Please read these
instructions thoroughly before attempting to install your Jerith fence. While installation of our fence is relatively
easy, this instruction sheet should eliminate any guess work. If you have any questions or problems installing the
fence, please call us weekdays at 1-800-344-2242 so that we may help you.
Academy Fence – Authorized Jerith Dealer
Aluminum Ornamental Fence
Installation Instructions
Materials Needed:
• Stakes
• Post Hole Digger
• Hacksaw
• String
• Level
• Phillips Head Screwdriver
• Measuring Tape
• Concrete Mix
• 1/4” Hex-Head Driver
• Rubber Mallet
• Drill with 1/8” bit
Before You Begin Installing Your Fence:
• Establish your fence line by staking out the area to be enclosed and attaching a
guide string to the stakes. Make sure the fence is set back from the property
line as required by local codes.
• Separate and identify your posts. There are three types of posts: Line,
End/Gate, and Corner posts. The horizontal rails of the fence sections fit into
the holes punched in the posts. Line posts have holes punched on opposite
sides. Corner posts have adjacent sides punches End posts have holes on only
one side. (See Figure 1.) A Gate post is the same as an End post but the post
walls are twice as heavy to support the weight and latching of a gate.
• Drive the standard post caps onto the posts using a rubber mallet before setting
the posts in concrete. This will prevent the posts from being knocked out of
alignment after the concrete has been poured. Ball caps may be put on after the
fence is installed.
• Gates and sections should be installed so that the bottom of the fence is about
2” - 3” above ground level. This will allow the grass under the fence to be easily
trimmed.
• All screws in the fence sections and the posts should be installed on the same
side (normally the inside) of the enclosed area for a neater appearance when
you are done.
• When you need less than a full section to complete a line of fence, cut it to size
using a hacksaw. Notch the cut ends of the horizontal rails so they will fit inside
the post. Use a factory notch as a guide.
• Mix the concrete for the posts holes on the dry side to allow the posts to set
faster and to give additional support when installing the fence sections. Use the
chart on the right to determine the minimum post depth for your fence.
Caution: The concrete footings should extend below the frost line in
areas where freezing of the ground can cause the posts to “heave”. The
posts themselves do not have to go below the frost line for proper
installation.
Fence Height Post Depth
36”,42”,48”
60”
54”, 72”
84”
96”
18”
24”
30”
36”
42”
Fence Installation:
1. Install a pair of gate posts first. (If you don’t have any gates, then start with an end or corner post.) Dig the post
holes and set the posts into them. Fill the holes with concrete and tamp down around each post so the concrete
