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Left unpainted or unstained, your new picket fence will change colour to a silvergrey,
and may appear darker with time due to natural mould growth. Periodic light
water blasting will restore some natural colouring. Painted or stained fences will
require recoating with time. When painting apply at least one coat to posts and
pales before fi xing. That way no unpainted areas will show up when the timber
naturally shrinks in summer.
Please Note: As with all fences, check with your local council if it borders
council property, find out about any height restrictions, and speak with any
neighbours the fence will affect.
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Updated: July 2008 (BSPG110116)
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8. Use a spare picket as a spacer (see Illustration 4) and fi x the next picket
using steps 2 through 7.
Illustration 4: Use the thickness of one
picket to space the pickets
9. At a corner, set out the pickets as shown in Illustration 5.
Illustration 5: Corner post
While this brochure provides construction details
for a simple picket fence, there are many variations
to this design that can be used. Here are a couple of
suggestions.
Trimming the length of the intermediate pickets can give a graceful curving
profile to the fence.
Illustration 6: Pickets trimmed to give a curving profile
Fix the rails between the posts and set them higher than the surrounding
pickets. A simple groove cut into the top of the posts as a shadow line can
provide decoration. Post caps that fi x to the top of the fence.
Posts are also available in a range of styles.
Illustration 7: Pickets set between featured posts
Illustration 8: Post caps in a variety of styles are available
Fence Posts
• H4 treated radiata
• Available in 100 x 75mm
or 100 x 100mm
• Lengths 1.8, 2.4,
2.7 or 3M
Larger dimension posts
and dressed are available
on request.
Fence Rails
• H3.2 treated radiata
• Available in 75 x 50mm
or 100 x 50mm
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Materials
• Fence post • Fence rails
• Nails • Concrete
• Timber pegs • Timber preservative
• Timber fencing (paling, panels or pickets)
• Post caps
Tools
• Stringline • Tape measure
• Set square • Hammer
• Spirit level • Adjustable wrench
• Hand saw/circular saw
• Spade/post hole borer
Picket Fence Panel
These picket panels are easy
to install and are the fastest
way to put up a picket fence.
It has been preservative
treated to withstand the
weather and is fastened
together with rust-proof
galvanized nails.
• Available in 1.2M x 900mm
& 1.8M x 900mm
Danube Fence Panel
Lakeview Fence Panel
Verda Pre-Finished
Fence Panels
Verda’s superior quality preconstructed
fence panels can be
used as fences, screens, dividers,
and to create sheltered areas.
• H3.2 TanE treatment – 25 year
guarantee against rot and
insect attack*
• Available in 1.2M x 900mm,
1.2M x 1.8M, 1.8M x 900mm
or 1.8M x 1.8M
• Chromium & arsenic free
* Subject to conditions – see guarantee
on www.verda.co.nz for more details
Trellis Top Fence Panels
These panels are popular
in creating privacy screens,
weather screens, fence panels
and gate panels.
• H3.2 treated radiata
• Available in various sizes in
diagonal, square, vertical or
horizontal trellis top
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