Estimating an AB Fence
Beginning Screen - Select Application
- Select Homeowner or Contractor.
- Enter your project information in the area provided.
- Click the AB Fence button.
Select the AB Fence Pattern
- Select the type of fence you are estimating
- The Residential estimate is limited to 10 feet (3 m), and the bond beams and post spacing is based on the AB Fence Design Manual.
- The Commercial estimate assumes you have a working knowledge of the AB Fence system, or have a set of engineered drawings to base your estimate on.
- Select either the standard pattern or the 4 piece Ashlar pattern.
- If the Ashlar pattern is chosen, the window will expand. Select the type of top and bottom bond beams desired.
Enter Site Values for Residential AB Fence
- Select the exposure type for your site. Choose the exposure type with the description that best describes your site.
- Select the design wind speed for your fence. Refer to the AB Fence Design Manual and your local building codes for the correct wind speed.
- Select the type of soil that best describes your site. Notice that the description changes each time you select a different soil type.
- Enter the overall length of your fence. If the fence as additional openings, make sure you subtract that opening length from the overall length.
- Select the height of the fence panels. Note that the height along side the selection includes the AB Fence Cap.
- Select the height of the posts. It is recommended that the post height be one block taller than the fence panel height. Note that the height along side the selection includes the AB Fence Cap.
- Enter the number of corners on your site. Each corner will replace a standard post.
- If there are openings within the wall, enter the number of openings in the box provied. This will add an additional post to your estimate to make this opening.
Enter Site Values for Commercial AB Fence
- Enter the requested values, starting with the first wall segement.
- Enter the number of whole panel blocks. The wall height calculated includes the cap.
- Enter the number of whole post blocks. The post height calculated includes the cap.
- Enter the number of panel blocks between the posts. These must be in half block increments (0.5). The dimension calculated is the approximate center-to-center post spacing.
- Enter the number of corners within this fence segment.
- Enter the desired overall length of the fence segment. The calcuation is the approximate overall length based on the post spacing.
- Enter the number of bond beams required by the engineered drawings.
- Enter the number of pieces of rebar in the post required by the engineered drawings.
- Select the size of rebar within the posts required by the engineered drawings.
- Enter the pile depth required by the engineered drawings.
- Enter the pile diameter required by the engineered drawings.
- Enter the post size required by the engineered drawings.
- If the fence is retaining soil, select Yes.
- Enter the height of retained soil.
- Enter the geogrid length required by the engineered drawings. The estimate will assume the grid is placed every 16 inches (400 mm).
- Repeat the entry process for addtional wall segments.
- To add addtional AB Fence segments, or to edit existing segments, use the Left / Right arrows above the entry fields.
- Click the View Estimate button for a summary of the materials required on this project.
Adding Additional Fence to Your Estimate
- If your job site has multiple fence, you may combine all these fence into one estimate. To add fence to your estimate, click the Add button.
- To view or edit the individual fence in your estimate, click the Up / Down arrows to select the desired fence.
- To view and print the project's overall estimate, click on the Total radio button above your estimate.
