Post And Rail Fencing Measurements

If you want to know how we calculate the amount of fencing materials you need here is a list of the equations we used.

Post and rail fencing measurements.

Pickets are usually 5 wide thinner pickets are called stockade style. Tall without it looking odd. 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. There is a choice of either half round rails or sawn square section rails.

They re round half round or square diamond shaped. 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. Code 800310 1kg 800350 5 kg 800300 25kg. 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.

Post and rail 3 rail fences is the ideal lifestyle fence for defining a boundary or a driveway on your farm or lifestyle block. Allow one post for every 1 8m of fence plus one for the end of the run. So you can see the rails on one side of the fence but not the other. And for a 4 rail fence allow four rails per 3 6m.

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. The rails insert into the holes in the posts and are held in place by their own weight. Use 100mm galvanised wire nails approx 79 per kg.

Posts are made to accept either two or three rails. 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. All of the pickets are installed on the one side of the rails. For a 3 rail fence allow three rails per 3 6m.

Normal finished height is 48 inches but a 4 board post and rail fence can be stretched up to 5 ft. Rails are usually 8 feet or 11 feet long. A solid board privacy fence consists of 2 or 3 rails connected to posts with attached pickets that have no gaps between them. Post and wire fence with round posts spaced at3 5 metres and 8 9 wires of 2 5mm high tensile wire.

Whatever height is chosen the appropriate post length must be used. Timber post and rail fencing is a popular and attractive choice for large gardens field boundaries and stock fencing.