Modern Wood Fence – Step 2: Planning

We decided to put a fence just around our patio and garden rather than the whole backyard. Partly to save money and partly because we primarily use the patio and as I mentioned, we like the feel of a defined outdoor living space. We’ll be using 4×4 treated pine posts, a little less than 8 ft apart, and untreated pine 1″x3″x8′ horizontal planks. Half way between the 4×4 posts, we’ll add 2×4 vertical boards to keep the horizontal planks from bowing and warping. Then, the whole fence will be stained with deck sealer (all the same color). We’ll have two gates: one from the driveway and one into the yard from the stepping stone path. Here are some illustrations I did of our fence design:

We’ll probably come back at the end and put 1″x4″s over the nailed sides of the 4″x4″ posts.

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Step 1: Inspiration

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7 Responses to Modern Wood Fence – Step 2: Planning

Brian says:

03/14/2011 at 1:34 pm

Very cool! Exciting stuff!

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Amy says:

03/14/2011 at 3:54 pm

awesome! can’t wait to see it all finished!!

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