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What do picket fencing services include?

Picket fencing installation services generally include the entire process, from marking the fenced area to hanging up the gate. This covers bringing the necessary tools for the job. 

Some Taskers may offer related services, such as purchasing the materials from the hardware store on your behalf, talking with utility companies to make sure they don’t hit your water or power lines, and even processing the building permits. When it comes to the actual installation process, this is how it will usually go for each project:

Digging the post holes

Once utility lines have been marked, and the property line has been defined, your Tasker digs a 25 cm (10 inch) diameter hole with a shovel. They'll dig as deeply as possible without hitting any wires, pipes, or lines. After they hit around 81 cm (32 inches), they'll start setting the first post. 

Next, the fence installer adds 20 cm (8 inches) of soil and ensures the post is level. They'll pack the bottom of the post with soil using a tamping bar and then add 20 cm more soil. They'll do this until the entire hole is filled, making sure that the post stays level. Finally, the fence installer uses a mason's line to measure and position the corners of the fence. 

Setting the post holes

Your Tasker then slides the panel's rales into the first post's mortises, adjusting until the top rail is level. If the post has no mortises, the installer props the panel up so that the bottom is 5 to 12 centimetres off the ground and the top rail is level. They'll check if each side is level, then screw the rails to the post.  

Your fence installer proceeds to check the gaps between pickets and between a picket and post. Next, they'll fill in the post holes and ensure that each part is level and plumb. Finally, they'll secure the rail with screws. Afterwards, they'll repeat this step until all the fence panels have been secured. 

Setting up the gate

The first gate post is installed pretty much like the first fence post. Your Tasker then measures the gate's width, adds around 4 cm, then digs the hole for the second gate post. Just like with the fence posts, they'll fill the hole, tamp it with soil, then check that the post is level and plumb. 

Picket panel installation

After this, they'll install the fence panel on the side of the second gate post to stabilise it. Then, the installer uses wedges to level the gate. After lining up the pickets and leaving a two-inch gap between the gate and post, they'll hang the gate and screw on the hinges. After checking the gate swing, they'll put on the latch and nail caps to the post tops. And that's it! You can now do a quality check on your new picket fence, then send the Tasker on their way.

Recent Picket Fencing tasks in Baulkham Hills & Hawkesbury

Picket fence

$800

Box Hill NSW, Australia

1st Oct 2024

I’m interested in installing a picket fence on the left side of my property, approximately 6.5 meters away from the entrance council boundary.

Build and install a picket fence gate

$300

Baulkham Hills NSW, Australia

24th Nov 2023

Looking for someone who can build and install a picket fence gate for this backyard picket fence. There is currently a Gazebo standing at the gate's position, the gate may need to be installed onto the Gazebo's timber poles. Gate width: 1320mm Fence/Gate height: 1213mm Location: Baulkham Hills

Bob is a really professional carpenter, I would recommend Bob to anyone who needs carpentry works.

Building steel picket fence

$1,000

Castle Hill NSW 2154, Australia

9th Apr 2023

I am looking for someone who can quote and help to build a steel (or aluminum) picket fence and gate for my front yard. Total length of the fence is approx. 25m-30m - Due date: Flexible

Pickett fence install finish

$100

North Kellyville NSW, Australia

10th Apr 2022

Pickett fence needs to be finished. Refer to photos. Incorrect post sent initially and they now sent the correct longer post (marked yellow). Needs to be completed as installer that did the rest isn’t well. All parts available this is install only

Build star picket fence and livestock roofing

$1,500

West Pennant Hills NSW 2125, Australia

11th Nov 2021

Hi Guys, Looking for someone experienced to complete the following job this Saturday at a property in Canoelands NSW 2157 Need fencing and livestock shelter built to keep 4 Shetland ponies as current area they are in is no longer big enough for them. Supply and install the following. Star picket fencing with 4 lines of plain wire and one line of electric tape. Plus solar energiser and installation of 4.2m farm gate to enter this paddock. The area will be 14 meters by 30 meters. Only 3 sides will need to be done as one of the 14 meters will be the existing back fence. See attached picture. Livestock shelter preferably with wooden roof to be built along existing back fence to property. Need the roof to be around 6 by 6 meters. Roofing only and doesn't need side walls. All materials and labour and installation to be included in the job. Only those experienced building similar enclosure and roofing please apply. Thank you so much.

Rural post & picket fence

$2,000

Kenthurst NSW, Australia

9th Jul 2021

Boundary fence -22.5 meters x 36 meters

Picket fence

$100

North Kellyville NSW, Australia

24th Jun 2021

Need Pickett fence under 900mm high installed on Sandstone walls. Preferably pvc Front = 6560mm Side = 4000mm Haven’t shopped around yet just put $100 on the ad as it needed it