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Great work! Great communication and very quick.

Star picket fencing

$500

On time, and did a quick, great job. Thanks!

Install new letterbox into picket fence

$40

Top bloke. Great value for money, quality work and good banter to boot.

Construct/Procure and install Wooden Picket Gate

$300

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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 North Brisbane

A picket fence installed have material 3 m picket gate

$1,000

Brighton QLD, Australia

21st Mar 2024

I have three metres of picket fence needs installing roughly about 3 m .at the side of my house. The other side of the house roughly 3 m wanting a picket gate installed to match the other side .

Carpenter needed to build picket drive way gate and fix side gate

$100

Banyo QLD, Australia

28th Feb 2024

Looking for someone who can build a driveway picket fence/gate that opens. the span is about 4m, and also fix the side picket fence. Also need to put in some timber on a landing. Obviously budget to be negotiated

Wood fence repair to replace pickets

$5

Fitzgibbon QLD, Australia

11th Oct 2023

Quote to replace wood fence pailing/picket around 3.5-4m width in different spots with standard 1.8 m height as it is rusting and cracking. Also need to install lock on side fence door and possibly maybe new post for the lock to sit on. All Material(from picket/pailing to lock for side door, possibly post for side door, nail etc)should be provided by the person taking the job. Please provide a quote , not going to accommodate request to come and discuss the job calls on site as I have done that in the past and wasted time when people quote unreasonable price on site. Provided all the details and info about the job on Airtasker so no need to see what the job is . - Due date: Flexible

Picket fencing and sliding gate

$4,000

Aspley QLD 4034, Australia

6th Jul 2023

Fencing & sliding gate with aluminium slats - Due date: Before Thursday, 31 August 2023

Need a wire/star-picket fence built

$300

Stafford Heights QLD, Australia

9th Nov 2022

Trying to build a roughly 12m fence for my chicken coop. Can provide materials or happy for you to quote with materials. Will need a gate in the middle (can provide) - Due date: Flexible

Picket Fence

$500

Deagon QLD, Australia

16th Nov 2021

Approx 19m total front picket fence (fence on either side of open driveway) with open pedestrian arch.

Top picket PVC gate 2.6m wide by 1.5m high

$500

Wavell Heights QLD 4012, Australia

25th Sep 2021

Need a PVC gate built and assembled for the side access of our house. 2.6m wide 1.5m high

Construct/Procure and install Wooden Picket Gate

$300

Carseldine QLD, Australia

24th May 2021

I want to get a wooden picket gate installed where I currently have a small metal gate, in order to provide better security for my children and against potential intruders. The existing gate and fence is shown in the attached images. Proposed style would be the following (minus the large posts either side): https://www.fostersfencing.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/picketgate.jpg. This image is also attached to this advert. I would want a metal frame to support the timber. I will do the paint work so just plain timber will suffice. Dimensions to fill are 105cm across from the brick on the side of the house to the current wooden post that connects it to the fence, with existing fence picket heights ranging from 170cm at its lowest point to 190cm tall at its tallest. The existing gate and fence is shown in the attached images. For security and kids proofing we want to use a LokkLatch (refer attached), with a hold for people to unlock from the outside which we then lock from the inside overnight. This is preferred to a generic gate latch (refer attached). I am not a tradie so am negotiable on price. Just send me your materials estimate and labour estimate so I can see how you arrived at your number and I'm happy to negotiate.

Top bloke. Great value for money, quality work and good banter to boot.

Post & Star picket removal (PICS in comments)

$100

Paddington QLD, Australia

3rd May 2021

Hi all, I need my old fence posts and star pickets removed, I’ve got 8 fence posts and 10 star pickets in total, which you can see in the pictures as shown in the pictures. Posts have 30-40cm diameter of concrete at the base. Job completed anytime Tues 4/5 to Fri 7/5 Job is located in banyo 4014

Star picket fencing

$500

Stafford Heights QLD, Australia

17th Apr 2021

Require star pickets and wire to be installed into backyard. Will supply materials - pickets, wire and tensioners. Around 35m fencing in total. Have marked and set up guides to make it easy to install. Pickets every 1500mm which have been marked out and small 1000mm allocation for a gate in the fence line.

Great work! Great communication and very quick.

Install new letterbox into picket fence

$40

Newport QLD, Australia

18th Jan 2021

Please see photos for instructions and fence. We’d like old mailbox removed and new one installed. A hole will need to be cut into fence to accommodate the new box. Would like done this week, any day after 4pm.

On time, and did a quick, great job. Thanks!

2-3 m l shaped picket fence with gate

$750

Nundah QLD, Australia

8th Jan 2021

600 mm palings then right angle to gate 900mm then 1400mm fence to house. Paling 1200 colonial pickets (I have them).

Build a picket fence

$600

Nudgee Beach QLD, Australia

22nd Jul 2020

Around 30 metres of fence.