Thanks so much for those kind words!

You are so welcome!

You can do it!

Just think safety and you’ll do fine.

Safety third!

Did you put up a fence?

Plenty more of that on this channel!

Glad you enjoyed it!

Go for it! You got this. 💪🏻💪🏻

Awesome!

Cool!

I was thinking of doing this, but I want a small gap between horizontal planks, maybe about 1/2”. I haven’t been able to think of a good idea for spacers. I was thinking maybe to use pocket screws. Any thoughts?

@@nickgrubisich6367 Why not use one of the pickets? Or a section of one? That's 5/8" right there.

@@nickgrubisich6367 I did what he describes on my deck for a single privacy fence. I used a router, as table sawing large grooves in even slightly warped wood is not enjoyable or time efficient. I separated the boards by getting a spacer for consistency, drilling a tiny pilot hole on each side, and hammering in small galvanized nails. These hold the board above the next one and are mostly hidden on the ends, in the groove. Honestly it’s a lot of work for an entire fence and I bet would take a huge amount of time. It looks amazing on my deck, however. These 4x4 are prone to drying and bending and I’d wonder if removing more wood as described, over an entire fence line, would exacerbate that. If you did it with 6x6 or 6x4 you would have a cool looking fence.

I will be doing horizontal fence in my backyard this spring but I am concerned about 5/8 being a bit too thin, maybe go for 1inch instead.

Thanks for noticing 😉

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What? No! These dudes are 7 feet tall. 😂😂

My pleasure!

Hey thanks!

You can do it!

Appreciate those words. 👍🏻

Thanks!

You're welcome, Kelly!

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Thanks! 👍

Welcome!

Great to hear! Thanks for the kind words! 👍🏻

@@SWiFence You are a true craftsman!! This is my second video that I am watching and im glad I found your youtube page! Subscribed! Thanks for the videos and awesome tips!

If the wall ever shifted severely it would compromise a wood post as well. I’m a believer in post masters. 👍🏻

He gave you some practical life skills you could actually use to go out and make some money if you apply yourself.

@@thebordernow IM NOT WORKING UNDER ANY WEATHER

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You bet!

The 2x2 on the back is to keep the pickets from bowing, twisting, and warping over time. I'd say it's pretty essential--not for the short term--but for keeping things looking nice in the long run. And no, they only run the length of the pickets, not into the ground. 👍🏻

Right?!

I have a similar idea for a fence, except do away with the fence and grow the green giants arborvitae that I believe grow up to 80 ft tall and 10 ft wide. Long as you got a lot of property that loosing 10 ft of yard or field won’t bother you? But if you have a hill on your property and don’t want your neighbors seeing you or having to see them from the upper side of the property. Then you need something with some serious height to block everything and everyone out! Which even a 8 ft fence wouldn’t come close to doing the job for my property! But you do have to wait a while for those green giants to grow to the height your looking for and the first year or two they won’t grow very much at all. After that though if there’s in descent soil and fertilizer properly they’ll take off and can grow a couple feet or so every year. Unfortunately my property all clay soil so it’s not ideal for green giants that prefer a good draining soil. So for now I’m working on adding my chicken waste bedding as a mulch and making a mound along where I want the plants at and hoping that will give me the drainage the plants will need at some point? Least the soil should be good and rich with the chicken poo waste composting in the bedding! Definitely need patience for a project like this though, it’s going to take many years to finish the project! Thankfully I can already see it finished in my mind’s eye! LOL

Excellent! Yeah, sorry, 11 min is the pro time. 😜😂

The smoothest side faces in to your yard.

No, we never use them.

Definitely the magnum nail gun (we sell it, but we also use it). Magnum Nail Gun: bit.ly/swimagnum 15-degree Ring Shank Nails: bit.ly/15degringshank

@@SWiFence Ok thanks for the response. Why the coil nailer over a strip nailer? Cost of nails? Less reloads? Just curious about your perspective

It really just comes down to personal preference. 👍🏻

@@SWiFence Ok thanks for the message. I'm milling all of my lumber from trees arborist we're going to burn. I got 20 4x4x8's from one log. This will be the first fence I've ever put in. Your videos are clear, concise and informative. Thank you for sharing your knowledge it helps since most people are full of it. I'll send a photo over of it when I'm done. Thanks for the inspiration brother 👊🏼

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We haven't--but that doesn't mean it can't be done. 👍🏻

You totally caught that. I said one thing and then built another and never corrected it in the video. 👍🏻

We're actually shooting a video today on how to do this! It's pretty simple. Just nail to the next edge of your 2x2 nail strip (in other words: around the corner) and trim it out over the top. Postmaster also sells official corner posts so you can go that route, but we've not found them necessary.

You could probably do 8'. Wouldn't do any more than that.

An excellent question. People prefer different looks. If you've got gentle changes in the ground you can get away with a dead-level fence--you'll just end up with gaps of varying size underneath. If you've got more severe changes in the ground we try to flow with the ground, but smooth out what it's doing. That way you keep to the flow of the ground, but the fence flows more smoothly in it's changes.

You could probably do 8' with this method. Wouldn't do any more than that. Don't know that you need the extra 2x4.

Not if you're using cedar.

@@SWiFence Ok great, thank you!

Yep, go with example 1 and make sure to use a nailer behind your batten.

Feed it down from the top. Have someone hold the top and someone hold the bottom while you shoot the nails.

It'll be awesome. 👍🏻💪🏻 You could probably expect to see the wood pickets dry out (shrink) in width just a little bit based on your climate or area. I don't see any major red flags though.

Also, don't forget to keep the cedar stained. That way they'll both last a good long time.

We use the same thing we sell. 👍🏻 Magnum Nail Gun: bit.ly/swimagnum 15-degree Ring Shank Nails: bit.ly/15degringshank

The 2x4's were cedar as well. 👍🏻

Yep--we do 36". 👍🏻

We'll sometimes use the small ride-behind bobcat, our MT85, but we don't have any gas-powered augers. It's either bobcats or sweat. 😄

Yes, for sure. If you're not able to drive them and you have to dig you would need to use concrete. You could use a 7'6" Postmaster and set it in 3' or 2' 6".

Yes. Cedar holds up much better than the other woods out there--but it is still guaranteed to split, crack, and warp over time. Always stain the fence.

I still use the #8 1 5/8". bit.ly/SWI8x158stainlessscrew

We use the same thing we sell: 👉🏻 Magnum Nail Gun: bit.ly/swimagnum 👉🏻 15-degree Ring Shank Nails: bit.ly/15degringshank

Typically just a picket. We either cut the dog ears off or flip the dog ears to the bottom.