Should I Use Fence Panels or Fence Pickets

There is something romantic about going into the wild finding a perfect tree chopping it down, milling and then sanding the wood into fine pickets for your own custom fence.  That is if you are a master carpenter with nothing but time on his hands.

For the rest of us buying a ready made picket pre-made fence panels is the right choice.

PICKETS

While purchasing singular fence pickets may appear like an incredible thought with regards to sparing cash and better altering your fence, assembling your own fence boards out of pickets takes a considerable measure of time and exertion.

You should assemble the fence rails, fit them to your fence posts, and nail every individual board to the rails, while guaranteeing they are straight and reliable in shading, shape and character.

​Fence boards come pre-gathered, however you should ensure they are introduced level, and perhaps cut a few boards for length. 

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PRE MADE PANELS

Pre-made panels come in multiple heights, widths, and styles.  The most common is eight feet wide and 6 feet tall for the typical security fence.  However smaller 3 - 4 foot decorative styles are available. 

The major advantage of the panel is time.  You can go to the store pick your panel, and put it up that weekend rather than the painstaking process of individual pickets.  Secondly the quality of each panel is manufactured in the mill where you know each picket has been tested and fits that panel. 

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OUR PROCESS

Fence Victoria sources all wood from Canadian white or red cedar. We make our own fence pickets and boards at our own wood manufacture shops, and complete every piece by hand, guaranteeing nature of materials.

Wood fence pickets are the most widely recognised sort of fence item that is sold separately, albeit some vinyl fence pickets might be found. Vinyl pickets can be trickier for the home DIYer to introduce, however, and are normally much less demanding to introduce when sold and sent in boards.

So whether you are looking to build a panel or a pre made picket fence or go into the woods and build your own, we are here when you need us.