Raised Garden Fence Plans, 6 ft and 2 m Steel Panel, Metric and Imperial, with Excel Calculator

Build a steel garden fence that never rots at the bottom.

The panel hangs 4 inches clear of the ground. Only four pickets go into the soil; the other sixteen stop above the grass, so they never stand in wet ground and cannot rust from the bottom edge.

WHAT YOU GET

Four dimensioned drawing sheets, a ten-step assembly guide and an Excel material calculator, each in both metric and imperial.

THE CALCULATOR

Type in how many metres or feet of fence you want. It gives you the number of panels, every piece to cut, how many lengths of tube to buy, the caps, the paint, the weight and the cost. Supplier prices are already in it, euros on the metric tab and dollars on the imperial one; overwrite them with your own and you have a quote. Change the panel length, height, picket count or ground clearance and everything updates.

THE DRAWINGS

• Sheet 1 — Front elevation and picket spacing, with a 2:1 detail of the tube section
• Sheet 2 — Rear elevation and rail positions, dimensioned to centrelines
• Sheet 3 — Side view, plastic cap detail, and the assembly sequence
• Sheet 4 — Cut list, bill of materials and full technical data

THE ASSEMBLY GUIDE

Ten steps, one page each, with an isometric drawing and a zoomed detail on every one: laying out the parts, cutting the pickets, clamping the rails, the spacer block that gives the same gap every time, checking the diagonals, and painting before the caps go in.

SPECIFICATION

• Panel: 72" x 16" (2000 x 400 mm)
• Height above ground: 20" (500 mm)
• Ground clearance: 4" (100 mm)
• Pickets: 20 per panel, 4 buried 12" (300 mm)
• Tube: 3/4" x 3/4" x 16 ga (20 x 20 x 1.5 mm)
• Weight: approx. 27 lb (11.8 kg) per panel, unpainted

NOT ONLY A GARDEN FENCE

The same panel works as raised bed edging, a path border, a front garden railing or a terrace divider. It is modular: any run in 6 ft or 2 m steps.

TOOLS YOU NEED

• MIG welder, or a stick welder with a 2.5 mm rod
• Angle grinder, cutting and flap discs
• Clamps and a magnetic square
• Tape measure, spirit level, and a 3" spacer block

SKILL LEVEL

Intermediate. If you can cut square and weld a lap joint, you can build it.

SAFETY AND RULES

These are DIY construction plans, not stamped engineering drawings. This is a decorative garden panel, not a security fence or a pool safety barrier. Ground fixing, joining panels and sloping ground are left to you. Fence heights and boundaries vary by country and council; check your local rules before you build.

LICENCE

For your own use, including building fences to sell. You may not resell, share or redistribute the files themselves.

THIS IS A DIGITAL PRODUCT

You are buying PDF drawings and an Excel workbook. Nothing is shipped. You get the download link on screen and by email as soon as your payment clears, and the files are yours to keep.

Questions before you start? Email contact@arcandsaw.com, happy to help.

ARC & SAW

Plans drawn from things that were actually built.