Start at the top and follow the slope of the land.
Building a wood privacy fence on a slope.
A scalloped partial privacy fenceinstalled on a slope by the fence authority.
There are two ways to deal with sloped ground when building a fence.
With the parallel method also called racked fence the fence follows the contours of the slope.
Using the rake method step 1.
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The first option is to grade the slope.
Grading a slope involves cutting digging and re directing the land so that it is level.
The gap between the bottom of the pickets and the ground remains consistent throughout the entire fence creating a uniform look.
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When building a fence on uneven terrain one option is to follow the contours of your yard.
This video gives you some tips on how to put up a privacy fence on a sloped piece of land.
If the fence is 8 feet high then the posts should be at least 6 inches higher.
This fence type uses pre fabricated panels to create a wood wall and following the contours of a hill with those panels results in a sloppy uneven appearance.
This means that the horizontal rails of your fence will follow your yard in a smooth line that is parallel to the ground rather than level.
The next step is to level the soil for the beacon posts to be level and sturdy.
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The backer rails are parallel to the sloped ground and the pickets stay true vertical.
Building some types of fencing on a slope often involves no more difficulty than on level ground but this is not the case with wooden privacy fencing.