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rjw2
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Post: # 6418Post rjw2

Is the strongest fence, the rails and board type, and is it better to have thicker rails, as someone said "they may sag" ?if you use the thiner type ? I was thinking of using 25 mill whould it be better to use 50mill ?

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Post: # 6424Post Tony McC

The strongest fence panels are usually those formed using rails and vertical boards. The overall strength of the fence depends on the posts and the ground anchorage.

Typical rails for a close board panel of 1.85m span would be at least 75x50mm, preferably 100x50mm treated timber.
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Post: # 6824Post lee

We lay our closeboard fencing with 4" posts 10 ft apart, with a 3x3" intermediate post at 5 ft.
we use 3 rails usually 75x50mm and they are 10ft long also.
gravel board is usually 6x1" an as with all our fencing screwed together with galvanised screws

All our fences are used with treated timber.
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