How To Build A 3 Rail Wood Fence With Wire

The rails for the next run should overlap these rail ends and be flush with the rail faces.

How to build a 3 rail wood fence with wire.

Rails running along the fence should butt together at the middle of the posts. The layout of the fence is somewhat determined by length of the precut fencing rails. The problem is that few landscapes are laid out in 8 foot or 11 foot increments. Corners will have to bear both top and bottom joints.

Then cut the bottom rails to fit and toenail them into place between the posts. For the strongest fence place your rails on the inside of the posts. Therefore premeasuring is a must. Cut your top and bottom rails long enough to span three posts.

To fence in a square acre it will cost between 3 320 and 9 960 in materials for the approximate 830 feet of fencing needed. Stagger the rails so that no post along the side of the fence has to bear joints at both the top and bottom. Shorten the overall length of the fence to accommodate the length of the precut rails. The joints where two rails meet should join midway between the edges of the post.

At the end of a run install the rails flush with the edge of the corner post. To make a fence fit the landscape there are several options. For a fence with three rails cut one rail in two and use one of the halves to start the middle rail row. With professional installation a split rail fence will cost you from 12 to 30 or.

Install posts and cut the top rails long enough to span three posts. If your fence has four rails stagger the second and fourth rails the same way. Nail the rails in place on top of the posts so their ends are on the center of the posts. As you reach the end of your fence cut the final rails to fit as needed.