OT: Privacy Fence

[SteelDawg03]

Going to build a privacy fence to keep the little dog safe. Anyone ever used the panels? Good /bad results? Any tips?

 

[civildawg88]

How many linear feet do you have to do? I built one two years ago for my house. i didn't use panels though

 

[WrapItDog]

One of my neighbors used the pre-assemble treated wood panels. They are sagging in the center of each 8' section.

 

[SteelDawg03]

Only about 110 linear feet total.

 

[civildawg88]

I think I had 180 feet to do. It's not a simple job. Space poles 8 feet away and embed 1.5 to 2 feet in ground. Make sure the faces of the pole are square and level or you will be screwed

 

[DamnGoodDawg]

Make sure the pretty side faces out too or you will violate most HOA's covenants.

 

[MittRomney]

Don't use the panels

Going to build a privacy fence to keep the little dog safe. Anyone ever used the panels? Good /bad results? Any tips?

They suck. Cheaply made. Thinner than the individual boards you buy to stick build. Neighbor put panels up. They looked like **** within 6 months. Sagging, warping, etc.

I typed up lots of good tips, but my phone erased them for me when I tried to submit. Too lazy to retype.

Summary:
-Use string line to keep straight
-Put caps on top of each post
-2 feet in ground at least
-Scoop of gravel or sand before putting concrete around posts allows water to get out. Prevent post rot (Google this for details).
- use water seal in pump up bug sprayer after a few months of drying.
-stay away from premade panels.

 

[thatsbaseball]

AND if you don`t want it to sag...go with 3 stringers

 

[cowbell88]

Used the panels on a picket fence. Ran a string around top of post to simulate where pickets on panels would be level. About 3/4 way through, my neighbor (retired architect) noticed that pickets were not verticle with post.

So we started checking where I had gotten off. Post were square both ways. Top of pickets were level, and top stringer was level. What wasn't square was distance from stringer edge to first picket on bottom stringer.

Evidently manufacturing jig was off about a half inch or wasn't used for bottom stringers.

I have taken some of the worst pickets off and split the difference between the post, but still have a bunch that have a slight cant.

Panels go up quick, but check plumb before putting up second panel.

 

[mstateglfr]

we did 240 ft of a shadowbox style.

Going to build a privacy fence to keep the little dog safe. Anyone ever used the panels? Good /bad results? Any tips?

It was tough, but looked great. The panels were considered early on but rejected because of the thinner wood and low quality build.

Getting the 8' holes straight was tough because we had a 2man auger and it liked to jump off center.
When you fill with concrete, stay below the top of the ground and fill the last few inches with dirt.
We went to the top of the ground and above on a few posts and those pushed up from freeze/thawing.