Post and Rail
Post and Rail fencing has many variations. With different combinations of sawn or machined round pressure treated softwood timber and Cleft Chestnut.
Below are the three most used Post and Rail types. If you require information or help with any other style, please contact our Sales Team or pop in to see us at our yard just outside of Tunbridge Wells.
General Information
- Posts are fitted at nominal 1.8m centres when using 3.6m (12′) rails or 9′ (2.7m) for cleft rail.
- Half Round or sawn rails can be substituted or mixed with each other if desired.
- Pointed Half round posts can be driven in with a post rammer. Sawn posts are square ended and dug in, then backfilled before being rammed up.
- Post and Rail posts are not usually concreted in.
- Rails are attached to the posts using nails or exterior wood screws.
- Cleft Rails are 2.7m (9′) long and have tapered ends ready for use with mortised chestnut or treated softwood mortised posts.
