How to Mix Two Different Types of Wood Fences
Building a fence will give your family privacy and keep rodents and pests out of your backyard, protecting your garden, plants and flowers. There are many different types of wood fences out there, including picket, wood panel, and board and stringer. Each has its benefits. For instance, wood panel fences offer more privacy while picket fences are more aesthetic. If you choose to have one type of wood fence in the front yard and another in the back, it is easy to combine the two. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Wood fence posts
- Wooden stake
- Shovel or post hole digger
- Carpenter's level
- Cement
Instructions
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Determine where the two fences will come together and mark this area with a wood stake. Complete the installation as you normally would for both fences until you get to this point.
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Dig a single hole that will accommodate both end posts for each fence. These two end posts will be installed directly next to each other, so the posts should be flush. The hole will be at least two feet wide, assuming each end post is the standard 4-inch by 4-inch size.
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Set the two fence posts into the hole at the same time. Level them using a carpenter's level and then pour your cement foundation around the posts. As the cement dries, use the carpenter's level to ensure they remain straight.
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Once the cement foundation is dry, run the rest of the fencing panels to the end posts on each side, and connect the fencing to the posts as you would do in a normal installation.
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Tips & Warnings
This explains how to join two fences leaving no space between them. If you want a space between the fences, install the end posts separately with the desired distance between them.
