How To Build A Three Rail Fence With Wire

Start fastening at a corner post using galvanized crown staples about every 12 along each post making sure to fasten into the rail as well.

How to build a three rail fence with wire. This video is about me installing a split rail fence. Clearly mark each post 36 inches 91 4 cm up from the bottom. The fence and the way you install it depends on whether the posts are square round or pre mortised pre cut with a hole to receive a joint. Brief descriptions of how to insure your new fence will stand up to the elements for many years.

You ll use this mark to make sure you set each post the correct depth by aligning it with the string you ve set 12 inches 30 5 cm off the ground. Unroll the fencing to the next post pulling it taut as you go and fasten in the same way to the next post. Closer view of the wire fencing. The posts you ve bought to build a rail fence should already have holes cut out for the rails to fit in.

There are three basic types of post and rail fences distinguished by the shape and design of their posts.