Building A Fence Around Yard

Sitting and standing follow the view above the cardboard as it s moved to determine the amount of privacy your fence will actually provide as you decide how to build a wood fence.

Building a fence around yard.

Mason s line is a good choice because it is strong and flexible enough to be pulled tightly. Should my fence wrap around the whole yard or just part of it. Run the string line to represent either the outside or inside perimeter of the fence. If you re looking to have a defined border around your home or want to keep your pets and or kids confined to your yard then a fence that goes all around your yard might be a good idea.

When you set your fence posts space them far enough apart. When you are using barbed wire you will want a post every sixteen or so feet but in an electric fence you really only need posts every eighty to one hundred feet. This is the standard way to build a backyard fence. The side with the rails and posts showing should be on the inside.

It s also a good idea to have a helper walk around the perimeter with a cardboard screen cut to the height of your proposed fence. You can quickly decide how high your fence needs to be or whether it s impractical to build a fence high enough to screen your yard. The smooth finished side of the fence should face the neighbor. For other types of fences though you might need to space about twenty to thirty feet apart.

Begin installing the fence by laying out the fence perimeter using batter boards and a string line.