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Besides trying (newbie here) what am I doing wrong? (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 months ago by to c/woodworking@lemmy.ca
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Feeling like I am over thinking. My horizontal pieces are level, and my pickets I figure I will keep a straight run until the grade requires I “step up” the next run. Should a run always be post to post? or is 5-8 pickets ok? The right side is me trying to see what it looks like with shorter runs. (i dont think i like it.)

Grade is enough that right side of pic would only be 4’ tall while left is 6’ Ish.

My adhd and lack of self esteem is over thinking this huh? Is “space from top of picket to horizontal piece consistent” a visual plus that is worth something too?

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[–] 34 points 3 months ago (8 children)

Conventional wisdom is to run the rails parallel to the surface rather than level with gravity:

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  • [–] [S] 15 points 3 months ago (7 children)

    ohh interesting! then the middle of each picket can be the same distance from the rail. so that side looks consistent too. thanks for your reply!

    i might try that. (after all this is only like 4 posts length on this side easy to pop down!)

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  • [–] 9 points 3 months ago (6 children)

    Happy fencing!

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  • [–] [S] 20 points 3 months ago (5 children)

    thanks! trying the parallel to ground idea.

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    • [–] 10 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Dude great job so far. These things are difficult the first few times. Good going!

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    • [–] 3 points 3 months ago

    I'd say make it so it looks good to you as long as it'll stay upright!

    For the run post to post are you referring to keeping the fence boards level? If so you should be able to lift the boards up to account for grade. Just don't go past your bottom support.

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    [–] 4 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    My only comment is I want the top rail horizontal to resist wind load at the top. I like this design, with the top rail being a cap, that protects the endgrain of the pickets. I'm not sure about putting the bottom rail in the dirt, however.

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    • [–] 1 point 3 months ago (1 child)

    How'd the fence turn out, OP?

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