How To Build a Modern Horizontal Privacy Fence - DIY Friendly Project

In this video we will show you how to build a modern horizontal privacy fence, and this is an easy enough project to DIY at your own home if you have some basic tools and know-how. We used ProWood DuraColor lumber which is treated with a colorant to give it a brown tone instead of the typical bright yellow that comes with standard pressure treated southern yellow pine. Fence installation can be pretty simple but there are a few key things we show you in this video to make sure you are on the right track.
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[@phrenic13]

Love getting little ideas from different people. Also, omg it must be cold as balls there.

[@michaelz6870]

I'm astounded by the amount of material used to build this fence. With recent inflation and covid supply chain fukery, here in the mountain/midwest region, would take a 2nd mortgage to replicate. Sheesh

[@floridagirl8540]

I was thinking the same! Twice as much wood is used. I like the look so maybe just 1 layer for now

[@timothyroe5020]

Getting ready to build a privacy fence on my deck and remembered you had done this video. Looked through your site and found what I was looking for. Thanks! This will work perfectly.

[@iamfitniss]

The best tutorial I’ve seen & not at all complex. Thank you!

[@longfinger]

I Love your style! Such a great addition to the yard! Nice work guys and girls!

[@ricardochevelle2240]

Loved ❤️ this instructional video Very informative, organized and clear. Well demonstrated ! I really liked the quality of the wood you chose and the durability of the material . The way you staggered the boards on opposite sides added a great touch for the privacy aspect. I also appreciated the craftsmanship in structuring the fence. Longevity is always important. Continue to put out quality work and videos, I’m about to definitely follow your blueprint for my fence project and get “Locked in for Justice “

[@Sunnyside--Up]

Because of your videos, I resolved some of the details on my projects, I would never have figured. Thank you very much! Absolutely. Amazing craftsmanship, amazing design ideas, great personality and so much fun to watch. Merci.

[@THEpremieroutdoor]

No problem man, glad it all went well!!

[@arealf-ckingenious]

2 comments--for another $15 per post we use 4 X 6's (only on high end fence) which adds tons of strength and doubles the life of the fence. The other comment is that you screw the client when you put dirt back into the hole on top of concrete. This encases the post in moisture every time it rains, and for days after...your posts will fail quickly (at least twice). We fill the concrete to approx 2 inches above grade so that the post doesn't sit in a bathtub. I was surprised when I saw what you were doing because your projects are always top quality.

[@hallowedbethygame2840]

Which way do you put the long side of the post? Parallel to the fence boards or perpendicular?

[@arealf-ckingenious]

@@hallowedbethygame2840 Perpendicular...because it's the 5 1/2" side of the post that yields the most strength

[@moneymakingmikeg.9555]

Great looking fence guys. Not something you see everyday. Bing Bang Boom pay me!! Hoping all is well, Dirty Jersey out!!

[@rachelbrunkow7785]

Beautiful work! Going to build a similar privacy fence. Thank you!

[@jaspermillerlandscaping6174]

Looks awesome, we've just completed something similar this week.

[@joshabellantin839]

This is nice. my husband also gives his stamp of approval. We just bought a house and I wanted to do another style other than shadow box which everyone in the subdivision has. 😣. My house is already cookie cutter so I think this style will really make our house pop. thank you for your informative and inspiring video!!!

[@THEpremieroutdoor]

No problem!! Glad you like it!

[@williesturner9398]

Simple and straight to the point. Good job!

[@houseofgroovedjsphotobooth1175]

5:45 Neighbor Guy was Wilson, loved that show. Nice Job on the fence looks awesome.

[@Ashleighmermaid]

Looks great. Now I know why my horizontal fence warped. I used one inch thick boards spaced 8 feet apart.

[@kellypetretti-ackelbein3568]

That made it warp? I bought pre-made 8 foot wide by 6 foot horizontal fencing from Home Depot with 4x4 posts. Plain simple fence. The one between me and my rear neighbor.

[@kylerobertelliott]

Simple and looks great. Giving this a go this weekend

[@mikescalise3913]

Great video! Thanks!

[@adurpina]

it made great structure

[@TheBlindSwordsman]

Awesome fence 👍

[@Gilly714]

Looks great man , i hope you and the family are well...

[@THEpremieroutdoor]

Thanks a lot Gilbert!

[@Gilly714]

@@THEpremieroutdoor no brother , thank you for all the awesome protip you shed ... my casa is looking a lot better since I've been watching your video . So thank you .🤙

[@yogi2436]

Great idea for a structure

[@THEpremieroutdoor]

Appreciate that!!

[@sambuckland1987]

Very smart mate.

[@fryefencecurbscapingllc9817]

Looks great, I would suggest when setting the posts to have the post close to the string, like 1/8” or so, and keep it consistent. The danger of actually touching the string is influencing the string during the run of posts and can actually cause an an “arch” in the line of posts. The longer the run of posts, the more of a chance this could happen. Keep the videos rolling, we are getting more into building decks and love that information you share.

[@sandycoyman3891]

Best approach with a string line is to offset the line with a 3/4" or other size block at both ends and then take another same size block and use it as a gauge between the string and the post you are setting. This way you can get each post exactly in line

[@whocares5188]

Nice a privacy fence my neighbors can peep through

[@AntEloftheHouseofEl]

Damn this is freaky! Because, just this weekend, I have been watching videos on horizontal privacy fences in preparation for doing my front garden! Spooky! Lol.

[@THEpremieroutdoor]

Hahah it must be a sign!! Hopefully this helped out a little bit

[@AntEloftheHouseofEl]

@@THEpremieroutdoor oh it most definitely did! Although I knew what to do already, it's always good to look at professional and how they do things! Just a shame timber is so damned expensive here in the UK.

[@not.likely]

Good and strong

[@andrewlock4190]

Thx for the video. Really helped me out with my project. Also, you look like Marv from Home Alone.

[@THEpremieroutdoor]

Pre or post paint can to the face?

[@stevef1304]

🤣🤣🤣

[@andyc.947]

Is there a reason you used 2x material for the horizontal boards vs 1x? Seems overkill for 2x but maybe I'm wrong

[@JustanOldfart01]

I thought the same, maybe the land owner wants to keep in livestock like Buffalo. Lol

[@fishfishfish9837]

Nice.

[@triaxe-mmb]

Question: No top plate needed? This is beautiful by the way

[@juansaydeflores890]

to hide use screws . could you have used construction glue such as PLE and a galvanized brad nail?? great video btw.. very helpful

[@christopheransley]

Nice

[@y0urdigitalw0rld]

Great looking fence! And those weren't post holes dug.. they were craters.. wont lean/tilt in those arctic winds.... ever.

[@MrDucehands]

What was the size of your fence post? If your hole was 36 inches did you have 4x4x12?

[@proverbs2life]

I get the home improvement neighbor guy 😄

[@nuRLE]

Did you water the concrete, or does it get moisture from the dirt? If so did you mix it? Or just pour some water and leave it?

[@bhangraboyin]

Which type of nail gun you using mate? I thought it has to be coil nailer

[@joshuadiaz1670]

how do you make sure the tops of the posts come out even?

[@user-up4tg8lf8e]

Great video but What type of wood did you use !?!?

[@user-iu8te3ef1h]

How do you attach an inside corner? Seems like you would need a backer of some sort. I’m building one as we speak and looking for ideas

[@kripp88]

Looks great! Do you ever use an auger for the holes or always manual dig? Also, I've found those slightly more expensive metal post hole diggers to be worth the premium over those wooden ones, but maybe I'm just a baby haha

[@rdavid7965]

The post holes are way too large, use a post hole digger and allows only a couple of inches around each post tamp rocks or old chunks of concrete aboutt halfway up then use half a bag of concrete and that will be plenty.

[@jmathis2aug]

You’re not being a baby, you most definitely can use an auger. This is over engineered. Holes are way too big & 2 bags of concrete is gross over use of materials.

[@victorvek5227]

@@rdavid7965plenty if you don’t deal with frost lines! We have to dig 48” where I live. Fn brutal

[@SuperShannanigans]

Could you feasibly do this with an 8' tall fence instead of 6'? I know the posts would probably have to be 12', with 4' in the ground, but would that be too much weight on the posts? I would probably only put horizontal boards on one side of the fence and not leave 1/2" gaps (you know, crazy lumber prices right now).

[@whocares5188]

I wouldn't see a problem

[@seanstack180]

The half inch gaps are functional for letting wind through. Otherwise wind pressure during a storm can knock it over. The taller your fence, the more pressure no gaps causes.

[@jasonsejkora4578]

6x6 posts would be better

[@jasonkeller5732]

As a homeowner whats the best way to submit plans to a municipality? My thought is pencil and paper but I'm sure they would rather see mechanical style drawings. What's the best way for a DIYer to go about submitting plans?

[@THEpremieroutdoor]

Pencil and paper is fine, especially if they know the homeowner is submitting the plans, they may ask for revisions once they review it but try to be as thorough as possible with all of the details

[@brunoangel4556]

Awesome job👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@johnlunde6139]

I’ve been thinking about doing something like this. I was thinking of using one-bys instead thinking cost of material would be less. Any certain reason you went with two-bys?

[@THEpremieroutdoor]

Just for a little more stability from twisting and warping

[@pacovilla4223]

How you find out how much lumber needs?

[@PNWLiving1725]

Hahahaha, made me laugh out loud ..."whats going on there hotshot!??" Hahahaha

[@mac8179]

Question: would it ever make sense to use Deckorator boards for the fence so that you could (1) choose color and (2) durability? I’m thinking about going this route....

[@THEpremieroutdoor]

It would! It will be a more expensive project but you will never have maintenance so you have to weigh out the options

[@mac8179]

@@THEpremieroutdoor Great!

[@jmathis2aug]

We just gonna ignore my man on the elevator @ 5:52?? 😂

[@iheartbeelove]

Will these warp?

[@sstag83]

Do you come to Kansas because I've been waiting FOUR DAMN YEARS for my husband to finish our privacy fence. Now half the wood has warped to shit because he just left it all sit uncovered for 4 years. I just want a gdamn fence

[@mikeman0341]

Horizontal boards cheaper than vertical? (Generally speaking)

[@Burritosarebetterthantacos]

I built a very similar fence as a privacy wall and it twisted like crazy im guessing my wood was too wet.

[@rbfarrell1]

If you want the post to rot off in a couple of years put them in concrete even if it is pressure treated to will rot. Concrete holds the moisture around the post.

[@fredcarter7003]

How do you do an inside corner on a horizontal fence

[@BetoFaistauer]

Que tipo de madeira é essa?

[@romanmerkushen1819]

I did get the type of wood you use on the fencing? Whats the cost per panel? Nice work!

[@superflyguy218]

The cost of material alone here in BC would be close to $540 for just the 6 2x6x8, 6 2x4x8, and 6 2x2x8 times 2 because its 2 sided. $220 per side not including posts/concrete or labor.

[@deniseockey6204]

Along the back wall it looked like one piece on the bottom was trimmed, and that section had an extra horizontal board. Is that correct, or was it an allusion?

[@THEpremieroutdoor]

You are correct! Eventually when the patio goes in we will be bringing the grade up so it is level all the way across the back yard, but since that won’t be for a little while we put an extra piece in the bottom on a few sections. That will eventually get taken out

[@deniseockey6204]

@@THEpremieroutdoor thanks. That makes complete sense.

[@ShellerOutdoorLivingLLC]

Question, is the DoJo what has you working and hammering so fast?

[@THEpremieroutdoor]

It absolutely is, those clips weren’t even sped up, I’ve just turned into an absolute machine!!

[@ShellerOutdoorLivingLLC]

😂

[@BDAShadow1]

Liked for the Home Improvement joke. It's the little things.

[@dwwcoder5048]

What’s the height of each string line?

[@oshkoshbjosh]

Dumb question... if it's a wood fence do you have to coat it in anything to protect it from moisture and sun? Or is there a kind of wood that is able to handle the snow and rain and stuff?

[@slavasatonin947]

cedar is

[@StuckInTheM1ddle]

If it's general pre-treated wood then no you don't need to add anything. The wood will naturally change/weather to a new colour though over time (silver/grey) so if you wanted to keep the original colour/tone of the wood you'd want to protect with a UV protection oil. Some woods are naturally resistent and don't need pre-treatment (Western Red Cedar) but they will also weather to a different colour so again at a minimum you might want the UV oil if you wanted to keep the warm colour of the cedar.

[@nolanjonescu2388]

Are you not worried about bugs or Hornets making nests inside of that cavity that you framed in ??

[@libertypaintingloudoun3274]

What is the height of those post ?

[@anastaciosaspect1086]

can we get the total cost for supplies? this should be in your info, so were more inclined to watch the whole thing to see how. thank you! i love your fence,

[@DanielCoe]

$$$$

[@superflyguy218]

The cost of material alone here in BC would be close to $540 for just the 6 2x6x8, 6 2x4x8, and 6 2x2x8 times 2 because its 2 sided so 12 2x6, 12 2x4 and 12 2x2. $220 per side not including posts/concrete or labor. So pretty steep on material costs alone.

[@c0pyimitati0n]

What is the cost on something like this?

[@borissblinov1181]

👌🔥🔥🔥

[@dbnum2]

if you, hypothetically, we're adding a ~12ft double-swing gate to this fence design could you describe how you'd construct that gate? :-)

[@louie1487]

Build it in place. Install horizontal wood on outside, but inner side frame it, install your diagonal piece on both gates, hinges might be a problem if you are using the 2" boards up top, but install hinges, then cut the wood from outside where hinges are right in between the framed lumber (where gates meet). Gates will swing in.

[@elephantsonpatrol]

In the UK it’s more common practice to fill the hole entirely with concrete, then create a ‘slope’ away from the post otherwise the post will rot very quickly at ground level. Also treat the bottom of posts with bitumen tar paint. Will last 25yrs+ easy then. Nice looking fence though otherwise and love all your other work! 👍

[@shanew7361]

I agree, that 💩 wouldn't fly in my lawn.

[@THEpremieroutdoor]

That isn’t common around here, we get a lot of longevity from ground contact treated lumber and there is also very sandy soil here which will not hold wayer

[@elephantsonpatrol]

@@THEpremieroutdoor UK gets a heck of a lot of rainfall too I suppose. Backfilling with gravel is sometimes done on very large holes, so will likely have the same effect as the sandy soil you mention. You probably get better treated timber/lumber than we do too tbh. For example, I see a lot of 6x6 posts in use in your videos, yet this is rare here. They only get used for gate posts and occasional high-end gazebo’s etc. 99% of decking, pergolas etc is done in 4x4 posts. Or patio is more prevalent.

[@arealf-ckingenious]

@@THEpremieroutdoor Rationalize all you want but you f*ck the client doing it your way. Not so premier to people in the trades that know better...

[@marc9709]

There's no where for the rain water to go... It will just sit on top of the concrete forming a puddle. Being a landscaper I love your work, but there's no need for that 😃

[@stephenbell3637]

How has the skyrocketing material prices affected your business? Are you seeing less people doing projects or not much of a difference?

[@THEpremieroutdoor]

Not too much, people want projects done now more than ever so it hasn’t really affected us much

[@tomwoolsey1564]

Beautifully done and super strong but I don't think you're math is correct. 😂You used 6 each of 2x6, 2x4, and 2x2.Unless that's nominal measurements and not actual, that's already 6 ft. Then you left a 1/2" spacer for each picket board which adds another 8 5", and you left approximately 4" space at the bottom that you later covered with a 4x2. Which means it's more like a 7 foot fence. Not criticizing you, just trying to figure the actual height since im building one in a couple months.

[@JRMcDowell]

What you dont know how to do corner connections? I guess that was not the design.. but what you do have looks nice.

[@rubenruvalcaba3661]

G Looks like a bunch of pallets. VERY expen$ive pallet-fence too. Any how Keep up the good work, mates

[@THEpremieroutdoor]

Uh thank you?

[@MrElNeNe07]

I cant get into the website. Can you name the name of the wood you used? Treated ? All that please thank you

[@jmathis2aug]

Yes treated lumber is what you need. Depending on how high you want your fence, you need 8 or 10 foot 4x4’s. All lumber should be treated for outdoor use. If not, you’ll be replacing that wood in only a few years time

[@jeremywatts2768]

so what did it cost?

[@ben11brown]

How much do you charge for something like this? What is the price per foot I would like to know from my own business purposes to quote other people Accurately

[@dominiquemartinez1119]

“Hi my name’s Johnny Knoxville, and this is, building a sweet a$$ fence”

[@fourshowdoo]

I thought you were annoying until the "Home improvement" line. Good point. keep it fun while its "A holes & Elbows"

[@dreamerxxxc]

You didn't show the end.. ... ! what about spacing for a short board 4 ft across and 5 ft tall?

[@diyidea3031]

how many years this post gonna stay in concrete before destroying ?

[@CinematicTechnologies]

What was the final cost for all the lumber?

[@victorvek5227]

I can’t even imagine, especially at the time this was being built. And they did 2x material on BOTH sides of the fence! Must have been outrageous.

[@chrismba777]

Wow. $$$$

[@cougargold]

I never put concrete up against my posts. I wrap mine with tar paper to keep the concrete from rotting the posts out in 5 years. Also, with lumber prices, that fence is about $75,000. HA

[@tommyjeffers4215]

great idea thanks

[@jorgesantiagobarzallo49]

75k. Dang

[@jasongarcia3943]

Double sided fence is do I le the cost. Looks awesome though.

[@SaycoPworrell]

Really.. 75k US...more than my house but I want that style. What alternative can use to bring it down to less than 5k in us?

[@TheDeloreana]

I wonder if it is possible to do it with regular fence pickets after cutting the rounded edges of them.

[@johngorla3250]

That fence looks like it could take a gas bomb and still be locked in for justice!

[@THEpremieroutdoor]

Always locked in for JUSTICE!!

[@SpiderLikeGirl]

You quickly glossed over what kind of horizontal wood. 1x6x5/4? Cedar? What is dura wood? Doesn't seem easily purchased

[@victorvek5227]

You used 2x material for all of the slats?? Overkill city, no?

[@THEpremieroutdoor]

Not if you care about aesthetics!

[@paulbell3232]

How far apart are your post??

[@THEpremieroutdoor]

6 feet!

[@stevef1304]

Looks great but per 10 feet it’s probably they most expensive fence u can get lol

[@Henry-lw6yw]

The cracked wood on 9:35 👀

[@davidlindgren7605]

BY THE WAY, THE CORRECT WORD FOR VERTICAL ALIGNMENT IS "PLUMB" NOT "LEVEL." :)

[@tomspallone1868]

Chuh Ching!

[@OhhDipzy]

What does something like this cost per linear ft? Material costs alone? And installation cost?

[@superflyguy218]

He's probably close to $80+/lft materials alone.

[@djexclusivee]

Why is it that people do 6’ on horizontal. I wanna try 8’ but dont wanna screw it up

[@Mavrik9000]

It seems weird to hide the posts by making it double-sided and then add the post look back in with trim. Cool, I guess if you can afford to double the material costs.

[@CP-kb1du]

Why the gap for Privacy ....

[@bridesnyc]

Its a choice

[@patriciamariemitchel]

My pity would climb those horizontal boards. 😵‍💫

[@BenWorkmanAnimalFeeMre]

Dirt at the bottom of a wood post will make it wick up water and fail. 😅

[@julieg7542]

Doesn't water from concrete get wicked into the wood too?

[@aleidabianchi1434]

I recommend woodglut to every beginner and not only.

[@Maratrushka]

Diy" but he has like 3 guys helping...

[@bobbyogle]

Fired for putting nails in wrong spot lol