Post and rail is the fence people see, so it has to run true as well as stand up. Ben builds post and rail across South Wales for paddocks, entrances and boundaries, on its own or backed with stock wire.
A post and rail line lives or dies on the setting out. Posts at consistent spacing and depth, rails at a consistent height, and the line following the ground properly rather than stepping awkwardly through every dip is what makes a run look right from the gate. On sloping ground that means working the fall deliberately instead of pretending it is level.
For horses, the rail height and spacing matter for safety as much as looks, and the rails go on the field side so an animal leaning on the fence pushes against the posts rather than popping the rails off. Where stock also needs containing, Tornado Torus or similar stock wire is run behind the rails to give a barrier that holds sheep and lambs as well as horses.
Entrances are where post and rail earns its money and where it most often fails. Gate and hanging posts take constant leverage, so they go in deeper and heavier than the line posts. Ben has built double entrance gates with matching post and rail runs, and that transition from gate to fence is the detail that decides whether the whole thing still looks right in five years.
It is priced per metre from a site visit and moves with the number of rails, the post spacing, whether stock wire is added behind, the ground conditions and how many gates and corners are in the run. Ben walks the line and gives a written itemised fixed price rather than a rate over the phone.
For horses and stock, rails go on the field side so an animal leaning into the fence pushes against the posts rather than levering the rails off. It is a small detail that makes a real difference to how long the fence survives being leaned on.
Yes, and it is a common combination. The rails give the visual barrier and the strength, and high-tensile stock wire run behind holds sheep and lambs that would otherwise walk straight under the bottom rail. It is specified on the site visit based on what you are containing.
More on our common questions page.
Traditional timber post and rail for paddocks, horses and entrances — morticed, strong and squared off.
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