How Wide Is a Picket

Pickets are the vertical members of a wood fence. Pickets can be installed tight to each other or with a space between them. Typically, pickets are 3 1/2″ wide, 5 1/2″ or as much as 11 1/2″ wide, if you are going to use dimensional kiln-dried lumber.

How wide are standard pickets?

Standard width of pickets is 62mm (+/-0.5mm). Standard picket thickness is either 18mm or 12mm (+/-1mm). Standard picket heights are 800mm and 1200mm (+/-2mm). Other picket heights can be manufactured to order (up to a maximum of 2400mm).

How wide are space pickets?

  • Much like solid fence, install your first picket against the house or at the end of the rails.
  • Using a jig for spacing, space your next picket 2 ½” away.
  • You will have to level every picket on a picket fence.
Alexander Ross

Alexander Ross

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Alexander Ross has covered the video game industry for a decade, writing deep dives on game design, esports tournaments, VR developments, and gaming culture.

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