How Do You Build A Wood Rail Fence For Horses?
The wood rail fence has be used to keep horses for many of generations. The reason is because they are practical, easy to build and also safe for the horses. The wood rail fence successfully contains the horses while adding a beautiful country feel to your property. Today, wood rail fences are easy to build and are made of cedar wood because of its ability to withstand rot. Measure how long your fence will need to be. You can do this by using distance measuring wheel. Decide how tall you would like your fence to be. If you would like a 4-foot fence, than you should purchase 6-foot posts to accommodate burying. Figure out how many posts you will need. Take the total distance and divide it by the length of each rail. For example, if you plan to build a fence that is 100 feet long with rails that are 10 feet long, divide 100 by 10 and you will find out that you need 10 posts to complete this fence. Decide how many rails you would like on your fence and drill the appropriate number of hole
