LAND MEASUREMENTS

Size (Feet) Acre Decimals Perimeter in Perimeter in Area Coverage Area Coverage
feet Meters in Square feet in M2
50 by 100 1/8 12.5 300 91 5000 465
100 by 100 1/4 25 400 122 10000 929
1 Acre (209 by 209) 1 100 836 255 43681 4058

1 foot - 0.3048 Meters

NOTE: The perimeter of land is dependent on the shape of the land. Different shapes of land can have the same area coverage
but the perimeter is different. Hence it’s difficult to estimate the length of the fence depending on the shape of the land.
However, for simplicity and in order to have some estimates, we shall consider the 3 standard shapes on land in Uganda
(50by100, 100by100, and acre (200by200)).

For example

An acre is a unit of area, it is 43560 square feet, but it can be any shape, a square, a circle, a long thin rectangle, a triangle, pie
shaped or any other shape.

 If it is a square, the sides would be approximately 209 feet long and you would need 4 x 209 = 836 feet of fencing.
 If it is a circle then the perimeter is 740 feet
 If it is 100 feet wide then it is 436 feet long and the perimeter is 1072 feet.

The above measurements will be used to estimate the amount of money used to fence the land depending on the type of fence
selected.

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A Conversion Guide for Land Sizes

1. 1 Square mile equals to 640 Acres

2. 259 hectares equal 640 acres
3. 1 Hectare equals to 2.47 Acres
4. 1 acre is equivalent to 100 Decimals
5. One is made up of 4046.86 Square Meters
6. 50 decimals equal to half an acre.
7. 25 decimals equal to quarter an acre (100 by 100 feet plot of land)
8. 200*200 feet equal to one acre
9. 12.5 decimals equal to 50 by 100 feet plot of land.
10. 1 meter equals to 100 centimeters
11. 1 foot equals to 11.9 inches
12. 1 square feet equals to 144 square inches
13. 1 square yard equals to 9.6 square feet.
14. 1 square meter equal 10.7 square feet
15. 1 Hectare is made up of 10000 Square Meters

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TYPES OF FENCES

The main focus for the fencing services will be to protect land boundaries. This implies that our main selling point for fences
will be the cheaper fences that only serve as boundary protectors and maybe minimal security. These include barbed wire
fences and chain link fences

Fence Materials Unit 50by100 feet plot 100by100 feet plot 1 acre plot
Type Needed Cost
Quantity Total Cost Quantity Total Cost Quantity Total Cost
Barbed Barbed wire role 150,00
wire (25kg) 0
Fence Poles (treated) 15,000
Concrete poles 30,000
Nails (4 in) 4,500
Labor
Metallic poles
Cement
tororo 32,000
hima 29,000
Chain Link Chain link (18m) 400,00
Fence 0
Poles (Wood
with paint)
Concrete poles
Nails
Binding wire 150,00
(roll) 0
Labor
Metallic poles
Cement

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Brick Wall Brick 250
Fence Rods 30,000
Cement
Truck of sand 400,00
0
Labor
Foundation
plastic bag
Block Wall Block 5000
Fence Rods 30,000
Cement
Truck of sand
Foundation
plastic bag
Labor