Installation Instructions

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Tools and materials you will probably need:
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Post hole digger or power auger Shovel Level Saw Tape Measure Drill/driverw/bits
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Sledge Mason’s trowel String or chalk line  Wheelbarrow Cement Gravel
 Plan and Measure Your Aluminum Fence Layout
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Draw a plan to scale on a piece of graph paper as shown in example. This drawing will help you
estimate materials and plan location of posts and gates. Show location of structures, driveway,
trees, property lines, sidewalks and or elements of your landscape. The more accurate your
measurements, the less chance for errors and waste.
 If not already done, select a Gilpin style from our website or catalog that blends with landscape and
surrounding architecture. Check following before committing to a project:
o Local building codes Zoning restrictions Buried utilities Neighborhood associations
 Determine your needs:
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FENCE: Count number of 6’ sections
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POSTS: Count number of each type of post. Order posts same height as installed fence height
(e.g. order 4’ post for 4’ fence height). Posts are furnished for in ground installation i.e. 4’ posts
are 70” long (approximately 22” of post is buried).
  FLANGED POSTS:
 Determine location of fence posts. Also, determine post type – End, Corner, Line, Gate.
 Locate edge of flanges at least 2-1/2” from edges of surface.
 Mounting holes in flanges must be drilled to accommodate method of securing to surface.
 Posts must be plumb. Shim if necessary with weather resistant shim materials.
PLEASE NOTE: It is
ordering. IMPORTANT!
Electric, gas, water and
most urban areas. Even
rural areas have
concentrations of
of which are only inches
below ground) call your
free number.)
How to Install Your Gilpin Products’
Aluminum Fence