Installing Wood Picket Fence Panels

Though it will take more time and effort building your own panels will save you money.

Installing wood picket fence panels.

Get free shipping on qualified spaced picket wood fence panels or buy online pick up in store today in the lumber composites department. A solid fence has all pickets attached tightly together on the outside only blocking views and offering complete privacy. It will make your fence look more attractive in beautifying the overall look of your outdoor living space. Wood fence panels provide shade and create structure in the landscape.

Alternatively build your own wood fence panels. The space between the pickets will be 3 1 2 inches. Pre made panels greatly reduce the time needed to erect a fence. Which wood your panels are made of will affect the cost as well as the appearance.

A wood fence can block your view of an unsightly area such as an air conditioner or garbage cans as well as provide privacy. Make sure the panels are positioned at the proper height on the posts so the fence rails stringers align with the posts and the fence is level and straight. This video shows you h. The hardest part of any fence installation is digging the postholes.

How to mount wood fence panels between posts. They are typically 8 feet wide and as long as you space the fence posts properly. To attach preassembled fence panels to fence posts. For a short fence use a manual posthole digger.

Before installing the panels recruit a friend to help you complete the project. Step 3 installing the panels. This component built fence where you attach the pickets individually rather than in pre assembled panels will use 6 foot pickets that are 5 1 2 inches wide. If you re building a traditional picket fence you can use pre made picket fence panels or you can attach pickets to horizontal rails.

Attach the rails to the posts using two 10 hot dipped galvanized casing nails per rail. The preassembled fencing panels come in a wide variety of sizes and styles including picket stockade and square spindle. To get a more finished look on your wood fence panels you can add some decorative touch like installing fascia boards or posts caps.