What is this program?
The Chain Link Calculator v1.9 or higher, figures chain link material lists and prices.
Just input quantities of footages, terminals and gates and play what-ifs all day long, switching heights, gauges and other variables at the click of the mouse. No more aggravation from that customer that wants 5 different prices. How often have you spent an hour or two preparing a detailed estimate and proposal only to have the customer "trash" your work by asking, "How much is it for 7' high?". Saves valuable time at a cost that is unbelievable! If it doesn't save you enough time in the first week of use, I'll eat your post hole digger. An online version of this program gets used 100 times per day right here at this site. This Windows PC version does much more for the serious professional.
Input your quantities; footage for each line, regular terminals, odd hookups, swing gates and cantilever gates and BANG! you are done. Not only do you have a material list, but the total price. Now add barbwire, middle rail, bottom rail, tension wire, braces and trusses or more by choosing the options on the menu. Copy and paste into your favorite word processor for additional editing and you are done. A professional proposal in less than 15 minutes. Once you enter the quantities into the program, you can switch heights and other specifications instantly. You can figure dozens of alternative prices for your favorite customers in less than a minute!
NOW - Add Cantilever Gates, Oversized Cantilever Gate Posts, Specs, Product Numbers and more!
Free Demo is updated occasionally so check back for a different version number.
7th update includes the ability to make a material list with cost and retail prices. Not much practical logic is built in. You can build a fence without terminals, with line posts larger than terminals and fittings that are non-existent in the market place. if you use the defaults at start up, it starts you at logical fence building options. You must know how to build the fence. Future additions may include Fence Smart Wizard, who can tell you if what you are trying to do makes sense.
You can always tell, by the color of the text in your list, the status of your database. Black if the price is from the database, light blue/green means it is the built in default price provided by us , or bright blue (and price shows '0') means there is no default price or one in your database.
Available now.....
Version 2.0 - This one will be included in the FREE update. It figures sales tax, labor, over-sized swing gate posts, and much more. Save your specifications so you can input quantities and switch from tubing, SS40 or sch. 40 framework at the click or two of the mouse. Change heights, wall thickness, diameters, post depths or nearly any other specification easily. I even figures concrete yardage automatically. You can set the size of footers for regular terminals, line posts and gate posts.
"Fence Smart Wizard"! - Have an expert on board to prompt you when you have forgotten something in your estimate. Did you forget gate posts? Are the weights and O.D.'s of the posts sufficient for that height? "Fence Smart Wizard" will warn you of potential problems. This feature alone could save you thousands of dollars in mistakes. It will help train your salesman at the same time to be aware of factors that can be overlooked easily. For the person that figures chain link fences infrequently, it would be like hiring a chain link expert. The program already has a built-in feature that warns of impedding disaster. If there is no price on the item in the configuration you are attempting...it could be there is no such thing and you are trying to build a fence that is impossible or structurally unsound.
