Finished new fence - uneven picket height

[jayselle]

I just finished a 400ft 6ft cedar privacy fence. The post are set about 7 1/2 feet apart with three rails. All pressure treated 2x4's and 4x4's. 6 inch cedar pickets.

I set the pickets according to the ground and not the top. It seems nobody is concerned with the bottom, however, I have dogs and the bottom of the picket just about has to touch solid ground for them not to get any ideas.

This left me with a slightly uneven fence at the top. I have a variable gradient so one line will not work. I would like to use a circular saw to even things up but there doesn't seem to be an easy way without having obvious angles.

Any ideas?

[twelvepole]

As you say, you might try evening things up with a saw, but it will likely not solve your problems. Wire mesh can be attached to bottom of fence and extended into soil at least 12" to keep dogs from digging out.

[lefty]

OOPPS!!!

You should have used a string line and set the TOPS even -- THAT'S WHAT SHOWS!! (20/20 hind sight.)

Cutting them off even now is going to be difficult at best -- how good are you with a Skil Saw??

[mango man]

could you take the pickets off and repostion them ?

a good trim prybar like this would help http://www.epinions.com/Shark_10_Prybar_and_Nail_Puller_21_2225_Shop_Tools

lots of work , but it might be the path I would choose , you will lose a few pickets but you chould be able to reuse most of them.