Most fences (excluding panel fencing) can be safely and properly installed on uneven ground through contour fence construction. The rails of the fence should follow your property using the contour method, no matter if the ground goes up or down.
Using Yard Contours
The most common option home and property owners tend to choose when it comes to building sloped fences is following the contours of the yard. As you place horizontal rails for the fence, these will follow a smooth, parallel line to the ground, rather than staying level with each other.
For a professional-looking finish you should ignore the slope of the ground and work with true uprights and horizontals. AdvertisementThe posts are dug and concreted in exactly the same way as a fence on flat ground, but it is important that the top of the fence panel stays level.
With horizontal fences, most customers prefer to step the fence, but with some additional preparation, Horizons can be adjusted to follow the ground. Horizontal fencing has become popular as a design alternative to traditional fencing that employs vertically-oriented boards.
If you're the courteous type and enjoy getting along with your neighbours, it would be generous to show the smooth side of the fence towards them, but this is far from being an established convention and there's absolutely no obligation to do so if you don't want to.
We suggest you face the “good” side of your fence towards your neighbour. Here's why: It's simply the polite thing to do, and could help foster good relations with even the toughest of neighbours.
Face the finished side of the fence toward your neighbor
The finished side should face toward your neighbor. Not only is this more polite, but it's the standard. Your property will look a lot nicer with the “good” side facing the outside world. Otherwise, your fence will look like it was installed backward.
In most applications, a wooden fence should be mounted at least two inches off the ground. Your posts and rot boards (if you want to mount them) should be the only fence components that come into contact with the ground. Wood pickets are never meant to touch it.
Wooden Pockets for Filling in Gaps
To fill the space between the fence and the ground, use horizontal pieces of wood rather than bricks. Cut the wooden boards uniformly after measuring them. This is one of the best choices if you have a wooden fence because it will blend in flawlessly.
The 'quick' answer is that the finished, or good side of the fence faces the outside of your property, visible to neighbors and the outside world. That being said, the fence posts (or poles), rails, and other hardware are installed on the inside of the fence line and face you.
To get a perfectly square corner, you want to aim for a measurement ratio of 3:4:5. In other words, you want a three-foot length on your straight line, a four-foot length on your perpendicular line, and a five-foot length across. If all three measurements are correct, you'll have a perfectly square corner.
We've already touched upon this above, but it's well worth reiterating as it can cause confusion. The rules are that the fence posts must be on the owners side of the boundary, but there is no law that states the smooth side must face either way. It is entirely their choice which way the fence will face.
If you plan on having a flower bed, fresh sod, or other more delicate plants around your fence, you will want to install your fence first. This is because the contractors installing the fence could damage your landscaping while putting up the fence. You don't want all of your hard work to be destroyed.
DO Employ a Base Gravel Layer. If a fence post fails without any sign of a pest infestation, it's likely that the failure was caused by moisture that rotted the wood over time. To help slow such deterioration, add pea gravel or crushed stone to the bottom of the posthole.
The best way to mark and level ground quickly is with a string level. Drive stakes into the ground that are about a foot tall, and attach a string to the stakes a few inches above the ground. Then, level the string between each stake to find the high and low points in your yard.
A kickboard, sometimes known as a "rot board," is a piece of wood that's placed on the bottom of a fence and is in contact with the ground. Kickboards are typically pressure-treated.
Windproof fence panels that let the wind pass through. It is known that the best fence panels for windy areas are the ones that let the winds pass through. This means that the fence panels need to have gaps left between the boards, in order to release the wind pressure from the panels.
Some customers feel that the smooth side or the picket fence side is nicer looking and so many prefer to see this side. It is important to note that any fence visible from the street should have the smooth side facing out toward the street. Many if not most HOA's require this.
To prevent your fence from rotting, you could stain your wood or seal it. One option is to use a sealant that is resistant to water. Alternatively, you can use sealant with a stain to provide protection for the wood and the colors. You can also invest a bit more in your fence by buying pressure-treated materials.
You can often guess who owns a fence by looking at where the frames are – the builders or property owners should have put the fence up facing away from their own property so their neighbour gets the 'good' side. This should be repeated with the neighbour on the other side so each home has one 'bad' and one 'good' side.
Yes, a lower inner fence can be negative even when all the data are strictly positive. If the data are all positive, then the whisker itself must be positive (since whiskers are only at data values), but the inner fences can extend beyond the data.
This all depends on the ground and how much or little gap is acceptable under the fence. If the ground is flat or the grade is consistent, then the fence should be flat or straight. If the ground has dips or humps the top of the fence must mirror the bottom.