood privacy | $28 / linear ft | 100 x $28 | $2,800 |
| 6 ft wood privacy | $38 / linear ft | 100 x $38 | $3,800 |
| 8 ft wood privacy | $52 / linear ft | 100 x $52 | $5,200 |
Every number above is an example rate from the calculator on this page, not a market price. Real quotes come from a contractor’s own rate sheet.
What 100 feet actually covers
Here is the catch with the round number: 100 feet is rarely a real yard. It is about one long side of a deep lot, or two short runs, like the back line of a narrow lot plus one side. A full backyard enclosure on a typical suburban lot usually lands closer to 150 feet or 200 feet once you count both sides back to the house.
So treat $3,800 as a unit price check, not a project budget. Measure your actual line, then run your real footage through the wood privacy fence calculator.
What moves the number
The footage times the rate is the floor. These are the usual additions, at the example add-on rates:
- Tear-out of an old fence: +$4 per linear foot, so $400 on this job.
- Gates: priced each, as their own line items. Example $350 for a walk gate, $750 for a double drive gate.
- Rocky or root-bound digging: +$3 per linear foot when post holes fight back.
- Slope: stepped panels and racked runs are slower than a flat 100 feet.
The method behind the per-foot rate is in how to price a fence job.
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