Classic Vertical Vinyl Picket Fences, Custom-Fabricated

What makes the upright picket the classic one

A vertical picket stands each board straight up on a top and bottom rail, and that upright row is the timeless white picket look everyone pictures. It reads classic because the orientation has fronted traditional homes for generations, so the eye takes it as heritage on sight.

Each picket measures 7/8 by 3 inches, and ten of them stand across a 69 inch section on 5 by 5 posts with 2 by 3.5 rails top and bottom; the taller 5 and 6 foot panels add a middle rail. Sizes span 2 to 6 feet.

Evenly spaced, the pickets draw a clean boundary and keep the view open behind them. The general picket basics, the spacing, and the front-yard height rule hold for vinyl picket fencing across the board. Closed-top just means no picket tops stick up above the run.

The pickets come up to the top rail and stop there; the rail closes off every one of them and leaves nothing to cap. On a straight picket the boards stand upright too, but they pass through the rail and carry on above it, so every exposed top takes a cap.

The classic white picket, and the tones beside it

White is the deliberate heritage choice, the shade that signals classic at a glance and warms a traditional front. The same Westfield panel also carries the solids Tan and Clay for a softer look.

For the feel of timber, Dark Walnut in a smooth woodgrain and the TimberGrain blends, Arctic, Brazilian, Sierra, and Weathered, are on hand too, with Dark Walnut the deepest of them. The pigment runs the full thickness of the vinyl, so the finish lasts for decades and never wants paint; painting the surface would void the warranty.

Upright, sideways, or a shaped top: the two choices

Two separate things decide how a picket looks: which way the boards run, and the shape of the top edge. A classic picket settles the first of those, boards standing upright. Lay them flat and side to side and you get the horizontal picket, a lower and more modern line. The top is the second choice.

Dog-ear, arched, and scalloped are the through-rail styles: the pickets pass through the rail and stand above it, so every exposed top takes a cap. Only the line those tops draw separates them. The classic picket is the other family, closed at the rail. Pick the orientation first, then the top.

Where a classic picket fits, and its honest limits

The classic upright picket suits the homes it grew up with: cottages, colonials, farmhouses, Cape Cods, and traditional front yards where curb appeal is the whole point. Its one honest limit is that openness. A spaced picket draws a line and lifts curb appeal while keeping the yard visible, so it will not screen a space, keep a small dog in, or meet California’s pool-barrier code.

One quiet upside of the upright build: each picket is short and carries its own weight, so the run holds straight on its own, and the tallest panels gain a middle rail for added support where the height calls for it.

Built to your size, installed, and gated to suit

Most classic pickets sold online come as a flat kit to build yourself over a weekend. We do the opposite: measure your yard, cut the panels to fit, and stand the finished fence for you. That build-to-fit habit is why the odd heights and short runs other outfits turn down tend to land with us.

Every run comes with a matching gate in the same color and profile, whether single, double, or rolling; the frame is metal wrapped in vinyl, and gates stay manual, which you hear up front.

A front-yard fence has a legal height cap that varies by city, so verify yours with your local building department; we build to the legal height and lock it into your written quote.

The vinyl is protected by a transferable limited lifetime warranty, while our workmanship carries a separate 5-year warranty, and Synchrony financing runs at zero down with same-business-day estimates. When the classic look is what you want, a free on-site estimate is the quickest route to a real number.

Tones for an upright

From the street a vertical picket reads by its uprights first and its color second, which is why so many of them go out in White. Two warmer solids sit beside it, and a timber look is there if you want the boards closer to wood. Every board carries its color through the material.

• White

  

• Tan

  

• Clay

  

• Dark Walnut

  

• Arctic Blend

  

• Brazilian Blend

  

• Sierra Blend

  

• Weathered Blend

  

Other work we take on

Uprights on rails is one way to fence a front yard. We build the solid screens behind the house, the toppers that add height to a block wall already standing, and the metal versions of all of it. Every run is cut to its own footage.