Weekend Remodel Video: How to Build a Wood Lattice Fence

with senior technical editor Mark Powers, This Old House online

Shopping List

Supplies You Will Need

1. 4×4 pressure-treated posts
Get them long enough to go below the frost line; at least one-third of each post must be buried.

2. Cedar 1×6 lumber
To be ripped to make the post sleeves, stops, and cap rail.

3. Cedar square lattice
Get 4-by-8 sheets that can be cut into two panels each.

4. Self-adhesive flashing to protect the portion of the post set in concrete.

5. ¾-inch drainage stone

6. Concrete
Choose a fast-setting mix.

7. 1¼-inch exterior grade brad nails

8. 1⅝-inch trim-head stainless-steel deck screws

9. 3-inch stainless-steel deck screws

10. Polyurethane glue

11. Polyurethane construction adhesive

12. Painter's tape

13. Post caps
Get 5¼-inch post caps to fit over the sleeved 4×4 posts.

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Tools List
Tools You Will Need
- Mason line and stakes
- Posthole digger
- Clamps
- 4-foot level
- Miter saw
- Pneumatic brad nail gun
- Circular saw (fitted with a rip fence)
- Drill/driver (fitted with ⅜-inch paddle bit)
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In this video, senior technical editor Mark Powers builds a cedar lattice fence.

Steps:
1. Position the line.
2. Dig the first posthole.
3. Wrap the post.
4. Set the post.
5. Cut the sleeve pieces.
6. Assemble the sleeves.
7. Install the first sleeve.
8. Cut the frame pieces.
9. Attach the front stops.
10. Drill weep holes.
11. Cut the lattice.
12. Assemble the frame.
13. Install the lattice.
14. Set the post spacing.
15. Position the second post.
16. Attach the panel.
17. Attach the cap rail.
18. Secure the post caps.

Download the cut list.