# Welded Mesh Fence Panel Quantity: Count Panels and Posts

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![Green welded-mesh fence panel with an inclined top, shown as product context](https://qymetaltech.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/double-wire-fence-03.jpg)

To calculate welded mesh fence panel quantity, count the bays in the agreed layout, then count each physical post once. Use one panel per bay only where the drawing specifies it. Panel width and post-center spacing are separate inputs. In a hypothetical 10 m straight run between the first and last post centers, an agreed 2.50 m module gives four bays, four panels and five posts. At corners and gates, reconcile shared post IDs before adding quantities.

## Start with the bay module, not the panel width

The [QY welded mesh fence product page](https://qymetaltech.com/welded-mesh-fence/) lists panel width W and post spacing S separately in its RFQ drawing explanation. The drawing leaves project values to be supplied; it does not assign a universal post spacing. A finished panel width therefore must not be substituted for the distance between post centers.

For your takeoff, mark each run from its first post center to its last post center and record the module from the agreed layout. Identify corners, gates and closures individually. Keep the approved post sections and connections beside the quantity schedule, rather than treating a count of positions as a complete post specification.

## Four worked examples: panels and unique posts

All examples below are hypothetical arithmetic for level layouts with an already-agreed 2.50 m post-center module and one panel per bay, including any separately approved closure. This is an input for the examples, not a QY spacing recommendation, installation design or actual project record. Each example is independent; do not add the rows together as one project.

### 1. A 10 m open straight run

For a 10 m distance between the first and last post centers, 10 ÷ 2.50 = 4 bays; four panels need five post positions, including both end posts. In this simple open run, the position count is the bay count plus one.

Label the positions A0, A1, A2, A3 and A4, and list the four panels between successive IDs. Keep A0 and A4 in the schedule even when one is a corner or gate-side post. Assign each position its actual drawing mark before requesting a price.

### 2. A closed 20 m × 10 m rectangle

Assume the rectangle dimensions are measured along the post-center lines and the drawing uses one shared physical post at each corner. At the same 2.50 m module, each 20 m side has eight bays and each 10 m side has four: 8 + 4 + 8 + 4 = 24 panels.

Counting each side as an independent open run gives 9 + 5 + 9 + 5 = 28 post entries, but each of the four corner posts appears twice. Subtract those four duplicate entries to obtain 24 unique posts. If the actual corner detail uses separate posts, this shared-corner calculation does not apply.

### 3. A 12 m run with a closure bay

Four 2.50 m modules cover 10 m, leaving a 2.0 m center-distance closure bay in this 12 m example. If the agreed closure detail also uses one panel, the schedule contains five panels and six post positions. The 2.0 m figure is the closure’s post-center distance, not its finished panel width.

Identify the closure as its own panel mark and request its finished dimensions and attachment detail. Do not convert the remainder into an automatic instruction to cut a full panel, reuse an offcut or change the post spacing. Keep an unresolved closure flagged for agreement instead of hiding it in an ordinary-panel quantity.

### 4. Two fenced runs beside a gate

Assume two separate open runs of 10 m and 7.5 m terminate at opposite sides of a gate, with their lengths measured between post centers. At 2.50 m centers they contain 4 + 3 = 7 panels and 5 + 4 = 9 posts. Those nine already include the two gate-side end posts; adding the same two posts again would count them twice.

This example assumes the drawing uses those same physical posts for the fence ends and gate support. If it specifies separate gate posts, list them separately. Gate clear opening is measured between the relevant faces, so it is not automatically the gate-post center distance; gate leaves and hardware remain separate supply items.

## Example quantity summary

| Independent example | Bay basis | Panels | Unique post positions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m open run | 4 × 2.50 m | 4 | 5 |
| 20 m × 10 m closed rectangle | 24 × 2.50 m; four shared corners | 24 | 28 entries − 4 duplicates = 24 |
| 12 m open run with agreed one-panel closure | 4 × 2.50 m + 2.0 m closure | 5 | 6 |
| 10 m and 7.5 m separate gate-side runs | 4 + 3 bays at 2.50 m | 7 | 9, including the two shared fence/gate end posts |

## Reconcile the quotation by physical ID

1. Prepare one row per fence run, with drawing revision, first and last post IDs, agreed module, regular panels and closure marks.
2. Make a separate post list. Give a shared corner or gate-side position the same ID wherever it appears, then count that ID once.
3. Compare panel totals and unique post totals separately. Check the drawing mark and approved type for each post, including special ends and gates.
4. List gate leaves, clips, bolts and other accessories separately against the agreed details. Keep requested spares in a separate row with an agreed quantity; do not assume a universal waste percentage.

QY’s product page identifies layout length, quantity, packing groups, posts, gates and corner parts as quotation inputs. Send the marked layout and reconciled schedule through [QY Metal Tech’s project inquiry page](https://qymetaltech.com/contact/), and ask the quotation to distinguish regular panels, closures, unique posts, gates, accessories and spares.

*The fence photograph is product context only; it does not show or verify the quantities in these hypothetical layouts.*







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