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Fence
Installation Instructions
Materials and Tools found useful:
- String or chalk and stakes
- Carpenters level
- Tape measure
- Hacksaw
- Rubber mallet
- Post hole digger
- Wheelbarrow and shovel to mix and transport concrete
- Electric Drill with one-way screw attachment
- Spacer
Important Reminders
- Check with utility companies for locations of underground
cables or pipe lines. Check local codes for specifications in
fencing, and make sure fence footings do not exceed legally
established property lines.
- Gates and fence should be installed where the bottom of the pickets are at least 2”
above the ground level.
Installation Instructions
Step 1 - To start installing posts, you must first measure the
section lengths. (It is recommended that you have a spacer equal
to the length of the fence section)
Step 2 - Open hole with post hole digger
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Height of Fence Panel |
Depth of Hole |
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3’ |
18” |
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4’ |
20” |
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5’ |
24” |
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6’ |
30” |
Step 3 - Align post in hole and pour concrete
Step 4 - Use spacer to measure distance to the next post and
repeat steps 2 & 3
Step 5 - Use string or chalk lines to measure appropriate
height on post, and then run the line to all post to measure
appropriate height on all the posts
Step 6 - Insert boot over horizontal brace then attach the boot
to the post
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