Description Backing Rail Pressure treated Backing rail or roofing batten. 3.0m x 50mm x 25mm, used to fix capping rail to for closed board fencing. Only required when using notched posts and arris rails. Can also be used as roofing batten or any other type of external timer framing. If you are using plain posts with flat rails there is no need to use a backing rail as the top rail can be used near the top of post and capping can be fixed to this instead.
