#LATTICE FENCE TOPPER HOW TO#

To determine the number of sleeve pieces needed for each post configuration, refer to the list below. Make the visible front and back full-length sleeve pieces from clear cedar and the stops and blocks from less-expensive common cedar. Cap rail: 1 49ВЅ inches (Ripped to 5в…› inches wide).Lattice: 1 32в…ћ by 47в…ћ inches (to fit comfortably in a frame with internal dimensions of 33 by 48 inches).Вѕ-inch stops: 4 48 inches (1x material ripped to Вѕ inches wide to create a Вѕ-by-Вѕ-inch square dowel).Вѕ-inch stops: 4 31ВЅ inches (1x material ripped to Вѕ inches wide to create a Вѕ-by-Вѕ-inch square dowel).For our panels, we left 43 inches of post exposed above ground. However, if you rip only two strips out of a 1ењ†, you'll have enough width left over for the narrow sleeve parts.

For the lattice panel stops, you can safely rip up to three from each 1ењ† common cedar board. Repeat for each panel, and customize the size of your panels as necessary to avoid partial panels in your run of fence. This cut list is for one 36-by-51-inch panel. SUNDAY Install the panels and trim, and set the remaining posts (Steps 7 and 8).ДЇor cut list, see below or download the cut list here.SATURDAY Build the sleeves and panels (Steps 4вЂ“6).Prep Day Determine the fence line and set the first post (Steps 2 and 3).

#LATTICE FENCE TOPPER HOW TO#

How to Build a Wood Fence Overview Illustration by Gregory Nemec Day-to-Day Timeline Read on to see how he put this beauty together.Дownload the cut list to build a wood lattice fence. 'Just be sure to call 811 to have utility lines marked before you dig,' says This Old House senior technical editor Mark Powers. Save even more by reserving clear cedar for prominent areas and using common cedar in places where its imperfections won't show. And though cedar is pricey, sleeving pressure-treated 4Г—4 posts in 1Г— cedar instead of paying for solid 6Г—6 cedar posts cuts costs. But a handsome design built from cedar parts also boosts curb appeal, which can't be said of even the finest chain link.

Lattice fence topper