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Semi-Private Fence
M illbrook
1. Getting Started
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"ESURETOCALLUNDERGROUNDPRIORTODIGGING
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!SSEMBLEGATESIFNECESSARY ANDDECIDEWHERETHEYWILLBE
LOCATED
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3TAKEOUTTHEFENCELINE
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3PACEANDMARKPOSTHOLELOCATIONSFORGATEANDSECTIONS
SPACERBARTEMPLATEMAYBEUSEFUL
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3TARTATGATEENDPOSTANDWORKOUTWARDTODETERMINE
PROPERFENCEHEIGHTRELATIVETOGROUND
2. Dig Holes
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$IGHOLESDEEPORTOFROSTLINE
HOLESIZEFORXPOSTS
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#LEANHOLESANDCHECKFORSTRAIGHTWALLS
3. Install First Post
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)NSERTPOSTINHOLE
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$ETERMINEROUGHHEIGHT
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&ILLHOLEAROUNDPOSTWITHCONCRETEMIXSANDGRAVELAND
CEMENT APPROXIMATELYBELOWGRADE
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4AMPCONCRETEINHOLETOELIMINATEAIRPOCKETS
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,EVELANDSQUAREPOST
4. Install Bottom Rail
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4APETHEENDSOFANYRAILBEINGINSERTEDINTOAPOSTTHATISTO
BEFILLEDWITHCONCRETETOPREVENTCONCRETESEEPAGE
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)NSERTLOCKRINGINEACHENDOFRAIL
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$EPRESSLOCKRINGTABSANDINSERTRAILINPOST
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4ABSWILLRECOILTOPOSTANDHOLDRAILINPOST
5. Install Second Post
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)NSERTSECONDPOSTINHOLE
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)NSERTBOTTOMRAILINPOST
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)NSERTBLOCKUNDERBOTTOMRAILTOPOSITIONATCORRECT
FENCEHEIGHT
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&ILLHOLEAROUNDSECONDPOSTWITHCONCRETEMIX
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4AMPLEVELANDSQUAREFENCE
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&ENCEASSEMBLYMAYBECONTINUEDBYINSTALLINGALLBOTTOM
RAILSFIRSTORONESECTIONATATIME
6. Support and Secure
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,EVELANDSQUAREFENCE
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4OLOWERAPOSTPLACEAWOODBLOCKFROMCORNERTOCORNERON
THEPOSTANDCAREFULLYTAPWITHAMALLET
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.EVERSTRIKETHE06#POSTWITHOUTAWOODSUPPORT
7. Install Pickets and Rails
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)NSERTMIDDLERAILINPOSTWITHLARGEHOLESFACINGDOWN
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)NSERTPICKETSTHROUGHHOLESINMIDDLERAIL
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)NSERTPICKETSINBOTTOMRAIL4EMPORARILYREMOVEMIDDLERAIL
ENDSFROMPOST)NSERTTOPRAILOVERPICKETS
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)NSERTMIDDLERAILANDTOPRAILINPOST
8. Secure Rails
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3QUAREPICKETSANDRAILS
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#HECKFOREVENPICKETSPACINGONEACHENDOFRAIL
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3ECURERAILINSIDEPOSTWITHAXSCREWDOTHISONBOTH
ENDS
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,EVELMIDDLERAILSECURERAILTOPICKETSWITH X
SCREWSSNAPCAPSANDWASHERSEVENLYSPACEDALONGRAIL
9. Hang Gate/Install Hardware
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&ORCOMPLETEDETAILSSEEGATEINSTALLATIONINSTRUCTIONSINHARD
-
WAREBOX
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0OSITIONGATEBETWEENPOSTS
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!LLOWGAPFORHINGEANDFORLATCHANDGATESWING
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"LOCKUPGATETOSQUAREWITHFENCERAILSSHOULDBELEVEL
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'ATEHARDWAREMUSTBEMOUNTEDTOTWOSIDESOFTHEPOST
10. Solidify Gate Posts
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)TISCRITICALTHATGATEHINGEANDLATCHPOSTSARESOLIDTOENSURE
PROPERGATEFUNCTIONALITY4WOMETHODSAREAVAILABLE
!!LUMINUMGATEPOSTSTIFFENER
3LIDEALUMINUMGATESTIFFENERINSIDEHINGE
LATCHORENDPOSTS
$RIVEASCREWTHROUGHTHEVINYLINTOTHEALUMINUM
STIFFENERATTHEBOTTOMOFTHEPOST
)NSERTPOSTINTOTHEGROUND
&ILLHOLEWITHCONCRETEAROUNDOUTSIDEOFPOST
"#ONCRETEANDREBAR
5SETWOPIECESOFREBARINEACHHINGELATCHAND
ENDPOST
2EBARSHOULDEXTENDFROMTHEBOTTOMOFTHEHOLETO
FROMTHETOPOFTHEPOST
(OLDREBARINOPPOSITECORNERSOFPOSTWITHREBAR
SEPARATORCLIPS
&ILLPOSTWITHCONCRETEMIXTOCOVERREBARAND
HARDWAREFASTENERS
4AMPPOSTWITHARUBBERMALLETTOELIMINATEAIRPOCKETS
,EAVEGATEONBLOCKSFORHOURSTOALLOWCONCRETETOSET
11. Install Caps
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)NSTALLPOSTCAPS
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#APSMAYBESECUREDWITHGLUESILICONEADHESIVEOR
XSCREWSCAPSANDWASHERS
* 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.
