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Privacy Fence –
Allegheny
®
8' High
1. Getting Started
• Be sure to call underground (811) prior to digging
• Determine gate location(s)
• Stake out the fence line
• Space and mark post hole locations for gate and sections
(spacer bar/template may be useful)
• Start at an end, gate, or corner post and work outward to
determine proper fence height relative to ground. If there is a slope
it is easier to begin at the top end and work your way downhill
2. Dig Holes
• Dig holes 48" deep
- Hole size for 5 x 5 posts = approximately 12"
• Clean holes and check for straight walls
• Bell bottom of holes
3. Install fence brackets
(note brackets
come attached to the tip of fence posts)
• Determine height of bracket from top of post
• Attach bracket to post with #14 hex washer head
self-tapping screw
NOTE: Put the screw through the hole as close to the top as
you are able
• A template can speed attachment for level installations
4. Cutting Down Posts (if required)
• Measure height from top of post
• Cut off bottom of post with metal cutting blade
• Never cut the top of the post
5. Setting Post
• Insert post in hole
• Determine rough height
• Fill hole around post with concrete mix (sand, gravel and
cement) approximately 2" or 4" below grade
• Tamp concrete in hole to eliminate air pockets
• Level and square post
6. Spacing Posts
• Use steel stiffener from panel (95" – 8')
• Place stiffener between posts
• Set post (leave spacer in place for one hour minimum)
• Set 3 to 4 posts with stiffeners as spacers, then advance
them one at a time starting with the first stiffener
7. Install Bottom Fence Panels
• Check to ensure top and bottom rails have stiffeners. They
come installed, however, may have been removed to use as
spacers when setting posts
• Lift panel and insert into post channels
• Ease panel down onto fence brackets
• Level panel
NOTE: Be certain that the 2" high rail is on top of the bottom
panel
8. Install top panel
• Lift panel and insert into post channels
• Ease panel down onto bottom panel
NOTE: Be certain the 2" high rail is on the bottom of the top
panel
Tip: When installing panels, insert a short piece of 1-3/8" pipe into
both ends of the panel to use as handles. 2x6 wood blocks can be
used to support panel while lowering.
9. Secure fence panels
• Panels must be attached to end and gate post with one
fastener per panel
• To prevent unauthorized panel removal, you can attach one
end of each panel into the post with one fastener
• Never attach both ends of a panel to posts
10. Cutting panels (if required)
• Remove steel stiffeners from panel
• Determine distance between posts from inside of channel to
inside of channel
• Cut stiffeners 1/4" shorter than that measurement
• Measure and mark panel 1/4" shorter than stiffeners (this is
needed for expansion and contraction of panel)
• Cut panel
• A cut panel bracket is required on top and bottom cut panels.
Tip: Pinning the cut panel bracket in place will help with installation
11. Gate openings
• Post spacing is critical. The ideal spacing is 1" on latch post
and 1-1/2" between hinge post.
• Hinges should be attached to a gate post
12. Gate installation
• First, attach striker bar to gate using provide button head
screws
• Thread the ½" hinge rod into the upper and lower inserts in the
metal gate frame leaving approximately 1-1/2" from the edge
of the gate to the bracket.
• Determine proper height for gate and block up gate square
with fence
• Attach hinges to gate post with 2-1/2" self-tapping screws
provided (do not over tighten screws as this can crush the
internal foam and make an indentation in the post
• Level the gate
• Align the latch with the striker bar and attach the latch to end
post with 2-1/2" self-tapping screws provided.
13. Install caps
• Install post caps (caps are pressure fit, however a 3"
stainless steel deck screw can be driven through the top of
the cap into the middle of the post if desired)
