How to build a fence on an unlevel surface?

Question

I am planing on installed a large fence (150ft) and it slopes downhill a bit. Instead of using pre-fab 6x8 panels I am just going to make my own using 4x, 2x4 and standard dog ear slats. I am going to space the 4x4's 8' apart but then when I attach the 2x4 supports do I just go a certain distance from the ground and keep it the same or do I level the top of the fence or do I just put the dogear pieces the same distance from the ground making the top of the fence slope with the ground? I am trying to avoid the "stepped" look of a prefab panel.

Answer 1

It's unavoidable, you will have to step the fencing down panel by panel. Start from the top and work down. Try to get each drop the same. Still trying to work out how you would go about erecting the fence without stepping. You would have gaps at either end. Ex  fence contractor.