I bought the fence and posts at Ring's End, a Connecticut-based chain of high-quality hardware and lumber stores. The fence is cedar gothic picket, four feet tall, available in panels of eight ...

Dear James: I think a picket fence would look good across my front and side yard. I have some saws and tools. Is this a project that the average DIYer can ...

Planning the Fence . The kind of fence you install depends on what you want it to do. If it's to corral the family dog, then it must be dog-tight, starting at ground level and rising at least 4 ft ...

As a child, when my friends in Algiers Point were drawing rocket ships and puppies, I was drawing houses. One preschool-era picture even included details like shutters and a rose-covered picket fence.

Most picket fences are 36 inches to 48 inches tall and are constructed using a traditional four-by-four post and two-by-four rail fence frame, adorned with neatly spaced pickets.