SWMBO wants a fence.Phase one is done - cutting down all of the pine trees that died overthe winter.Phase two is done - SWMBO telling me I'm an idiot for not making theneighbor pay me for his trees I cut down and paid to have chipped.Phase three is done - found the property markers and roughed out wherethe fence will be.Phase four is done - Priced out the pressure treated lumber.I am going with a board-on-board or shadowbox fence with the 5/8x6"dog eared pickets. So my plan is to run three 8' 2x4s between eachpost laying flat so the rails are flush with the posts. Then use sixnails per picket to put up the pickets. With 160' of fence I'll needabout 400 pickets and 2,400 nails.I have a compressor with plenty of hose to get to the fence so...What kind/brand of gun do I need and what kind of nails/staples?

Round head nailer will do the job. I'd consider going 6' instead of8' because it will eventually sag in the middle and it will do thatless with the 6' span.Another trick is to make each section with a curved top that is hghestat the center between each post. Then when it sags you won't noticethat the curve got slightly less curved.

Building a fence - Nailer?

May 11, 2011 22 Replies

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jamesgangnc 15 years ago

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I don't see a downside to 2 or 2 3/8. As long as they don't come out the otherside and he said he's using 2x4s the wide way.

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RonB 15 years ago

I hope you meant to say deck screws. Drywall screws have a very short life span in pressure treated wood. As little as months. Even the older deck screws do poorly with the newer PT chemicals.

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krw 15 years ago

I'm not.

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