Critical Wood Fence Mistakes

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Avoid these simple but critical mistakes when building your wood fence to get the strongest, longest-lasting fence possible.
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Contents:
00:00 - Gate Mistakes
02:07 - Rail Mistakes
04:35 - Method Mistakes
06:23 - Post Mistakes
07:47 - Preservation Mistakes
09:37 - Fasteners
11:23 - Wood
12:07 - Horizontal Tips
13:18 - Post Material

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@HaroldRutila 26 күн бұрын

I am in the middle of my DIY fence install with PostMaster posts and cedar that I pre-stained. Thank you guys for all of your tips. I watched for about a year before making a purchasing decision.

@Bacrenfencing 26 күн бұрын

I stopped using steel posts (Durapost) due to customer complaints about the flexibility. The fences were flexing like crazy, most people (here in Scotland at least) prefer wood posts with postsaver sleeves fitted (20 year guarantee). Cheers for the video though !

@mrs.rogers7582 26 күн бұрын

That horizontal fence you built looks amazing. Great pattern, love the stain color!

@johnduffy6546 25 күн бұрын

Excellent information. Just so happens that my wife & I were discussing a wooden privacy fence today. Good info. Thanks!

@5StarFencing 15 күн бұрын

I agree with the steel post and always steer people away from wood. If they insist going with wood I put gravel at the bottom of the holes, use tar on the part going in the ground sometimes I even use roofing paper and the wrapped the bottom of the post as well. I always build up a mound of concrete to shed water and that seems to help alot. Great work and videos, you are my favorite fencing company. Tyler with Five Star Fencing on the West Coast!

@lisat9707 9 күн бұрын

Don't forget about frost heave if you do make that mound of concrete at the top.

@5StarFencing 7 күн бұрын

@@lisat9707 Absolutely! Luckily I live in California where the coldest it gets is 65 degrees, I'm not sure if I've ever seen frost lol. I'm being sarcastic for those who take things literally.

@AlexGidenko 25 күн бұрын

I’m glade to watch your channel. I realized I exactly build fences the way you describe how to build them for 10 years already I’d love to visit sometime and maybe learn some more knowledge I may be missing out on

@allegory7638 19 күн бұрын

Steel fence posts are the way to go. Just did my back yard myself with steels. Drove them in the ground with a sledgehammer, done. Concreted about 4 of them into the old wood post holes due to proximity to utilities so didn't want to drive them in there.

@jasonp177 25 күн бұрын

Perfect again

@julietphillips1991 26 күн бұрын

Excellent video! So much good advice!

@SWiFence 24 күн бұрын

Thanks!

@congenius 24 күн бұрын

Starting the week with another SWI Fence video 💪

@SWiFence 24 күн бұрын

Excellent!

@cme135 26 күн бұрын

I inherited a fence that had 10 foot rails and some were 12ft. I didn’t understand why until I went to repair/replace the post. There was a huge root system at every spot I wanted the dig, and it ran along the fence line, frustrating because I’d get a foot down before hitting the root.

@comfortablyunknown700 23 күн бұрын

What kind of gate would you guys do with the metal corrugated privacy fence? When using the trident post. Maybe a video idea.

@MP99. 11 күн бұрын

Man as a contractor that overbuilds everything apparently I did everything right!! Put wood board on board up in 2007. 12' 2x4 but spaced posts @6' without concrete except on gate posts. Then sprayed bear paints wood stain and have not done anything since but looked new for a good 10 yrs before the sealer started to fade and wear. . It now does need replaced because I never recoated it and it is finally rotting out now. So what 17 yrs in wet south Fl and the fence finally need a storm to take it down So I can repeat what worked in round 1.

@Casmige 26 күн бұрын

Dad-bod 101 with an British accent! Time for Carnivore, BroDadBod Great editing. I get a tonne of *crickets* whenever I ask the wifey if she wants to come-with me tool shopping.

@lernwithgern 26 күн бұрын

I use a charcoal colored multi viscosity stain. Beautiful.

@Joe-em3iw 26 күн бұрын

I was freaking out looking for a previous video you made and could not find it. Now I realize it was on a different channel. How many channels do you have?

@JonsRanchFencing 25 күн бұрын

I like that t shirt and good advice too

@fnceco.7397 24 күн бұрын

Giving away all the secrets..!

@lisat9707 9 күн бұрын

Hemlock for posts. Hella heavenly for no rot!

@lisat9707 9 күн бұрын

I have a steel post. Just the 1 near where they removed a short retaining wall. It's leaning worse and worse each year. What would you do to fix it? I've tried water soaking to soften and move it back. It's helped but after a few years it goes back.

@finallyfriday. 26 күн бұрын

Feed back please: today's lumber is curling even faster in last few years. I'm thinking of going 4 rails on a 6' fence, considering shortening 6" exposure at top and bottom. Pickets all look like they're cut out of 7" logs. Sawdust between pickets (which are visibly cut from same tree in perfect matching sequence) makes me ask how they were treated. Just pressure on whole bundle which means inners are not as exposed to treatment. They logs couldn't be opened and separated for soaking and then drying otherwise sawdust would be gone. Wet pickets out of small trees with curved growth rings = fast warping. I'd love some insight. Thank you.

@iamdrewski39 26 күн бұрын

i would have to agree. that’s why i have made the switch to Alta forests Pre stained pickets. Much much less sawdust and they are much better quality. they’re a true 3/4 thick board and a true 6” wide picket. They are fully treated and they even come with a wax seal on the ends of the pickets where they’ve been cut during production

@Johnny-tt8zc 26 күн бұрын

I agree. It’s not the same wood as before. No more old growth forest wood. Sugi cedar is the worse wood I’ve ever seen. Same with pressure treated wood. After the switch from cca to acq, it seems to warp a lot more.

@finallyfriday. 26 күн бұрын

@@iamdrewski39 how are they on cost? Getting tired of revisiting every client after 30 days to replace macaroni shaped pickets.

@finallyfriday. 26 күн бұрын

@@Johnny-tt8zc They are so minimally kiln dried that they go on very heavy (tired shoulders at end of day) but when I replace the curled ones they're light as a feather.

@iamdrewski39 26 күн бұрын

@@finallyfriday. they cost $2.87 per picket in my area. but I try to upsell the customers on them anyways because of how much better quality they are. But if the customer absolutely wants the cheapest possible, then we’ll just use the regular pine. and I have them sign a contract anyways regarding any warping, splitting, checking, anything like that.

@BLKMGK4 Күн бұрын

Watching your stuff I appreciate the fence the previous owner put up on my property more and more. Horizontal cedar w/steel posts and it looks awesome - I've seen the receipt, and it was jaw dropping. I need to replace a section that burned and am learning a good bit watching your videos! Two questions - does cedar need staining? (it's a huge fence) Looks like the answer is yes. 2nd - where's a good place to get a support wheel for a heavy gate? Current wheel is a mess on a swinging gate that's quite heavy. Checked your site and didn't see one that looked like it would work. Argh! Thanks! Learning a lot from your videos!

@SWiFence Күн бұрын

Hey! Thanks for the kind words. 👍🏻 1. Yes--cedar does need staining. 2. Don't know what to tell you on the wheel. One of our design principles is to almost never incorporate a wheel on a gate, so that's not an area we specialize in.

@BLKMGK4 10 сағат бұрын

@@SWiFence Thank you, I'll look into staining the fence. It surrounds a near acre so it'll be interesting to do to say the least lol. I too would've wanted to skip a wheel but this was inherited. It's a solid gate but it's at least 10ft wide, metal framed, and horizontal cedar like the fence. It's a beast! Thankfully not used too often right now so I have time to ponder a solution that will hopefully last. Appreciate your time and your videos!

@benjaminbrewer2154 26 күн бұрын

The reason for the brackets might be for access, being able to drop a span for home maintenance.

@Yo128yo 11 күн бұрын

I'm gonna try Unicorn wood!

@SWiFence 10 күн бұрын

You should!

@woodman1701 25 күн бұрын

The main benefit to those metal clips is speed of install of rails. I prefer the look of face nailing the rails. (I call them ranch rails). But many customers ask for the clips and also concrete.

@ericredbear425 9 күн бұрын

My Unicorn Wood has stayed standing for 300 years!!

@user-zq6pj5jo8j 26 күн бұрын

What do you charge for Metal post vs Wood standard PT 4"x4"x 8'?

@saveadog64 26 күн бұрын

I want to put up a large area fence for a dog rescue, what would you suggest on a budget? Northern California coast, it wouldn't be wood.

@joebib9418 26 күн бұрын

Hi guys, love your channel...got a question for you. I'm building a 4 ft. tall horizontal fence. My problem is some of my 4"x4" treated posts can only go 1 ft. deep due to water lines. How can I build up the strength for those posts? I'm thinking: 1) bring the concrete up a few extra inches above ground with a Quikrete form tube? Or, 2) dig the holes wider? Thanks!

@SWiFence 26 күн бұрын

😬 That's really not optimal. At all. I'd rather recalculate post spacing and get those posts to land somewhere else. 👍🏻

@iamdrewski39 26 күн бұрын

Is it water lines or is it irrigation lines? if it’s irrigation i would just re route the line out of the way or make a box out of the line using four - 90 degree angles pieces.

@mikekostecki2267 9 күн бұрын

Can you recommend someone who uses your system in the Chicago, Illinois area?

@SWiFence 9 күн бұрын

Not familiar with the area--sorry.

@thedivide3688 26 күн бұрын

Does it make any sense to pour say a 2 foot concrete base all along the fence perimeter and then bolt down post anchor brackets to it and set your posts on that?

@MP99. 11 күн бұрын

Expensive and probably not very strong except in corners where they support each other. Asking a lot of the last 1-2" or so of a pc of wood.

@Straycathollow 25 күн бұрын

Vinyl all day

@SWiFence 24 күн бұрын

Some people love it. Some people hate it.

@trackmader 24 күн бұрын

People ragging on u post style saying its to windy here crack me up. I tell my customers the fence is strong enough to bend to manage expectations right from the beginning

@SWiFence 24 күн бұрын

Love it.

@SlackerU 26 күн бұрын

I think you might be able to get the hinges aligned if you jig them to a straight board before mounting them. I do & don't understand the bind issue, no offense. On one of my heavier shed doors the builders used screws that broke, what a mess.

@Joe-em3iw 26 күн бұрын

I think he basically said he could align 3 hinges if he really wanted to do so but no need. You didn't get that?

@MP99. 11 күн бұрын

Wood moves and twists over time. What is straight today may or may not be tomorrow. It will probably bind at some point even If you don't know it and wear out the hinges quicker

@SlackerU 11 күн бұрын

@@Joe-em3iw I did but I am not switching to 2. I prefer 3.

@SlackerU 11 күн бұрын

@@MP99. More of a reason to use 3. Why would 2 not bind if the gate is twisting with time.

@MP99. 11 күн бұрын

@@SlackerU No need to explain if you do not understand anyway.

@tombond9032 26 күн бұрын

Question - Do you know the difference between a staple and a screw? Answer - Have you ever been stapled??

@ItsMeLos 5 күн бұрын

This guy knows his 🌰

@makmelni 26 күн бұрын

найс, ай лайк ыт, ага

@gregmize01 26 күн бұрын

Everyone knows Unicorn Wood is the way to go for posts. Stop gaslighting!!!!

@CatDaddySteve 26 күн бұрын

Im calling dad belly

@BigBuckGetter 26 күн бұрын

😂😂😂

@woodman1701 25 күн бұрын

Hahaha

@michaelestrada235 26 күн бұрын

Chainlink is banned in palm springs ,desert hot springs, palm desert, indio because of home owners doing there own fence. Please let a professional do the fence!!!!

@oby-1607 24 күн бұрын

The real lesson being stated here is don't use wood in your fence.

@erniemenard7727 26 күн бұрын

You will not believe this. You've probably met Ken. Putting up clears for Ken's bud. Clears are different colors. Bud is a nitwit. Yard guys produce 600 same colored clears. Def. on the staples. Something else funny. Mid 90's Motorola radios. Ken is telling somebody over the radio that we switched to PT because it lasts longer. Mr. Popular-of-the-moment gets on the radio and says bullshit, the boards rot off first, PT is just cheaper. Ken was speaking with a salesman that was with a customer. Day Zero, radio protocols.

@Renrondog 12 күн бұрын

What??? Concrete rots wood faster than dirt??? Take 1 board cut in in half, lay one part on the dirt lay the other on your sidewalk. Check them in 3 months after it rains a few times, you decide which is better.

@SWiFence 11 күн бұрын

Dig two holes. Put a wooden fence post in each. In one add the dirt back in increments, tamping each layer solid. In the other, pour wet concrete. Check back in 5 years.

@MP99. 11 күн бұрын

Look at it this way. Wood shrinks when dry so a tiny gap forms around the post. Then water rolls down into the cup created out of concrete and sits there until the wood dries it out by absorbing it. Put a pc of wood in dirt and another in a cup of water and get back to us on your results