Connecting a New Picket Fence to a wall or fence by Expert Village

Now we are going to show you how you can attach a new picket fence to a pre-existing picket fence. Now what we have done here is we have taken this pressure treated 2x4 and we have simply nailed it to a pre-existing 2x4 foot pressure treated frame. Now... Read More »

Mixing Concrete for Picket Fence Post Holes by Expert Village

Prior to putting in our 4x4 posts for our picket fence I put in about 4 or 5 inches of water at the bottom of the hole. I then will take about 1/3 of our first sack of our ready to mix concrete. I will pour just enough in there so that we can start... Read More »

Frame a Picket Fence Using 2 by 4's by Expert Village

This is my pressure treated 2x4 used for the framing of your picket fence. Now on this picket fence the frame, the bottom, and the top are pressure treated 2x4's. Now since this is a 24 foot long fence we will need 6 - 8 foot 2x4's. Now when you measure... Read More »

Tips on How to Build a Privacy Fence by Expert Village

Hi, I'm Mark Sullivan for Expert Village. Today we will show you how to build a privacy fence around your yard. So on a standard 6 foot privacy fence like this you would use the 4x4 treated post or you can also use a steel post. Which is also set in... Read More »

How to Square and Plum a Picket Fence by Expert Village

This is your plum line. I picked this up at our local hardware store. It is used to make sure that your 4x4's are square. Now how this works is that you put in your plum line. This is where your fence is going to go. The other function of a plum line is... Read More »