:-)). We do not use sopping wet, green #2 treated lumber commonly found at lumberyards. If your design calls for the fence boards to be installed horizontally, a middle rail won’t be necessary. Most Hancock Fence customers are eager to stain & seal their fence every 3-4 years or so and take reasonable care of it. The ONLY reason for replacing this fence is because the cedar rails are rotten and the fence is falling apart. They will warp and twist causing you problems and the cedar rails that they offer will not". Enter your city, retail name or postal code.

While a middle rail may not be a structural necessity, it will help keep fence boards in place and may limit warping and twisting. How to Keep Ivy & Vines from Ruining Your Fence, Enhance Your Backyard Experience with the Right Arbor, Pasture Fencing 101: A Guide to Small Paddocks & Large Pastures. It's that simple.

This is exactly why Hancock Fence uses treated lumber for our skeletons!

bowing of the fence over time. It's not a cost saving, corner cutting, cheap way out. All fences will have a top and bottom rail. The combination of a top rail and cap rail will also prevent sagging and

As you can see the rails are far away from the ground and there are no sprinkler "rainbows" showing.

If the rails will be placed between posts, use a square to transfer the marks to the applicable side of the post. We want our fences to last as long as possible and this is what we have to do.

Because there are only two rails rather than three, and shorter post, the cost of materials is lower by about 20% to 25% in most cases.

!Due to another (and there has been several) competitor's being caught copying our photos and information to their website and passing our material off as their own work ... let it be known that ALL photos and information contained in this website are the sole private, property of Hancock Fence LLC and are NOT to be used, referenced or copied, by any fence builder for any reason.If we find a competitor using our photos (and we will) our attorneys will prosecute you to the full extent of the law.Hancock Fence LLC 2016, THANK YOU FROM:Dutch & Tyler HancockPlus the entire staff atHancock Fence, Fabrication & Supply LLCOffice:   (972) 747-9906. Landscape timbers rot from the inside out. Attach all rails.

To that end, we wanted a 6′ privacy fence around the yard so we could let the dogs run around outside without having to monitor them the whole time.

Or, add a unique accent to an existing wood fence.

Even the treated landscape timbers were rotten on the ends.

For those of you who don't.... we have you covered too! It's harder to find, and also costs more. Pressure treated lumber lasts MUCH longer than cedar under ALL circumstances. Electric fencing can be an alternative to two rail post and rail fencing, but it is not terribly reliable. BUT......Here is what our competition won't tell you about their cedar rails: As you receive your estimates, many of our competitors will tell you that the pressure treated rails we use on our Signature Series Fences are bad. Kiln dried lumber is much more stable and dependable than wet lumber. You’ll also find that this carries over to installation – because there are only two rails, installation takes less time and will generally cost a little less, as well. Attaching fence boards to the rails is the next step of the process.

With the use of steel posts, galvanized hardware, aluminum nails, and pressure treated framework, the skeleton should stay fully intact even when totally neglected.20 years down the road, if a few pickets need to be replaced, it will be an easy DIY job because the rails will still be there... fully intact. The video below shows an old Amstar Fence we recently ran across.

There is 3/4 of an inch that is completely GONE in this area.

It is still straight as an arrow and looks great except for one thing....... TERMITES in the rails! Wood privacy fences are expensive; we did ours nearly as cheaply as humanly possible.