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Whatever type of wood fence you need Cedar or Treated Pine, we can help.

How to Build A Fence

1. Lay out a line where the fence is to be installed. Usually this will be along the property line, so be careful it doesn't encroach on your neighbor's property, or you will be relocating it later.

2. Determine the height the fence should be to meet your needs. Six foot is normal for a privacy fence, a live stock fence four feet high is usually sufficient, and picket fences are often three feet high.

3. Set your "end posts". These are the posts located at either end or any corners along the fence.

o Use a set of "post hole diggers" to dig the holes.
o Dig your post holes deep enough to support the fence structure. Because soil conditions vary, and the height of the fence, the type of fencing, and other factors must be considered in determining how deep the post should be, we will use 30 inches as a median depth for the post holes.
o Place the end posts in the holes, and fill in around the posts with dirt, packing it as you do. Check the post for "plumb" before they are completely filled and packed, and adjust as needed.

4. Pull a builder's line from one end post to the other, at an equal height above the ground. This will allow you to dig the intermediate holes in alignment with the fence, and give you a depth so that the posts will all be the same height.

5. Lay out the post holes between the end posts eight feet center to center, and dig the rest of your holes.

6. Set the remaining posts, measuring the same distance from the top of each one to the building line, and plumbing them as you go.

7. Pack the backfill around all of the posts firmly.

8. For a privacy fence, nail a 2X4 board (stringers) with 12 or 16d galvanized nails, from post to post along your fence line at the top, the center, and about a foot from the bottom of each post.

9. Nail the vertical boards, usually 1X6 rough sawn lumber, leaving a space between each board to each of the stringers with 8d spiral shanked galvanized nails.

10. Paint the finished fence with a good quality waterproofing sealer. This will usually either contain silicone solids, or linseed oil. If you plan on painting a finish paint, stick with an oil based sealer, and use an oil based polyurethane paint or exterior enamel for the finish paint.

PRICE - $20

6 1/2' high treated pine using 6x6 pickets and 1x6 baseboard

PRICE - $21

6' high cedar using 6x6 pickets

PRICE - $23

6 1/2' high cedar using 6x6 pickets and 1x6 baseboard