Building A Picture Frame Fence

Beginning woodworkers love this project and for many others it can be a great money saver.

Building a picture frame fence.

Download our install instructions here. If your yard gets much use from kids and pets protect your veggie garden with a fence made of bamboo stakes and string. Though it won t keep out anything large or heavy it ll serve as a reminder to everyone that plants are there. The posts are pressure treated 4 x 4 s and the fence panels are made from 2 x 4 s and hog wire.

4 always wear appropiate safety equipment. Over view of my cedar fence build including info on placing your poles. Less simple but not so complex that you shouldn t give it a try is building your own picture frame. The 2x4 s are toe nailed to the posts and have a tendency to pull away over time.

Ran out of time on this one because my phone will only record a few minutes at a tim. 3 consult local and regional building codes before you begin. For more on how to building diy fences visit our tutorials on how to set a fence post how to build a vertical fence and how to build a horizontal fence and prolong your fence with lifetime wood treatment. 5 standard woodworking tools may be used for installation.

A solid fence has all pickets attached tightly together on the outside only blocking views and offering complete privacy. How to build a simple fence around a vegetable garden. 8 picture frame fence installation instuctions before you begin 1 verify location of underground utilities before you begin. On the flip side a picture frame design will have much more up keep then other wood fences.

Wood fencing rick s custom fencing decking. Due to the design and installation techniques wood rot is a major concern so we ask that you weigh your options and please put a lot of thought into your final decision. The instructions below show you how to build a diy privacy fence. In the final installment of our how to build a fence series we re tackling a more advanced design.

Picture frame style cedar fence.