Stair Step Fence Panels

In stair stepping you are connecting 2 fence panels to 1 post at different heights.

Stair step fence panels.

The additional room allows the fence panel to flex or rack. Creating a stepped look. Styles including flat top with double pickets and spear top with double pickets will only allow for approximately 14 15 inches of racking when rackable is selected. If you have medium to steep slopes and you re using either of these 2 styles you ll need to stair step the fence panels.

With stepped fencing you use rails that are perpendicular to the pickets. When building a fence on a slope using preassembled panels the entire panel is stepped up or down so it remains level. The posts are installed plumb and each panel steps lower or higher as the grade changes. This is accomplished by either custom routing your fence posts to fit the height of your panels or by using brackets attached to unrouted blank posts.

If your slope is steep you will choose to stair step the fence panels. Both methods are described in better detail below. Racking vinyl fence panels. Assuming you are trying to follow the grade you can either stair step the panels or rack the panels out of square.

Racking vinyl fence panels. This allows the overall line of the fence to follow the slope in a stair step fashion. Building a fence with preassembled panels. Stair stepping is a fence installation technique where each successive panel in your fence line is installed higher or lower than the last.

Each section is attached to the post to accommodate the slope of the land which means your fence will have the look of stairs increasing in height as you move further up the slope.