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Traditional Picket Fence
Includes: Cape Cod
POST HOLES
4 x 4 POSTS = 10"
5 x 5 POSTS = 12"
ALLOW CLEARANCE
FOR GATE SWING
ALLOW 1" FOR HINGE AND
3/4" FOR LATCH SYSTEM
ATTACH TRADITIONAL PICKETS TO RAILS
WITH 5/16" X 3/4" HEX WASHER HEAD
SCREWS. TIGHTEN WITH 1/2" NUT DRIVER.
INSERT PLUG-IN RAIL
INSERT ALUMINUM GATE POST STIFFENER
INSIDE POST FOR FASTER, CLEANER INSTALLATION
REBAR
SEPARATOR CLIP
1/2" REBAR
USE (2) PIECES OF 1/2" REBAR IN HINGE,
LATCH AND END POSTS. POSITION REBAR
IN OPPOSING CORNERS OF EACH POST WITH
REBAR SEPARATOR CLIPS
DIG HOLES 30"
DEEP OR TO
FROST LINE
4 x 4 POST CENTERS
3" PICKET = 72"
1-1/2" PICKET = 72-1/2"
LOCK TOP RAIL IN POST
WITH #8 X 3/4" SCREW
POST SUPPORT OPTIONS: