Post And Rail Fencing Measurements

Trim the tops of the posts to the desired height of the fence.

Post and rail fencing measurements.

So you can see the rails on one side of the fence but not the other. The rails insert into the holes in the posts and are held in place by their own weight. Allow one post for every 1 8m of fence plus one for the end of the run. They re round half round or square diamond shaped.

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. Rails are usually 8 feet or 11 feet long. Two rail fence posts are approximately 6 feet long and three hole posts are approximately 7 feet long. Use 100mm galvanised wire nails approx 79 per kg.

There is a choice of either half round rails or sawn square section rails. Post and rail 3 rail fences is the ideal lifestyle fence for defining a boundary or a driveway on your farm or lifestyle block. Pickets are usually 5 wide thinner pickets are called stockade style. Timber post and rail fencing is a popular and attractive choice for large gardens field boundaries and stock fencing.

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. Our post rail fencing is available in two three or four rails depending on the required height and preferred style of fence. For a 3 rail fence allow three rails per 3 6m. Post and wire fence with round posts spaced at3 5 metres and 8 9 wires of 2 5mm high tensile wire.

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. If you want to know how we calculate the amount of fencing materials you need here is a list of the equations we used. And for a 4 rail fence allow four rails per 3 6m. 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.

Please confirm recommended fence parameters. A solid board privacy fence consists of 2 or 3 rails connected to posts with attached pickets that have no gaps between them. Normal finished height is 48 inches but a 4 board post and rail fence can be stretched up to 5 ft. Whatever height is chosen the appropriate post length must be used.

Tall without it looking odd. 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.