Basic Wood Fence Construction

A solid fence has all pickets attached tightly together on the outside only blocking views and offering complete privacy.

Basic wood fence construction. All the hard work is mostly done. A classic look that suits the house which was built in 1854. Some fences follow the. A shadowbox fence has pickets alternating on each side offering some privacy but allowing you to look through the fence at an angle.

A series of posts sunk into the ground and connected by rails on the top bottom and usually in the middle as well. Popular types of fences include privacy picket split rail and basket weave and can be made from such materials as wood vinyl and metal. Building your own can also of course save you some serious cash. Designs vary widely but just about all fences consist of the same basic elements.

Building a fence can help increase home security and keep unwanted critters from your property. I tied a string across the top of the fence to indicate where i wanted the tops of the slats to be. And fencing boards or panels that are nailed to the rails to give the fence its character. There s a certain satisfaction that comes from building things that you get to use every day and a fence is a great starting project.

The instructions below show you how to build a shadowbox wood fence. Easy to do even for a beginner building a wood fence requires few tools or skills. Cedar picket fifty feet with a swinging gate in the middle. Build a wooden fence and gate.

This is where building a fence gets exciting. Learning how to build a fence involves securing the posts attaching the panels or pickets and providing post caps. This instructable covers how i built a simple wooden fence with locking gate thanks for checking it out.