The company website product descriptions name picket fence among the fence products, and the company website pictures name five picket styles: KMT304, described as a straight picket fence, KMT302, described as a scalloped picket fence, KMT202, described as a closed picket vinyl fence, KMT006, described as a full privacy fence with a closed picket top, and KMT008, described as a privacy fence with a picket top. For KMT006 and KMT008, compare the closed lower panel and picket top with both open picket and privacy styles, then ask which top treatment and screening arrangement fits your boundary.
A picket fence is chosen for appearance and for boundary marking, not for screening. The gaps between pickets keep the garden visible and the air moving, which suits a front garden, a cottage boundary, or a garden that should look open from the street. The top treatment is the main visual choice: a straight top gives a level line, a scalloped top gives a dipped curve between posts, and a closed top gives a solid upper edge. The picket styles guide on this site compares those three treatments in detail, with pictures, so that the choice can be made visually rather than from names alone.
Straight, scalloped, and closed tops
A straight picket top is the simplest outline, and it suits a formal garden or a boundary where a level line matters more than decoration. A scalloped top dips between posts, giving a softer, more traditional rhythm that suits a cottage garden or a boundary with planting in front of it. A closed picket top keeps the picket silhouette while closing the upper section, which suits a boundary that needs a little more screening than an open picket yet should still read as a picket fence. Ask the supplier for the dimensions of the named picket treatment you are considering, and confirm its height against the intended garden and any existing fence rather than estimating a measurement from a picture.
Colour and finish should be settled as an enquiry question, as with the other ranges. The pictures on the company website show white picket fencing, which reads cleanly against lawns and planting, but the availability of other colours for a particular picket style is not published on the company pages used here. A buyer who wants a colour other than white should name it in the enquiry and ask the supplier to confirm availability for the chosen style, and should also ask about matching gates, since a picket gate that does not match the fence top will stand out at the entrance.
Picket fences and the street scene
A picket fence contributes to a street scene, not only to a single garden, because a row of front gardens with coherent fences reads as a neighbourhood, while a row of mismatched fences reads as a collection of separate decisions. A buyer choosing a picket style should therefore look at the neighbouring front fences, the house styles along the street, and any local character that the street already has, and should choose a top treatment and colour that sit comfortably in that scene. That consideration does not override personal preference, but it prevents a fence that looks right in isolation and wrong in its street.
Maintenance of a street-facing picket fence is also a public matter, since its condition is visible to every passer-by. A finish that is easy to clean and a fixing that keeps pickets straight will keep the street scene tidy with little effort, while a finish that marks easily or a fixing that loosens will show quickly. The enquiry should ask about cleaning and about the fixing arrangement for the site, alongside colour and gate questions, so that the fence chosen for the street is one that can be kept looking as intended.
Questions to settle in your enquiry
- Which picket top suits the garden: straight, scalloped, or closed?
- Which colour is needed, and is a matching gate available?
- How many runs, corners, and gates does the boundary include?
Styles and ranges named on the company website: Picket Fence
- KMT304 — straight picket fence
- KMT302 — scalloped picket fence
- KMT202 — closed picket vinyl fence
- KMT006 — full privacy fence with closed picket top
- KMT008 — privacy fence with picket top