A picket fence being sanded, with green grass and blue sky in the background.
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What do picket fencing services include?

Picket fencing installation services generally include the entire process, from marking the fenced area to hanging up the gate. This covers bringing the necessary tools for the job. 

Some Taskers may offer related services, such as purchasing the materials from the hardware store on your behalf, talking with utility companies to make sure they don’t hit your water or power lines, and even processing the building permits. When it comes to the actual installation process, this is how it will usually go for each project:

Digging the post holes

Once utility lines have been marked, and the property line has been defined, your Tasker digs a 25 cm (10 inch) diameter hole with a shovel. They'll dig as deeply as possible without hitting any wires, pipes, or lines. After they hit around 81 cm (32 inches), they'll start setting the first post. 

Next, the fence installer adds 20 cm (8 inches) of soil and ensures the post is level. They'll pack the bottom of the post with soil using a tamping bar and then add 20 cm more soil. They'll do this until the entire hole is filled, making sure that the post stays level. Finally, the fence installer uses a mason's line to measure and position the corners of the fence. 

Setting the post holes

Your Tasker then slides the panel's rales into the first post's mortises, adjusting until the top rail is level. If the post has no mortises, the installer props the panel up so that the bottom is 5 to 12 centimetres off the ground and the top rail is level. They'll check if each side is level, then screw the rails to the post.  

Your fence installer proceeds to check the gaps between pickets and between a picket and post. Next, they'll fill in the post holes and ensure that each part is level and plumb. Finally, they'll secure the rail with screws. Afterwards, they'll repeat this step until all the fence panels have been secured. 

Setting up the gate

The first gate post is installed pretty much like the first fence post. Your Tasker then measures the gate's width, adds around 4 cm, then digs the hole for the second gate post. Just like with the fence posts, they'll fill the hole, tamp it with soil, then check that the post is level and plumb. 

Picket panel installation

After this, they'll install the fence panel on the side of the second gate post to stabilise it. Then, the installer uses wedges to level the gate. After lining up the pickets and leaving a two-inch gap between the gate and post, they'll hang the gate and screw on the hinges. After checking the gate swing, they'll put on the latch and nail caps to the post tops. And that's it! You can now do a quality check on your new picket fence, then send the Tasker on their way.

Recent Picket Fencing tasks in Sydney Eastern Suburbs

Remove and replace 3 broken pickets on a picket fence

$100

Randwick NSW, Australia

13th Oct 2023

Recent work to repair the footpath on the Sie of our house has resulted n3nwooden pickets on the fence being broke, The need removing and replacing with new pickets - Due date: Flexible

Remove wooden picket fence 16m

$600

Rose Bay NSW, Australia

12th Apr 2023

Hi / I have an old wooden street front fence that needs removing and putting in skip bin -I will supply skip bin and it will be parked right next to the fence. The fence is old and wobbles- the fence posts are pretty loose in the ground - see pics. Timing is not urgent /sensitive / in the next few weeks is fine. - Due date: Before Friday, 12 May 2023

Carpenter repair small picket gate

$300

Centennial Park NSW, Australia

17th Sep 2022

Small picket gate has started to rot (cross bars not pickets). Request return to good condition -replacing cross struts or making new gate. To include all materials and labour. Painting not required - Due date: Before Saturday, 24 September 2022

Super easy to work with - thanks so much - recommend

Repairs tp picket fence

$300

Randwick NSW, Australia

28th Jul 2022

damage to bottom of picket fence from watering - require repairs - Due date: Flexible

Handyman needed to fix picket fence Door gate.

$60

Malabar NSW, Australia

15th Feb 2022

I need someone to fix the picket fence gate. The door gate is screwed incorrectly and fell down. The gate builder wouldn’t come back to fix his terrible work so I really desperately need your help. Photos are attached. It should be an easy and quick job to fix. Thank you for your help!

Thank you Bill! Good job, well done!

FENCE - Picket

$1,200

Bondi Junction NSW, Australia

9th Feb 2022

Remove and dispose of present fence. Supply and install 6.1m of 1.5m high 3-rail picket fence using 70x45mm treated pine rougher headed rails; 70x19mm primed treated pine DAR gothic top pickets spaced at 30mm apart; 90x90mm H4 treated pine posts concreted in ground at a 600mm depth with galvanised fasteners. - Due date: Before Friday, 11th Mar 2022

Picket fence built

$700

Clovelly NSW, Australia

19th Sep 2021

Essentially want a low picket fence to be built in the backyard acting as a dog fence (separating 2 parts of the yard). Replacing the temporary structure feature in the photos. Fence will need to have a regular gate. Fence will essentially follow an L shape for 6-7 metres ( a straight 4-5 metre section and a 1-2 metre section). Doesn't need to be too high, was thinking about 75cm high. Happy for it to be done any time in the next month or so. Replacing temporary structure as it is unsightly. Want something that looks better - I though a small picket fence would be the best solution

New picket fence

$1,000

Woollahra NSW 2025, Australia

10th Sep 2021

We require a new white picket fence (will consist timber or aluminium) 5m long with a gate and 0.9m high including installation and removal of old fence.

Fix a picket fence

$120

Matraville NSW, Australia

28th Oct 2020

Section of picket fence needs securing. Two uprights need replacing / reattaching to brick wall, and then ceder pickets need to be reattached to cross brace pieces. House will be sold soon so not looking for top of the range job, just fix that will last 3 to 6 months. have all the necessary timber.