Fence Installation Instructions

    Materials and Tools found useful:

  1. String or chalk and stakes
  2. Carpenters level
  3. Tape measure
  4. Hacksaw
  5. Rubber mallet
  6. Post hole digger
  7. Wheelbarrow and shovel to mix and transport concrete
  8. Electric Drill with one-way screw attachment
  9. 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

    Height of Fence Panel

    Depth of Hole

    3’

    18”

    4’

    20”

    5’

    24”

    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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