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Can anyone tell me what size wood was used in this fence?

5 years ago

I am about to embark on building a fence around my house. I have always planned on building a basic eastern white cedar picket fence as it suits my house (Nantucket style gambrel roof/all cedar clapboard) but ran across this cedar cross buck fence while googling.

There is not any other information about the construction process but I don't think it is any harder to build than a picket fence, just more cuts. (I am extremely good at DIY and have all the tools).

The posts look like regular 4x4. How high do you think it is? What size do you think the cross pieces are made from? 1X3 inch? It looks like they are sandwiched between the same size rails and topped with another piece of flat stock that is maybe 1x4 or 1x5?

Any ideas to help me would be great!

Thanks in advance!

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roseguy

5 years ago

I think you are correct about the posts being 4x4. I think the other material may all be 1x4. I think height may be about 30". I would build a mock-up to see what looks well balanced like the example does.

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Flo Mangan
5 years ago
Very cute fence. My guess is 4x4 post, 1x3 cross members. Cap board. 2x6. Base board 2x4s possibly one on each side to secure cross members and give finished look on both sides.
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Original Author
5 years ago
Thank you. Do you have recs for a rule of preportion of the height and the Xs?

I will likely do somewhere between 36 and 48 inches but need the cross pieces narrow enough to keep my 80 pound dogs in. They aren’t in the yard alone but I want the fence to be a barrier from running after a rabbit into the street. I will have a line of shrubs like fairy roses as added avoidance from them thinking they will jump.
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Flo Mangan
5 years ago
Better do 48” high for containing large dogs. This is decorative fence. Not containment fence. Perhaps iron fence would be better solution.
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BeverlyFLADeziner
5 years ago

I don't know if you can still purchase this product, but it might be what you are looking for.
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Original Author
5 years ago
Wow Beverly. Thank you so much! It is probably out of my price range but I will look.

Flo-my Doberman is never outside alone and I am getting a new one next week so planning ahead for the unknown personality of my puppy. Really, Dobermans jump 6 feet or more so there really is not a containment fence for them anyway. They don’t really have a desire to wander as they were genetically selected to walk next to their person (bred to walk next to the tax collectors for security in late 1800s). I know... more than you ever wanted to know about Dobermans-I have a passion for the breed.

Thank you again! Sorry I missed these posts. I haven’t quite mastered the new houzz yet-if I ever will.
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