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.
Building a wood privacy fence on a slope.
The gap between the bottom of the pickets and the ground remains consistent throughout the entire fence creating a uniform look.
Using the rake method step 1.
There are two ways to deal with sloped ground when building a fence.
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Grading a slope involves cutting digging and re directing the land so that it is level.
A scalloped partial privacy fenceinstalled on a slope by the fence authority.
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Lay out and set the posts the posts can all be the same length or you can cut them different lengths to make the.
Start at the top and follow the slope of the land.
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.
The first option is to grade the slope.
When building a fence on uneven terrain one option is to follow the contours of your yard.
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If the fence is 8 feet high then the posts should be at least 6 inches higher.
Angle the ends of the rails adjust the holders on the ends of metal rails to the proper angles before connecting.
This video gives you some tips on how to put up a privacy fence on a sloped piece of land.
The backer rails are parallel to the sloped ground and the pickets stay true vertical.
With the parallel method also called racked fence the fence follows the contours of the slope.