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Board-on-Board Fence Installation
Board-on-board fencing overlaps every picket over the one beside it, eliminating the gaps that open when wood shrinks. Fence Max Texas builds board-on-board cedar fences across Dallas–Fort Worth with top cap, arches, corbels, flat columns and matching gates.
Board-on-board is the construction method behind most of the fences in our gallery, and it is what people usually mean when they say they want a fence that looks custom.
Instead of setting pickets side by side, each board overlaps its neighbor by an inch or more. That overlap means the fence stays solid year-round, and it gives the surface a layered shadow line that flat fences don't have.
Because the structure is already stronger and heavier, board-on-board fences are the natural home for the detailing we build most often: top cap and double trim, arched or scalloped sections, corbels and flat decorative columns.
Why it works here
Built for North Texas
Custom design consultation
Every board-on-board fence installation project starts with a site visit, a written design and a clear estimate — at no cost.
Quality materials
We use only the finest quality material available to ensure the highest longevity together with your custom design.
Professional project manager
Personal attention, on-time completion and professional team work from design through final walkthrough.
Exclusive warranty
Fence Max Texas provides an exclusive warranty on all of its installed products.
Materials & options
- Overlapping cedar pickets
- Top cap with single or double trim
- Arched and pediment tops
- Corbels and flat columns
- Steel or cedar posts
- Pressure-treated rot board
What affects cost
- Linear footage and height
- Amount of overlap specified
- Cap, trim and arch detailing
- Corbels and decorative columns
- Post material
- Gates and demolition
Texas weather
The overlap is specifically an answer to the North Texas humidity swing. When boards shrink in a dry summer, the overlap absorbs the movement and the fence stays closed.
Maintenance
Stain on a two-to-four-year cycle. Because there is more exposed wood surface than a flat fence, keeping a good finish on it pays off more.
FAQ
Common questions
- Is board-on-board worth the extra cost?
- If privacy or appearance matters, yes. It uses roughly 40–50% more picket material than a side-by-side fence, and it is the reason the fence still looks closed in August.
- Does it look the same from both sides?
- Close to it. That is a real advantage where a neighbor shares the fence or the HOA has an opinion about which way the finished side faces.
- Can arches and columns be added?
- Yes. Arched sections, pediment gate tops, corbels and flat columns are all detailing we build regularly on board-on-board fences.
- How is it different from shadow-box fencing?
- Shadow-box alternates boards on opposite sides of the rail and lets air and some light through. Board-on-board overlaps on the same side and blocks the view completely.
- Is it heavier on the posts?
- Yes, which is why post material and setting depth are specified for the actual fence being built rather than a standard.
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Board-on-Board Fence Installation projects
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