How much 6x8 redwood dogear fencing will I need for 166 ft?

Question

How much 6x8 redwood dogear fencing will I need for 166 ft?

Answer 1

If your redwood slats are 6" wide you will need 332 pieces.

If your redwood slats are 8" wide you will need 249 pieces.

This is not allowing for any gap between the boards.

Answer 2

OK I'm pretty sure you're not going to build your fence out of 6x8 redwood. so, I assume you mean 1x6x8 .although most fence boards are sold as 6' high. your board width will probably be either 5.5 (1x6) or (7.5) for 1x8 1x6 being the most common.

take the lineal feet 166, multiply by 12(inches in a foot)1992,( total linear inches.) divide by 5.5, or 7.5 ( the width of the board)and you get 362 and change

here's where it gets tricky.

if you want to place the boards side by side, you're ok.

if you want to overlap the boards for privacy(1/2" each side to allow for shrinkage),use 4.5 or 6.5 as your divisor (I can't beleive i remembered that term, cause I sucked at math) which brings us to 442.6 boards

good luck,....have fun    

Answer 3

you'll need 21 panels.  fence is 6 feet tall and 8 feet wide right?   166 divided by 8 equals 20.75, that's 20 full panels and 3/4's of another panel  so buy 21 panels. there will be a small piece left over...........  save it for repairs!