DIY Fence On a Budget!

🧰 🛠 Tools and Products Used: amzn.to/3mNqSYa
This video will show you How to build a DIY Fence on a Budget! Additionally, you'll get a budget friendly cost breakdown!
This video will show you step-by-step:
1. How to plan out your DIY fence layout and establish fence post spacing
2. How to set you fence posts
3. How to install the horizontal fence bracing
4. How to install fence pickets
5. Budget Cost Breakdown
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TOOLS AND MATERIALS USED:
(I built this DIY fence last summer and you can already see the inflation in prices… It's hard to do anything on a budget when it comes to lumber these days)
Rigid Framing Nailer
amzn.to/3t0j2HX
Nails
Grip-Rite 2 in. x 0.113 Plastic Exterior Galvanized Ring Shank Nails (5,000 per Box)-GR04HG - The Home Depot
Screws
DECKMATE #10 x 3-1/2 in. Star Flat-Head Wood Deck Screws (5 lbs. per Pack)-312DMG5 - The Home Depot
Pressure Treated 2x4’s
WeatherShield 2 in. x 4 in. x 8 ft. #2 Prime Ground Contact Pressure-Treated Lumber-291224 - The Home Depot
Pressure treated 4x4’s
4 in. x 4 in. x 8 ft. #2 Ground Contact Pressure-Treated Southern Yellow Pine Timber-194354 - The Home Depot
Fence Pickets
5/8 in. x 5-1/2 in. x 6 ft. Pressure-Treated Pine Dog-Ear Fence Picket-102560 - The Home Depot
Concrete
Sakrete 65201030 40 lbs. Concrete Mix - Walmart.com - Walmart.com
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[@AndrewThronImprovements]

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[@monterriowright5550]

Hey bro what time are we coming coming

[@traviswilliams2733]

Hey man. Any videos on building patio tied into rooftop?

[@trumpwon8231]

Never buy pre made

[@LookitsRiley]

I followed your instructions and absolutely nailed it. Crushed it. Doing this myself saved me possibly $3,000 or more.

[@BeetJuiceCuresCancer]

No pun intended

[@MAYBEDUNO]

I'm shocked that you guys actually pointed out your mistakes. That's awesome not a lot of people do that. And for that I give you two thumbs up

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Appreciate it!!

[@paulsandlin5811]

Thanks for putting this video together, Andrew. I will be using this to tear my current fence down and build a new one. Nicely done!

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Glad it helped, Paul! Good luck with your project!

[@number6396]

Amazed you took on this particular project now with the astronomically high prices of lumber. The costs are prohibiting me from doing lots of needed renovations. I enjoy your videos!

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Fortunately, I took on this project last summer before lumber prices exploded. However, I am looking to build a shed in the coming weeks and the lumber prices are killer...I appreciate you watching and thanks for the comments!

[@number6396]

@@AndrewThronImprovements Thanks for responding. Economic Ninja predicts lumber prices will come down by this summer. Maybe you should wait a few months on that shed. Might be worth it. Continue tiling and painting for now!!

[@SamJohnson-rl3dm]

Lumber is supposed to be getting super low soon just fyi July 10, 2024

[@tanyabetterblessed1401]

Thank you Andrew my son and I will be doing this your video has made me confident that we can accomplish the job and do it right based on the expert guidance that you provide in your video thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and your time it's so appreciated and has removed the fear from a test that was totally overwhelming but needed to be done! ❤️

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Glad it helped, Tanya! Good luck with your project!!

[@Lizzieb-xr5ik]

Love this! My husband & I just bought a home in August & 2 sides of the fence need replacing. It’s the same Dog ear type, but I think all the posts need replacing too. I’ll be excited to try this in the spring!

[@ferrellscales1155]

When you mixed the concrete before you put it in the hole.....i liked the video immediately. Great job lol

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Appreciate it! It’s the right way to do it haha

[@Alexd.927]

By far my favorite fence installation video that gives me motivation to DIY.

[@eugeniemukandayisenga1735]

My daughters and I will try this before winter starts. Good video, thanks for sharing.

[@elvinherrera2530]

Thank you for sharing the cost $ I’ve been quoted $10,000 & $6,000 glad to know that you spend less than $2,000 I just need to put in the time and LABOR! 😅😎

[@jimmyford4509]

Getting ready to repair the privacy fence at my house. Thanks for the tips. I feel a lot better about the upcoming job now.

[@williamdavis8168]

Great video, and looks like you're doing a bunch of manageable weekend projects. Looking forward to catching a bunch more of them while I'm on my own project list.

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Appreciate it, William! Thanks for watching 🤙

[@thestrugglingoptimist2541]

This is awesome! Very clear instructions. Definitely coming back to this video when I go to build my privacy fence!

[@rubenmarin3390]

When i built my fence, only thing i did differently was to use 16' 2x4 for more stability and strength. Its redundant, but very satisfying when its complete.

[@tashanathompson4487]

You make it look so easy I want to try this myself. I need a fence but I got a few quotes ranging from 5k-8k.

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Thanks for watching! Goodluck with your project!

[@ICU-th7qj]

That sounds accurate

[@chadwhick6919]

Thanks for your video...im building a privacy wall and now I have a better idea thanks to your video.

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Thanks for watching! Good luck with your project!

[@nadirramonique4231]

So detailed I feel like I can do this myself. Thanks Drewskiii!!

[@roertplascencia8982]

Hey man, my name is Robert. And I just wanted to say, you doing a great job helping us out. Gray job ,I love it. Thanks again.

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

I appreciate it! Thanks so much for watching and good luck with all of your projects!

[@alexanderbattaglia2916]

Best video yet. Production values are great.

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

I appreciate it Alexander! Thanks for the continued support 👍

[@elysmattar]

Great tutorial, easy to follow and absolutely done correctly. Thank you!!

[@Curteman20]

Very nice video! I gave you a thumbs up and I liked the attention to detail. You’re definitely right about dropping the perfection of square and using your eyeballs to ensure it is esthetically pleasing. Something about foregrounds and backgrounds will cause perfection to not look so perfect. Great video!

[@ThePowerOf762]

Congrats and thanks for taking your time to teach others.

[@CaseyBleu]

I am going to use this video as a reference when I build my fence this week!

[@courtney05leigh1]

Great video, thanks for sharing. Looking to replace our low pickets to privacy fencing to block out our neighbors. Needed to see this as a refresher.

[@bsamboy1974]

Fantastic finish!!Good work for weekends!!!

[@gregarcher7730]

Excellent video. You make GREAT suggestions and tips!! Thanks!!

[@wjenkins1194]

I subscribed after the backflip - Well Done!

[@noturmomma]

So this video super awesome and I love glue you showed the price we all needed this thank you

[@gettingfitat5015]

This was awesome!! Nice job! 👍 Curious though. My yard has a bad slope to it. Suggestions on handling something like that?

[@Concordeagle]

Great video, you can probably multiply the lumber prices by 2 with today's inflation.

[@markcavandish1295]

Man Glitter is huge!

[@beachday4439]

The one thing I don't see anymore nowadays for wooden fences, is white picket fences, or any painted fence. Everything is bare wood or stained. I like the look of a painted fence to match the house. Unpainted wood fences I think in my area just fell out of fashion for some reason.

[@Winfree]

Great work! So helpful to see how you did this, step by step!

[@stuartniven2401]

Nice!! Big help for a fence I need to build! 🤟

[@gettothechoppa8495]

Just built something similar and something to consider is the cost of staining the fence is insane. I did this instead of a pvc fence because I wanted to save some Money but to stain both sides it was another $800 to the cost. Unless your planning on letting your hard work turn grey something to consider if your budgeting this project.

[@ferddoes1498]

I just bought a house and there "fence" was 2 cinder block stacked on top of each other with the fence post sat in the holes for rails. SO being a good neighbor I painted the cinder blocks in multiple bright colors!

[@garryquinn9335]

Your giving my guidance in life brother ❤️

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Glad it helped! Thanks for watching!

[@Misamorrr]

Love it, I plan on doing a fence like this to my new home ☺️

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Good luck!

[@mikecicchini8718]

Good stuff Was thinking of buying Fence Panels which would be a bit more expensive compared to the Pickets

[@christopherarmstrong2710]

Great tutorial, thanks!

[@williamperez2024]

Great video, thank you for sharing your work 👍🏼

[@roland5599]

nice job and nice adjustments on the fly!

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Appreciate it! Thanks for watching!

[@dougsandler8839]

Nicely done!

[@ChaseStobbe]

WOW looking at those lumber prices back then 2 years ago makes me cry

[@servingthestreetz]

You are good at explaining thank you for this video.

[@kurtisryall5238]

Good job, fence looks great 👍

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@pjz7088]

Excellent content. Succinct and detailed. Thanks!

[@SAM57119]

( : Awesome! Thanks for posting. I'll be sharing with my son who will be building a fence this summer.

[@vanessacasas8512]

How many bags of concrete are you using on each 4x4?

[@emmanuelpumah]

Great video. Just gave me a reason to do it myself 🙏🏾

[@philschopshop4591]

Starts at 1:20

[@LoopDoc]

So cool. Loved it

[@andreyv1]

Thinking of replacing my fence soon. What would you rate this as on 1-10 difficulty? I'm not super handy but have a lot of the necessary tools to do this job

[@ramonasmith1503]

Hi Andrew I love the video thank you for explaining everything. If you have any leftover black paint I would paint the top of the gate to give it a nice accent and would match your other fencing. Great video like your others.

[@dantheman9852]

Well done. Why did you go with individual pickets over the pre-made panels?

[@MSMgamer190]

Great Job! I'm about to take on this task here soon. Did you get any volume discount at home depot?

[@Yadazay]

nice fence

[@janissanchez9472]

I think we can do this, great instructions.

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Good luck!

[@patricksmith3135]

Commenting to improve your algorithm results; and I learn something new each time.

[@shayyyLuv]

Great Video , I will be starting a project soon and this was amazing information and very easy to follow. Fencing Looks amazing! Thank You

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Glad it was helpful!

[@andredsouza2320]

Great video. What Nailer, nails and gauge nails did you use? I have a framing nailer and am having trouble finding nails less than 2"

[@kaykay1kc]

love it!

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Appreciate it!

[@anthonyjones8759]

Just beauitful, great job

[@richardallin7202]

Awesome video. How would you do a curved fence for a round garden?

[@Sosastudios.]

Nice! 👍

[@georgellamas7286]

Does rain/frost mess with the fence at all? Like does it Rot the wood away?

[@rcolba]

How much did you actually save buying all the materials separate as opposed to prefab fence panels?

[@AB-so3jv]

Awesome job!!!

[@nofollow5424]

Great job 👏

[@MaLiArtworks186]

I would put the pickets on my side so my family would see the beautiful side.

[@theofficialgreenkane9645]

It’s common curtesy to put the “nice side” facing outward

[@RockforJesus777]

City code where I live says the finished side has to face the public. It’s common here to double hang the pickets so both sides are finished. Costs more but…

[@MaLiArtworks186]

@@RockforJesus777 I love that doubling idea!

[@jenniferw5095]

Beautiful 💕

[@jasonfuertes5590]

Is there a wait time for the concrete to dry? Do you top it off with dirt. Ian just hit Orlando and I need to fix one side. Thanks for any help.

[@staceydickinson8021]

Great video and I have a question.. how do you get a string line level and how do you know it's level?

[@christinejohn9059]

Future proof house use by making g ir wheel chair friendly as it allows access for infirm elderly or wheel chair users

[@joshuajackson8112]

Awesome video I was just wondering with setting your fence posts in concrete is there anything you should do at then have pressure-treated wood I’ve heard of guys say that wood post in bconcrete will eventually rot from the moisture is there anything to do to prevent this?

[@Acesnickvlc]

The only issue with using treated 2x4 as railing you’re going to end up with alot of warped and twisted rails. As a professional, I like to sell my customers pre stained sections already assembled. Pre assembled sections will hold up longer. From experience.

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

That’s a good point! Usually, I try to let the lumber dry out as much as possible before installing, but some twisting seems pretty much inevitable unfortunately

[@jc6433]

Great video, thanks!!!

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Thanks for watching!

[@truckersherm7249]

How did you know how much pickets you needed?

[@brentglaser1425]

You can more than double the cost for materials today. Good job on this video.

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Honestly, that’s probably the unfortunate truth. Thanks for watching!

[@gbaho88]

Pretty damn good! 🙌🏽

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

I appreciate it! Thanks for watching!

[@susanmott7341]

Not perfect?? Looks perfect to me, love it

[@DigitalENCOM]

What about the 6x6x8 post as well?

[@rage_tv4493]

thinking about doing the same thing thanks for the help

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Good luck!

[@thomaswreck829]

Thanks KEEP GOING!

[@dalewall8550]

THX MAN....NICE VIDEO. KNOWLWDGE IS FUTURE MONEY

[@donaldeubank1308]

Great Video! Thank you!

[@Repsalix]

Cant wait for lumber prices to go back down to do this lol

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Right! You can see how crazy the price increase is when you compare it to last summer. Glad I did it when I did! Thanks for watching!

[@Repsalix]

Im a project manager for a builder in Texas. Have a few builds where we bid the house and when it came to ordering lumber we had to let homeowner know by the way lumber prices went up again from one week to the other so new bid is X amount. Not fun

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

@@Repsalix yea it’s unreal. Would hate to be trying to build a new home right now.

[@WeirdFlex]

question, i see you have the rails screwed to the outside of the post, but then on a clip where you were by a chainlink fence, they were recessed in using a bracket on the right side, did you use a bracket on the left as well? and if so, how do you make the recessed part of the fence match with the other that is attached to the rails on the face of the post?

[@tanyarobinson1623]

Inspired. Thank you for sharing.

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Thanks for watching!

[@dwhyze5090]

Great video man! Trying to do my fence this summer so this is a great tutorial to have handy!!

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Glad it was helpful! Good luck with you project this summer!

[@kiwidadygirl]

There is no need to mix the cement. There is no need to even add water in all but the driest areas. You can pour dry cement in hole with post then compact the dirt on top. It takes a day or two most to have solid concrete. Did that almost a decade ago and fence and posts are still rock solid.

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

That’s a fair point. Probably best practice to add a bit of water - but that’s cool that you were able to have a successful installation going straight dry concrete. Thanks for watching 🤙

[@hugor3667]

Excellent , Thank You!

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Thanks for watching!

[@docimma]

Do you have plans for gates that need to be removable (2-3) to allow tiny home/trailer to exit if I sell my property. Thoughts? Wide width gate on one side with metal support in ground for stability?

[@MariaGonzalez-ex6bq]

Hi, I have a question 🙋🏻‍♀️ Could you put together each panel on the ground ( pickets ) and then attached the panel to the post(s)?

[@Ghazal211]

Excellent Video!

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Thank you very much!

[@Goldenretriever182]

Thank you for a great video

[@Greig-gb9et]

Quick tip fence would look a lot better if slats ran at the same height the posts are not above them. From the inside it won’t look good

[@henrythompsonIII]

Thank you for this video.

[@AndrewThronImprovements]

Thanks for watching!

[@brandonwatsonmedia]

Great video.