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Semi-Private Fence
C o lu mb ia
1. G e ttin g S ta r te d
s"ESURETOCALLUNDERGROUNDPRIORTODIGGING
s
!SSEMBLEGATESIFNECESSARY ANDDECIDEWHERETHEYWILL
BELOCATED
s
3TAKEOUTTHEFENCELINE
s
3PACEANDMARKPOSTHOLELOCATIONSFORGATEANDSECTIONS
SPACERBARTEMPLATEMAYBEUSEFUL
s
3TARTATGATEENDPOSTANDWORKOUTWARDTODETERMINE
PROPERFENCEHEIGHTRELATIVETOGROUND
2 . D ig H o le s
s
$IGHOLESDEEPORTOFROSTLINE
HOLESIZEFORXPOSTS
s
#LEANHOLESANDCHECKFORSTRAIGHTWALLS
3 . In s ta ll F ir s t P o s t
s
)NSERTPOSTINHOLE
s
$ETERMINEROUGHHEIGHT
s
&ILLHOLEAROUNDPOSTWITHCONCRETEMIXSANDGRAVELAND
CEMENT APPROXIMATELYBELOWGRADE
s
4AMPCONCRETEINHOLETOELIMINATEAIRPOCKETS
s
,EVELANDSQUAREPOST
4. In s ta ll B o tto m R a il
s
4APETHEENDSOFANYRAILGOINGINTOAPOSTTHATISTOBEFILLED
WITHCONCRETETOPREVENTCONCRETESEEPAGE
s
$EPRESSBULLETCLIPANDINSERTBOTTOMRAILINPOSTCLIPWILL
DROPDOWNTOHOLDRAILINPOST
5 . In s ta ll S e c o n d P o s t
s
)NSERTSECONDPOSTINHOLE
s
)NSERTBOTTOMRAILINPOST
s
)NSERTBLOCKUNDERBOTTOMRAILTOPOSITIONATCORRECT
FENCEHEIGHT
s
&ILLHOLEAROUNDSECONDPOSTWITHCONCRETEMIX
s
4AMPLEVELANDSQUAREFENCE
s
!SSEMBLYMAYBECONTINUEDBYINSTALLINGALLBOTTOMRAILSFIRST
ORONESECTIONATATIME
6 . S u p p o r t a n d S e c u r e
s
,EVELANDSQUAREFENCE
s
4OLOWERAPOSTPLACEAWOODBLOCKFROMCORNERTOCORNERON
THEPOSTANDCAREFULLYTAPWITHAMALLET
s
.EVERSTRIKETHE06#POSTWITHOUTAWOODSUPPORT
7 . In s ta ll M id -R a il
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)NSERTMIDRAILINFIRSTPOSTWITHLARGERROUTEDHOLESFACINGIN
THEDOWNPOSITION
s
)NSERTINTOSECONDPOST.OTE4HISRAILFLOATSINPOST
.OBULLETCLIPSAREREQUIRED
8 . In s ta ll P ic k e ts a n d T o p R a il
s
)NSERTALLPICKETSTHROUGHMIDRAILINTOBOTTOMRAIL
s
4EMPORARILYREMOVEMIDRAILENDSFROMPOSTANDPULLTHE
SECTIONFORWARD
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)NSERTTHETOPRAILOVERTHEPICKETSSTARTINGATONEEND
s
)NSERTTHEMIDRAILANDTHETOPRAILBACKINTOTHEPOSTS
s
3ECURETOPRAILINSIDEPOSTWITHAXSCREW
9 . H a n g G a te /In s ta ll H a r d w a r e
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&ORCOMPLETEDETAILSSEEGATEINSTALLATIONINSTRUCTIONSIN
HARDWAREBOX
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0OSITIONGATEBETWEENPOSTS
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!LLOWGAPFORTHEHINGEANDFORLATCHANDGATESWING
s
"LOCKUPGATETOSQUAREWITHFENCERAILSSHOULDBELEVEL
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'ATEHARDWAREMUSTBEMOUNTEDTOTWOSIDESOFTHEPOST
10 . S o lid ify G a te P o s ts
s
)TISCRITICALTHATGATEHINGEANDLATCHPOSTSARESOLIDTOENSURE
PROPERGATEFUNCTIONALITY4WOMETHODSAREAVAILABLE
!!LUMINUMGATEPOSTSTIFFENER
3LIDEALUMINUMGATESTIFFENERINSIDEHINGE
LATCHORENDPOSTSWITHOPENENDFACINGROUTEDHOLE
$RIVEASCREWTHROUGHTHEVINYLINTOTHEALUMINUM
STIFFENERATTHEBOTTOMOFTHEPOST
)NSERTPOSTINTOTHEGROUND
&ILLHOLEWITHCONCRETEAROUNDOUTSIDEOFPOST
"#ONCRETEANDREBAR
5SETWOPIECESOFREBARINEACHHINGELATCHAND
ENDPOST
2EBARSHOULDEXTENDFROMTHEBOTTOMOFTHEHOLETO
FROMTHETOPOFTHEPOST
(OLDREBARINOPPOSITECORNERSOFPOSTWITHREBAR
SEPARATORCLIPS
&ILLPOSTWITHCONCRETEMIXTOCOVERREBARAND
HARDWAREFASTENERS
4AMPPOSTWITHARUBBERMALLETTOELIMINATEAIRPOCKETS
,EAVEGATEONBLOCKSFORHOURSTOALLOWCONCRETETOSET
11. In s ta ll C a p s
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)NSTALLPOSTCAPS
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#APSMAYBESECUREDWITHGLUESILICONEADHESIVEOR
XSCREWSCAPSANDWASHERS
Fo r accents , s ee p ag e 3 0
* Caution – In climates that experience freeze-thaw cycles, this installation method could result in post cracking over time. This would not be covered by the warranty.
