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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CHenry" data-source="post: 3982102" data-attributes="member: 6281">I made this mistake 4 years ago and your right, I regret it.I'd also recommend not buying cheap panels. Buy real treated 2x4s and screw each picket on with 6 screws per picket. Run a string line on top of each post in 8' lengths so your pickets follow the ground slope (is any are there) check for plumb every 3-5 pickets and adjust slightly if plum gets off a tad. As already stated, dont place pickets on the ground, use a spacer like a 1x4 or such.These pickets are only 1 dollar more than pressure treated and I would recommend you use this or similar.[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.lowes.com/pd/Severe-Weather-Common-5-8-in-x-5-1-2-in-x-6-ft-Actual-0-59-in-x-5-5-in-x-6-ft-Natural-Cedar-Cedar-Dog-Ear-Wood-Fence-Picket/4323595[/URL]It will take 18 pickets per 8' of fence and that comes to $53 plus the 2x4s and a box of screws.I've built a LOT of fences and what I am telling you here, with metal post and all, will likely outlast you (I dont know how old you are though) while looking nice the entire time. Some sealer every 5 years helps add years also.</blockquote>