Cedar picket, light and air included.
Spaced boards and shadowbox alternation keep the line without building a wall. The breeze goes through instead of against.
4' / 5' / 6'RANCH RAIL 2 / 3 / 4SAME CEDAR, SAME POSTS
The open-board spec
- Styles
- Spaced picket, shadowbox
- Ranch rail
- 2, 3, or 4 rail
- Heights
- 4' / 5' / 6'
Some yards want a line, not a wall. Spaced picket marks the boundary and keeps sightlines; shadowbox alternates boards on both faces so the fence reads finished from either side. Ranch rail covers the big open runs.
ONE PROJECT, TOLD STRAIGHT
A new subdivision, fenced before the sod went down
These two frames are the same shadowbox project in a brand new neighborhood: long runs, clean corners, gates hung while the houses were still in housewrap. This is what the crew leaves behind on day one, not after the landscaping catches up.
Where picket wins, where it does not
Open, neighborly, and lets the breeze through instead of fighting it.
Less privacy than solid board; the gaps are the point.
Shadowbox splits the difference: alternating boards soften direct sightlines while air keeps moving through the run.
SPACED FOR AIRFLOW. BUILT ON THE SAME BONES.
Same cedar, same posts, spaced for airflow and sightlines.
MARK THE LINE
Get a picket quote before the sod goes down
Two minutes in the estimator, or one call to the shop.