Building A Cedar Fence With Metal Posts

Begin by measuring to determine the location of the fence posts and marking each point with spray paint.

Building a cedar fence with metal posts.

Metal posts last way longer sometimes decades than wood because don t rot or warp. This style of wooden fence picket nests together to create a strong fence with little to zero visibility through the fence. Drive stakes where your fence s support posts will go. When using the fencetrac system to build a wood fence with metal posts we recommend using tongue and groove red cedar fence pickets.

Drive two temporary steel posts to help you stake the fence. Since the posts are 4x4 the added four inches on each side will require holes measuring 12 x 12. Wood posts cost less than metal. Https amzn to 31b4rng stainless 1 5 8 screws.

The downside to building a fence with wood posts is that you ll likely need to replace the fence in 7 10 years. Tie a string between the posts at the top and bottom to act as guidelines. First construct a metal gate frame using thinner steel pipes than you used for the posts to reduce the weight of the gate. Assemble the frame pieces with galvanized steel corner brackets.

Building a fence metal post and wood fence. Hang the gate frame to the post hinges then drill holes through the top and bottom rail of the frame and attach wooden rails with carriage bolts. So if you consider the lifetime of your fence or many wood fences. Set your corner posts first before laying out the rest of your support posts.