Post and rail is a generic term used to describe a fencing system that uses a solid timber post with horizontal rails fastened between the posts. Sturdy post and rail fencing is a very simple, effective and easily installed style of open fencing. It’s strong and can serve as a perimeter enclosure for long stretches of property, roadway or agricultural land and livestock. 

Post and rail fencing can be used to provide demarcation of smaller areas of land or gardens, or protection for features such as flowerbeds or young trees, while still allowing open views. Post and rail can also be combined with wire mesh, chainlink or barbed wire to provide an open but secure fencing system for agricultural applications.