TL;DR
A board-on-board fence is a wood privacy design with two overlapping layers of vertical pickets, the outer course centered over the gaps of the inner course, so the fence stays opaque even after boards shrink. The overlap, generally 1 to 1.5 inches per side, is the feature that separates it from a standard stockade fence, whose butted pickets open sightline gaps within a season or two of drying.
What it means
A board-on-board fence is a wood privacy design with two overlapping layers of vertical pickets, the outer course centered over the gaps of the inner course, so the fence stays opaque even after boards shrink. The overlap, generally 1 to 1.5 inches per side, is the feature that separates it from a standard stockade fence, whose butted pickets open sightline gaps within a season or two of drying. The pattern reads finished from both sides, helpful where ordinances require the good side to face the neighbor. Material runs about 30 percent more lumber than single-layer construction, the trade for permanent privacy and a stouter look.
Where it sits in the glossary
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