Post And Rail Fencing Measurements

Pickets are usually 5 wide thinner pickets are called stockade style.

Post and rail fencing measurements.

A solid board privacy fence consists of 2 or 3 rails connected to posts with attached pickets that have no gaps between them. So you can see the rails on one side of the fence but not the other. If you want to know how we calculate the amount of fencing materials you need here is a list of the equations we used. Posts are made to accept either two or three rails.

The rails insert into the holes in the posts and are held in place by their own weight. Timber post and rail fencing is a popular and attractive choice for large gardens field boundaries and stock fencing. Post and wire fence with round posts spaced at3 5 metres and 8 9 wires of 2 5mm high tensile wire. For a 3 rail fence allow three rails per 3 6m.

Our post rail fencing is available in two three or four rails depending on the required height and preferred style of fence. Tall without it looking odd. Code 800310 1kg 800350 5 kg 800300 25kg. Normal finished height is 48 inches but a 4 board post and rail fence can be stretched up to 5 ft.

Allow one post for every 1 8m of fence plus one for the end of the run. Post and rail 3 rail fences is the ideal lifestyle fence for defining a boundary or a driveway on your farm or lifestyle block. Use 100mm galvanised wire nails approx 79 per kg. Number of posts fence length post spacing 1 round the result up number of sections number of posts 1 post length fence height 1 5.

Mark the posts for bottom rails that are 3 to 4 inches above the ground and top rails flush with the top of the posts. Horizontal fence rails are typically full 1 inch thick by 6 inch wide lumber but can be conventional 2 x 6 lumber as purchased from a big box store. Teamed with our wooden gates our post and rail 3 rail fences will enhance your property and is a great fence for open areas in subdivisions or on golf courses to define boundaries without breaking the view. Two rail fence posts are approximately 6 feet long and three hole posts are approximately 7 feet long.

Trim the tops of the posts to the desired height of the fence. Fences with a height of 54 1 5m should use posts with a length of 7 2m fences with a height of 5 1 5m should use posts with a length of 8 2 5m frost depth must be considered. They re round half round or square diamond shaped. All of the pickets are installed on the one side of the rails.

Please confirm recommended fence parameters. There is a choice of either half round rails or sawn square section rails.