Custom pressure-treated crossbuck fence with wire infill in Westhampton, New York
Featured Installation · Westhampton, New York

Custom Crossbuck Post & Rail Fence in Westhampton, NY

A custom pressure-treated fence built with repeating crossbuck sections and dark wire infill, giving this Westhampton property a more architectural version of an open post-and-rail fence.

The Installation

A crossbuck pattern carried across the property

This Westhampton installation takes the open character of post and rail fencing and gives it a more finished architectural rhythm. Pressure-treated framing is arranged in repeating X-braced sections, with dark wire infill set behind the wood.

The result still reads as an open fence from across the property, while the crossbuck pattern gives the long runs a stronger visual presence than a conventional two- or three-rail layout.

Location
Westhampton, New York
Material
Pressure-treated wood
Design
Custom crossbuck / X-braced post & rail
Infill
Dark wire
Service
Post & Rail / Board Fencing
Finished Installation
Design Detail

Open fencing with a stronger visual pattern

Crossbuck fencing uses diagonal boards to create a repeating X inside the larger frame. On this property, the dark wire sits behind the wood rather than becoming the dominant visual element, so the fence still reads first as a custom wood installation.

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The Challenge

The familiar form, built to order

Post and rail is the default boundary fence on properties like this one. Stock systems come in fixed sizes, with rails fixed to the face of the post and square-cut post tops — which is the right answer on plenty of jobs, and the wrong one here.

The customer wanted the traditional form with the construction and detailing to match the house.

The Solution

Mortised construction on 6x6 posts

We built the fence in pressure-treated lumber on 6x6 posts — heavier than the stock post most post and rail is built on.

The rails are mortised through the posts rather than screwed to the face. It is more work at the post and it is the difference between a fence that looks assembled and one that looks made. The post tops were rounded off rather than left square.

Close view of custom mortised post and rail fence construction
Rails mortised through 6x6 posts, with the post tops rounded off.
Construction Highlights

What made this one custom

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Want post and rail built for the property?

If you like the traditional form and want it built to suit the house rather than ordered in fixed sizes, that is what we do. Tell us about the job and we will put together a preliminary quote. Owner-operated since 1992, with direct involvement from quote through installation.

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