3D fence calculator and configurator with gates

A fence calculator that shows the whole property frontage

Anyone buying a fence usually buys the whole frontage: a driveway gate, a pedestrian gate, fence panels, a plinth, a post with meter cabinets and a letterbox, and often a gate motor too. This configurator puts it all into one model and prices it item by item straight away, so it also works as a fence calculator that shows what you are paying for.

Fence dimensions

We measure the frontage length from the corner by the neighbour’s plot, which stays fixed, to the other corner, which moves with the slider. The gate width is its clear opening, i.e. the gap between the posts, and the fence height is the top of the infill above ground level. You set a dimension with the slider or type it in centimetres, and dimension lines appear on the model.

• Gate: it is centred on the driveway entrance, with the pedestrian gate on the chosen side of the gate. The utility post goes between the gate and the pedestrian gate.
• 3D panel: it comes in fixed heights of 1030, 1230 and 1530 mm and stands on a 20, 25 or 30 cm plinth or on a wall, so the configurator sets the nearest height that can be built and says so in a note.
• Walls: split-face block is 43 cm high, clinker brick 44 cm and gabion 50 cm. Slats, louvres and solid sheet fill the rest up to the chosen height.

Sliding gate and the run-back rule

A cantilever sliding gate has a leaf with a counterbalance: the leaf is about 1.43 times as long as the clear opening and, when open, it slides away behind the fence panels. So you need to leave run-back space behind the gate: the length of the leaf plus 25 cm of clearance. With a 4.0 m clear opening, the run-back is 5.97 m. In the dimensions step, the configurator shows it with a “run-back” dimension, and in the gate step, the view shows the gate close up, with the guide post and the start of the run-back zone.

Neither a pedestrian gate nor a utility post may stand in the run-back zone, and the whole zone must fit within the plot. When space is short, the configurator chooses the smallest change: run-back to the other side, the pedestrian gate with the utility post on the other side of the gate, a narrower pedestrian gate, a narrower gate, a telescopic or a double swing gate, and only as a last resort does it remove the utility post or the pedestrian gate. The customer’s most recent choice stays, and every change comes with a note, e.g. “The gate has no run-back space on this side, so it slides to the other side.” The side on which the gate has no run-back is blocked, with the reason shown.

A double swing gate needs no run-back. Like the pedestrian gate, its leaves open into the plot, and the second leaf starts moving a moment after the first.

Telescopic gate and single swing gate

A telescopic gate has two shorter leaves that travel one behind the other. The leaves are linked by a cable on pulleys, so the front leaf moves twice as fast as the rear one and, when open, both stand behind the guide post. The rear leaf runs on two roller carriages and carries the gear rack for the motor, while the front leaf rides onto a run-on shoe at the end catcher. The run-back is about 0.85 of the clear opening plus 25 cm of clearance, i.e. 3.65 m with a 4.0 m clear opening, instead of 5.97 m for a standard sliding gate. When a standard sliding gate doesn’t fit, the configurator picks the telescopic one, or suggests in a note that a telescopic gate would fit without the change.

A single swing gate has one leaf for clear openings up to 4.0 m, which opens into the plot. The leaf hangs on 3 hinges on the hinge post, and for clear openings over 3.0 m this post is 140 × 140 mm. A diagonal brace stiffens the frame, and the end of the leaf is carried by a support wheel that rolls over the paving. With a motor, a linear actuator opens the leaf, and an electric lock on the lock post holds the gate closed. The configurator replaces a wider gate with a double swing gate and says: “A single leaf is at most 4.00 m wide, so at this width we chose a double swing gate.” The “Opening direction” group in the gate step chooses the run-back side of a sliding or telescopic gate, or the hinge side of a single swing gate.

Eight patterns for the fence panels, gate and pedestrian gate

You choose the pattern once for the whole frontage: the fence panels, the gate leaves of every gate type and the pedestrian gate share the same pattern. Alongside four infills (3D panel, horizontal slats, louvres and solid sheet), the configurator has four decorative patterns.

• Steel bars with ball finials: 16 × 16 mm bars every 13 cm, each tipped with a 35 mm ball, 25 × 15 mm rails and decorative baskets. Sharp spear points are only allowed from 1.80 m (§ 41(2)), and the whole fence in the configurator is lower, so the bars end in a ball.
• Aluminium palisade: vertical 40 × 60 mm profiles with 40 mm gaps, on 40 × 100 mm aluminium posts.
• Laser-cut openwork sheet: 2 mm sheet metal panels with a honeycomb motif: 150 mm openings and a 40 mm solid border at the edge.
• Ornamental wrought iron: 14 × 14 mm bars with 40 mm balls, a band of rings between 40 × 8 mm flat bars, a medallion of S-scrolls in the middle of the panel, and baskets.
• Arch: double and single swing gates and pedestrian gates with steel bars or in wrought iron can have an arched top edge, whose centre is 30 cm higher than the top at the posts. Only steel bars and wrought iron come with an arch, so with any other pattern, choosing the arch changes the pattern, and the note says: “Steel bars and wrought iron come with an arch, so we chose steel bars.”

Fence panels, plinth and posts

• 3D panel: a welded panel of 4 mm wire with V-folds, mounted with the spikes facing down. A panel is 2.5 m wide, and at the corner the configurator cuts the panels to size.
• Horizontal slats: panels up to 2.0 m between 80 × 80 mm posts.
• Louvres and solid sheet: infills that screen the property from view, in the same colour as the gate and pedestrian gate.
• Smooth plinth: precast 2.5 m boards between steel posts.
• Split-face block, clinker brick and gabion: a wall with masonry pillars of 36 × 36, 38 × 38 and 32 × 32 cm. With a wall, pillars replace the steel posts, and the sliding gate leaf runs behind them.

A change of infill or plinth sweeps along the frontage panel by panel, from the gate to the corners, so the customer sees what has changed.

Utility post, gate motor and lighting

• Meter cabinet wall: gas and electricity meter cabinets, a letterbox and the house number. The face of the wall stands on the plot boundary and the cabinet doors open from the street, so reading the meter doesn’t require entering the property.
• Multifunction post: the meter cabinet wall plus a column with a video intercom, the house number and a parcel box, whose door opens with a button in the step.
• Gate motor: a motor with photocells and a warning light that lights up while the gate is moving.
• Lighting: lights on the gate and pedestrian gate posts, plus an illuminated house number. When switched on, the shades glow with warm light, and the difference is visible in daylight too.

RAL colours

The gate, pedestrian gate, fence panels and posts share one powder-coat colour: RAL 7016 Anthracite grey, RAL 9005 Jet black, RAL 8019 Grey brown, RAL 6005 Moss green or RAL 9006 White aluminium. On-screen colours are approximate, so it’s worth comparing them with a colour chart before ordering.

Regulations: what the configurator shows

The configurator shows the regulations that apply to the property frontage as information notes in the summary and in the part cards. It takes the figures from a dated rules package, so when the law changes, only one table needs updating. Legal status as of 24 October 2026.

• Height: a fence up to 2.20 m needs neither a permit nor a notification (Art. 29(2)(20) of the Polish Construction Law). The tallest variant in the configurator is 175 cm, or 205 cm with an arch over the gate and pedestrian gate.
• Opening: the gate and pedestrian gate open into the plot (§ 42(1) of the 2002 technical conditions). The gate’s clear opening starts at 300 cm and the pedestrian gate is 100 or 120 cm, so both are wider than the minimums in § 43: 2.40 m for the gate and 0.90 m for the pedestrian gate.
• Transition period: the 2002 technical conditions, including inward-opening gates, may be applied until 20 March 2028 (Art. 102b of the Construction Law).
• 3D panel and bars: we mount the panel with its spikes facing down, and the bars and wrought iron fence end in a ball, because sharp ends are only allowed from 1.80 m (§ 41(2)).
• Driveway access: an access from a municipal road needs no permit (Art. 29(2)(11)), but it does need the road authority’s consent.

This is information, not legal advice: the height and appearance of the fence may also be set by the local zoning plan. Check the local plan and the road authority’s conditions.

Bill of materials

The summary includes a bill of materials: fence panels by width, posts by cross-section, plinth boards or a wall with pillars. With this list, a sales rep can prepare a quote or an order without recalculating the frontage from scratch.

How we calculate the price

The indicative price changes with every choice, and the “How is it priced?” button expands every item with its calculation, e.g. “18 m × PLN 70” for installing the front fence line. We price supply and installation separately: infill per square metre of panel face, plinth and installation per linear metre of the front fence line, and the gate, pedestrian gate and side fence at rates that include installation. Prices include VAT. Gates and pedestrian gates with steel bars, palisade, laser-cut sheet or wrought iron are priced at the rate multiplied by the ratio of the pattern rate to the slat rate, e.g. wrought iron PLN 1,300/m² to PLN 520/m², i.e. 2.5 times. The arch has no surcharge.

An example from the demo price list: 18.1 m of front fence line with horizontal slats (21.7 m² of panel face) on a smooth plinth, 5 m of side fence, a 4.0 m sliding gate with a motor, a 100 cm pedestrian gate, a meter cabinet wall and two post lights cost PLN 31,640. The prices in the demo are samples. In an implementation, the configurator calculates them from the manufacturer’s price list, with its options and installation rates.

What the manufacturer and dealer get

Every configuration has its own link that restores all the choices, so the sales rep opens exactly what the customer set up. The summary brings together the dimensions, the gate with its run-back, the pedestrian gate, infill, plinth, utility post, automation, colour, bill of materials and formalities, with the itemised price alongside. In an implementation, the configuration can be passed to a CRM or to a dealer in the customer’s region, and the price list, colours and rules come from the manufacturer.

A carport or a patio cover often stands in front of the house as well, so take a look at the 3D carport configurator and the 3D louvred pergola configurator. You can work out an indicative implementation cost in the configurator cost estimator.