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Tool and Material Checklist
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To dig holes, the best method is a tractor with an auger.
Use a 12” auger bit. No matter what you use, there will
be a considerable amount of hand digging as well
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Shovels, long handled spades
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Post hole diggers
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Wheelbarrows
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Large construction bar (generally 5’ long).
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Spray paint, to mark ground holes
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Pry bar
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Claw hammers
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Large dead-blow rubber hammers
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Small (3lb) Sledgehammer, to use in blocking the posts
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7/32”, 3/6”, 1/8” Allen wrenches: These are very
important. Several different types are helpful (socket
style, small “L” arm, wrench styles etc.)
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Vise grips, large, regular and needle-nose
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3/4” and 1/2” and 9/16” sockets, both 1/2” and 3/8”
drives
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6’ and 8’ stepladders, strong ones
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Extension cords (also duplexes to run more than one
cord)
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1/2” drill and 3/8” drill
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1/2” and 1/2” drill bits and 1/2” spade bits
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Levels: magnetic torpedo, 4’ long etc. (as many as
possible)
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Shims and blocks from scrap lumber and a saw to cut
sizes on site
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Small, skinny, flat shims are helpful in raising posts etc.
2” by 4” and 2” by 6” and Plywood are also helpful
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Pencils and markers
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String line
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Bar clamp 4’
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Sometimes bracing material is helpful (2” x 4” x 6’
studs with sturdy lag bolt/nut combinations)
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Files, sandpaper, wood scraps
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Stones
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Cement
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Surfacing
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One brick per post
