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ric1

09-29-2006 10:48:04




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i apolojise if im a little off topic but i am going to build some board fence but im not sure how you go about it do you set the post first at 8ft on center or do you build it post at a time i would like a better idea at what im doing befor i get started and once again im sorry if im off the topic of tractors but i figure there are alot of you guys in here that most likely have already done this around your farms thanks again RICK

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Slowpoke

10-08-2006 01:55:16




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 Re: building board fence in reply to ric1, 09-29-2006 10:48:04  
Around here a redwood privacy fence has the 4" square posts set 8' between them. That is 8' inside to inside. A 3/4 x10" or 12" x8' board is toe nailed between posts at the bottom (ground level)using 2 pieces of 1x1x10/12 on each end to further support it. Then toenail a 2x4x8' flat on top of the board. Nail a 2x4xX' flat on top of the posts with one end full on the first post and the other end half way on the next post that matches the length of the 2x4. The longer the better. Continue for the length of the fence. Post distance may need to be closer than 8' so the top 2x4 will fit correctly or use a 2x4 longer than necessary and shorten it to fit. Next add a 1x1 strip on top of the bottom rail and under the top rail. Toenail 1x8x5' boards to the top and bottom rails usually overlapping by 3/4" to allow for shrinkage. Now add another 1x1 to the top and bottom rail. The boards are now in the center of the rails with the 1x1 strips on either side. Some bottom rails are availabe with a grove that eliminates the bottom 1x1s. Or you can go to the library and get a book on building fences of all kinds. Usually published by Sunset magazine.

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Gravy

10-02-2006 05:00:32




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 Re: building board fence in reply to ric1, 09-29-2006 10:48:04  
Assuming fence is 3-board for turning stock and you are using 1x6 16', set posts in ground about 7'10" apart. Tack on top board about 50 inches from ground all around the paddock. Stand back and see if it looks good. Move top board up or down on individual posts to get a smooth line that rolls with the general flow of the land. Then, make a mark 16" from top board and a mark 32" from top board on each post. That is where the middle and bottom boards should be nailed...

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Dug

09-29-2006 19:46:26




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 Re: building board fence in reply to ric1, 09-29-2006 10:48:04  
As already mentioned, set your posts first, but set them a little closer than the length of your boards.



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Charles (in GA)

09-29-2006 19:06:17




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 Re: building board fence in reply to ric1, 09-29-2006 10:48:04  
Fence guy near here uses a old JD tractor with a pile driver on the front of it. Pounds in the round wooden treated posts. Then installs the boards. One neighbor had this guy set the posts, then the neighbor used rough sawn oak boards from a local sawmill. Going around curves in the fence he made vertical saw cuts in the backside of the boards to make them bend. Painted the fence with a black rubber like paint, very messy but ten years later the fence still looks like new.

Charles

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mayt

09-29-2006 18:48:32




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 Re: building board fence in reply to ric1, 09-29-2006 10:48:04  
I have seen guys set posts at 8' then stagger the length of the boards. The top might be 8' the the next one down 16' the next 8'. Then the next time the top would be 16' the next down 8' and so forth. Really depends on the conture of the land. Flat or hilly. hope this helps some.



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buckva

09-29-2006 15:16:31




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 Re: building board fence in reply to ric1, 09-29-2006 10:48:04  

sit post first, nail up boards, cut boards to length. If using sawmill lumber saw match the backend first. Yes you,re cuttin will be done on the post. Sure saves time measuring and miscuttin. Now if this fence is for livestock, the boards will be on the livestock side of the post



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jmixigo

09-29-2006 14:26:53




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 Re: building board fence in reply to ric1, 09-29-2006 10:48:04  
Set yer posts first- its hard enuff to keep one thang at a time strait-feller up the road tryed to build as he went and his fence looks like a series of big nanners. I set mine on 7'10" centers an cut to fit. Also saved some $ by useing treated posts but rough sawn plain wood fer the stringers. If ya keep em painted they'll last long as the posts.



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Sam#3

09-29-2006 14:23:18




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 Re: building board fence in reply to ric1, 09-29-2006 10:48:04  
I'm guessing you're talking vertical privacy fence but horizontal boards will use the same principle. The first post from the corner is the one you will need to adjust if you're using 8' foot rails. You want the rail to wrap the corner post and that will require the first post will need to be closed either 4" or 6." You also might want to consider dividing the total run so the panels are equal to prevent a short panel somewhere.

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chiefrunamuk

09-29-2006 13:47:56




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 Re: building board fence in reply to ric1, 09-29-2006 10:48:04  

ric1; Watch when you measure,i cut that board off 3 times and it's still to short Ken



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ebbsspeed

09-29-2006 11:49:37




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 Re: building board fence in reply to ric1, 09-29-2006 10:48:04  
Normally put the posts in first on 8' centers, or whatever length boards you're gonna use. But measure carefully, better that they be a little closer together than farther apart. A board is a hard thing to stretch..... ....



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