Board on Board Fence Installation in Middle Tennessee

A conventional privacy fence sets pickets edge to edge. Lumber dries and shrinks, and within a year those tight joints open into gaps you can see straight through. Board on board overlaps every picket by an inch or more, so shrinkage never becomes a sight line.

The overlap also creates depth and shadow along the fence, which reads far better from a patio than a flat wall of boards.

Because there is no unfinished rail side, board on board satisfies associations that require the good side to face out, and it looks intentional on the portions of a fence line visible from the road. Adding a top cap and trim board raises the finish level further and gives the fence a defined edge.

Board on board uses more lumber than a standard privacy fence, so the framing has to carry more weight. Posts are set to depth in concrete, rails are sized for the span, and gates are braced and hung on reinforced posts so the extra picket weight does not pull them out of square.

A standard privacy fence butts boards edge to edge. Wood shrinks, and within a year or two you can see daylight through gaps that were tight on install day. Board on board overlaps each picket with its neighbor, so seasonal movement never opens a sight line.

The second benefit is appearance. Because both faces show a finished board pattern, there is no good side and bad side to negotiate with a neighbor. On a fence that both households look at every day, that matters more than homeowners expect it to.