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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.Â
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.Â
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.Â
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. Â
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.Â
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.Â
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 North Brisbane
Carpenter needed to build picket drive way gate and fix side gate
$100
Banyo QLD, Australia
28th Feb 2024
Looking for someone who can build a driveway picket fence/gate that opens. the span is about 4m, and also fix the side picket fence. Also need to put in some timber on a landing. Obviously budget to be negotiated
Wood fence repair to replace pickets
$5
Fitzgibbon QLD, Australia
11th Oct 2023
Quote to replace wood fence pailing/picket around 3.5-4m width in different spots with standard 1.8 m height as it is rusting and cracking. Also need to install lock on side fence door and possibly maybe new post for the lock to sit on. All Material(from picket/pailing to lock for side door, possibly post for side door, nail etc)should be provided by the person taking the job. Please provide a quote , not going to accommodate request to come and discuss the job calls on site as I have done that in the past and wasted time when people quote unreasonable price on site. Provided all the details and info about the job on Airtasker so no need to see what the job is . - Due date: Flexible
Picket fencing and sliding gate
$4,000
Aspley QLD 4034, Australia
6th Jul 2023
Fencing & sliding gate with aluminium slats - Due date: Before Thursday, 31 August 2023
Need a wire/star-picket fence built
$300
Stafford Heights QLD, Australia
9th Nov 2022
Trying to build a roughly 12m fence for my chicken coop. Can provide materials or happy for you to quote with materials. Will need a gate in the middle (can provide) - Due date: Flexible
Picket Fence
$500
Deagon QLD, Australia
16th Nov 2021
Approx 19m total front picket fence (fence on either side of open driveway) with open pedestrian arch.
Top picket PVC gate 2.6m wide by 1.5m high
$500
Wavell Heights QLD 4012, Australia
25th Sep 2021
Need a PVC gate built and assembled for the side access of our house. 2.6m wide 1.5m high
Construct/Procure and install Wooden Picket Gate
$300
Carseldine QLD, Australia
24th May 2021
I want to get a wooden picket gate installed where I currently have a small metal gate, in order to provide better security for my children and against potential intruders. The existing gate and fence is shown in the attached images. Proposed style would be the following (minus the large posts either side): https://www.fostersfencing.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/picketgate.jpg. This image is also attached to this advert. I would want a metal frame to support the timber. I will do the paint work so just plain timber will suffice. Dimensions to fill are 105cm across from the brick on the side of the house to the current wooden post that connects it to the fence, with existing fence picket heights ranging from 170cm at its lowest point to 190cm tall at its tallest. The existing gate and fence is shown in the attached images. For security and kids proofing we want to use a LokkLatch (refer attached), with a hold for people to unlock from the outside which we then lock from the inside overnight. This is preferred to a generic gate latch (refer attached). I am not a tradie so am negotiable on price. Just send me your materials estimate and labour estimate so I can see how you arrived at your number and I'm happy to negotiate.
Top bloke. Great value for money, quality work and good banter to boot.
Star picket fencing
$500
Stafford Heights QLD, Australia
17th Apr 2021
Require star pickets and wire to be installed into backyard. Will supply materials - pickets, wire and tensioners. Around 35m fencing in total. Have marked and set up guides to make it easy to install. Pickets every 1500mm which have been marked out and small 1000mm allocation for a gate in the fence line.
Great work! Great communication and very quick.
2-3 m l shaped picket fence with gate
$750
Nundah QLD, Australia
8th Jan 2021
600 mm palings then right angle to gate 900mm then 1400mm fence to house. Paling 1200 colonial pickets (I have them).