backyard fence, part 3

andrea and i spend many hours flipping thru various magazines and books to fine a fence design we liked. our criteria was: natural looking, fairly transparent, simple to build, and inexpensive. we found a design in this old house's magazine that we thought would work if we adapted it.

here's our design:

start with a wood frame. we choose pressure treated. each panel consists of one 2x4x8 ripped down the middle. each piece is mitered and then a 1/4 inch groove is ripped down the middle of the cut side. corners are assembled with glue and one fence/deck screw.


this wire fence material is used within the frame.


sometimes you have to do a little jig on it to flatten it out!


the wire is cut and end to fit in each panel.


sometimes it take a while to get a perfect snug fit!


even townsend lent his expertise; 'looser dad! it needs to pop out easily!'



close off the forth end.


'enough of this fence stuff. let's go to the puppy park!'


this should hold the pup in.


once outside, the panels 'should' fit between the fence posts.


using the 1/4 inch groove, screw one fence/deck screw in and level and plumb the panel.


once level and plumb, screw in 3-4 screws on each side.

more updates to come!