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Effective: 2/29/2016
www.almarvinyl.ca • [email protected]
Exeter, Ontario (888) 644-2844
ROUTED – PICKET & HAWTHORNE FENCE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
These instructions are to be used as general
guidelines for the installation of your vinyl fence
under normal installation conditions. Local
conditions may exist which may require changes
in the recommended methods of installation
noted in these instructions such as extreme
weather, bad soil conditions such as expansive
soil or poorly compacted soil, extreme winds or
heat, etc.
1. Before you begin, familiarize yourself with
the installation instructions.
2. Tools Required for Installation:
a) Measuring tape
b) Wood or Metal Stakes
c) Post-hole digger / auger
d) Post-mix concrete
e) String
f) Hammer
g) Shovel
h) Spray paint
i) Wheelbarrow
j) Level
k) Duct tape to seal rail ends
l) Saw
m) Drill
n) Wrenches (adjust gate)
3. KNOW WHAT’S BELOW BEFORE YOU
DIG! Most areas have a call center that you
can call to have the utilities located prior to
digging. Calling your local utility company is
the easiest way to determine who to call. It
is important to note that most utility
companies will not locate and mark private
utility lines that were installed by
homeowners or contractors. Locating utility
lines prior to digging may not only save your
life, it may also release you of liability in
many cases if a line is hit during installation
that should have been located but was not.
Prior to digging the holes, you should be
prepared with emergency numbers to call in
the event that a utility line is damaged.
4. FENCE LAYOUT:
When you purchased the fence you likely drew a
layout and determined the amount of fencing
you needed. It is very helpful to draw the layout
of the fence prior to purchasing and installing
your vinyl fence.
Once you have drawn the fence layout (sample
above) and received your product, it is time to
mark the locations to dig the holes for the posts.
To start, hammer a stake at each corner and
end location of your fence. Pull a string line
between the end and corner posts. This string
line represents where the center of your fence
will be. Many people offset the string line at this
time so that it represents the edge of the fence
line; this will save an extra step when you begin
setting the posts (see Figure 1.1).
Determine gate post locations and set stakes at
these locations. Once you have pulled the string
line tight you can now mark the center of each
post along the string line.
Mark the post hole location by beginning at one
end of the fence and marking the center to
center measurement of each post (your center
to center measurement can be found on the
specification sheet of the style fence
purchased). For example, if you have a 96½” on
center section, you will measure from the center
of your first post 96½” and mark the ground with
upside down marking paint. Continue marking
down the string line until you get to the end post.
See (Figure 1.1).
