Two hundred feet is full-enclosure territory: both side yards, the back line, and a gate on each side of the house so nobody has to cut through the kitchen with a lawnmower. It is the footage where a fence stops being a run and becomes a system with corners, gates, and grade changes.
Footage first, then gates
At the example rates from the calculator above:
| Item | Example rate | Math | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft wood privacy, 200 ft | $38 / linear ft | 200 x $38 | $7,600 |
| Walk gate, left side | $350 each | 1 x $350 | $350 |
| Walk gate, right side | $350 each | 1 x $350 | $350 |
| Example total | $8,300 |
Gates are priced each, never buried in the footage. If one side needs a double drive gate instead, the example rate is $750, which puts the same layout at $8,700. For comparison, the same 200 feet at the 4 ft example rate of $28 is $5,600, and at the 8 ft rate of $52 it is $10,400, before gates.
All example numbers. A real quote is built from the contractor’s own rate sheet, which is what the wood privacy fence calculator is for at any footage.
Why full enclosures surprise people
The gate math above is the honest version, and it is the part most homeowners leave out when they multiply footage in their head. The other quiet adders on a wrap-around job:
- Tear-out. If old fence comes down first, the example add-on is +$4 per linear foot, $800 on 200 feet.
- Digging. Rock or hardpan runs an example +$3 per linear foot. On 200 feet that is $600, and you rarely know until the auger tells you.
- Slope and corners. Both side yards plus the back line means at least four corners and usually some grade. Stepped panels are slower than flat runs.
- Utilities. Call for locates before anyone digs 60-plus post holes.
Gate pricing gets its own treatment on the fence gate cost calculator, and the rate-building method is in how to price a fence job. Bigger yard? See 300 feet.
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